Manchester City‘s title challenge faces a slight hit following a disappointing draw against Sunderland on Thursday. Pep Guardiola’s men still sit second in the current standings, but they’re now dropping four points behind the Gunners. Man City Dropped Points in the Title Race Following Draw vs Sunderland The Citizens were playing catch-up this midweek as…
England captain Ben Stokes speaks with coach Brendon McCullum (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England captain Ben Stokes has strongly backed head coach Brendon McCullum ahead of the final Test of the Ashes 2025–26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Even though England have already lost the series, Stokes made it clear that he still believes…
Espanyol v Barcelona Match Preview Barcelona games with local rivals Espanyol have tended to be a foregone conclusion, but Hansi Flick knows they cannot afford to approach Saturday’s derby as such. Flick’s men return from their winter break top of LaLiga and four points clear of arch rivals Real Madrid. But they have a difficult…
Shubman Gill is set to return as India’s men’s ODI captain, while vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is likely to remain sidelined when the national senior selection committee finalises the squad for the three-match series against New Zealand. The selection panel is scheduled to meet online on Saturday. Sportstar understands that Gill, who missed the ODI series…
India’s Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_26_2025_000125B) Mumbai: India’s Test batter Sai Sudharshan has fractured his rib and is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE), TOI has learnt. The left-hander,…
File Pic: Fred Spofforth (Getty Images) On this day — January 2 — 147 years ago, Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket history. Spofforth achieved the historic feat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground way back in 1879, helping the hosts bundle out England for 113…
Ryan Rickelton (AP Photo) South Africa have announced their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and made a few big and surprising decisions. Young fast bowler Kwena Maphaka and top-order batter Jason Smith have been included in the team. However, there is no place for batters Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs. Jason Smith’s selection…
West Ham flop Niclas Füllkrug has left East London to join AC Milan on an initial loan deal until the end of the season in one of the first moves of the January transfer window. The Germany international joined the Hammers from Borussia Dortmund at the start of last season and was expected to solve…
The Namibia senior women’s cricket team will play a friendly series comprising four white-ball matches against Assam, starting January 8.The series is part of a reciprocal international engagement between the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) and Cricket Namibia.During the tour, the visiting side will take on the Assam senior women’s team in the series comprising two…
Match Preview for Bournemouth v Arsenal Arsenal have reached the turn in front and will now aim to move away from the chasing pack and secure their first Premier League title since 2003. The Gunners start the year with a four-point advantage at the top of the table but history is not on their side,…
