FIFA is on target to reap record revenues of seven billion dollars on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football. Infantino told the annual congress of the sport's world governing body that FIFA's finances were "great" and that it would beat its target of making $6.4 billion in the four years up to 2022 by $600 million.from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/S0rvcUz
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges has been declared ineligible to race in the women's event at the British National Omnium Championships this weekend. Bridges was due to compete in Derby on Saturday in a field including five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny. The 21-year-old had been allowed to enter under British Cycling's transgender and non-binary participation policy.
Recovering from a back injury, England allrounder Sam Curan says he is gutted to miss the IPL this season but feels his decision to opt out of the auction was the right one.
The Delhi & District Cricket Association will not be retaining the services of veteran coach Rajkumar Sharma after the senior state team's dismal show in the past two domestic seasons.
In a development which left the country's cricket community shocked and saddened, Rahul Mankad, a former Mumbai cricketer and son of legendary cricketer Vinoo Mankad, passed away on Wednesday after a brief ailment at the age of 66 in London.
Shane Warne was remembered as a "genius" at a state memorial service at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday attended by tens of thousands of spectators and legendary players, with music stars including Elton John performing by video link.
Injured all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will link up with his IPL franchise Delhi Capitals and continue his recovery in India after being ruled out of Australia's remaining limited overs series against Pakistan.
Burying the hatchet and playing for 'the team' and excelling is something most of the players in the IPL have embodied. TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at how the IPL threw some of the most bitter cricketing foes together and how they rose together for their teams.
Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is impressed with the way Shreyas Iyer is leading the team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Nayar, who has been with the KKR franchise for a while, heaped praise on the 27-year-old Shreyas and compared his captaincy style to that of India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.
Alyssa Healy hit her fourth one-day century in a monumental opening stand as Australia cruised into the Women's World Cup final with a crushing 157-run victory over West Indies at Basin Reserve on Wednesday.
The upcoming FIH Pro League double-header between the women hockey teams of India and England was postponed on Tuesday due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the British camp.
Sachin Tendulkar has paid rich tribute to the late Shane Warne, calling him a "fierce competitor", against whom he always had to prepare differently as the Australian spin legend was good in playing mind games and gave nothing away with his body language.
After a refreshing break since returning as the 2022 All England silver medallist, Lakshya Sen and his racquet were back smashing the shuttle over the net at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy. From the reigning world champion to the reigning Olympic champion, Lakshya tasted success at the expense of world badminton's cream and made international podiums his home over the last three months.
Sunrisers Hyderabad finished last among 8 teams in the last edition of the Indian Premier League. But this time, a rejuvenated team, led by the supremely talented Kane Williamson will be looking to regain its lost pride. The 2016 champions had a decent run at the auction table in February and they now go into the 15th edition of the tournament with some major changes.
Ignored and overlooked, Delhi youngster Ayush Badoni finally found his moment of glory when he made a stunning IPL debut for Lucknow Super Giants with a maiden fifty.
Punjab Kings would be "more than interested" if they are offered to own a team in the proposed Women's IPL next year, their co-owner Ness Wadia said on Monday.
Nearly a year and a half after getting financial help from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS)'s Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS), Uttar Pradesh's archer Neeraj Chauhan has made it to the Indian archery team for the Asian Games.
Former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned back the clock in the IPL 2022 opener against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday.
In an interview with TimesofIndia.com, Yuzvendra Chahal talks about how he was never asked by the RCB franchise if he would want to be retained and that there was never any conversation about money. Chahal has played 114 IPL matches overall and of these 113 appearances have been for RCB, all under Virat Kohli's captaincy. He has taken 139 IPL wickets in all. He played only 1 match for Mumbai Indians in 2013, under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.
Ahead of his team's first match against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, Varun Aaron talked to TimesofIndia.com about what he is learning from Gujarat Titans head coach and prominent former India pacer Ashish Nehra, his Team India comeback aspirations and how his overall speed has been affected by injuries.
Australians will remember Warne at a televised memorial service at his home stadium in Melbourne on Wednesday, with nearly 50,000 people to attend the venue where the spin-bowling great captured his 700th Test wicket against Ashes foes England.
Despite Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 81 and 41 runs from Rohit Sharma, MI failed to defend 177, with Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav's knocks helping Delhi Capitals complete a four-wicket win with 10 balls to spare.
