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Croatia clinches Euro 2024; Wales heads playoffs

23 Nov 2023 10:21 AM IST

Croatia overcame some nerves and a stubborn Armenia team to win 1-0 and secure the last automatic qualifying spot for next year’s European Championship. The Croats needed a win to guarantee qualification along with Group D winner Turkey. But it was tense in Zagreb until midfielder Ante Budimir headed in

Stimac discontent: Limited prep raises concerns for Asian Cup

23 Nov 2023 10:20 AM IST

India’s national football team head coach, Igor Stimac, expressed his dissatisfaction with the preparation time for the upcoming Asian Cup in Doha, asserting that the tournament lacked significance due to the team’s insufficient training. Stimac had advocated for a four-week national camp before the premier continental competition, which commences on

Ronaldo, Messi showdown set for Saudi tournament

23 Nov 2023 10:19 AM IST

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could resume their longstanding rivalry in a tournament being staged in Saudi Arabia in February. Organizers of the Riyadh Season Cup said that Messi’s Inter Miami is expected to play in the three-team event. Miami called the announcement “inaccurate” and said it had been determining

Chahal’s tweet after getting ignored for Australia T20Is goes viral

22 Nov 2023 11:37 AM IST

Following a snub from the India squad for the five-match Australia T20I series, Yuzvendra Chahal’s cryptic post on X has evoked mixed reactions. The 33-year-old spinner took to his official X account (formerly Twitter) and shared a mysterious ‘no-word’ post, which included only an emoji. His post gained more than

Several Kiwis cricketers show interest in kabaddi thrills

22 Nov 2023 11:36 AM IST

New Zealand cricketers Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner and Tom Latham found the game of kabaddi interesting when they were shown a few highlights from the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) during their time in India for the ICC Cricket World Cup. “It looks like a pretty physical game. It looks similar

Pakistan appoints Gul, Ajmal as bowling coaches

22 Nov 2023 11:34 AM IST

Pakistan bowlers Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal have been appointed the fast bowling and spin bowling coaches of the national squad for the upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. Umar, a member of the 2009 World T20 winning squad, has worked before with the Pakistan team as a bowling

Despite record crowds, questions arise about future of 50-over cricket

22 Nov 2023 11:33 AM IST

World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins, by his own admission, has fallen in love with 50-over cricket all over again, but the jury remains out on the future of the ODI format, whose relevance in modern-day cricket has been debated for some time now. India is the heartbeat of world cricket,

Shoaib Malik questions KL Rahul’s game plan in CWC final

22 Nov 2023 11:30 AM IST

Following India’s six-wicket loss against Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023 final match on Sunday, former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik said that KL Rahul was trying to bat through the 50 overs. Speaking to media persons, Malik mentioned that Rahul should have rotated his strike since boundaries weren’t coming.

Warner rested for upcoming T20s series against India

22 Nov 2023 11:30 AM IST

The selectors have decided to rest David Warner for the five-match T20 series in India following Australia’s ODI World Cup triumph in Ahmedabad. Warner, Australia’s leading run-scorer with 535 runs in the triumphant campaign, was originally part of the squad to be led by Matthew Wade. The squad for the

Atlanta chosen for 2024 Copa América opening game

22 Nov 2023 11:28 AM IST

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta was awarded the 2024 Copa América opener and South Florida’s Hard Rock Stadium will host the final of the tournament, held outside of its home continent for only the second time. A joint announcement was made Monday by soccer’s governing bodies of South America and of

TGL delayed to 2025 amid Florida Arena damage

22 Nov 2023 11:27 AM IST

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will wait until 2025 to launch their tech-infused TGL competition because of damage to the Florida arena that was going to take too long to repair and create scheduling problems for television and players. The six-team league was supposed to debut on Jan. 9 on

Wenger vows to unearth football talent in India

22 Nov 2023 11:26 AM IST

Legendary coach Arsene Wenger on Tuesday committed himself to “digging out talent” in India and place the country on world football map, as he inaugurated the FIFA-AIFF academy here. Former Arsenal coach Wenger, currently serving as FIFA’s chief of global football development, did not give any time frame when India