Category: Sports

Brazil forward Neymar has signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal after six seasons with French champions Paris Saint-Germain, the clubs announced on Tuesday, joining CristianoRonaldo and Karim Benzema as the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state. Neymar, 31, scored 118 goals in 173 matches for PSG in six injury-plagued seasons. He won...

After being 0-2 down in the T20I series against West Indies, the Indian team produced an emphatic turnaround to make it 2-2 by the end of the 4th T20I. But, the 5th T20I loss put across the same challenges within the team that had seen them lose the first two matches. In what was a...

A dominant India mauled reigning Asian champions Japan 5-0 to enter their fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament final at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Friday. While three-time champions India adopted a high-press hockey from the onset, Japan played deep into their defence to thwart the home team’s attacks. India got the first...

Arsenal lifted the Community Shield to end Manchester City’s silverware streak with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out victory after a 1-1 drawagainst the treble winners on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side forced the shoot-out thanks to Leandro Trossard’s heavily deflected equaliser11 minutes into stoppage time at Wembley. Cole Palmer’s superb curler had given City the lead late...

Argentina football star Lionel Messi continues to shine for his new club Inter Miami. During his side’s 3-1 win over Orlando City in the Leagues Cup round-of-32 on Wednesday, Messi scored a brace and took his tally of goals to five in three appearances for the American football club. It was not an easy match for the...

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar scored two goals each as India thrashed China 7-2 to begin their Asian Champions Trophy hockey campaign on a winning note at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium here on Thursday. Harmanpreet (5th, 8th minutes) and Varun (19th, 30th) converted two penalty corners each for India, while Sukhjeet Singh (15th),...

Lionel Messi scored in his third straight game for Inter Miami after the start of the Leagues Cup match against Orlando City was delayed by 95 minutes due to inclement weather. Once again, Taylor and Messi’s partnership helped Miami take the early lead over Orlando City in the seventh minute. Taylor devised a sublime chip...

An all-round show saw India decimate West Indies by 200 runs in the third and final ODI in Trinidad on Tuesday. The win also helped India close the series 2-1. A combined effort by Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, and Sanju Samson helped India post 351/5 after being invited to bat first. West Indies...

The Indian cricket team went down to West Indies in the 2nd ODI on Sunday after a catastrophic batting collapse saw the team score only 181 runs. India’s defeat in the match left a sour taste in the mouths of fans, especially considering the opening stand that Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan had put. In fact, during the course...