Pakistan women’s football team striker Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch died in a car crash in Karachi late on Wednesday night. Police officials said that Shahlyla was returning with her cousin, Fadeayan Baluch, with whom she was engaged too, from a restaurant when the Toyota Cruiser she was travelling in went out[Read More…]
NorthEast United FC returned to the top of the ISL table after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over FC Pune City at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Balewadi-Pune, on Wednesday. In a match that saw fortunes-fluctuating and both teams reduced to 10 men, NorthEast United scored the only goal[Read More…]
Dipa Karmakar became the talk of the town after her performance at the Rio Olympics 2016. The Indian gymnast, along with PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik was presented a BMW car by Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. However, due to the difficulties in maintenance, Dipa is all set to return[Read More…]
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will be looking to end a dismal Premier League run against Manchester United and build on a promising start to the campaign with victory over their bitter north west rivals on Monday. Resurgent Liverpool are three points ahead of United in the table as Jose Mourinho’s rebuilding[Read More…]
Brazil powered to the top of the table in South America’s 2018 World Cup qualifying race on Tuesday with a victory over Venezuela as Argentina suffered a shock defeat at home to Paraguay. Goals from Manchester City teenager Gabriel Jesus and Chelsea’s Willian secured a 2-0 win over Venezuela in[Read More…]
R Ashwin’s 20th five-wicket haul in Test Cricket helped India bowl out New Zealand for 299 on the third day of the Indore Test. Declining to enforce the follow-on after Ashwin’s 6 for 81 secured a 258-run lead, the Indian batsman ended the day at 18/0, giving their bowlers a[Read More…]
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile grabbed an injury-time winner as four-time champions Italy snatched a 3-2 comeback win at Macedonia on Sunday, narrowly avoiding a World Cup qualifying embarrassment. Italy, who had needed a late penalty to salvage a point against Group G rivals Spain on Thursday, were staring at a[Read More…]
Indian captain Virat Kohli hammered a listless New Zealand attack with a superlative double hundred as the hosts piled up a mammoth 557 for five on the second day of the third cricket Test here. Kohli stroked his way to a career-best 211 and was brilliantly supported by Ajinkya Rahane,[Read More…]
Gareth Southgate’s first game in charge for England resulted in a 2-0 victory over Malta in Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier while defending champions Germany strolled past the Czech Republic 3-0. Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli scored first-half goals in front of a crowd of 82,000 at Wembley to steer[Read More…]
Former Ghana international Malik Jabir has blamed the poor standard of football in the country’s domestic league on players having too much sex. Jabir, who now manages in the division, says the league has not progressed as hoped because players spend time before games having intercourse. “A lot of today’s[Read More…]
Lifted by hundreds from David Warner and captain Steve Smith, Australia posted an imposing 6-371 at Kingsmead — at the time the highest ODI score in Durban. However, a brilliant unbeaten 118 by South Africa’s David Miller guided the Proteas to the victory target with four balls remaining and four[Read More…]
Czech Republic football club Sparta Prague has sent two of its players to train with the women’s team after the players told a female assistant referee that ‘women belong in the kitchen’. Lukas Vacha and Tomas Koubek were condemned by the Czech FA chairman and their club appointed them as[Read More…]
India’s pace spearhead, Mohammed Shami has set a huge example for commitment to one’s game in the recently concluded second test match against New Zealand at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. It’s been revealed that while the 26-year-old was busy with national duties, his daughter was being hospitalised. According to reports, on[Read More…]
The Sachin Tendulkar – Virender Sehwag partnership has always provided entertainment, be it on the pitch or off it. Sehwag who has teased, embarrassed, joked and trolled several cricketers and celebrities on the Twitter, decided to take on the master blaster this time. Sachin congratulated the Indian cricket team on[Read More…]
Just In: The BCCI’s accounts have been unblocked. The third test match between India and New Zealand has come under cloud over annual subsidies and payments. The Lodha Committee wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India questioning payments to state associations and the two banks, Yes Bank and Bank of[Read More…]
India beat New Zealand on Monday by 178 runs in the second Test at Eden Gardens to clinch the series 2-0 under captain Virat Kohli. India have now dethroned Pakistan from the ICC Test Team rankings taking the No.1 spot. The victory in India’s 250th Test match at home comes[Read More…]
Tottenham deservedly ended Pep Guardiola’s perfect Premier League start and underlined their own title credentials with a thrilling victory over Manchester City at White Hart Lane. Guardiola had won his previous six games and 10 of his previous 11 matches in charge, but City were outplayed by a vibrant Spurs[Read More…]
Three years ago when it started, the Indian Super League was hailed as a new era in Indian football. Big money, attractive matches, league based format and international players. Now we reach the supposed end of ISL, as the AIFF and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) have decided to end[Read More…]
New Zealand arrived in Kolkata expecting a rank turner and to make matters worse, they lost the toss. The Eden Garden curator though seemed to have different plans as the 22 yard strip had a green top and assisted the Kiwi pacers. The Indian batsman had their back against the[Read More…]
BCCI on Thursday refunded 30 per cent of franchise fees paid for IPL 2016 by suspended franchises, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, amounting to Rs 11.4 crore and 8.4 crore respectively. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd, that owns and operates the southern franchise, was last month refunded the first[Read More…]
India will look to take the top spot in the ICC Test Championships rankings by beating New Zealand in their second test in Kolkata on Friday. India were the No.1 Test team for a short while during their tour of the West Indies but failed to rubber-stamp their position as[Read More…]
Manchester City were made to fight for a 3-3 draw with Celtic in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday, while Atletico Madrid once again did for Bayern Munich. While City’s perfect start to the season was ended in Glasgow, their Premier League rivals Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory against[Read More…]
The England Football team manager’s job certainly has to be one of the worst in the world. Underperforming superstars, slow legacy players on high salaries, demanding fans and an unrelenting media pressure, but it was none of the above that led to the sacking of Sam Allardyce on Tuesday, after[Read More…]
Leicester are en route to the next stage of the UEFA Champions League after their home win on Tuesday night with Islam Slimani’s goal edging Porto 1-0. The Premier League champions have now two from two to start life in Europe. Meanwhile, Tottenham prevailed 1-0 at CSKA Moscow, while Borussia[Read More…]
Sam Allardyce has quit his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association after one match and 67 days in charge. It follows a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to “get around” rules on player transfers. Allardyce, 61, is also alleged to have used[Read More…]