Giuliano Simeone scored a late equaliser as Atletico Madrid came back to draw 2-2 with Villarreal after playing the final stages of the match with 10 men.The late goal came after Villarreal had taken the lead from the penalty spot following Robin Le Normand’s red card in the 76th minute.Le Normand was sent off for…
Rishabh Pant returned to the middle on Day 2 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo and immediately produced a shot that caused damage to the stadium roof.Pant, who had retired hurt on the opening day after being struck on his left arm, resumed his innings after Saransh Jain was dismissed early on…
File Pic: India’s captain Shubman Gill, right, and Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant continued his remarkable rise through India’s Test record books on Monday, surpassing captain Shubman Gill to become the country’s highest run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship history. Pant was unbeaten on 63 at lunch on the second day of…
Rishabh Pant plays a shot as Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella watches during day two of the second Test. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant has moved past legendary MS Dhoni to become India’s highest run-scorer as a designated wicketkeeper in away or neutral Tests, adding another major milestone to his growing record book.Pant crossed 2,500…
Sri Lanka’s Asitha Fernando celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal has broken his silence on his heated confrontation with Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando, making a surprise comment on a social media video discussing their on-field spat during the opening day of the second…
File Pic: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, right, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. (AP Photo) UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has ruled out challenging Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency but delivered his strongest warning yet to the world football chief, saying Infantino must either step down or face a challenger at next year’s election.Infantino has come…
North Zone vs West Zone Live Score: Pacer Tushar Deshpande and off-spinner Tanish Kotian headlined a fine bowling performance with four wickets apiece as West Zone bowled out North for a lowly 251 on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy match at the Centre of Excellence. Deshpande (4/57) and Tanush Kotian (4/72) shared the…
France’s Alex Lanier (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The shuttlecock hung in the air for a heartbeat, just long enough for Alex Lanier to measure destiny.The 21-year-old Frenchman unleashed a venomous, angled smash that kissed the hardwood before his opponent Kodai Naraoka could even flinch. As the winner landed, the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium arena erupted…
Rishabh Pant gets medical attention (right), Pant walks off the field on day one of the second test between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo. (PTI photo) India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant retired hurt after being hit on his left arm during the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday.The…
Kuldeep Yadav (ANI Photo) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak firmly dismissed speculation surrounding Kuldeep Yadav’s absence from the Colombo Test, insisting the left-arm wrist spinner was genuinely down with viral fever and there was “no need to fake” an illness to leave him out of the XI.“If the team needs a spinner and then he…
