Brazil will begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign without Neymar after head coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the star forward will not be available for the team’s opening Group C fixture against Morocco.The Selecao are set to face Morocco at MetLife Stadium on June 14 (IST) in what will be their first match of the…
United States’ Tim Ream (AP Photo) The United States kicked off their FIFA World Cup campaign with an impressive 4-1 win over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium on Saturday, but the match will also be remembered for a groundbreaking VAR decision involving veteran defender Tim Ream.The incident unfolded in the second half when Dutch referee Danny…
India and Pakistan flags (PTI Photo) India will begin their quest for a maiden ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the 2026 edition on Sunday. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian team enters the tournament with confidence after winning the ODI World Cup last…
England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge celebrates reaching her century. (AP Photo) England rewrote the history books in emphatic fashion at Edgbaston, posting the highest team total in Women’s T20 World Cup history — 219/1 — before cruising to an 87-run win over Sri Lanka in their tournament opener.On a sunlit evening in front of 14,865 fans, England’s…
NEW DELHI: India’s PV Sindhu saw her impressive run at the Australian Open 2026 come to an end after a straight-game loss to reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles semifinals in Sydney on Saturday. Sindhu fought hard in the opening game but eventually went down 22-20, 21-12, missing out on a place…
Jemimah Rodrigues (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) NEW DELHI: India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has opened up about the unique pressure surrounding an India-Pakistan clash ahead of the two teams’ opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in Birmingham on Sunday. She said the rivalry carries expectations unlike any other game and recalled the advice…
Derrick Lewis (Image credit: Instagram) For most of the last decade, Derrick Lewis has occupied a unique place in the UFC heavyweight landscape. Championships came close but never stayed, but the knockouts kept arriving.The personality never faded, and long after generations of contenders came and went, and ‘The Black Beast’ continued to matter. With 16…
Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul (BCCI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: The injuries to Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya have left coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill with several questions to answer as India’s road to the 2027 ODI World Cup begins on Saturday at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala, where…
File Pic: Manu Bhaker with Jaspal Rana (Pic credit: Bhaker’s X post) NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker on Saturday paid an emotional tribute to her former coach Jaspal Rana, describing his death as an “irreparable loss” and remembering the man she said understood her better than most people.Bhaker shared a series of photographs…
