Portugal has paid tribute to Diogo Jota by passing his number 21 jersey to his close friend and former teammate Ruben Neves, following the forward’s death in a car crash last month, national team coach Roberto Martinez said. Neves, a midfielder at Saudi side Al-Hilal, was a pallbearer at Jota’s funeral. The Liverpool forward died…
Bangladesh and the Netherlands will face off in a three-match T20 International series, starting on Saturday, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The two teams will be locking horns in a bilateral series for the first time since 2012, when the two-match affair ended in a 1-1 stalemate. The series will provide crucial match practice…
Elaha Safdari was 17 and had just earned her maiden call-up as a goalkeeper for Afghanistan’s women’s football team when she was forced to flee Kabul during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Safdari was given chilling instructions to burn her kit and trophies, and erase her social media profile—anything that could link her to playing…
The Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 3 deadline is on August 30 at 3:30 pm IST (11:00 am BST). Title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool will face each other in the marquee clash of the weekend. FPL managers will be wary of banking on players from either side, especially as captaincy options. Ricardo Calafiori, Jurien Timber, and…
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty assured themselves a medal at the BWF World Championships in Paris after beating Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh in the quarterfinal. This will be the Indian pair’s second world championship medal, following a bronze in the 2022 edition. The quarterfinal win also helped Satwik-Chirag avenge their defeat…
Madagascar and Morocco will battle it out for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 crown in the final at the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani in Kenya on Wednesday. Madagascar beat Sudan 1-0 in the semifinal while Morocco beat Senegal 5-3 on penalties to reach the summit clash. When and where will the Madagascar vs Morocco CHAN…
A galaxy of legendary sports stars participated in the Sports Day celebrations organised by the National Council of YMCA in India at its headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. The star cast was led by Sriram Singh and also included two of his disciples, Shiny Wilson and Geeta Zutshi, as well as middle-distance stars Suresh…
Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka took a last-over hat-trick to steer the tourists to a dramatic seven-run victory over Zimbabwe in their first One-Day International at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Zimbabwe needed 10 runs off the last over to win as it chased down an imposing 299-run target, but Madushanka bowled Sikandar…
Tottenham signed Netherlands attacking midfielder Xavi Simons from Leipzig on Friday, an arrival that partially makes up for the club’s failure to bring in Eberechi Eze last week. The fee for the 22-year-old Simons, who was a breakout star at the European Championship last year, was €60 million ($70 million), according to the British media….
Belgium coach Rudi Garcia continued his efforts to freshen up the squad with three newcomers named on Friday for World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein next week. Versatile midfielder Charles Vanhoutte has been rewarded for his form in helping Union St Gilloise win the Belgian title last season and replaces the injured Amadou Onana,…