Sports

Doha: Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is likely to miss the game against host Qatar at the World Cup because of a right hamstring injury, his team said Wednesday. Kouyate was “probably” out of Senegal's second Group A game Friday, the team said, forcing the African...

Dubai: Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav retained his top spot while all-rounder Hardik Pandya reached joint-50th position in the latest ICC men's T20I batting rankings released here Wednesday. Suryakumar consolidated his position at the top of the rankings after his stupendous 111 not out in...

Doha: Cristiano Ronaldo is in the shop window as he starts his fifth and probably final World Cup with Portugal. As of late Tuesday, the 37-year-old forward was without a club after Manchester United canceled his contract as a result of his explosive interview criticizing...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said that it will hear December 6 a plea related to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and objections related to the draft constitution for the sports body. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Hima...

New Delhi: Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is unlikely to regain full fitness ahead of the Bangladesh Test series, starting December 14 in Chittagong, according to BCCI sources. With India already having three specialist spinners -- off-spinner R Ashwin, left-arm spinner Axar Patel and left-arm wrist...

Lusail: Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle, looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia's jubilant players ran in all directions around him after scoring one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever against Argentina. The South American champion and one...

Napier: India clinched the three-match T20 series against New Zealand 1-0 after the third and final game ended in a tie via Duckworth-Lewis method following rain interruption here Tuesday. India bowlers produced a brilliant show to bowl out New Zealand for 160 after the hosts...

Napier: Seamers Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj fired in tandem and shared eight wickets between them as India bowled New Zealand out for 160 in the third and final T20I here Tuesday. Opting to bat first, New Zealand were going strong at 130 for two...

Napier: New Zealand skipper Tim Southee won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third and final T20 International at McLean Park here Tuesday. Both teams have made one change each. Harshal Patel came in for Washington Sundar in the Indian team...

New Delhi: The 2024 T20 World Cup will be played in a different format in which 20 participating countries will be divided into four groups of five teams each and the first round will be followed by a Super Eight stage. In the 2021 and...