IPL 2025: Full list of KKR captains over the years; captaincy record, stats, win-loss ratio Ajinkya Rahane was named Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season as the franchise looks to defend its title. The 36-year-old is set to become the team’s ninth captain and take over the […]
‘Let my teammates down’, says Son after South Korea World Cup qualifier draw Son Heung-min said he let his teammates down after South Korea stumbled in World Cup qualifying with a 1-1 home draw against Oman. The Spurs striker failed to get on the scoresheet on Thursday as the Koreans fluffed a chance to take […]
Beth Mooney: The steady hand in a flashy game Australia keeper-batter Beth Mooney has a stacked trophy cabinet. Four World titles, a Commonwealth gold medal, three Women’s Big Bash crowns, a Women’s National Cricket League title, and two Belinda Clark Awards (given to Australia’s best international woman cricketer) are just some of her many laurels. […]
Swiss Open 2025: Qualifier Sankar Muthusamy stuns World No. 2 Antonsen to reach quarterfinals S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian has been playing hard and working harder with his coach Aravindan Samiappan for the last two years but somehow, did not have the results to show for it. Everything came together in Basel on Thursday night when […]
Sebastian Coe gracious after crushing defeat in IOC presidential election The biggest name in the field and one of the favourites, Sebastian Coe headed into the IOC presidential race exuding confidence, yet the Briton suffered a heavy defeat as Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry took the prize in the first round of voting on Thursday. Coe, who […]
FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Vinicius Junior’s late goal seals Brazil’s 2-1 win over Colombia in South American qualifying A last-minute goal by Vinicius Junior secured Brazil’s 2-1 win over Colombia in World Cup qualifying on Thursday, helping his team and millions of fans avoid more disappointment. A draw would have seen Brazil slump to […]
New IOC President Coventry wants sit-down with Trump on LA 2028 Games International Olympic Committee’s newly-elected President Kirsty Coventry wants to sit down with United States President Donald Trump to make sure the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics are successful, she said on Thursday. “President Trump is a huge supporter of sport. There’s never been a […]
Djokovic explains why he is not named in PTPA lawsuit against ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA Novak Djokovic said on Thursday he disagreed with some aspects of a class-action lawsuit filed by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association’s (PTPA) against the sport’s governing bodies. The PTPA filed the suit in a New York court on Tuesday […]
UEFA Nations League quarterfinals: Merino saves blushes for Spain, holds Netherlands to 2-2 draw in first leg Spain snatched a stoppage-time equaliser against 10-man Netherlands to secure a 2-2 draw on Thursday that kept up a two-year unbeaten streak and gave the holder the advantage in its Nations League quarterfinal tie. Substitute Mikel Merino, a […]
UEFA Nations League quarterfinals: Goretzka winner helps Germany beat Italy 2-1 in first leg Germany came from behind to defeat Italy 2-1 at the San Siro on Thursday in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal, with Leon Goretzka heading the winning goal 14 minutes from time. The second leg is in Dortmund on […]
