Harry Kane draws inspiration from Ronaldo, Messi to start fresh for England
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) England captain and striker Harry Kane is inspired by football greats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to feel motivated ahead of the UEFA Nations League clash against Ireland on Saturday. England will start fresh under new manager Lee Carsley after losing the Euro 2024 final 2-1 against Spain. Kane will […]
US Open: Fritz sets up men’s singles final against Sinner
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Taylor Fritz is now just one win away from ending the United States’ 21-year drought for a male Grand Slam singles champion. The 12th seed fought back to defeat his close friend and fellow American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Friday, advancing to his first major final […]
Adani DPL T20: Resilient East Delhi Riders beat North Delhi Strikers to reach final
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A late onslaught from Harsh Tyagi and Kavya Gupta powered East Delhi Riders to a four-wicket victory over North Delhi Strikers in a rain-shortened semifinal of the Adani Delhi Premier League T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. East Delhi Riders will now face the winners of the second semifinal […]
Elbow injury rules England’s Mark Wood out for rest of the year
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the year because of a right elbow injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board informed in a statement on Friday. Wood, who got injured while playing the first Test against Sri Lanka, had missed the second and third Tests of […]
3rd Test: Pope’s unbeaten ton, Duckett’s 86 help England reach 221/3
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Stand-in skipper Ollie Pope struck a fighting unbeaten century while opener Ben Duckett slammed a half-century to help England reach 221/3 as rain and bad light played spoilsport on the first day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval here on Friday. Pope was batting on 103 while […]
