BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla on Saturday said the new jersey sponsor of the Indian cricket team will be finalised in the next two to three weeks, with bids scheduled to close on September 16. Team India is without a shirt sponsor in the ongoing Asia Cup after the BCCI’s deal with online gaming company…
Uttar Pradesh Sports Secretary and two-time Paralympic medallist Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj on Saturday outlined the State’s ambitious grassroots development programme at PlayCom 2025: Business of Sports Summit, held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. “One of the biggest challenges for sports administrators today is to take children away from screens and bring them back to the…
New Delhi The second day of PlayCom 2025 opened with a lively discussion on integrating youngsters into India’s sporting landscape. In the panel Young Turks – A New Sporting Vision for New India, Hannah Muthoot (Director, Muthoot Sport, Muthoot Pappachan Group), Akhilesh Reddy (Chairman & Managing Director, Racing Promotions Pvt. Ltd.), Suhail Chandhok (CEO, U…
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said Neymar’s physical condition will be crucial for his inclusion in the national team for next year’s World Cup, following the 33-year-old forward’s omission from recent qualifiers. Ancelotti left Neymar out of his 23-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia, citing a minor leg muscle injury. However,…
Substitute Peque Fernández scored with five minutes remaining to give Sevilla a 2-2 home draw against Elche in La Liga on Friday. However, newly promoted Elche continued to impress by extending its unbeaten start to the season to four games. Isaac Romero put Sevilla ahead with an opportunistic strike from 18 meters out. André da…
Real Madrid centre back Antonio Rudiger has injured a muscle in his left leg, with reports on Friday suggesting he could be sidelined for around two months. Rudiger, 32, suffered the injury in training on Friday and will have more tests in the next few days but the AS daily reported that the injury was…
Evan Dunfee of Canada and Spanish defending champion Maria Perez prevailed in suffocating Tokyo humidity to win the first gold medals of the 20th World Athletics Championships in the 35-km walks on Saturday. Dunfee, the pain of the gruelling effort in tough conditions etched on his face, crossed the line at the National Stadium in…
The 2025 edition of the World Athletics Championships is set to begin in Tokyo on Saturday. The opening day will feature five medal events. In the morning session, titles in men’s 35km race walk and women’s 35km race walk will be up for grabs. In the evening session, men’s shot put, women’s 10,000m and mixed…
Amidst calls for boycott of the Asia Cup contest between India and Pakistan on Sunday from some sections of the Indian public, Sitanshu Kotak, the batting coach of the national team, said that the job of the cricketers is to focus on the game. While hostility is prevalent on both sides of the border even…
Indian women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar on Friday said the upcoming three-match series against Australia is a “real trailblazer” for the home side going into the women’s World Cup starting September 30 in Guwahati. India will play Australia in a three-match ODI series ahead of the World Cup, starting September 14, followed by matches…