Newcastle, Dec 17 (IANS) Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe says Wednesday night's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Brentford is of ‘huge importance’ as he looks to guide the Magpies into the last four.
Dubai, Dec 17 (IANS) South Africa captain, Laura Wolvaardt, has been reprimanded for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ongoing Test match against England in Bloemfontein and has been penalised with one demerit point. "Wolvaardt was found guilty of violating Article 2.8 of the Code, which concerns showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an International Match," the ICC said in a statement.
Pokhara (Nepal), Dec 17 (IANS) Aashravya Mehra, Adhiraj Thakur and Aditya Mor shone brightly in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour J30 Tournament held at Pokhara in Nepal. Aashravya Mehra secured the singles title while the doubles pair of Adhiraj Thakur and Aditya Mor clinched the doubles title overcoming their compatriots Aarav Chawla and Ojas Mehlawat in the final.
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Mumbai batter Simran Shaikh, daughter of an electrician from Asia's biggest slum, Dharavi, made a mark for herself when she bagged a whopping Rs 1.9 crore deal from the Gujarat Giants in the mini-auction ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test. The Football Association contacted the club on ‘an adverse finding in a routine urine test'.
Brisbane, Dec 17 (IANS) In an unexpected turn of events, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep put on an unbeaten 39-run partnership to foil Australia’s hopes of enforcing a follow-on on Day 4 of the Third Test at The Gabba.
Brisbane, Dec 17 (IANS) The entertaining partnership between Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep for the 10th wicket stole the show on Day 4 as the duo saved India from follow-on and guided the side to 252/9 in 74.5 overs at stumps in the third Test against Australia on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) In a major initiative aimed at growing the reach of hockey, Hockey India has announced that all tickets for the upcoming Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 will be free of cost for fans attending matches in Ranchi and Rourkela.
Brisbane, Dec 17 (IANS) Australia suffered a major injury blow as the experienced seamer Josh Hazlewood is likely to be ruled out of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India after the scans confirmed he had strained his right calf.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Rohan Jaitley, the incumbent Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president, won the second straight term on Tuesday, defeating former Indian cricketer and sitting Trinamool Congress MP from Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency, Kirti Azad.
