Mitchell Starc and Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc and Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz had an exchange during a tense end to the second day of the first Test in Darwin on Friday.The incident took place during Starc’s 21st over, the 103rd over of Bangladesh’s innings. Miraz hit the ball…
Santos’ Neymar (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Brazilian superstar Neymar hit back at sections of the Santos crowd after being booed during the club’s 2-1 comeback victory over Macara in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana round-of-16 tie. Despite delivering a match-winning performance with two assists, Neymar was unhappy with the negativity from some supporters and…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India spin great Harbhajan Singh believes there is only one way to tackle Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s extraordinary strokeplay — attack the 15-year-old and go for his wicket rather than trying to contain him.Sooryavanshi has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting young batters in the game, with Harbhajan…
Jamshedpur FC players (Pic credit: JFC) NEW DELHI: TATA Steel has approved the sale of its entire stake in Jamshedpur Football and Sporting Private Limited (JFSPL), the company that owns Indian Super League (ISL) club Jamshedpur FC, to Goa’s Churchill Brothers Sports Club Private Limited for a nominal consideration of Rs 100.The transaction, approved by…
Dhananjaya de Silva and Shubman Gill. (TOI Photo) India captain Shubman Gill believes the team needs adequate preparation time before a Test series as it begins its latest World Test Championship campaign against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday.With India targeting a place in the WTC final, Gill stressed that players need time to adapt…
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy NEW DELHI: For Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, injury is never a one-man problem. When his shoulder hurts, somewhere along the way, Chirag Shetty hurts too.That is the peculiar reality of a partnership that has grown far beyond the boundaries of a badminton court. The two are among India’s most successful men’s doubles…
Manpreet Singh (ANI Photo) India midfielder Manpreet Singh is determined to make his fourth FIH Hockey World Cup a memorable one as the team bids to end a 51-year wait for its second men’s world title.India’s only World Cup triumph came in 1975, and Manpreet believes the current side has the experience, talent and belief…
(Pic credit: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Instagram page) Cristiano Ronaldo is back at work. Just two days after confirming his marriage to long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez, the Portugal superstar returned to training with Al-Nassr and shared pictures from the session on social media with a simple caption: “Back.”The 41-year-old posted a series of images from his training…
File Pic: FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) Six Arab football federations have thrown their weight behind Gianni Infantino, declaring their “full support” for the embattled FIFA president as opposition to his controversial World Cup investment plan continues to grow.The backing came from Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon and Sudan on Thursday, with four of…
PUNE: The pain of winning a quota place and not being able to represent the country can hurt. It took Tilottama Sen months to get out of disappointment.Today, more than two years after the heartbreak — and a year after she returned to shooting — Tilottama has made it to the Asian Games team.The shooter…
