The parade of European powers advancing to the Champions League knockout stage on Wednesday was disrupted by Sporting Lisbon completing a stunning turnaround to join them. Manchester City and Real Madrid are back in the round of 16 after beating teams they lost to in September. Paris Saint-Germain also went through…
India head coach Rahul Dravid seems to be pretty hands-on in his coaching approach. After he was spotted doubling as a throw down specialist in his first assignment as a full-time coach during the T20I series vs New Zealand, Dravid was bowling off-spin to India batters at the nets in the lead up to the 2-Test series…
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of blackmailing his former France international teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. The Versailles court also fined him 75,000 euros ($84,170) and ordered him to pay Valbuena 80,000 euros to cover…
India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane said he is not concerned about his form with the bat and that he is focussed on leading the team in the first of a 2-Test series against tNew Zealand in Kanpur from November 25. Rahane played down concerns even as his place in the side is being questioned ahead of an…
Experienced wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik and young all-rounder Washington Sundar were named in Tamil Nadu’s 20-man squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy cricket tournament. Karthik missed the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament which Tamil Nadu won in New Delhi on Monday owing to an injury, while Washington Sundar…
Manchester United sealed the Champions League last 16 berth after Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho scored late goals in a 2-0 victory at Villarreal on Tuesday, while title holders Chelsea also stormed into the knockout phase by hammering Juventus. Ronaldo, Sancho score in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over…
Australian opener Marcus Harris has backed Tim Paine to continue playing as wicketkeeper after a sexting scandal saw the 36-year-old relinquish the captaincy. Harris said that Australia’s Test cricketers only became aware of Paine’s decision half an hour before he went public last Friday to reveal he had…
Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes that the upcoming Test series against New Zealand is going to be extremely important for Ajinkya Rahane who is “on thin ice” despite being named captain for the first match. Chopra said that Rahane’s main problem is his consistency throughout his career. Notably,…
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday posted a heartfelt message for former teammate and coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after he was sacked from the top job following a disappointing season in the Premier League. Solskjaer was dismissed as the first-team manager after Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Watford…
Ajinkya Rahane congratulated teammate Rohit Sharma for a winning start to his T20I captaincy stint after India crushed New Zealand by 73 runs to sweep the 3-match series 3-0 in Kolkata on Sunday night. Rohit Sharma led from the front once again for, scoring 56 runs as India posted 184 for 7 on the board and then bowled…