NEW DELHI: France captain Kylian Mbappe created history on Thursday by becoming the first player since 1966 to register 10 or more goal contributions in two separate FIFA World Cups.The 27-year-old reached the landmark after scoring a goal and providing an assist in France’s 2-0 victory over Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals. Mbappe finished…
Norway’s Erling Haaland (9) leads the team as they participate in a viking boat row celebration. (AP Photo) Norway’s remarkable FIFA World Cup run has now reached beyond football and into the digital world, with Google joining the viral ‘Viking Row’ celebration craze as superstar Erling Haaland encouraged fans to search his name online in…
Team India (Pic cricket: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP and noted cricket enthusiast Shashi Tharoor delivered a scathing verdict on India’s latest T20I collapse after England sealed an emphatic 3-0 series victory, saying he was left “speechless” by yet another humiliating defeat.India’s nine-wicket loss in the fourth T20I at Bristol handed England an unassailable lead…
Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and Ishan Kishan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate did not hold back after India’s poor run in overseas T20Is continued with another series defeat. After being whitewashed 0-2 by Ireland, India have now lost the five-match T20I series against England 0-3 with…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) greets Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi after the match. (AP Photo) Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi questioned the build-up to Kylian Mbappé’s crucial goal after his side’s 2-0 FIFA World Cup quarter-final defeat to France, insisting there “definitely was a handball” while expressing confusion over why the incident was not reviewed…
Gautam Gambhir explosive press conference: On dropping Sanju Samson, losing four and more Gautam Gambhir finally breaks his silence after India’s crushing defeat to England. In this explosive press conference, the India head coach addresses Sanju Samson’s omission, the team’s disastrous batting collapse, four consecutive defeats, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s selection, and what lies ahead for Team…
Image credit: Major League Cricket NEW DELHI: Veteran spinner Sunil Narine produced a brilliant spell with the ball after half-centuries from Andre Fletcher and Matthew Tromp helped Los Angeles Knight Riders beat Washington Freedom by 18 runs in the Major League Cricket (MLC) clash at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Friday.The victory earned…
Dramatic clashes erupted between Morocco fans and police in London. (Video grab) Morocco’s FIFA World Cup dream ended with another defeat to France, but the fallout off the pitch quickly grabbed global attention as dramatic clashes erupted between fans and police in London, while Paris remained largely peaceful despite fears of widespread unrest.France defeated Morocco…
Harmanpreet Kaur ( Photo X ) Women’s cricket is set to conquer one more bastion. One hundred and forty-two years after hosting its first men’s Test, Lord’s Cricket Ground will finally welcome women’s Test cricket on Friday when England take on India in a historic four-day clash. The landmark occasion comes more than 50 years…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s disappointment was clear to see after his dismissal in the fourth T20I against England in Bristol on Thursday. The 15-year-old youngster appeared to know he had thrown his wicket away. Moments after playing a mistimed pull shot, he started walking even before the fielder completed the catch,…