NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez has stood by his statements, calling Virat Kohli ‘selfish’ during the ICC ODI World Cup last year.In the World Cup game against South Africa, Virat Kohli scored 101 runs off 121 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 83.47. Despite hitting 10 fours and no sixes, his performance had…
Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said his players showed great resilience and teamwork in the recent FIH Pro League matches, and the campaign has provided valuable lessons ahead of the Paris Olympics. India concluded its Pro League campaign with a commendable 24 points from 16 matches, which included five wins, three shoot-out victories,…
PREVIEW Slovenia is brimming with confidence ahead of its Euro 2024 match against Serbia on Thursday after snatching a point in its opener while the mood in its opponent’s camp is more downbeat due to injury worries and an unhappy captain. Participating in its second European Championship 24 years after its debut appearance at the…
Poland hopes record scorer Robert Lewandowski will be fit for its Euro 2024 Group D clash with Austria on Friday after slumping to a 2-1 defeat by the Netherlands in its opening game. Lewandowski picked up a thigh injury in a warm-up friendly against Turkey, and though he was named on the bench against the…
India vs Afghanistan, Super 8 T20 WC Live Score: Virat Kohli, eager to return to form after a dry spell, and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav, hoping for an opportunity, will be in focus as India, the favorites, take on Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup today. The main point…
India will host the 2025 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, announced the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday. The tournament will be played in December 2025 and will be the first time ever that a FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will include as many as 24 teams. India will host the tournament for the…
David Johnson’s career was about quick thunderbolts while his life away from the field was distilled into the slow descent. The news of his death at 52 caused shock-waves in Bengaluru on Thursday and gradually spread to the rest of the cricketing world. The Anglo-Indian from Arsikere had carved a space for himself among the…
East Bengal FC on Thursday announced the contract extension of club captain Cleiton Silva. The Brazilian forward signed a one-year extension that will run until the end of the 2024-25 season. Silva was the top scorer in East Bengal’s triumphant Kalinga Super Cup campaign earlier this year and has scored the most goals for the…
Competing in the high-endurance men’s singles sculls rowing event at the Olympics can be tough, but Balraj Panwar, India’s only qualifier for the Paris Games, hopes to make it count by training there for 20 days. Panwar will be among the first batch of athletes to reach Paris to acclimatise themselves to the conditions. “We…
England opener Phil Salt said the convincing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their Super Eight clash has given his side “confidence and momentum” at the right time in the T20 World Cup after a chaotic run in the event’s group stage. Salt played a major hand in the win here, racing his way…
