US investment firm RedBird Capital has teamed up with the owners of the New York Yankees to complete the 1.2 billion euro ($1.20 billion) acquisition of Italian soccer champions AC Milan, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Scott Parker's sacking after just four Premier League games was "unbelievable" and Bournemouth's owner Maxim Demin's behaviour showed "how important the right owners are." Parker -- who last season guided Bournemouth back to the Premier League -- was dismissed on Tuesday days after a 9-0 thrashing by Liverpool.
The Indian men's hockey team will look to work on its finishing skills as part of its preparation for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League, said star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh. The Indian team, which claimed a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this month, returned to the camp at the SAI Centre here on Monday ahead of its preparations for the Hockey Pro League beginning October 28.
England named an unchanged 14-man squad Wednesday for next week's third and deciding Test against South Africa at the Oval.
Lahiri, runner-up at the Players Championship in March, was one of six new recruits -- along with world number two Cameron Smith -- announced on Tuesday for the LIV Golf Invitational Boston this week.
It's time for India's second match at the ongoing 2022 Asia Cup. The Men in Blue will play Hong Kong this evening in Dubai, who beat the UAE to qualify for the tournament.
Club Brugge smashed the Belgian league transfer record when they signed Ukraine striker Roman Yaremchuk from Benfica for a reported 16 million euros on Tuesday. Brugge said it has signed the 26-year-old until 2026.
Indian star batter Virat Kohli might have gotten out after getting a decent start against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022, but he is leaving no stone unturned to gear up for the next clash in the showpiece event. Kohli, who returned to the national side after a month-long break, scored a valuable 35 off 34 balls as India defeated Pakistan by five wickets on Sunday.
Former US Open winner Stan Wawrinka hinted that he was getting closer to hanging up his racket after being forced to retire mid-match during his opening round contest at the hardcourt major on Monday against French lucky loser Corentin Moutet.
Bournemouth manager Scott Parker was sacked by the newly promoted Premier League club on Tuesday, three days after they were beaten 0-9 by Liverpool at Anfield for their third successive defeat.
France midfielder Paul Pogba has said he is the victim of extortion attempts and threats from an organised gang and that authorities in Italy and France are investigating the matter. Pogba, who rejoined Italian Serie A club Juventus in July following his departure from English Premier League Manchester United, released a statement on Sunday after his brother Mathias Pogba posted a video online.
When it comes to India vs Pakistan cricket, there is of course an intense on-pitch rivalry that goes back decades. There have been multiple instances of player face-offs in India-Pakistan matches over the years. However, off the ground, many of the players have been known to have cordial relationships and have spent a lot of time socialising with each other, when on tour earlier.
Stretchered off the field due to a career-threatening back injury against the same opponents at the same venue four years back, Hardik Pandya feels a "sense of achievement" after guiding India to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, one of the architects of India's famous win over Pakistan in Asia Cup, feels having a solid game plan against each of the opposition player is as important as executing "your skills on the field".
Former India skipper Virat Kohli hailed Team India's "special win" against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday.
Heather Watson was on the other side of the net in the Wimbledon third-round match of seven summers ago. The Briton had the explicit backing of the home crowd.
The Indian senior women's team for the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 will be having a short preparatory camp in Pune from August 29 to September 2.
Vani Kapoor and three other Indian women made the 36-hole cut at the Didriksons Skafto Open, a Ladies European Tour event on Sunday.
The top order comprises KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, who Pujara describes as one of India's top T20 batters currently. They are followed by the likes of Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja, leaving space for only one player among Pant and Karthik.
TOI attempts a combined XI of the sub-continental giants for the shortest format.
India will start its Asia Cup title defence in a much-anticipated clash with the arch-rivals in Dubai on Sunday. In the lead up to the match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said what the team needs to achieve as a group is more important than the opposition.
A maiden five-wicket haul by seamer Cameron Green on Sunday set Australia up for a five-wicket victory in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe in Townsville, which is hosting the first series between the sides Down Under since 2004.
Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra, who became the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet with an 89.08m throw in Lausanne on Friday night, said his win was an important moment for his country.
