The Indian team are likely to go with three pacers against Bangladesh in the first Test that starts on Thursday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Indian players have practiced on the red soil pitch for two days before shifting on a deck made of black soil. Notably, the first Test is likely to be...
India registered an emphatic 4-1 win over Korea in the semi-final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 at the scenic Moqi Hockey Training Base on Monday. Defending champions India will take on hosts China in the summit clash on Tuesday. Uttam Singh (13′) gave India the lead in the first quarter, followed by goals...
Arjun Babuta finished fourth in men’s 10m air rifle final. Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh have qualified for the bronze medal match in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event. A late goal from Harmanpreet Singh gave the men’s hockey team a 1-1 draw against Argentina while Lakshya Sen cruised to his first recorded win of the...
The Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Instead, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans to request the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate their matches to either Sri Lanka or Dubai, newswire reported, quoting BCCI sources. The ICC Champions Trophy will be held in...
England will face Spain in the Euro 2024 final after substitute Ollie Watkins snatched the Three Lions a late 2-1 win against the Netherlands in Dortmund. Xavi Simons slammed the Dutch ahead after seven minutes but England captain Harry Kane soon levelled the semi-final from the spot after going down under a Denzel Dumfries challenge....
Daniil Medvedev gained revenge against Jannik Sinner on Tuesday at Wimbledon, where he earned an epic 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3 quarter-final win to snap a five-match losing streak against the Italian. Earlier this year, Sinner rallied from two sets down to defeat Medvedev in the Australian Open final before he dispatched him in straight sets en route to the title...
BCCI honourary secretary Jay Shah announced on Tuesday, 9 July that former India opener Gautam Gambhir has been named as the head coach of the Indian men’s national team. IndiaToday.in had confirmed in May that Gambhir was expected to take over the team from Rahul Dravid, who left his role after the conclusion of the T20 World...
Novak Djokovic earned a statement win on Monday at Wimbledon, dismissing Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the latest chapter of the pair’s rivalry to reach the quarter-finals. Djokovic has been pushed to the limit by Rune in the past, with the Dane winning two of their previous five Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings, including the Rolex Paris Masters final in 2022....
Having fought back from two sets to one down to defeat Frances Tiafoe in the previous round, Alcaraz seemed to be enjoying a much easier time of it as he stormed the opening two sets, only for Humbert to produce some sublime tennis thereafter. The Frenchman too would have felt aggrieved to lose the second...
Spain defeated hosts Germany 2-1 after extra time in a dramatic Euro 2024 quarter-final on Friday to set up a last-four clash against either France or Portugal. Substitute Florian Wirtz fired in an 89th-minute equaliser to rescue Germany after Dani Olmo’s second-half strike, but Spain substitute Mikel Merino headed into the top corner in the 119th minute to...