The curtains closed on the first leg of the eighth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League with a photo finish at the picturesque Salem Cricket Foundation Ground as Nellai Royal Kings pipped SKM Salem Spartans by three wickets here on Thursday. Pursuing a modest target of 142, Royal Kings threw caution to the wind…
NEW DELHI: England’s Ben Stokes achieved a significant milestone on Thursday, joining the elite ranks of West Indies’ Garry Sobers and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, by becoming the third cricketer globally and the first from England to amass over 6,000 runs and take more than 200 wickets in Test cricket. This accomplishment was reached during…
English full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is not in the starting lineup for the Netherlands vs England Euro 2024 semifinal clash at the BVB Stadion Dortmund. The Liverpool player, who has been the starting central-midfielder under Gareth Southgate alongside Declan Rice in the first match against Serbia. However, the 25-year-old is not starting for this crucial knockout…
Primoz Roglic lost more than two minutes to his rival Tour de France contenders after crashing near the finish where Biniam Girmay won a third stage on Thursday. Roglic hit the tarmac with some 12 kilometers left after a rider in front of him hit road furniture and lost control of his bike. Roglic could…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi has expressed that if star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli visits Pakistan, he will be overwhelmed by the love and admiration he receives from Pakistani fans.Amid reports suggesting India’s reluctance to participate in the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan, Afridi urged the Indian team to visit the country, setting…
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman used social media on Thursday to issue a heartfelt thank you to his team and supporters after the Dutch were eliminated in the Euro 2024 semi-finals by England in Dortmund on Wednesday. The Netherlands returned home on Thursday from their base at Wolfsburg after the 2-1 defeat with Koeman posting on…
Italy’s Jasmine Paolini reached her first Wimbledon final with a stirring fightback to beat tearful Croatian Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) on Thursday. Paolini had never won a main draw match at Wimbledon before this year, but the world number seven tenaciously saw off Vekic on Centre Court to secure a second successive Grand…
NEW DELHI: India will tour Sri Lanka for three T20 Internationals and three ODIs across July to August with matches slated at Pallekele and Colombo, announced the BCCI on Thursday. The Indian team, under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, will begin the series with the T20Is at Pallekele on July 26, 27, and 29, before…
Canada’s Alphonso Davies (19), Ismael Kone (8), Cyle Larin (9), Jonathan David (10) and Kamal Miller (4) celebrate after Larin scored in the second half of a CONCACAF Nations League Play-In soccer match against Trinidad And Tobago, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Frisco, Texas. | Photo Credit: AP Canada’s Alphonso Davies (19), Ismael Kone (8),…
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday backed the World Anti-Doping Agency following an independent report that said the global anti-doping body had not mishandled the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who had tested positive for doping. A report on Tuesday by Swiss prosecutor and lead investigator Eric Cottier found there was nothing in the file…
