India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar will be addressing a press conference in Mumbai before flying to Sri Lanka for India’s six-match white-ball series. “A pre-departure press conference has been organised ahead of the team’s departure to Sri Lanka for the bilateral series,” News 18 quoted BCCI as saying. The…
U.S. Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the men’s 100m in the Diamond League in London on July 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Noah Lyles set himself up perfectly for the Paris Olympics by haring to a personal best in winning the 100m at July 20 Diamond League meeting. In the last sprint before the Olympics,…
Hands full: Marquez will continue to coach FC Goa simultaneously till the end of the season in 2025. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI The All India Football Federation (AIFF) named Manolo Marquez, the FC Goa gaffer, as the senior men’s National side’s head coach for the next three years. The decision was made in…
West Brook and Ricardo impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (July 20) Outer sand: 600m: Ladylion (Chetan K) 45. Moved on the bit. Silver Strike (Dhanu S) 45. In fine trim. Ardakan (R. Pradeep) 45. Easy. 1000m: Flash (Sandesh) 1-13, 600/44. Strode out well. Continues (M. Naveen), Pursuit Of Wealth (Sai…
Bengaluru based trainer Prasanna Kumar’s ward Royal Mysore, with four straight wins, is poised to dominate the Winfair247 Gaming Trophy, the highlight of 2024 Pune’s racing season opener on Sunday, July 21. Rails will be announced one hour before the start of the first race. 1. ELEGANCE PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), Cl. V, 4-y-o and…
Going through the painful and energy-sucking process of weight-cutting is a nightmare for wrestlers but Reetika Hooda did not have to worry about it. Wrestlers usually have to go without food, sometimes even without water, to ensure that the weight scale does not tilt against them. But Reetika’s team ensures that she takes additional small…
Deepika Kumari is torn between two worlds. One where the doting mother longs to be with her 19-month-old daughter Vedika, and another where the ace Indian archer craves for an elusive Olympic medal. But the resilience she showed in fusing those two different spaces in her life has taken Deepika to the Paris Games, the…
Sure, they call it the City of Light. But Paris is also the City of Fashion, one of the most influential fashion capitals of the world for decades, no, centuries (remember Louis XIV?) So it’s no surprise that fashion designers across the globe are busy getting their national team uniforms ready for their unique spotlight….
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been out of the team since the last ODI World Cup in November 2023 and has missed all cricketing action since then, including the IPL and the T20 World Cup 2024. The bowler had to undergo surgery on his right tendon in February this year. Now, in a recent interaction…
Kalyan Chaubey, President of the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF). File | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey said the new head coach of the Indian national team would be picked based on their ability to bring in results and develop the game in the country. The…