Cristiano Ronaldo is excited about the return of experienced defender Pepe to the Portugal squad after he missed Thursday's 3-1 win over Turkey due to COVID-19. "The king is back! Pepe is back in the house! Look out!" a smiling Ronaldo shouted before Portugal's training session on a warm and sunny Sunday morning in Porto as the 39-year-old defender emerged from the dressing room.
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana and skipper Mithali Raj struck half-centuries and set the platform for India to reach a competitive 274 for seven at the Hagley Oval after opting to bat. But South Africa chased down the target off the final ball for a three-wicket win.
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria reckons that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken the right decision to hand over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings to Ravindra Jadeja as the former India captain wants to groom the all-rounder as a future leader of the national team.
England cruised into the Women's World Cup semi-finals with a crushing 100-run victory over Bangladesh in their final group stage match in Wellington on Sunday.
Mumbai Police will provide green corridors for the movement of buses carrying players and staff for the IPL 2022 season to ensure that they reach the venues for playing and practice in time and do not get stuck in traffic.
Since the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, the league continues to unravel surprises with each passing year.
Senior batter Steve Smith has been ruled out of Australia's upcoming limited-overs matches with Pakistan due to a recurrence of a left elbow injury, Cricket Australia said Saturday.
Their destiny in their own hands, India will go all out to brush off an inconsistent run and seal a semifinal berth in the Women's World Cup when they play South Africa in a do-or-die match on Sunday.
World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth notched up a stunning three-game win over world number three Anders Antonsen of Denmark to progress to the men's singles semifinals of Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
Quitting captaincy may unburden Virat Kohli the batter but the focus will still remain on the maestro in Royal Challengers Bangalore's IPL-15 opener against Punjab Kings in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
A day before the start of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals were in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. According to the franchise they fired their social media team for a Twitter post about their team captain Sanju Samson.
From having Virat Kohli as part of the leadership group to learning from 'captain cool' MS Dhoni during his stint with CSK, Faf du Plessis is all excited to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming IPL.
Indian cricket's crown jewel, the IPL, is back home: bigger, better and longer. It will be the first time since 2011 that 10 teams be fighting it out for the most coveted T20 trophy in world cricket.
The T20 format tailor-made for them, batters always attract attention for the sheer entertainment value they bring in form of huge sixes and crushing boundaries. Here's a look at batters, who are expected to shine and make a difference to the success of their respective teams in the cash-rich event, starting Saturday.
Australia overcame a few anxious moments before getting past Bangladesh by five-wickets, a win that ensured them a top-of-the-table finish after the group stage matches of the ICC Women's World Cup on Friday.
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal exited the Swiss Open after losing her women's singles second round to lower-ranked Kisona Selvaduray of Malaysia here.
South Africa on Thursday became the second team to qualify for the semifinals of the ICC Women's World Cup after their league match against West Indies was abandoned due to rain at the Basin Reserve.
Chennai Super Kings' star all-rounder Moeen Ali has secured his India visa and will be available for selection from the second game of the upcoming IPL, the franchise's CEO Kasi Viswanathan said on Thursday.
A dominant England dished out a fine all-round performance to crush Pakistan by nine wickets and keep themselves in the reckoning for a place in the semifinals of the ICC Women's World Cup on Thursday.
A new skipper in Mayank Agarwal and an entirely different looking Punjab Kings will be hoping that their almost complete overhaul pays off when the franchise begins their IPL 2022 journey starting March 27. The Kings splurged a lot of money at the auction table after having only retained Mayank and Arshdeep Singh. The franchise looks a strong unit on paper but have tough competition ahead of them after being placed in Group B alongside Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans.
It took Azhar Ali 94 matches to achieve the milestone, and he becomes only the fifth Pakistan batsman and 54th in all to cross the 7,000 Test-run mark on the day three of the series-deciding third Test against Australia in Lahore.
The Sports Ministry has extended financial assistance to five Indian swimmers, including Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, under its Target Olympic Podium (TOPS) and ACTC schemes to help them prepare and participate in various upcoming international competitions.
Rajasthan Royals wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler on Wednesday asserted they have the requisite wherewithal and firepower to end a 13-year-long title drought in the Indian Premier League, beginning on Saturday.