Skipper Aaron Finch said on Saturday that Australia plan to test a new structure that provides greater batting depth and more bowling options in their opening ODI against Zimbabwe, with Marnus Labuschagne dropped.
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO Mohammad Tayyab Ikram and Belgium's Marc Coudron have filed their nominations for the International Hockey Federation's president's post, the elections for which will be held during the 48th FIH Congress on November 5. Egypt's Seif Ahmed is currently the acting president of FIH following Narinder Batra's resignation from the top post last month.
Gokulam Kerala, the reigning Indian Women's League champions, were the worst affected by the FIFA ban on the AIFF as the Kozhikode-based team was not allowed to compete in the top-tier AFC club competition in Uzbekistan.
Kohli has been out without an international hundred for nearly three years but his poor run of form did affect him as he revealed that at times he was "faking intensity" in trying to show that he is an epitome of mental strength.
With the teams ranked World number 1 (India) and 3 (Pakistan) getting ready to lock horns on Sunday (August 28), TimesofIndia.com here compares the strengths of both the teams across all the departments which are likely to be match-winning factors:
Saba Karim, the former India wicketkeeper-batter and ex-member of the senior selection committee, said he was highly optimistic about right-handed batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul getting back to finding form at the right time for the side after the duo go through "2-3 good practice sessions".
India will take on Pakistan in what is the opening match for both teams at the 2022 Asia Cup on Sunday. The two teams have clashed 14 times at the Asia Cup overall.
After pacer Shaheen Afridi was ruled out of the Asia Cup, Pakistan were handed another injury scare with fast bowler Mohammad Wasim pulling out of practice with back pain ahead of their opener against India.
Audi will compete in the Formula One World Championship from 2026 with a specially developed power unit, the carmaker said, adding that a decision on which team it will be lining up with in 2026 will be announced before the end of this year.
The league stage will be conducted in Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad and will go on till mid-December. The last season of the league had been held without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sridharan Sriram said he has clarity about his role with the Bangladesh squad after the former India all-rounder was effectively put in charge of the Twenty20 squad until the end of the World Cup in Australia this year.
Trent Boult has not given up hope of playing Test cricket again despite declining a central contract with New Zealand Cricket (NZC), the left-arm seamer said on Thursday.
Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday filed a fresh nomination for the post of president ahead of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) elections that are scheduled to be held on September 2.
The 15th edition of cricket's Asia Cup begins on Saturday, August 27, with a clash between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. But, the match that everyone is looking forward to is of course India vs Pakistan. The two cricketing heavyweights begin their Asia Cup campaign this time with this clash on Sunday, August 28. This time the Asia Cup is being played in the T20 format as a preparatory tournament for the T20 World Cup at the end of the year in Australia.
A horror injury wrecked Carolina Marin's Tokyo Olympics dream but now the Spanish badminton star is aiming for a record fourth world title and gold at the 2024 Paris Games. Marin was the hot favourite for the Tokyo title last year until a knee injury in May forced her to miss not just the Olympics but also the world championships in her home town of Huelva five months later.
Global accounting and auditing firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers UK (PWC), advising the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the sale of media rights for the next cycle beginning with the India market, are learnt to have quit the process.
The Indian men's doubles pair of M R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila moved to the pre-quarterfinals but Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made a second round exit from the BWF World Championships on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, speculations were rife in the media that Mayank Agarwal, the captain of the side in IPL 2022, would be replaced by England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow.
The head of the global cricketers union (FICA) warns the drain of talent from the international game to Twenty20 leagues is a bigger concern than ever and the official 2023-2027 calendar will do nothing to address the issue.
World number two Alexander Zverev said he was "super happy" with his recovery following ankle surgery despite having to pull out of the US Open, the main draw of which kicks off in New York on Monday.
After breaking new ground in the Caribbean, New Zealand have little time to rest before heading to Australia for a one-day international series that was repeatedly shelved due to COVID-19.
India's Anupama Ramachandran and Keerthana Pandian won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the U-21 Women's event at the IBSF World Junior Snooker Championships in Bucharest, Romania.
The alleged incident took place at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Tuesday during Bengaluru FC's game against Indian Air Force in the Durand Cup football tournament.