TOKYO: Olympic medallists, Japanese sports officials and local volunteers have lined up to lambast octogenarian Tokyo Games chief Yoshiro Mori over his sexist remarks, describing anger and disappointment at his comments. Mori sparked outrage on Wednesday for saying women speak too much in meetings, then dug himself into a deeper hole a day later when […]
WASHINGTON: Tony Trabert, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion from the United States who produced one of the greatest seasons in tennis history in 1955, died Wednesday. He was 90. Trabert captured the 1953 US Open, the 1954 French Open and the 1955 US and French Opens and Wimbledon. The ATP Tour and International Tennis […]
CHENNAI: There’s an element of well-meaning, polite, old-school English gentleman — straight out of a Downton Abbey setting — in Joe Root. Yet, under the soft exterior, there’s a man of steel who has survived the rigours of Test cricket. And eight years and two months since his debut in Nagpur in conditions seriously alien […]
CHENNAI: Virat Kohli is back in the hot seat as India captain after missing the last three Tests in Australia. During his time away from the team, India scripted a series win against the odds in Australia under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. It has led to considerable chatter about whether the leadership dynamics between […]
CHENNAI: Spin bowling all-rounder Axar Patel was on Friday ruled out of the first Test against England after complaining of pain in his left knee. Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem from Jharkhand and Rajasthan leg-spinner Deepak Chahar have been included in the main squad from the list of standby players. “Axar Patel has been ruled out […]
1.1 overs 1England- 2/0 Jasprit Bumrah to Rory Burns, DROPPED? Looks like it. Pant have to stretch but he does not take this one. Good effort from him. On a length and on sliding down leg, Burns looks to tuck this one but is only able to manage a faint tickle as Pant dives to […]
IND vs ENG Live: Joe Root has the ability to pose a stern challenge to Virat Kohli-led Team India.© Twitter India take on England in the first Test of the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai as a place in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand is up […]
LONDON: Chelsea climbed into the Premier League top six as Thomas Tuchel earned the first major victory of his short time in charge of the Blues with a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Thursday. Jorginho’s penalty midway through the first-half was scant reward for Chelsea’s dominance on another damaging night for Spurs boss Jose Mourinho […]
MELBOURNE: World number one Ashleigh Barty moved closer to a semi-final showdown with Serena Williams after a tough win over Shelby Rogers, as Australian Open warm-up tournaments resumed in Melbourne Friday after the latest Covid scare. The Australian has yet to rediscover her best after a long layoff but prevailed 7-5, 2-6, 10-4 in 92 […]
