Thomas Tuchel says he is keen for his England side to “play with excitement” as he prepares for his first match in charge of the Three Lions. The nation will be watching Wembley Stadium as the Euro 2024 runners-up welcome Albania on Friday night. Four days later, the Three Lions will host Latvia in the…
The police has expressed its inability to provide security for the IPL contest in Kolkata.© BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders’ home game against Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 is set to be shifted to Guwahati as police has expressed its inability to provide security for the IPL contest due to ‘Ram Navami’ celebrations…
Thomas Tuchel has criticised predecessor Gareth Southgate and claims England did not have a clear playing style at Euro 2024 last summer. The Three Lions reached the final despite a series of underwhelming displays only to be beaten in extra-time by Spain. Southgate’s tactics were widely criticised with England winning just one of their three…
Anil Chaudhary did the umpire’s duty during the past 17 editions of the IPL but he has now slipped into the role of a commentator this season after turning 60 last week. It effectively signalled his retirement from officiating the game. Chaudhary’s farewell game happened to be the Ranji Trophy final between Kerala…
Defending champions Argentina could punch their ticket to the World Cup finals during this international break and, if they do, they will have done it the hard way. Lionel Scaloni’s men top the CONMEBOL qualifying section, five points ahead of Uruguay ahead of tomorrow night’s clash in Montevideo before they return home to face arch-rivals…
Tahlia McGrath, Australia’s stand-in captain for their upcoming women’s T20I series against New Zealand, said the side is aiming to finish their 2024/25 international season on a high. The first of three T20Is between Australia and New Zealand will be held in Auckland on Friday. “I’m really excited for the opportunity to lead…
Japan today became the first country to qualify for the World Cup finals after beating Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama. Hajime Moriyasu’s side required three points from their game at home to the Middle Eastern nation to secure their place at next summer’s finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico and duly got it, although…
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer opened up on playing at the “temple” and team’s home stadium of Eden Gardens, the prize tag pressure and his “elder brother” bond with team owner and Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan. KKR will kickstart their title defence…
Tottenham skipper Heung-Min Son says he is in the best shape of his career. The 32-year-old has taken over the heavy responsibility of leading Spurs since Harry Kane moved on to Bayern Munich two seasons ago. But the South Korean international has had to do a lot of legwork this season under Ange Postecoglou, as…
New York Times Essay Misses the Mark Like many of you, I was disappointed in the content and tone of the guest essay on horse racing published in the New York Times two weeks ago. And while it was an opinion piece, the author presented a very one-sided view with facts selected to back up…
