NEW DELHI: The stand-in captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, Smriti Mandhana expressed satisfaction with the performance of the middle-order batters against Nepal in the women’s Asia Cup group stage match on Tuesday. With the regular captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, resting for the game and India comfortably leading the group, Mandhana decided to reshuffle the…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11 this year. Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” Olympic sports, with the addition of breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. OLYMPICS 2024 FULL SCHEDULE.pdf While the Olympics officially begin later with the opening…
Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana hopes that a good result for his team in the upcoming three-match T20 and ODI series against India starting later this month could be a huge confidence booster for the island nation. “I think it will be a good challenge. India is coming with a new coach and some new…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, took charge on Tuesday as the team began their first practice session in Pallekele, in preparation for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.Gambhir, who has taken over from the esteemed Rahul Dravid, led the team onto the field…
The United States insisted they have put their ill-fated 2023 Women’s World Cup campaign in the rear-view mirror on Tuesday, as the team prepare to kick off their Paris Olympic campaign against Zambia on Thursday in Nice. The four-time Olympic champions suffered its earliest World Cup exit in the round of 16 last year, a…
The identity of the person who lights the Olympic cauldron on the night of the opening ceremony is one of sport’s best-kept secrets, with less than a dozen people in the know. ALSO READ | Paris 2024 Olympics: Living in exile, Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi ready to run for change Paris 2024 organising committee president…
NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Naik beat Sanjay Naik by a significant margin of 107 votes to become the new president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday. Ajinkya, the former MCA secretary, secured a decisive victory with 221 votes against Sanjay’s 114. The victory makes 37-year-old Ajinkya the youngest president in the history of the…
UEFA has started disciplinary proceedings against Spanish players Alvaro Morata and Rodri over their behaviour during a Euro 2024 presentation in Madrid this month, European football’s governing body said on Tuesday. The players sang “Gibraltar is Spanish” on July 15, the day after they won the European Championship with a 2-1 victory over England in…
Following the footsteps of other leading cricket nations, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also begun stressing about providing exposure to its backup players through its national A and junior team programs. The PCB announced on Tuesday that the Pakistan Shaheens would play a return series of four-day and one-day matches against Bangladesh A, besides…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has left it up to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to convince the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to send its team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, scheduled for the first quarter of next year. The event’s budget was recently approved during recent ICC…
