The last time Tamil Thalaivas won on home turf, Pep Guardiola was only beginning his domination of the English Premier League, iPhones had just introduced the notch, and students were still relying on their own creativity, not ChatGPT, to finish essays. That victory came in 2018 against Patna Pirates, when Ajay Thakur, now coach of…
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the third T20I between New Zealand and Australia, being held at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. PREVIEW New Zealand will hope the rain gods stay away and allow it to level the three-match series against Australia when the two sides meet in the third T20I at Bay Oval in Mount…
The Asia Cup is not an end in itself. With the biennial continental event alternating between formats since 2016, it now serves as a dress rehearsal for teams to fine-tune their combinations ahead of a major International Cricket Council (ICC) event. For Suryakumar Yadav and Co., it was an opportunity to test a young side…
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday that Kenya had made “significant and demonstrable progress” toward cleaning up its systems, delaying a threatened non-compliance order. The Montreal-based WADA said last month that the Kenyan branch was not meeting its standards and gave it until Friday to address concerns. Kenya’s President William Ruto said on…
India jumped to fourth in the medal standings after its most productive day so far at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. On Friday, Nishad Kumar won men’s high jump T47 gold with a new Asian Record of 2.14m while Simran clinched the crown in women’s 100m T12 event with a Personal Best…
Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will have to wait until next season to see the best of Rodri again as the Spanish midfielder slowly finds his feet after knee surgery. The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner missed last weekend’s 5-1 win over Burnley due to pain in the knee — 12 months after he suffered anterior…
In one corner of his home in Agra, Dhruv Jurel has put up a wall-mounted glass cabinet to keep his trophies and medals. Each of those shiny trinkets boasts of milestones achieved in his cricketing journey and has a story to tell. But none of them would have existed today had it not been for…
India international Ashique Kuruniyan has joined Bengaluru FC on a long-term deal, the Indian Super League outfit announced on Friday. The 28-year-old winger from Kerala joins the Blues after spending three seasons with Mohun Bagan Super Giant, during which he won two ISL Cups and one ISL Winner’s Shield. For the Mariners, he featured in…
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal will be sidelined for “two to three weeks” after aggravating a groin injury, the club announced on Friday. The 18-year-old winger, who had been called up for Spain’s World Cup qualifying matches against Georgia and Bulgaria next week, will not be part of the national team squad after the issue flared up…
Pro-Palestinian Protesters approached the gates of the Italy football team’s training centre on Friday to demand that its upcoming World Cup qualifier against Israel not be played because of the war in Gaza. The protest was part of a national strike, also reacting to an aid mission blocked by Israeli forces. Italy is scheduled to…