Match Preview for Liverpool v Manchester City Liverpool welcome Manchester City to Anfield on Sunday afternoon for one of the standout fixtures of the Premier League calendar. The hosts enter Gameweek 25 four places and eight points behind Pep Guardiola’s side in the table, although both teams arrive with identical records from their last six…
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) There was a time when India entered T20 World Cups carrying a quiet anxiety. Should it continue to attack through the middle overs if the Powerplay doesn’t go to script? That question no longer hangs in the air. With the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka set to…
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior says he has taken online mockery in good humour after a touchline mishap during Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. The former Strasbourg manager was ridiculed on social media after failing to bring a high ball under control late in the second half as Chelsea searched for…
Suryakumar Yadav (Getty Images) MUMBAI: Harshit Rana’s injury and the uncertainty surrounding Wash -ington Sundar may leave India short of allround options, but the hosts remain well-stocked in spin, with Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel forming a potent trio capable of troubling the best batters, especially on Indian pitches.T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav said…
BCCI has announced a cash prize of Rs 7.5 crore as a reward for the Indian men’s U-19 team after Ayush Mhatre-led side’s World Cup triumph in Harare. India beat England by 100 runs to clinch its sixth men’s U-19 World Cup title. The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, while speaking to ANI, said, “The whole…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after scoring a century in the U-19 World Cup final. (ICC Media Zone) NEW DELHI: The meme “Bihar is not for beginners” remains a popular trend on social media. Be it the stolen bridges, Bihar elections, Bihar’s politicians or even the dialect. For example, after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi helped India win the U-19 World…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: AFP) MUMBAI: India’s premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, ODI and Test skipper Shubman Gill and veteran allrounder Ravindra Jadeja are the only three players who will be given Grade A central contracts for 2025-26 by the BCCI, while former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who play only the…
The 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be played between February 7 and March 8 in India and Sri Lanka, with (left to right) New Zealand, England, India, Australia and South Africa among favourites. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be played between February 7 and March…
Pramod Madushan has been named as the replacement for injured pacer Eshan Malinga in Sri Lanka’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the board announced on Friday. Malinga was ruled out after sustaining a shoulder injury during a T20I against England on February 1. Madushan, 32, is a medium-fast bowler who has…
Sikandar Raza and Rehan Ahmed (Photos by AP and Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A couple of weeks ago, the Li-Ning Star cycling team dominated the inaugural 2026 Pune Grand Tour. Interestingly, they had barely any leading Chinese riders in their ranks. It was reminiscent of France’s 2018 World Cup-winning team. From Kylian Mbappe to N’Golo…
