FC Goa began its AFC Champions League 2 group stage campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Iraqi club Al-Zawraa SC at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa on Wednesday. The Gaurs had some chances throughout the game, with players like Borja Herrera and Dejan Drazic creating opportunities, but they were unable to convert. Al Zawraa took…
Ukraine reached the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time with gritty performances from Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk against Spain on Wednesday in Shenzhen. Svitolina defeated Paula Badosa 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 to wrap up the quarterfinal tie for Ukraine in the women’s team competition. Kostyuk beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-6…
Stephen Lee, James Wattana, Rory McLeod and Pankaj Advani are some of the big names who will compete in the the Cue Sports Premier League (CSPL), which will commence at the Bowring Institute here on October 2. The second season of the CSPL, with Embassy Group as the title sponsor and co-sponsor Snooker Alley, marks…
WRESTLING Antim qualifies for semifinals; Jyoti, Radhika eliminated Antim Panghal effected a decisive take-down move in the dying moments against China’s Jin Zhang to progress to the women’s 53kg semifinals, keeping India’s medal hopes alive but Radhika and Jyoti Beriwal were eliminated on day five World Wrestling Championships, here on Wednesday. Young Antim, targeting her…
Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to be sidelined for several weeks because of a hamstring injury sustained in Madrid’s 2-1 win over Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday. Alexander-Arnold had to be substituted five minutes into the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Madrid said tests carried out on Wednesday showed that…
The Indian women’s team is in action against its Australian counterpart in the second of three ODIs on Wednesday at the New PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh. Australia won the toss and asked India to bat, after which the Women in Blue have been batting well, riding on Smriti Mandhana’s 12th ODI century. India’s highest…
Al Nassr will look to begin its continental campaign this season on a high as it hosts FC Istiklol from Tajikistan in the AFC Champions League Two on Wednesday. Nassr, which finished as a semifinalist in Champions League Elite last season, has been drawn in Group D with Syria’s Al-Zawraa, Istiklol and FC Goa from…
American tennis player Taylor Townsend has issued a public apology after her remarks on Chinese cuisine caused a backlash ahead of the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzhen. On Tuesday night, Townsend shared an Instagram story reacting to dishes served at a dinner buffet. “What the hell… turtle and bullfrog is WILD,” she wrote, later…
The simmering power struggle within American cricket has spilled into the courts, with American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) filing legal proceedings against USA Cricket (USAC). In a press release on Wednesday, ACE said: “USAC’s handling of the ACE agreement has been chaotic and reckless. It is emblematic of USAC’s bad faith. A small group of USAC…
In the current landscape of modern physical preparation for team or individual sports, unilateral training has gained increasing attention from S&C coaches, athletic trainers, coaches and sports nutritionists. This approach, which focuses on performing exercises with a single limb at a time, contrasts with traditional bilateral training. Here, we analyse unilateral training in detail, exploring…