Stand-in skipper KL Rahul would be eager to overcome his lean patch as India are expected go for the kill in the second Test against Bangladesh, beginning In Mirpur on Thursday, to strengthen their position in the World Test Championship. The race for the top-two spots in the WTC standings has become more interesting with … Read more
Team India’s young batter Ishan Kishan’s gesture of refusing the autograph up toward Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s signature on a mobile cover is winning the hearts of thousands of cricket fans. Recently, when a fan named Randhir Kumar insisted Ishan to sign at the back of his phone and he realized that there was an autograph … Read more
England’s head coach Brendon McCullum finds it “scary” to think about how good a captain Ben Stokes can become after the team’s 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan in the Test series. The former New Zealand batter, credited with bringing about a radical change in England’s approach to playing Test cricket, said the team has performed incredibly … Read more
Argentina edged past France in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final, and Lionel Messi won the only remaining trophy in his glittering career. In a tightly-contested summit clash at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, Argentina and France drew 2-2 in regular time and then held each other to a 3-3 scoreline in extra time. It … Read more
After the World Cup earned Qatar both plaudits and censure, the energy-rich Gulf state is now starting a marathon to secure the 2036 Olympics and a place as a pillar of world sport. Even as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored goals and shed tears in Qatar’s multi-billion-dollar stadiums, its sports administrators were booking new … Read more
With talisman Lionel Messi rewriting history with La Albiceleste at the grandest stage of them all, his wife Antonella Roccuzzo has penned an emotional note following Argentina’s title triumph in the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup. Argentina defeated defending champions France on penalties after playing out a 3-3 draw in the FIFA World … Read more
FIFA expects to earn $11 billion in the 2026 World Cup cycle with a 48-team men’s tournament in North America set to deliver a big increase in revenue amid ongoing uncertainty about the exact match schedule. The four-year budget, which was presented Friday to the FIFA Council, foresees an almost 50% increase in income mainly … Read more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the 41-year-old Swedish striker who plays for AC Milan , claims that he knows who will win the Qatar 2022 World Cup final and that outcome “is written.” READ | Brazil’s ‘shameless’ fans supporting Lionel Messi’s Argentina “I think it’s already written who is going to win,” Ibrahimovic told reporters ahead of the … Read more
Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed will become England’s youngest-ever Test cricketer when the third and final game against Pakistan begins in Karachi on Saturday, skipper Ben Stokes said. Ahmed will be 18 years and 126 days old when the match begins, beating Brian Close who was 18 years and 149 days old when he debuted for England … Read more
Rishabh Pant has not enjoyed the best of time with the bat in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa at home. The stand-in skipper of the Indian team has been lauded by many for his captaincy but his form with the bat has been a major concern for the hosts with T20 World Cup … Read more
Jose Arnaldo dos Santos Junior travelled to Qatar to cheer on his beloved Brazilian national team led by Neymar in their ultimately failed attempt to claim a sixth World Cup crown. But since they were knocked out by Croatia in the quarter-finals, he switched allegiance to Brazil’s arch-rivals, Lionel Messi’s Argentina. “As a football fanatic … Read more
Argentina’s economy may be sinking but the entire country is buoyant, basking in the elation of its football team, led by iconic captain Lionel Messi, reaching the World Cup final. The dream of landing Argentina’s third world title, 36 years after the last one, seems — at least for now — to have let Argentines … Read more
In the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Argentina and France will be seen locking horns in Qatar, on Sunday. After the riveting group stage, which saw plenty of upsets, the Round of 16 and quarter-finals raised the intensity as many pre-tournament favourites bowed out whereas Morocco surprised one and all and is set … Read more
France coach Didier Deschamps admitted he was “immensely proud” after Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Morocco took the holders through to another World Cup final where he said his team would try to find a way of countering a Lionel Messi in “scintillating form” for Argentina. France is aiming to become the first team in 60 … Read more
Rabat: Morocco’s national airline said it was cancelling all flights it had scheduled for Wednesday to carry fans to Doha for the World Cup semi-final, citing what it said was a decision by Qatari authorities. READ | Messi might break two spectacular world records in FIFA WC 2022 final “Following the latest restrictions imposed by … Read more