Five months of preparation was not enough for the Indian team to get ready for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, said head coach Thomas Dennerby. Hosts India crashed out of the tournament with three successive defeats, conceding as many as 16 goals. “We have been away from our family since March, trying to have … Read more
The 2022-23 Regular season of the NBA kicks off on 19th October with a mouthwatering clash. The reigning champions, Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors will take on Lebron James and the LA Lakers. Here’s a quick peep, from the top contenders and wildcards to the big stars: EASTERN CONFERENCE Title favourites: Milwaukee Bucks The 2021 … Read more
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said he will not hide from the intense criticism he is facing from sections of the club’s support after Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat by Chelsea prompted jeers from the stands. Mason Mount’s double gave the visitors a win that heaped more pressure on Gerrard, whose side are 16th in the … Read more
Hull City’s goal posts were literally cut down to size with the help of a buzz saw after they were found to be two inches taller than the regulation eight feet before Sunday’s Championship match against Birmingham City. Kickoff was delayed as officials used measuring tape to determine that the goal at the MKM Stadium … Read more
Manish Sureshkumar and Vaidehi Chaudhari on Sunday clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship. At the DLTA complex, where the cool weather provided the competitors with the right ambience to play good tennis, both Vaidehi and Manish played solidly to clinch their finals. Vaidehi cruised past Sai … Read more
Five years since Neymar put a tumultuous end to his career at Barcelona, Brazil forward will be tried in Spain to determine whether he and others committed fraud when he joined the Catalan club from Santos back in 2013. In a trial starting Monday in Barcelona, Neymar, his father, and the former leaderships of both … Read more
Spain will not send riot police to Qatar to help safeguard the upcoming soccer World Cup as had been requested by the Middle Eastern country, the Spanish interior ministry said on Friday. The ministry would not provide any further comment on the decision, and only confirmed an earlier report on Cadena Ser radio, which said … Read more
In a World Championship field that had seven of the eight shooters who were a part of the Tokyo Olympic Games final, India’s Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil topped qualification and dropped a score of 633.9-57x. This is his first ever World Championship appearance. Joining Patil in the eight-man final will be India’s Kiran Ankush Jadhav who … Read more
Amid the chatter around his imminent departure from the BCCI, board president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said he “can’t be an administrator forever”. The former India captain is set to be replaced as board president by 1983 World Cup winning-team member Roger Binny in the apex body’s upcoming AGM (Annual general Meeting). “You can’t play … Read more
Tokyo Olympics bronze winner boxer Lovlina Borgohain and Commonwealth Games medallists Mohammed Hussamuddin and Jaismine Lamboria registered dominating victories to storm into the finals of their respective weight divisions at the National Games . Also advancing to their respective finals were Services heavyweight boxer Sanjeet, Punjab’s Simranjit Kaur and Mandeep Kaur, national championship silver medallist … Read more
