Sports

Fans express discontent over Pandya’s decision-making

08 Aug 2023 09:50 AM IST

Team India has been facing severe criticism after the two-wicket defeat against West Indies in the second T20I. The most amount of backlash was directed towards skipper Hardik Pandya, who was severely criticised for his poor decision-making. After being restricted to 152/7, the visitors bounced back with the ball as

Guardiola aiming for 4 Premier League titles in a row

08 Aug 2023 09:49 AM IST

Ticker tape was still strewn across the field inside Istanbul’s Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium, and Manchester City fans weren’t done partying in the stands when Pep Guardiola issued an ominous warning to his rivals. Far from feeling sated after finally transferring Manchester City’s domestic dominance to Europe by winning the Champions

Inter Miami beats FC Dallas, Messi sparkles again on free kick

08 Aug 2023 09:48 AM IST

Lionel Messi scored on another mesmerising free kick in his third consecutive two-goal game for Inter Miami, a tying tally that led to a 5-4 victory over FC Dallas on penalty kicks in a League Cup elimination game. Messi’s goal in the 85th minute on Sunday night was reminiscent of

Dipa Karmakar likely to be considered for Asian Games

08 Aug 2023 09:47 AM IST

Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar is likely to be picked in the Indian contingent for the Asian Games following a request to the Sports Ministry by the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) to consider her case despite not fitting the selection criteria set by the government. Dipa, who brought Indian

Final list of candidates for WFI elections announced

08 Aug 2023 09:46 AM IST

Former Indian wrestling great Kartar Singh is among five candidates in the fray for four vice presidential posts in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, scheduled for August 12. Kartar, the two-time Asian Games gold medalist (1978 Bangkok and 1986 Seoul), is a former WFI secretary-general with years of

It won’t stay bad forever: India hockey coach Fulton

08 Aug 2023 09:44 AM IST

The perennial problem of low penalty corner conversion has impacted India in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy, but chief coach Craig Fulton is not too perturbed, saying such bad days from set pieces won’t “stay forever”. The South African is happy with the fact that his side is finding the

Bhagat-Kadam pair wins gold in Para-badminton meet

08 Aug 2023 09:44 AM IST

The World No. 1 men’s doubles pairing of Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam won a gold medal in the SL3-SL4 category at the Four Nations Para-Badminton International in Sheffield, England. Bhagat also secured a silver in the singles SL3 category as well as a silver in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5

Noor Ahmed makes return to Afghanistan side

07 Aug 2023 12:46 PM IST

Afghanistan named 18-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan that will be played in Sri Lanka, with young spinner Noor Ahmed set to make a comeback into the side ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year from October 5 to November 19

Chahal sheds light on approaches of former captains

07 Aug 2023 12:41 PM IST

India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal highlighted the difference between in captaincy style of the past four Indian captains he played under in the white ball format. Chahal has played under different captains include Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and now Hardik Pandya. When quizzed about the difference in the captaincy

BCB actively assessing Shakib’s eligibility for ODI captaincy

07 Aug 2023 12:38 PM IST

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is currently engaged in a crucial decision-making process as they assess the availability of star all-rounder Shakib al Hasan for the role of the next ODI captain. The post went vacant following Tamim’s decision to step down as ODI captain recently due to his back

Pakistan game at Eden gardens could witness date change

07 Aug 2023 12:32 PM IST

The Cricket Association of Bengal requested the ICC team to reschedule the World Cup match between Pakistan and England on November 12 which coincides with Kali Puja, citing security concerns raised by the local police. If BCCI and ICC have to accommodate another date change, then Pakistan will have a

Montreal Tigers secure place in final

07 Aug 2023 12:31 PM IST

Qualifier 2 of Global T20 Canada saw the Montreal Tigers defeat the Vancouver Knights to secure a coveted position in the finals. Their efforts with the ball were led by Abbas Afridi (5/29) who picked up five wickets, including a hattrick and Sherfane Rutherfords’s (48*) last over heroics with the