Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez’s wedding has a new update.(Image via Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo‘s long-awaited return to Al-Nassr has taken another unexpected turn after the club’s coaching staff reportedly decided to extend his post-World Cup break. The development comes as fresh speculation surrounding the Portuguese star’s personal life continues to circulate, with rumours of…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo) Ajinkya Rahane has opened up about one of the most talked-about incidents involving him and Yashasvi Jaiswal, revealing that his intervention during the 2022 Duleep Trophy final may have prevented the young batter from receiving a four-match ban.The relationship between Rahane and Jaiswal has been a subject of considerable discussion…
Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten (Image: Sahil Malhotra/ TOI Photo) Colombo: Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten was a keen observer at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground on Sunday as India continued their preparations for the upcoming two-Test series, with the former India coach getting a close look at the visitors during their final…
Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has backed young Punjab pacer Gurnoor Brar as the most promising fast-bowling talent in India’s current crop. With Jasprit Bumrah unavailable due to injury, India are looking at younger options to strengthen their pace attack.The 26-year-old Brar, who stands 6-foot-5, was surprisingly included in India’s Test squad in June despite…
Inter Miami midfielder Rodrigo de Paul, left, celebrates after scoring a goal, wearing the shirt of Lionel Messi (10) . (AP Photo) Rodrigo De Paul produced a moment of brilliance and an emotional tribute to his close friend Lionel Messi after scoring Inter Miami’s opener against Monterrey, revealing Messi’s iconic No. 10 jersey beneath his…
Rafael Nadal and Lionel Messi Condolences have poured in from across the sporting world following the death of Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, with tennis great Rafael Nadal among those to send an emotional message to the Argentine football icon and his family.Jorge Messi, who was 68, died on Friday in Rosario, Argentina, following a…
Basant Kumar Meghwal (Image: X/@afiindia) Indian high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal created history by winning the silver medal in the men’s high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district produced a lifetime-best effort of 2.21m to secure India’s second medal of…
Sourav Ganguly and Javagal Srinath CHENNAI: If Javagal Srinath had been the match referee when former India captain Sourav Ganguly famously kept his Australian counterpart Steve Waugh waiting at the toss during the 2001 Eden Gardens Test match, Ganguly may well have faced a suspension!“I would have banned Sourav for a few games,” Srinath said…
India head coach Craig Fulton BENGALURU: Being the coach of an Indian hockey team at the moment is hardly an enviable job. With the FIH World Cup followed immediately by the Asian Games, Craig Fulton’s side has a packed calendar to negotiate. Add to that the controversy over the change in the team’s jersey colour,…
FIDE’s official motto, Gens una sumus (we are one family), was adopted in 1952, almost three decades after the chess governing body was set up in 1924. On its face, the motto carries the naïve idealism of a mid-twentieth-century world recovering from the horrors of the Second World War.A hopeful attempt to frame a centuries-old…
