World chess: Game 8 thriller ends in another draw The match between Ding and challenger D Gukesh remains tied at 4-4, with six more classical games remaining. After Tuesday’s five-hour plus duel, Ding arrived to play with the White pieces and started off with a different first move – 1.c4, the English Opening, than he […]
UAB retains coach Trent Dilfer for 2025 after 2 losing seasons Blazers athletic director Mark Ingram said Tuesday that the school is retaining Dilfer for 2025, days after the team completed a 3-9 season that included a 71-20 loss to Tulane and a 53-18 loss to Memphis. The Super Bowl-winning former NFL quarterback is 7-17 […]
Ball State makes Mike Uremovich football coach as early signing period opens Uremovich is the former head coach at nearby Butler, where he led the Bulldogs to three straight winning seasons and their first FCS national ranking. He replaces Mike Neu, who was fired 10 games into his ninth season at his alma mater. “We […]
Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner dealing with a hamstring injury that could sideline him vs. Dolphins Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Wednesday that Gardner was still having tests on his leg after he left the Jets’ loss last Sunday against Seattle late with the injury. Ulbrich didn’t sound optimistic about Gardner’s chances of playing, especially against […]
Raj Kapoor@100: Retrospective to screen Showman’s 10 films including ‘Awaara’, ‘Shree 420’, ‘Bobby’ Ten films of Raj Kapoor, including “Aag”, “Awaara”, “Shree 420”, “Sangam”, and “Bobby”, will be showcased at a retrospective to celebrate the birth centenary of the multihyphenate across India from December 13 to December 15. Raj Kapoor’s grandson and actor Ranbir Kapoor […]
ISL 2024-25: FC Goa beats Hyderabad 2-0 as Manolo celebrates 100th Indian Super League match in style FC Goa ensured its head coach Manolo Marquez could celebrate his 100th match as an ISL coach after a 2-0 win over his former side Hyderabad FC (HFC) at the Gachibowli Stadium here on Wednesday. Goa’s win also […]
Araijeet’s four goals hand India 5th title in men’s junior Asia Cup This was India’s fifth title in the continental tournament, having previously won the crown in 2004, 2008, 2015 and 2023. The tournament was not held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Araijeet converted three penalty corners in the fourth, 18th and 54th minutes […]
Rashid urges Taliban government to reconsider ban on medical training for women Media reports stated that the Taliban’s leadership has ordered private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women in Afghanistan. In September 2021, a month after they returned to power, the Taliban stopped schooling for girls after grade six. They banned […]
Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024: India defeats Pakistan 5-3 in finals to win fifth title The Indian junior men’s hockey team defeated Pakistan 5-3 in the final of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 in Muscat, Oman, to win its fifth title on Wednesday. More to follow…
College football picks: ‘Let’s play two’ a theme for handful of conference championship games That will be the task for four teams in Football Bowl Subdivision conference championship games. The FCS-level Southwestern Athletic Conference game also is a rematch. The FBS rematches: Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State in the Sun Belt, UNLV at Boise State […]
