Irfan Pathan and Kumar Sangakkara NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has revisited a little-known heated exchange with Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara during the 2005 Test in Delhi, revealing how an argument over a changed ball escalated into personal sledging before the two eventually put the incident behind them and became friends.Pathan was…
Ronald Araujo (Pic credit: LFC) Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo has described his move to Liverpool as the “ideal” decision at this stage of his career after the Uruguay defender completed a season-long loan to the Premier League club on Monday.The 27-year-old joins Liverpool for the 2026-27 season after agreeing to take a pay cut to…
NEW DELHI: Eighteen years after scripting history at the Beijing Olympics, Indian shooting legend Abhinav Bindra looked back on the moment that changed Indian sport forever, describing his individual gold medal as the “biggest peak of my sporting life”.On August 11, 2008, Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal when…
File Pic: Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi and Neymar (Getty Image/La Liga) Could one of football’s most iconic attacking trios reunite after almost a decade? Neymar’s uncertain future at Santos has once again put Inter Miami on the radar, opening the possibility of the Brazilian linking up with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez for one final…
Salima Tete and Harmanpreet Singh (Image credit: Hockey India) The upcoming FIH Men’s and Women’s World Cups in Belgium and the Netherlands will be played under a new three-stage format, making the league phase even more crucial as points earned in the opening round will be carried forward to the next stage. That is, the…
Image credit: Wrestling Federation of India NEW DELHI: Indian wrestling has suffered a doping setback ahead of the Asian Games, with Greco-Roman wrestler Deepanshu provisionally suspended by the National AntiDoping Agency (NADA) after failing an out-of-competition dope test for the prohibited anabolic steroid stanozolol.Deepanshu, who competes in the 130kg category, had won the Asian Games…
BENGALURU: Following his impressive runner-up finish at the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in April , Ayush Shetty has struggled to hit the same stride. A minor elbow injury in June did not help, and the Mangaluruborn shuttler has since suffered three first-round exits and two second-round defeats in the last three months.The road ahead is…
Sarfaraz Khan (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has welcomed Sarfaraz Khan‘s return to India’s Test squad and backed him to make the playing XI against Sri Lanka, arguing that his ability against spin could make him a better option than Dhruv Jurel in the conditions expected in Galle.Sarfaraz was added to…
File Pic: US President Donald Trump with FIFA president Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino as pressure continues to mount on the football governing body’s chief, warning that replacing him would be a “terrible mistake”.Trump’s intervention comes at a time when Infantino is facing…
In cricket, as in life, fortunes can change in a short time. Over the years, Sarfaraz Khan has subtly expressed his frustration at being sidelined from the Indian Test team despite consistent performances in the Ranji Trophy.On Friday, the Mumbai batter posted a photo on Instagram from the 2019 Telugu film ‘Jersey’ with a caption…