Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe skipped Saturday’s collective training session and is set to miss the 15-time European champions’ Group H game against Pachuca at the Club World Cup, the club said. Mbappe, who was admitted to a Miami area hospital earlier this week with acute gastroenteritis, had stayed at the team hotel and would…
Lokesh Gait and Anustup Majumdar’s fine knocks and Raju Halder and Nuruddin Mondal’s three-wicket hauls guided Servotech Siliguri Strikers to a five-wicket win over Harbour Diamonds in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. The scores: Men: Harbour Diamonds 142/8 in 20 overs (Manoj Tiwary 35, Vishal Bhati 34, Raju…
India’s anticipated five-match Test series against England kicked off on Friday, with the visiting side asserting complete control thanks to a stellar batting display. The Men in Blue got off to a strong start on Day 1, courtesy of openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, who forged a solid 91-run partnership. Although Rahul and debutant…
Referees in Italy will now receive the same legal protection as police officers and other public officials, Sports Minister Andrea Abodi said, to help curb a rise in cases of assault in sports such as football. A change to the penal code will mean much tougher penalties, include potentially jail, for acts of violence against…
Fast bowler Jofra Archer could be set for his first test cricket action in more than four years after being named in English county side Sussex’s squad for their trip to Durham, starting on Sunday. Archer has not picked up a red cricket ball since May 2021 for Sussex after a series of injuries kept…
Just before the heavens opened up at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on the afternoon of June 29, 2024, a distraught Aiden Markram was subjected to a barrage of unpleasant queries on yet another heartbreak for South Africa. In the aftermath of a seven-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup final, it was…
India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant scripted history after scoring his 7th Test century on Day 2 of the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday, June 21. The 27-year-old Pant, who resumed his innings on the overnight score of 65, brought off his century in style, hitting Shoaib Bashir for a massive six…
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India continued to assert control on the second day of the opening Test of the five-match series against England, as Rishabh Pant scored the third hundred of the innings for the team on Saturday. But, India’s charge at the Headingley is likely to halted by a spell of rains predicted for later on Saturday. As…
Rishabh Pant reacts as he walks off the field after losing his wicket on day two of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Saturday, June 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP India were bowled out for 471 in the first innings in their opening Test against England…
World No.1 has finally achieved a long-standing personal goal: surpassing the 2900 rating mark. While his five World Championship titles and nearly 15 years as world number one in classical chess are monumental, the elusive 2900 rating in that format remained just out of reach, with his classical peak being 2882 in 2014. However, Carlsen’s…
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto blasted twin centuries to help his side draw the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday, while Angelo Mathews brought the curtain down on his red-ball career after more than 100 games for the hosts. Shanto followed up his first-innings hundred with an unbeaten 125 in the second…
Marketa Vondrousova powered past world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-4 at the Berlin Open on Saturday to book a place in her first final since she won Wimbledon in 2023. Czech Vondrousova controlled the tempo from the outset with surprisingly big serving on grass as she wrapped up the win in one hour and…
Lokesh Raj, third left, is the toast of his teammates. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN Four-time champion Chepauk Super Gillies edged defending champion Dindigul Dragons by a narrow eight-run margin, thanks to pacer T. D. Lokesh Raj’s stunning five for 13 in a gripping TNPL clash at the Salem Cricket Foundation ground here on…
India’s newly appointed skipper could face ICC sanctions for wearing black socks during Day 1 of the Leeds Test against England. It was his first match as skipper taking the captaincy baton from Rohit Sharma would call it quits from the Test format. Gill leading by example smashed a fabulous century on his Test captaincy…
Italy’s Inter Milan will look to get back in contention for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 knockouts when it meets Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds on Saturday at the Lumen Field in Seattle. Inter, which finished the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 as runner-up, opened its Club World Cup campaign with a 1-1…
