Tottenham will host Chelsea at Wembley for the second time this season and hope to repeat their performance from a comfortable 3-1 win in the Premier League in November. Mauricio Pochettino’s side outplayed a lacklustre Chelsea team then and will be hoping to do the same as they aim to[Read More…]
Kolkata, It could be the last opportunity for both former champions Mohun Bagan and defending champions Minerva Punjab to keep their title hopes alive as they come face to face in a 12th Hero I-League game at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) here on Wednesday. Hosts Bagan are sixth,[Read More…]
Gulf-heavyweights Saudi Arabia and minnows North Korea commence their respective campaigns of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in Dubai. Saudi Arabia and North Korea are paired alongside Lebanon and 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar in Group E of the competition. North Korea themselves were at the World Cup just 9[Read More…]
BCCI has quashed all the rumours of IPL 2019 being hosted outside India. In the latest, they have revealed that the competition will take place in the country only. It has been confirmed that the first match of the Indian Premier League will take place on March 23, 2019. It has[Read More…]
Gulf heavy-weights Iraq and underdogs Vietnam commence their respective campaigns in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in Abu Dhabi. Vietnam and Iraq are paired alongside Iran and Yemen in Group D of the competition. For the first time ever, twenty-four nations will compete in the pan-Asian competition instead of the usual sixteen.[Read More…]
Dubai, Rishabh Pant has attained new highs for an Indian wicket-keeper in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings after his superb century in the drawn final Test against Australia in Sydney. The 21-year-old left-hander has gained 21 slots and reached 17th place, the joint-highest by a specialist India wicket-keeper[Read More…]
Team India has recently created history by winning their first ever Test series in Australia. Indian bowlers especially Jasprit Bumrah was phenomenal throughout the series. On January 8, BCCI announced that Jasprit Bumrah has been rested and will be replaced by Mohammed Siraj for the three ODIs against Australia while[Read More…]
The Bangladesh Premier League is underway and there have been some exciting matches already. Two teams which won their previous matches in the BPL are going to be playing this match as the Comilla Victorians take on the Rangpur Riders. The Comilla Victorians owe their victory in their opening match[Read More…]
Dhaka Dynamites, who reached the final in 2017 edition of Bangladesh Premier League, enjoyed a rousing start to the new season as they defeated Rajshahi Kings in the second game of the opening day of the tournament. Khulna Titans suffered a loss in their first match of the season, losing[Read More…]
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup has arrived. 24 of the best teams in Asia will compete in the biggest-ever iteration of the competition to claim the coveted trophy. Group D’s first match kicks off on January 7 with Iran taking on Yemen. Iran will take on Yemen in the Mohammad[Read More…]
For the first time ever, twenty-four nations will compete in the pan-Asian competition instead of the usual sixteen. As such two additional groups have been added and the two best teams from each group and the four best third-placed teams will progress in the tournament. Tournament favourites South Korea take[Read More…]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei took to the badminton court on Monday for the first time after a six-month lay-off. Lee, who was diagnosed with early stage nose cancer in July last year, said he would focus on recovering his muscle mass which had been lost after[Read More…]
China and Kyrgyzstan will face each other in the first Group C match at the AFC Asian Cup 2019 on Sunday with both teams looking to get their campaign off to a good start. In 2015 China reached Quarter Finals but could not progress further whereas Kyrgyzstan will mark their[Read More…]
Madrid, Barcelona’s Argentine striker Leo Messi and Uruguay’s Luis Suarez led Barcelona to a 2-1 victory over Getafe at the Alfonso Perez stadium in Madrid in a La Liga contest. Barcelona got on board first, 19 minutes into the match, on a goal by Messi who benefited from crossed wires[Read More…]
Sydney, After India scripted history by winning its first series on Australian soil, edging past the hosts 2-1, an elated Virat Kohli termed the victory as his “best achievement’. After winning the Adelaide and Melbourne Tests, India scored 622 for 7 in their first innings before bowling out Australia for[Read More…]
Koffee With Karan season 6 host by the famous producer and filmmaker Karan Johar welcomed two cricketers on his couch for the first time. On Sunday’s episode, young and fierce cricket stars, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were invited on the show as Karan’s way of accepting more cricket in his life and paying[Read More…]
Indian captain Virat Kohli who ended up 2018, scoring most runs in the Test matches has also shown his determination as of the captain of Indian cricket team as he becomes the first Indian captain to win a Test series in Australia. With the win, Kohli also surpassed former Indian[Read More…]
Sydney, The Virat Kohli-led Indian team registered its name in history books after winning their first-ever Test series in Australia here on Monday. After the visiting team won the Adelaide and Melbourne Test of the series, the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here ended in[Read More…]
English footballing legend, Wayne Rooney was arrested at US airport in December last year, it is revealed. The legend who plays for DC United currently was arrested over swearing and public intoxication in Washington. The player was later released. A hearing in the case was said to take place on[Read More…]
Abu Dhabi: India thrashed Thailand 4-1 to start their campaign at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on an emphatic note here on Sunday. This was India’s first victory against Thailand since the Merdeka Cup of 1986. The win put India at the top of the points table in Group A.[Read More…]
Kolkata: Veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said on Sunday that he will still try and play the World Cup in May-June despite struggling to recapture his form in recent times. “Cricket has given me everything. When I leave the game, I want to be at my best. I do not want[Read More…]
Kolkata: Owing “moral responsibility” for his team’s disappointing performances in the on I-League, Mohun Bagan coach Sankarlal Chakraborty on Sunday resigned after the former champions lost to top division debutants Real Kashmir FC. “I’ve informed the club officials that I do not wish to stay anymore. Now it’s up to[Read More…]
Berlin: Bayern Munich has fined French forward Franck Ribery over words he posted on social media in response to criticism sparked by a video of him eating a steak covered in gold at a Dubai restaurant, the Bundesliga club announced on Sunday. The video triggered angry reactions, to which Ribery[Read More…]
The biggest game in La Liga this weekend sees second-placed Atletico Madrid travel to the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan to face Sevilla, who are currently just behind them in third place. Both sides will be keen to put pressure on leaders Barcelona and this could be a crucial game in the[Read More…]
Sydney, India dominated the proceedings on the fourth day of the fourth and final Test match against Australia, enforcing the follow-on even as rain and bad light forced umpires to call off play early. Australia were at 6/0 in the second innings and trail by 316 runs while following-on. This[Read More…]