Get the latest sports news, opinion, analysis, player rankings, scores and updates.
Safia Al-Sayegh became the first Emirati female cyclist to qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024. 22-year-old Safia is from Dubai turning her hobby and passion into a profession.
According to media reports, Safia Al-Sayegh has represented the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the World Cycling Championships and has recently been given the good news of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics by the UAE Cycling Federation.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11.
If there is a player in current generation that embodies German’s ruthless efficiency, then that player is Toni Kroos. Famous for wearing his all white Adidas boots and for his insane passing accuracy, Kroos is regarded by many as the greatest midfield general in the history of Football. What if we tell you there are numerous petitions online to have Kroos conduct a masterclass on consistency and discipline? No self-help book can teach you about consistency as much as Toni Kroos can. Why? Because throughout his career, which includes playing for Germany, Munich and Madrid – Kroos maintained a successful passing rate of 90%+. Now this is nothing short of a miracle. This just doesn’t happen by chance.
Kroos will retire from international football after UEFA Euro 2024 this summer. Even though he had an emotional farewell staged for him last week at Real Madrid, Kroos is sniper focused on winning the champions league with Madrid when they take on Dortmund this weekend; and then helping his national side to clinch the EUROs for the 4th time.
Dallas cricket stadium which was to host the opening match of T20 World Cup has been damaged by stormy weather on Tuesday. According to reports, a scoreboard screen, recently installed in the stadium, was uprooted.
A warm-up match between USA and Bangladesh was canceled due to stormy weather in Dallas. Several parts of the USA have been hit by thunderstorms and tornadoes in the last week, resulting in the deaths of at least 23 people.
Australia has won a warmup T20 World Cup match against Namibia with coaching and support staff in the team.
Under the leadership of Mitchell Marsh, Australia, with only nine players available in the line-up, needed other players to complete the bowling innings. So Kangaroos chief selector former captain George Bailey, head coach Andrew Macdonald, fielding coach Andre Borwick and batting coach Brad Hodge did the fielding duties.
Among the coaching and support staff, George Bailey and fielding coach Andre Borwick remained on the field until the end of the bowling innings.
Despite taking six wickets for 50 in the 12th over, the Australian team failed to dismiss the entire Namibian team. Namibia scored 119 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs while the Kangaroos achieved the target with the loss of three wickets in just 10 overs.
This is the first time in the history of T20 World Cup warm-up matches that a coaches and support staff played a match.
The third T20 match between Pakistan and England in Cardiff, has been called off due to continuous rain.
Incessant rain continued in Cardiff due to which the toss could not be taken and the match was cancelled.
The first match of the series between Pakistan and England was rained out, while in the second match, England defeated Pakistan by 23 runs.
The final T20I of the series between Pakistan and England will be played on Thursday.
The third T20I of the four-match series between Pakistan and England will be played today at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, England. According to ‘The Weather Channel’ rain could spoil the game during the match as there is a 50 percent chance of showers during the day and 40 percent during the night. The match will start at 10:30 PM Pakistan Standard Time (which is 6:30 PM local time).
England took a 1-0 lead in the series with a 23-run victory in the second T20 on Saturday. The first match at Leeds on Wednesday ended without a ball being bowled. The final match of the series will be played at The Oval on Thursday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in Indian (BCCI) has received fake applications for the position of head coach from Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and others.
According to Indian media reports, the cricket board has received around 3,000 applications including fake ones, for the post.
In 2022, BCCI received 5,000 applications, including fake ones sent in the name of many well-known personalities.
The Indian board released an online Google form for head coaches earlier this month and the deadline for submission of applications was May 27.
The tenure of Indian current head coach Rahul Dravid is ending when T20 World Cup finishes.
The English captain and his wife are expecting their third child, due to which he will not be available for the team for the third match against Pakistan on Tuesday.
After winning by 23 runs in the second T20I against Pakistan, English captain Buttler has left for home.
In place of Butler, Moeen Ali will take the responsibility of captaining the English team.
The third match of the 4-match T20 series between Pakistan and England will be played tomorrow. The English team has a 1-0 lead in the series.
The first match between Pakistan and England was canceled due to rain.
Bollywood superstar and owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Shah Rukh Khan, reportedly presented a blank check to Gautam Gambhir, ‘Daily Jagran’ has reported.
Gambhir is also interested in the job of India’s head coach, but wants a guarantee that he will apply only if he is selected for the coach, Daily Jagran claims.
According to an NDTV report, the Indian Cricket Board is interested in appointing Gambhir as the coach of the Indian cricket team.
Since many foreign coaches have refused to coach the Indian team, now the Indian board is thinking of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach after Rahul Dravid.
Gambhir, who has mentor Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024, has been offered a ‘blank check’ by Shah Rukh Khan to join the franchise for the next 10 years.
Pakistan’s wheelchair cricket team has won its second consecutive Asian Championship.
On the special invitation of Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi, a delegation comprising team captain Muhammad Zeeshan, Imran Arain, Pakistan Wheelchair Cricket Council Chairperson Rukhsana Rajput, Syed Arsalan Ahmed, Moazzam Nawaz and Muhammad Fayaz met with the PCB chairman in Gaddafi cricket stadium.
Mohsin Naqvi said on the occasion, “I am happy with the success of the wheelchair cricket team, PCB will continue to support the wheelchair cricket team. It is hoped that the cricket team will win tournaments in the future and make Pakistan famous.”
Mohsin Naqvi congratulated the players for winning the Asian Championship and appreciated their performance, encouraged the players and gave a check of 15 lakh rupees.