Online Sports Desk Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international duty with Argentina after winning 207 caps. Messi, who made his Argentina debut in 2005, won the World Cup in 2022 and was a runner-up this summer and in 2014. He also secured two Copa América titles. He wrote in a statement: “It was a…
Lahore: Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq could face strong disciplinary action after the Pakistan Cricket Board decided to conduct a probe into his left calf muscle injury, which prevented him from batting in both innings of the second Test against England at Lord’s. Imam injured himself while fielding on the opening day of the Test and didn’t…
Dubai: Veteran Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma on Sunday became the leading wicket-taker in women’s T20 Internationals with 171 wickets, during their 94-run rout of Thailand in the Women’s Asia Cup here. Deepti achieved the feat in her 150th T20I for India, becoming only the third Indian after Harmanpreet Kaur (203) and Smriti Mandhana (172) to…
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 15-member India U-19 squad for the home series against Australia, and it included the likes of Aaryavir Sehwag, son of India legend Virender Sehwag, and Anvay Dravid, son of ex-India coach Rahul Dravid. However, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi did not find a place in…
Wavre (Belgium): The Indian men’s hockey team went down 3-4 in a shoot-out to co-hosts Belgium after a thrilling draw in regulation time to finish their FIH World Cup campaign in eighth place here on Friday. Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh and Abhishek found the net in the penalty shootout, but it was not enough as…
Amstelveen: The Indian women’s hockey team pulled off a dominant 3-1 win over higher-ranked Germany in a classification match to finish a creditable fifth in the FIH World Cup, its best show in 52 years, here on Thursday. Navneet Kaur (44th and 47th) scored a brace to play a major role in the win as…
Mumbai: Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batter Mamata Madiwala has earned a place in the India A squad for the upcoming multi-format home series against Australia A, marking another significant step in her cricketing career. The Women’s Selection Committee has announced the India A squads for a tour comprising three T20s, three One-Day matches and a Multi-Day fixture against…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s Olympic performance can improve only if the country manages to increase its participation in those events where it has not participated in the past. In a virtual address to hundreds of athletes, students and volunteers who gathered at various locations for the Khelo India Dialogue,…
Colombo: Sri Lankan batters were defiant in phases but the Indian bowlers made a timely intervention to reduce the hosts to 229 for six in their second innings on day four of the second and final Test in Colombo on Wednesday. Sonal Dinusha (7) and Keshara Nuwantha (3) were in the middle at stumps when…
New Delhi: Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised the ICC and the BCCI for their handling of recent disciplinary violations by young players Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, saying that the two bodies are “training” them to repeat such behaviour by letting them get away with it. Both Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi have been involved…
