Tom Moody, Lucknow Super Giants’ global director of cricket, expressed hope that star batter Nicholas Pooran will soon return to form. The West Indian has a highest score of 19 this IPL season. “Nicky is fully aware of the slow start he’s had,” Moody said on Tuesday. “But we’ve got 100% confidence in what he…
Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany hailed the “inspirational” move to appoint Marie-Louise Eta as interim coach of Union Berlin this week – the first woman to lead a top-flight team in Germany. Eta, 34, has taken over as Union Berlin interim head coach after the dismissal of Steffen Baumgart. She had been coaching Union’s Under-19…
Kolkata Knight Riders rolled the dice in the contest against Chennai Super Kings at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday, sending Sunil Narine to open along with Finn Allen. This marks the first time the former West Indies all-rounder has walked in to bat for the opening wicket this season. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane had…
Bayern Munich legend and former Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben has tipped the Bundesliga leaders to win this season’s Champions League as they prepare to protect a 2-1 first-leg lead at home to the most successful team in the history of the competition on Wednesday. Robben, who won the 2012/13 Champions League with Die Roten,…
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Players of Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings were seen wearing black armbands during their IPL 2026 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to field against the five-time champions.Rahane made one change to the XI,…
Mikel Arteta is not interested in silencing the cynics and says his sole motivation is to provide success for the Arsenal fans. Arsenal’s recent wobble that has seen them lose the EFL Cup final to Manchester City, crash out of the FA Cup to Southampton, and suffer defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League on…
With the expected news that Andoni Iraola is set to leave Bournemouth at the end of the season, the managerial merry-go-round has been kicked into overdrive. The Spaniard has transformed the Cherries into one of the most exciting, high-pressing outfits in the Premier League, recently masterminding a stunning 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates….
Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain were on fire against RR (AP Photo) MUMBAI: Nagpur and Gopalganj are 1,041 kilometres apart, but on Monday night, two young fast bowlers from these towns came together to script history in IPL 2026. Vidarbha’s Praful Hinge (24) and Bihar’s Sakib Hussain (21) made sensational debuts for Sunrisers Hyderabad against…
BENGALURU: It’s still early days in the IPL season, but after four matches, Lucknow Super Giants find themselves languishing in the lower half of the points table with two losses. Their power-packed batting line-up is yet to truly fire, and Tom Moody, global director of cricket, RPSG Group, believes the M Chinnaswamy Stadium could be…
NEW DELHI: The anticipation was sky-high as fans waited to see their superstar MS Dhoni in action in IPL 2026, but the wait continues. When Ruturaj Gaikwad walked out for the toss alongside Ajinkya Rahane at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, fans were hoping to hear the words: “MS Dhoni will play today.”But that announcement never…
