Elavenil Valarivan was one of the star performers in the recent Asian Shooting Championship in Kazakhstan as she clinched a double crown — the women’s air rifle gold and the mixed air rifle gold with Arjun Babuta. The two-time Olympian and only 26 years of age, Elavenil already has already tons of achievements already in…
Vitesse Arnhem has won back its place in the second division in the Netherlands one month after it was kicked out of the professional ranks, after appealing a decision by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The KNVB had found Vitesse guilty of financial irregularities and repeatedly undermining the club licensing system. “The court suspends…
An Espanyol fan accused of racially insulting Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams during a La Liga match five years ago accepted a deal to avoid prison time on Wednesday. A Spanish court in Barcelona said the fan, who was not named, accepted a one-year prison sentence but will not do any jail time as part…
Bangladesh will eye a clean sweep when it faces the Netherlands in the third and final T20 International at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. FULL XIs Bangladesh: Litton Das (c/wk), Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib Netherlands: Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh,…
La Liga side RCD Mallorca suspended its midfielder Dani Rodriguez and stripped him of the captaincy on Wednesday after he complained about being benched against Real Madrid. The 37-year-old playmaker, at the club since 2018, was not brought on during Mallorca’s 2-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. After the game, Rodriguez hit out…
Australia captain Pat Cummins said he will be doing everything he can to be fit for the first Ashes test in late November, saying it would be “devastating” to miss out on the Perth clash against England. The 32-year-old pace bowler has been ruled out of the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and India…
After being handed a 0-2 defeat in the ODI leg, Zimbabwe will want to bounce back when its three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka gets underway at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. The Sikandar Raza-led side lost all its four matches in the tri-series involving South Africa and New Zealand in July after beating…
Marnus Labuschagne is devoting less time to perfecting his technique and is instead taking a more relaxed approach to the game as he bids to reclaim his Test spot for the Ashes series against England, the Australia batter said on Wednesday. The former top-ranked batter played his 58th Test in the World Test Championship final…
Yuki Bhambri reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, progressing to the last eight of the US Open men’s doubles competition with partner Michael Venus. The 14th-seeded Indo-New Zealand combination knocked out the fourth-seeded German pair of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and…
A muggy Bengaluru afternoon had given way to a cool evening, a light drizzle speckling the azure blue turf at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre. The Indian women’s hockey players were split into two different-coloured vests, simulating match scenarios in an intra-squad game devised by analytical coach Dave Smolenaars and head coach Harendra…