For a sport that has just celebrated its Platinum Jubilee (75th anniversary), it might seem strange to say it could witness its most drastic change next year – 2026. Yet, as Formula 1 crowns Lando Norris as World Drivers’ Champion for the very first time, it may well be standing on the doorstep of a...
Conflicting reports have emerged from the ICC’s call with the BCB on Tuesday over Bangladesh travelling to India to participate in the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup. ESPNcricinfo has learned that in a virtual call on Tuesday, the ICC told BCB that it was rejecting the latter’s request to play Bangladesh’s matches outside India due...
One of the goals made clear along the way was to become a sort of full-fledged union that negotiates collective bargaining agreements like those that exist in team sports, although that sort of thing hasn’t happened. Djokovic said Sunday on X that he had “ongoing concerns regarding transparency, governance, and the way my voice and...
England were all out for 384 in their first innings of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia on Monday, with Joe Root hitting a majestic 160. The tourists resumed on 211-3 with Root on 72 and Harry Brook 78 at a sold-out Sydney Cricket Ground. Root plundered a 41st century before becoming the...
Seven-time major singles champion Venus Williams was handed a wildcard to the Australian Open aged 45 on Friday, becoming the oldest woman ever to play at the season-opening Grand Slam. The American will compete in the main draw at Melbourne Park for the first time since 2021. “I’m excited to be back in Australia and...
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim appeared to rule out heavy recruitment in the January transfer window. “What we cannot do is to reach January and try to do everything in urgency, make mistakes and then [it’s] ‘here we go again’ with a lot of mistakes,” he said. “I’m not going to get [together] with [technical...
Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi scored second-half goals as hosts Morocco got their Africa Cup of Nations bid off to a winning start by beating minnows Comoros 2-0 in the tournament’s opening game on Sunday. Soufiane Rahimi had a penalty saved in a frustrating first half for much-fancied Morocco, but Diaz fired home from...
All-round India defeated South Africa by 30 runs in the fifth and final T20I to clinch the series 3-1 in Ahmedabad on Friday. After being invited to bat first, the hosts posted 231 for 5 in 20 overs, thanks to Tilak Varma (73 off 42) and Hardik Pandya (63 off 25). Hardik reached his fifty...
World Cup winners and No. 10s-two sports, two humans who became God through their sporting greatness – Lionel Messi and Sachin Tendulkar gathered together to charm the fans at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and exchange some special gifts. A moment that will exist in still frames, footage, and as imprints in the minds of the fans forever....
India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20I of the ongoing five-match series, in Dharamshala on Sunday. The win saw India take a 2-1 lead. Chasing 118 runs, India cruised to 120/3 in 15.5 overs as Shivam Dube hit the match-winning boundary. Abhishek Sharma gave India a strong start in the run-chase,...