Premier League 2024-25: Everton’s new owners back Sean Dyche as manager looks to deliver wins Everton manager Sean Dyche said he has the support of the club’s new owners but that he needs to deliver on the field to prove himself. Friedkin Group completed the takeover of the Premier League club on Thursday, in the […]
Gukesh’s World chess championship title is triumph of the system The last seven minutes tell us a lot. Watch it on YouTube. It is as exciting and character-revealing as a shootout in football. The ordinariness of the action cannot detract from its import. It is move 55 and Ding Liren makes his fatal error. Gukesh […]
AUS vs IND: McSweeney vows to ‘work really hard’ after being dropped from Australia squad for final two Tests Australian opener Nathan McSweeney admitted that he felt “devastated” after being dropped for the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, after making his debut in the opening match of the series. On Friday, […]
India vs Australia Boxing Day Test: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli lead preparations ahead of Melbourne face-off Past the statues of Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne frozen in their bowling actions and fringed by lush foliage, the Melbourne Cricket Ground is a pretty sight. There is history in every corner, and at one level lower than […]
Chasing Mt. Sachin: The numbers at the root of Joe’s runaway renaissance The England men’s cricket team is scheduled to play 22 Tests over the next 26 months, a figure indicative of how well the longest format is thriving. However, if you are a fan of a certain 5′5″ Mumbai-born retired cricketer, this 22-Test figure […]
Pogba wants to ‘turn page’ after brother sentenced in extortion case France international footballer Paul Pogba told AFP on Friday he wanted “to turn the page” after his brother was sentenced to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after a high-profile extortion case. “There is no winner in this case which involves members […]
Serie A 2024-25: Tijjani Reijnders strike earns AC Milan victory at Hellas Verona AC Milan won 1-0 at Hellas Verona on Friday as Tijjani Reijnders’ second-half strike proved decisive in a keenly-contested Serie A clash. The visitor scored in the 56th minute as Reijnders made a well-timed run to evade the defence before expertly guiding […]
Bundesliga 2024-25: Bayern Munich beats RB Leipzig 5-1 to end year on top of the table Bayern Munich stamped its authority over the Bundesliga in commanding style by hammering fourth-placed RB Leipzig 5-1 on Friday in a game that featured two goals in the opening two minutes for the first time in the league’s history. […]
Learner Tien sets-up all-American NextGen semifinal duel Learner Tien set up an all-American last-four clash against close friend Alex Michelsen at the NextGen ATP Finals on Friday by knocking out top seed and 2023 runner-up Arthur Fils. The 19-year-old Tien, who has risen to 122 in the world after starting the year at a lowly 453, […]
Prithi, Ashwin’s wife, pens a tribute to her ‘all-time favourite cricketer’ Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin concluded his illustrious international career following the end of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Brisbane on Wednesday. Ashwin retired with 537 Test wickets at an average of 24, along with 3,503 runs, including six centuries. He also claimed […]
