Eberechi Eze once again decided the North London derby, scoring twice as Arsenal thrashed Tottenham 4-1 away from home. From the outset Mikel Arteta’s side imposed themselves in hostile territory. Tottenham retreated into a compact block and rarely escaped it; by the half-hour they had managed just 27% possession and a single shot. The pressure…
Jasprit Bumrah broke R. Ashwin’s record for the most wickets in T20 World Cup history by an Indian bowler during the Super Eight match against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Pace spearhead Bumrah overtook Ashwin’s tally of 32 wickets in the world event. Coming into the game, Bumrah needed…
When Parvez Rasool debuted for India in June 2014 versus Bangladesh in an ODI, he broke the glass ceiling. It was the first time a cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir was representing the country. The latest breaking-the-barrier moment has come in the Ranji Trophy, with the State ready to play Karnataka in Hubballi from Tuesday…
India’s inexplicable meltdown against South Africa shifted attention to the team composition. During the post-match press conference at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate conceded that World Cups never come easy. Reacting to vice-captain Axar Patel’s omission, ten Doeschate said: “We have the highest regard for Axar. It is…
CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, joined former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri on air during the mid-innings break of the T20 World Cup Super Eight match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The 53-year-old, who was born in Madurai, revealed that he was an avid cricket fan, and grew up idolising…
South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in their Super Eights fixture of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, England got off to a dominating start in the Super 8s after it beat host Sri Lanka by 51 runs to top Group 2 with a Net Run Rate…
A Sunday night that commenced on a boisterous note lapsed into silence as the hours ebbed away at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Defending champion India suffered its first defeat in the current ICC T20 World Cup as South Africa emphatically won the Super Eight Group 1 match by 76 runs. Pursuing South Africa’s 187 for…
The North London derby has lived up to the hype with both sides scoring in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Arsenal were the better side in the opening 45 minutes, with Eberechi Eze haunting the side he nearly joined in the summer. After some good work from Bukayo Saka on the right,…
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said that India will continue to play the same brand of cricket in the remaining T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eight games despite the demoralising 76-run loss to South Africa in Ahmedabad. Answering a question on how India will regroup ahead of the next two encounters during the post-match presentation, Surya…
Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga with a 3-0 win over Levante at the Camp Nou, capitalising on Real Madrid’s blunder on Saturday. Levante almost stunned the home crowd inside the first minute when Carlos Alvarez broke through one-on-one, but his effort was straight at Joan Garcia. Barcelona responded quickly and took the…
