NEW DELHI: Wicket-keepers are known to be livewires on the field. One of their unofficial tasks is to cheer up their teammates when the shoulders are down.And Rishabh Pant is known for this. He is quite ‘chirpy’ behind the stumps and always tends to be over-excited whether asking for a review for going for a…
Indian men’s team’s match against Argentina in the FIH Pro League 2023-24 on Sunday was delayed due to bad weather in Antwerp, said the International Hockey Federation (FIH). In a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), FIH said, “Due to thunderstorms in Antwerp, the #FIHProLeague match between Belgium and Ireland has been delayed and will now…
PREVIEW France may need to plan for the absence of Kylian Mbappe in the game against the Netherlands on Friday which will likely decide who will top Group D, after its captain suffered a broken nose in the opener, while the Dutch are up against recent history. Kylian Mbappe fractures nose, to wear mask for…
The Copa America 2024 kicked-off with the clash between defending champion Argentina and tournament newcomer Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, United States. Former Champions Chile, which won the South American Championship in 2015 and 2016 will begin its campaign against a familiar enemy, Peru on Saturdat at the AT & T Stadium in…
NEW DELHI: Australia’s Pat Cummins became the second Australian bowler to claim a hat-trick in T20 World Cups during a rain-curtailed Super 8 match against Bangladesh. This achievement came as Australia secured a 28-run victory via the DLS method at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Cummins later disclosed that he realized the feat only when…
India beat Argentina 5-4 in its fourth match of the European leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2023-24 in Antwerp, Belgium on Sunday.
Poland and Austria will play their second Euro 2024 Group D match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Friday. Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler will be the referee for this clash. He has been a FIFA-listed official since 2017 and a member of the UEFA Elite since 2022. On September 18, 2015, Meler refereed in his first match in…
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was disappointed with the shot selection of his batters in their defeat by India in Thursday’s T20 World Cup Super Eight match and said they failed to execute their plans for facing Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah was almost unplayable once again, with the India pace spearhead claiming three Afghan wickets and conceding…
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott pointed out the failure to execute plans against India’s pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah for their loss in the T20 World Cup Super Eight clash on Thursday. Trott also expressed his disappointment over his team’s shot selection in their defeat. India triumphed over Afghanistan by 47 runs in the Group…
India survived a late comeback from Argentina to win 5-4 in a FIH Pro League men’s hockey contest in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sunday. Federico Monja gave Argentina the lead inside three minutes. However, goals from Araijeet Singh Hundal and Gurjant Singh put the Men in Blue 2-1 ahead. Nicolas Keenan converted a Penalty Corner in…
