Is he 100 percent fit? Rishabh Pant is overweight: Danish Kaneria raises questions over India keeper’s fitness

Is he 100 percent fit? Rishabh Pant is overweight: Danish Kaneria raises questions over India keeper’s fitness

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

Brazil’s ‘shameless’ fans supporting Lionel Messi’s Argentina

Brazil’s ‘shameless’ fans supporting Lionel Messi’s Argentina

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

FIFA World Cup Run Temporarily Masks Argentina’s Inflation Misery

FIFA World Cup Run Temporarily Masks Argentina's Inflation Misery

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

FIFA World Cup 2022: Tied at 5 goals each, Messi-Mbappe in ace to win ‘Golden Boot’ in final

FIFA World Cup 2022: Tied at 5 goals each, Messi-Mbappe in ace to win ‘Golden Boot’ in final

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

‘We will try to counter Messi’s threat,’ says France coach Didier Deschamps

‘We will try to counter Messi's threat,’ says France coach Didier Deschamps

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

Messi might break two spectacular world records in FIFA WC 2022 final

Messi might break two spectacular world records in FIFA WC 2022 final

In the semi-final of FIFA World Cup 2022, Lionel Messi-led Argentina surpassed Croatia 3-0 and cruised into the final. Messi drew first blood in the 34th minute when he scored via penalty. The 1-0 lead was further accentuated by Julian Alvarez who scored in the 39th and 69th minute. With the win, Messi is just … Read more

Ishant, Rahane to lose BCCI annual contracts; Hardik, Gill & Suryakumar to be promoted

Ishant, Rahane to lose BCCI annual contracts; Hardik, Gill & Suryakumar to be promoted

Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma may face the axe from BCCI’s central contract list while Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, and Hardik Pandya may get a promotion once the Board meeting on December 21 runs its course. Hardik Pandya, who is being seen as the future T20 captain, is likely to get a promotion to Group … Read more

Messi ‘fool’ taunt spawns mugs, T-shirts in Argentina

Messi ‘fool’ taunt spawns mugs, T-shirts in Argentina

“What are you looking at, fool? Get lost!” Lionel Messi’s World Cup taunt of Dutch player Wout Weghorst has delighted Argentina, where the phrase has made its way onto mugs, shirts and other products. In a viral video online, soccer superstar Messi is shown being interviewed after Friday’s stormy quarter-final clash with the Netherlands, when … Read more

‘No title can explain the impact you’ve had on people’: Kohli hails Ronaldo after Portugal’s WC exit

‘No title can explain the impact you’ve had on people’: Kohli hails Ronaldo after Portugal’s WC exit

Hours after Cristiano Ronaldo’s emotional Instagram post following Portugal’s exit from the FIFA World Cup, former India Cricket team captain Virat Kohli has come out in support of the star footballer. Ronaldo’s chance to win a World Cup title at the FIFA World Cup 2022 may have been his last, and the 37-year-old left empty-handed … Read more

Rashid Khan to lead MI Cape Town, Kieron Pollard to lead MI Emirates

Rashid Khan to lead MI Cape Town, Kieron Pollard to lead MI Emirates

MI Global today announced the captains for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town. Kieron Pollard and Rashid Khan will take over the captain’s duties for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town, respectively. Mumbai Indians went global with the addition of teams in the T20 cricketing leagues of South Africa and UAE earlier this year. The … Read more

England batters break 112-year-old cricket against Pakistan

England batters break 112-year-old cricket against Pakistan

England batters broke a 112-year-old record on the first day of the first test match against Pakistan, racking up 506 runs for a loss of four wickets at Rawalpindi’s cricket stadium in 75 overs when play was called off due to bad light. Playing its first test match on Pakistani soil in 17 years, English … Read more

World Cup 2022: Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana sent home from tournament

World Cup 2022: Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana sent home from tournament

Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana was sent home from the World Cup on Tuesday for disciplinary reasons after a dispute with coach Rigobert Song. The Inter Milan goalkeeper was “temporarily suspended” from the team, the Cameroon soccer federation said in a statement, and the suspension would cover the rest of the tournament in Qatar. The federation … Read more

Formula One: Ferrari team principal resigns after troubled season

Formula One: Ferrari team principal resigns after troubled season

Ferrari is parting ways with Mattia Binotto after 28 years — four as head of the Formula One team — following a hideous season of botched strategy calls that cost Charles Leclerc any chance to contend for the championship. Leclerc opened with two wins in the first three races and seemed poised to challenge Max … Read more

World Cup 2022: Spectator runs with rainbow flag onto field

World Cup 2022: Spectator runs with rainbow flag onto field

A protester ran onto the field Monday carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a blue Superman T-shirt that said “SAVE UKRAINE” on the front and “RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN” on the back during a World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay. READ | Can Cristiano Ronaldo play for any top club? Bernardo Silva’s take on … Read more