[ad_1] England’s Joe Root bats on day two of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Leeds, England, Thursday Aug. 20, 2026. (AP) England took control of the first Test against Pakistan on Thursday, finishing Day 2 on 366/8 and taking a first-innings lead of 195 runs at Headingley.Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan…
[ad_1] Satwik-Chirag battle past Malaysia’s Arif-Yap to reach BWF World Championships quarterfinals New Delhi: The brown tape wrapped around Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s right shoulder was impossible to miss. Neither was the way he kept testing it, stretching, rotating, preparing himself for the demands of a big-stage match, nearly three months since their last competitive outing.By the…
[ad_1] A player serves during a badminton match at the BWF World Championships (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) secretary general Thomas Lund has effectively closed the door on any major rescheduling of the India Open beyond the first quarter in 2027, saying the calendar window is too tight for a wholesale change…
[ad_1] Sat-Chi in action (Photo by BAI) India’s medal hopes will be on the line on Day 5 of the BWF World Championships on Friday, with both remaining Indian pairs in action in the quarter-finals on Friday. After a mixed Day 4, India now has two strong contenders left in the tournament, with both matches…
[ad_1] India’s Kapil Pokhariya, in red, competes (PTI Photo) New Delhi: In a surprise move that has raised questions over the finality of India’s Asian Games boxing selection, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) conducted fresh trials at NIS Patiala on Aug 17, weeks after announcing its squad for the Aichi-Nagoya Games.TOI has exclusively learnt…
[ad_1] Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas is bowled out by England’s Josh Tongue (Reuters) Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has delivered a blunt verdict on Pakistan, describing them as a “poor side” and backing England to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-Test series.Speaking on The Love for Cricket Podcast, Broad was critical of Pakistan’s…
[ad_1] Harmful algal blooms can turn freshwater ecosystems into dangerous environments, but researchers at Florida Atlantic University are developing a novel way to tackle one of the nutrients that helps drive them, excess phosphorus. Rather than removing algae after a bloom has already formed, the team is developing 3D-printed adsorbent structures designed to capture phosphate…
[ad_1] England’s Joe Root (AP/PTI) Joe Root etched his name into the World Test Championship record books on Friday, becoming the first player to score 3,000 runs as a captain in the WTC during England’s opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds.Root needed 42 runs to reach the landmark at the start of the…
[ad_1] A Messi shirt gifted to former Manchester United masseur Rod Thornley has sold for more than six times the price of a Ronaldo jersey from the same collection/Credits: MatchWornShirt A Lionel Messi shirt from his Barcelona days has sold for £48,608 ($66,107) at auction, comfortably exceeding the price paid for a Cristiano Ronaldo shirt…
[ad_1] Terry Dyson, Spurs legend who won 1960-61 Double and remains only Spurs player to hit Arsenal hat-trick, dies aged 91 Tottenham Hotspur are mourning the death of Terry Dyson, the former winger who became part of one of the greatest sides in the club’s history and remains the only Spurs player to score a…
