Shubman Gill will be looking to turn the tables with a big knock after what has been an underwhelming tour, when a confident India eyes a series lead against a depleted Australia in the fourth T20 International in Carrara on Thursday. The series is locked at 1-1 after three games, and the absence of Josh…
Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden is back to his best form after two goals in Manchester City’s win over Borussia Dortmund. City were 4-1 winners at the Etihad with Foden opening the scoring with a lovely left-footed strike from the edge of the box, before rolling in a second to cap off a wonderful display….
Veteran Bangladesh women’s pacer Jahanara Alam said that captain Nigar Sultana Joty beats junior cricketers, an allegation that has been rejected by the national cricket board (BCB). Alam, who last played for Bangladesh against Ireland in December last year, made the comments in an interview with Bangladesh daily Kaler Kantho. “This is nothing new. Joty…
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says the summer Club World Cup is still affecting his team after a battling 2-2 draw with Qarabag. A young Chelsea team was given a chasing after a 2,500-mile trip to the Azerbaijan capital Baku and needed a goal from substitute Alejandro Garnacho to rescue a point. Maresca made seven changes from…
Former India batting star Yuvraj Singh has lauded the Laureus ‘Sport For Good’ initiative, as part of which he is conducting a cricket clinic in Hong Kong along with former England skipper Andrew Strauss. Yuvraj, a two-time World Cup winner for India, and Strauss conducted the clinic at the local Hong Kong Cricket Club on…
Barcelona’s high defensive line was torn apart time and again by Brugge in a Champions League thriller. Barca were behind three times and needed VAR to overturn a stoppage-time winner for the hosts to take a point in a brilliantly entertaining game. Carlos Forbs had too much pace and movement for the Barca defence, scoring…
A brilliant bowling performance secured West Indies an unlikely seven-run victory in the first T20 against New Zealand on Wednesday, despite a stunning solo effort from Mitchell Santner. West Indies, which landed in New Zealand only two days ago, struggled on the Eden Park drop-in wicket that offered some seam and turn to the home…
Barcelona are looking to move on up the Champions League table with victory on the road in Belgiuum this evening. The five-time winners have gone a decade without lifting the trophy but are among the favourites again this season. Brugge have won three games in a row in all competitions but this is the first…
Few dilemmas in sport are as welcome as a problem of plenty. The Indian Test team now faces that very problem, with two world-class wicketkeepers in its ranks: Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel. Pant’s credentials as one of the finest wicketkeeper-batters in the world are beyond dispute, while Jurel has emerged as a more-than-capable understudy….
Al-Nassr secured a 4-0 win over Goa in the AFC Champions League 2 despite resting many of their big-name stars including Cristiano Ronaldo. With qualification from Group D already seeming a formality, manager Jorge Jesus opted to rest many of his key stars, with Ronaldo – who has made recent headlines after his latest interview…
