FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) Fan groups from across the world are calling for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to step down after his controversial attempt to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.The petition, launched on Thursday with the hashtag #InfantinoOut, also demands major changes to FIFA to prevent similar controversies…
India’s Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela in action against Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand moved to within one win of a World Championships medal after the unseeded Indian pair produced a dominant straight-game victory over Japan’s seventh seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi in…
The Iran women kabaddi team practicing at SAI Centre in Sonipat Sonipat: Away from the spotlight and behind a veil of secrecy, a 15-member Iranian women’s kabaddi squad and their coach have been quietly preparing for the Asian Games at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonipat.The Iranian women’s team, a serious contender…
New Delhi: USA’s Garret Tan being attended by a physio after an injury (PTI Photo) New Delhi: In a sport decided by precision and where the smallest margins can separate a winner from a loser, the most talked-about variable at the Indira Gandhi (IG) indoor stadium is something players cannot see. It is the air.At…
India’s Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) Manav Suthar’s impressive start to his Test career has already sparked comparisons with Ravindra Jadeja, but former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes the young left-arm spinner should prioritise his red-ball development rather than chasing an Indian Premier League contract.Suthar has played only two Tests for India but has already made…
Sourav Ganguly’s shirt-waving celebration at Lord’s in 2002 has been recreated 24 years later, this time by India’s Mixed Disability cricket team.After India defeated England by 118 runs in a T20 match at Lord’s on August 19, India’s players took off their shirts and waved them in the air, recalling Ganguly’s famous celebration after India’s…
Sanju SamsonI (Image: BCCI) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Cricket League (KCL) enters its third season on Thursday with a question that goes beyond who will lift the trophy: Who steps up to own Kerala’s T20 stage in the absence of Sanju Samson?Sanju, the league’s biggest star and a key figure in Kochi Blue Tigers’ title-winning campaign…
New Delhi: A specialised javelin-throwing machine that was procured to sharpen India’s elite throwing edge is lying unused in the open at Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) stadium, exposed to Delhi’s monsoon after months without installation.TOI visited the stadium premises on Tuesday afternoon and found the equipment behind the boys’ sports hostel/residential complex, wrapped in polythene, lying…
India’s players celebrate after scoring (AP/PTI) As expected, India defeated Pakistan in their final Pool D engagement at the FIH World Cup to advance to the next stage. The cross-border rivals, who managed just one point, made an early exit, but not before setting off alarm bells in the Indian camp.India rode on skipper Harmanpreet…
Gary Kirsten and Gautam Gambhir (Agency Image) Gautam Gambhir and Gary Kirsten may now find themselves in opposition camps, but their long association with each other remains evident. The two coaches shared a warm interaction on the sidelines of the Galle Test, where India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs on Wednesday to take a…
