India’s recent run of victories has bolstered confidence but the women’s selection panel, headed by Neetu David, will face some tricky questions on the inclusion of Shafali Verma and pacer Renuka Thakur when it meets in Mumbai on Tuesday to pick the squad for the ODI World Cup. Apart from Pakistan playing all its matches…
Ashok Menaria walked over for tea at the end of the second session with four Haryana players, chatting and laughing at the counter. For the youngsters, the 34-year-old is more than just a senior player in the side; he’s someone they can jovially hang out with. Struggling with a knee injury, Menaria finds it tough…
Reigning champion Haryana Steelers announced its captain and vice-captain for the upcoming Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 on Monday, with Jaideep Dahiya set to continue as the skipper while Rahul Sethpal was named as his deputy. Last season, the Steelers beat Patna Pirates 32-23 in the final to lift its maiden PKL title. Speaking about…
Argentina, on Monday, released a 26-man squad list for its FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifiers in September. The defending champion, which has already booked a place for the showpiece event next year, will play Venezuela and Ecuador in its last two qualifiers. Lionel Messi has been included in the 26-man squad list. #SelecciónMayor 🇦🇷…
Kishane Thompson, the fastest man in the 100m this year and a favourite for next month’s world championships, will miss the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on Wednesday with a shin injury. “Kishane Thompson will not compete in the men’s 100m,” organisers said in a statement on Monday. The Jamaican sprinter has been suffering from…
Monalisha Devi wasn’t always a footballer. She began her sporting journey with handball, but she gave it up after a lack of recognition. Archery was next on her list, but her father advised her to take up football and put on a goalkeeper’s gloves. Cut to August 10, 2025, video snippets of the teenager from…
In the last edition of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, the USA had a forgettable outing, losing all three games it played and finishing bottom of the group. So, when former Andhra Ranji star batter Vincent Vinay Kumar took charge as head coach recently, his twin objective was to make it a force to reckon…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that two incidents of alleged racist abuse which marred German Cup games are “unacceptable” as German police investigate. Infantino’s comments came a day after Schalke’s Christopher Antwi-Adjei said he was subjected to racist abuse in a cup game at Lokomotive Leipzig. He was whistled by fans throughout the match after…
Out-of-favour India middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan smashed a blistering hundred for Mumbai against TNCA XI on the opening day of the Buchi Babu Trophy tournament in Chennai. Coming in to bat at No.5, Sarfaraz reached his hundred in just 92 deliveries, and stitched a 100-run stand for the sixth wicket with Aakash Parkar. More to…
Santos fired its coach, Cleber Xavier, after a 6-0 home loss Sunday to Vasco Da Gama that saw Neymar leave the field in tears after the match. “The club thanks the coach for the services provided,” Santos said of Xavier, who only took over in April, “and wishes him luck in the continuation of his…