Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Monday pulled out of the Paris Olympics citing “tiredness”, his Slovenia team announced. “Unfortunately Tadej Pogacar has cancelled his participation because of a state of extreme fatigue,” Slovenian Olympic cycling coach Uros Murn said in a statement. Pogacar won a third Tour de France title in Nice on…
NEW DELHI: Scotland quick Charlie Cassell on Monday broke South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada’s nine-year-old record for best bowling figures on debut in an one-day international. In the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 clash against Oman in Dundee, Cassell registered figures of 7 for 21 in 5.4 overs. With the incredible performance, Cassell…
Shoaib Bashir may already be a Test-match winning bowler but the 20-year-old off-spinner insists he’s still learning “the tricks of the trade”. The towering Bashir ripped through the West Indies in the second Test at Trent Bridge, taking 5-41 on Sunday’s fourth day as the tourists lost all 10 of their second-innings wickets in 23…
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket squad touched down in Pallekele, Sri Lanka on Monday evening, in preparation for their upcoming limited-overs series set to commence on July 27.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, showcasing the team’s arrival. “Mumbai to Pallekele via Colombo, #TeamIndia…
Emami East Bengal coach Carles Cuadrat hoped for a better performance and greater success for his team as the city giant presented a star-studded squad ahead of the season, here on Monday. Having finished ninth in the Indian Super League, the Kalinga Super Cup champion got into the transfer market early this time to secure…
English cricket chiefs confirmed on Monday they have held talks with Indian Premier League (IPL) owners about acquiring a stake in their domestic Hundred competition. The fourth edition of the 100-balls per side tournament, which features eight specially created teams — each with a men’s and women’s side — rather than the traditional 18 first-class…
NEW DELHI: The Women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament witnessed two contrasting matches on Monday, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh emerging victorious against Malaysia and Thailand, respectively, in Group B. These victories have brought them closer to securing a semifinal berth.In the first match, the hosts, Sri Lanka, showcased their dominance by thrashing Malaysia by a…
Chelsea will kick start its Women’s Super League title defence against Aston Villa at home under new coach Sonia Bompastor on the weekend of September 21-22, the English top flight announced on Monday. Chelsea will eye a record-extending sixth successive WSL crown after clinching last season’s title on the final day of the campaign ahead…
Charlie Cassell broke the record for the best bowling figures by a men’s one-day international debutant as he took seven wickets for 21 runs during Scotland’s eight-wicket rout of Oman in Dundee on Monday. Pace bowler Cassell surpassed the six for 16 that Kagiso Rabada took for South Africa on his ODI bow against Bangladesh…
NEW DELHI: Younis Khan, Pakistan’s most prolific Test batsman and former skipper, believes that the nation’s cricket would have attained remarkable success if the late head coach, Bob Woolmer, was still alive.Woolmer, the coach of the Pakistani team, was spotted dead in his Jamaican hotel room shortly after his team’s defeat against Ireland. The loss…
