Rourkela, Jan 6 (IANS) India skipper Harmanpreet Singh found his scoring touch to help Soorma Hockey Club clinch a 2-2 (3-1 SO) penalty shootout victory against the Delhi SG Pipers in the Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Monday, taking the second place in the points table.
Leh, Jan 6 (IANS) Namhail Nangmo made history on Monday by scoring the fastest goal ever recorded in the Royal Enfield Ice Hockey League. Day 3 of Season 2 saw Maryul Spamo begin their campaign with a dominant 4-0 victory over Shakar Chiktan Queens.
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Mumbai City FC beat East Bengal FC 3-2 in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Monday. The Islanders were more lethal in the final third, taking eight shots on target as opposed to the five of the home team, and moved up to fifth from the seventh spot in the standings.
Newcastle, Jan 6 (IANS) Newcastle United will face Arsenal in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinals on Wednesday (IST) with head coach Eddie Howe "under no illusions" of the significance of the cup tie. “You ask any player, and I will ask every player how they are physically, they will all say they're fine to play. We have to try and pick the best players, physically, for the game.
Cape Town, Jan 6 (IANS) South Africa got a big boost a few days after sealing a spot in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 with a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over Pakistan to make a 2-0 sweep of the two-match series which guaranteed them the top position in the WTC standings.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Top seed and home favourite Senthil Kumar notched up a fluent straight sets win over Japan's Eito Komada while Varun Verma knocked out seventh seed Ilya Maltsev to move to the second round of the boys' category of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) J300 event at the DLTA Complex on Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) With unprecedented attendance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting asserted that it's hard to argue that the rivalry between the two teams isn't the biggest in world cricket.
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) East Bengal FC midfielder PV Vishnu has been named the Emerging Player of the Month for December 2024, recognising his outstanding performances, which included two goals and one assist.
Bremen, Jan 6 (IANS) Werder Bremen have signed defender Issa Kabore on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season. The 23-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan at Benfica and has now joined SVW until the summer.
Madrid, Jan 6 (IANS) The third-round matches of the Copa del Rey knockout tournament produced some upsets this weekend, but so far most of the main favourites have progressed to the last 16.
