While their fellow European titans, Manchester City, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich, all raised eyebrows by failing to win – or in the case of the Spanish title-holders, losing – over the weekend, Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat was arguably the most surprising. Perhaps distracted by the soap…
The image lingers. V. B. Chandrasekhar following Tamil Nadu’s first division matches in early 2000 from the old pavilion of the Guru Nanak College ground. The view from the window on the right side of the hall was brilliant; VB would pick his spot. And…
Richard Masters says measures are being put in place to improve stewarding and make it easier for fans to report instances of racism. Last season saw a number of racist incidents involving high-profile players such as Raheem Sterling. “We’re determined to tackle discrimination,” said Masters.…
Standardized injury reports will not be implemented across college football this season after the NCAA explored the possibility in response to the rise of legalized sports betting. The NCAA Board of Governors announced Wednesday that it still supports the association’s rules prohibiting athletes and school…
In Sunday’s Cricket World Cup final, England’s Ben Stokes hit the fourth ball of Trent Boult’s final over to deep midwicket. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill fielded the ball and threw it to the striker’s end, where Stokes was returning for a second run. As Stokes…
Sri Lanka Cricket is likely to make changes to the national team’s coaching staff after the conclusion of the ODI series against Bangladesh. This decision by the board comes as Sports Minister of the country demanded the resignation of all members of Sri Lanka’s coaching…
WIMBLEDON, England — The most celebrated rivalry in modern men’s tennis is becoming a habit again. After nearly two years of not playing each other, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet for the second time in five weeks when they face off Friday in…
Manchester: They may have each had some slip-ups along the way, but it is perhaps no surprise that cricket’s three wealthiest nations — England, India and Australia — are in the semi-finals of the World Cup. The tournament, which will generate some £400 million ($500…
Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has been appointed by the BCCI as the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Dravid has been the coach of India A and India’s U-19 men’s teams since 2015, following on from a playing career that…
Norwegian authorities have allowed the state-sanctioned Norsk Tipping to have a monopoly on betting for years, in return for funneling most of Norsk Tipping’s money into funding for sports. Revenues from various Norsk Tipping gambling ventures are allocated among Norwegian sports federations including the one…