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Khawaja urges selectors to pick Warner’s replacement on class, not form

07 Dec 2023 11:47 AM IST

Australia Test batter Usman Khawaja has urged the national selectors to look for class over form when they choose his next opening partner after David Warner quits the longest format next month. Warner is set to play his last Test at his home ground in Sydney against Pakistan in the

Team India Ready for Multi-Format Series, Arrives in South Africa

07 Dec 2023 11:47 AM IST

The Indian cricket team was warmly greeted by enthusiastic fans upon their arrival in Durban for the upcoming multi-format series against South Africa. Amid cheers from supporters at the airport, the players engaged with fans, posing for photographs and soaking in the lively reception. The Board of Control for Cricket

Overabundance of cricket impacts all-rounders’ progress: Kallis

07 Dec 2023 11:46 AM IST

Jacques Kallis, one of the last multi-skilled legends, says quality all-rounders have become a scarcity in modern-day cricket, especially in Test cricket, because of “too much cricket across formats.”. While Sir Garfield Sobers (8032 runs and 235 wickets) is considered ‘greatest of ‘em all’ across generations, Kallis (25,000-plus runs and

Will play IPL until I can’t walk anymore: Maxwell

07 Dec 2023 11:46 AM IST

Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has vowed to play in the world’s biggest cricket league, the IPL, ‘until he can’t walk anymore’. The 35-year-old, who played a massive role in Australia’s ODI World Cup-winning campaign in India recently, will once again don the colours of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the

Gladbach into German Cup quarterfinals with Manu Koné’s

07 Dec 2023 11:44 AM IST

Manu Koné headed the winning goal in the 120th minute as Borussia Moenchengladbach won 1-0 against Wolfsburg after extra time for a place in the German Cup quarterfinals. With a penalty shootout looming, Florian Neuhaus found space out wide to lob a cross over the goalkeeper for French midfielder Koné

Last-minute win for Arsenal, but Raya’s play worries

07 Dec 2023 11:43 AM IST

As soon as the ball hit the back of the net, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya sprinted the length of the field to celebrate the last-gasp winner with his jubilant teammates. No player will have been more relieved than Raya to see Declan Rice’s glancing header creep into the corner and

Canadian soccer icon Sinclair retires after 23 glorious years

07 Dec 2023 11:42 AM IST

Christine Sinclair, the world’s top international goal scorer among both women and men, played her final match with the Canadian national team. Sinclair, 40, ended her 23-year national team career with a 1-0 victory against Australia on Tuesday at Vancouver’s BC Place — renamed Christine Sinclair Place for the occasion.

UEFA’s UN pledge: Promoting human rights and combatting discrimination

07 Dec 2023 11:41 AM IST

European soccer body UEFA went to the United Nations pledged to do more to promote human rights and protect women from abuse in the sport. At Champions League games next week, messages will be broadcast on television and social media for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human

Botafogo’s devastating loss in national league

07 Dec 2023 11:41 AM IST

There’s an old saying in Brazilian soccer: some things only happen to Botafogo. The reference to the club’s historic lack of luck has never rung truer than this year. The club of World Cup winning greats like Mané Garrincha, Jairzinho and Mário Zagallo squandered a 13-point lead in the Brazilian

Wozniacki’s wild card return to 2024 Australian Open

07 Dec 2023 11:40 AM IST

Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has been awarded one of the first wild cards for the 2024 Australian Open and is planning on bringing her two young children to the scene of her biggest Grand Slam triumph. Wozniacki, the 2018 Australian Open women’s champion, and six Australian players were granted

India braces for complacency battle with Spain

07 Dec 2023 11:34 AM IST

Their campaign has started off positively, but India must guard against complacency when they face Spain in their second Pool C match of the FIH junior men’s hockey World Cup here on Thursday. Vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal came out to be India’s saviour, scoring a hat-trick as India overcame some

Gravolite Partners with Pro Kabaddi League 2023

06 Dec 2023 14:51 PM IST

Gravolite, one of the leading sports mat manufacturers in India, became the official supplier of Kabaddi Mats for the Pro Kabaddi league scheduled to be held from 2ndDecember 2023 to 21st February 2024. These state-of-the art mats have been approved by the Kabaddi Federation of India. The 10th season of Pro Kabaddi League started