Asia Cup match (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary has sparked a heated debate after calling for India to boycott their highly-anticipated Asia Cup fixture against arch-rivals Pakistan, scheduled for September 14 in Dubai. Tiwary’s comments come in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where…
Vihaan Malhotra (Pic credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Before the England tour, Vihaan Malhotra was on the brink of losing his place in the Indian U19 team. The runs had dried up, he was not able to convert his starts. The 18-year-old from Patiala had sacrificed his designated opening role to his two superstar teammates…
Injured Liam Delap (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Chelsea secured a 2-0 victory over Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in a match marked by controversial VAR decisions.Fulham faced disappointment when Josh King’s potential opening goal was disallowed after VAR review determined Rodrigo Muniz’s accidental collision with Trevoh Chalobah constituted a foul.The situation became more…
Bruno Fernandes (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) Bruno Fernandes secured a crucial victory for Manchester United with a last-minute penalty, defeating Burnley 3-2. The win provided relief for manager Ruben Amorim, while Thomas Frank experienced his first Premier League loss as Tottenham’s manager on Saturday.The victory came shortly after United’s disappointing League Cup elimination by…
Lalit Modi and Yuvraj Singh NEW DELHI: Lalit Modi, the architect of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has revealed that he once pledged to reward Indian cricketers with a Porsche if they managed the rare feat of hitting six sixes or taking six wickets in a single over during the 2007 T20 World Cup. Not…
Indian shooters Naamya Kapoor, Payal Khatri and Tejaswani swept the Junior Women’s Sports Pistol medals in the Asian Shooting Championship (PTI Photo) India achieved a historic milestone at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, securing 50 gold medals to lead the medal tally for the first time in the championship’s history.In the Olympic…
Neeraj Chopra in action in the Zurich Diamond League (via Getty Images) World Athletics vice president Adille Sumariwalla has backed Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra to perform well at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, despite his recent second-place finish at the Diamond League Finals in Zurich.Neeraj Chopra, the 27-year-old two-time Olympic medalist, secured…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have progressed to the semifinals of the BWF World Championships in Paris. (Image: X) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured a medal at the World Championships in Paris by defeating Malaysian duo and their nemesis Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the men’s doubles quarterfinals on Friday. The world…
Arshdeep Singh (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: Before Thursday, Arshdeep Singh’s last competitive match was the final of the Indian Premier League, for Punjab Kings against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on June 3. During the recent England series, the left-arm pacer must have fancied his chances of a Test debut, but a left thumb injury sustained during a…
Taylor Townsend booked her place in the fourth round of the US Open for the first time since 2019. (AP) Taylor Townsend had been in the spotlight in the first week of the US Open for her heated exchange with Jelena Ostapenko. Things were said at the net, racial undertones were attached, the locker room…
