Louis Saha praises Erik ten Hag’s decision to drop Manchester United star for being late to team meetings
Louis Saha has praised Erik ten Hag for dropping a Manchester United star for being late to team meetings during their pre-season tour.
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F1 2022: Ferrari Pede Menang di 10 Balapan Terakhir
Ferrari tertinggal jauh dari Red Bull Racing di klasemen sementara Formula 1 2022, baik di kategori pebalap maupun konstruktor. Namun skuad Maranello itu percaya bisa membalikkan keadaan di 10 balapan tersisa.
2nd Test: De Silva ton sets Pakistan monumental chase in second Test
Pakistan were 89-1 when bad light stopped play early and stumps were called on day four in Galle with left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq on 46 and skipper Babar Azam on 26. The arrival of rain ended any chances of play, adding to Pakistan's hopes of a draw to clinch the two-match series, which they lead 1-0. But the tourists will need to make an unprecedented chase -- with another 419 runs needed to win -- if they are to make it 2-0.
International Cricket Council plays down threat to ODI format
The proliferation of lucrative domestic T20 leagues have cramped up cricket's already-strained calendar and England all-rounder Ben Stokes attributed his shock ODI retirement to an "unsustainable" schedule. Earlier this month South Africa abandoned their ODI tour of Australia as it clashed with the launch of their domestic T20 league, raising their chances of qualifying directly for next year's World Cup in India. ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice said structuring of the game's three formats was discussed at the governing body's annual general meeting in Birmingham where the Future Tours Programme (FTP) 2023-27 was finalised.
De Silva ton sets Pakistan monumental chase in second Test
Dhananjaya de Silva struck a century as Sri Lanka handed Pakistan a mammoth victory target of 508 before bad weather hit the hosts' chances of wickets in the second Test on Wednesday.
ICC plays down threat to one-day format
NEW DELHI : The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) played down threats to the game's 50-overs format on Wednesday and said a "healthy" number of one-day internationals will be played in the 2023-27 cycle.
Katie Ledecky wins by 19 seconds at swim nationals, owns top 29 times in history
Katie Ledecky extended her 12-year win streak in her trademark event by winning the 800m freestyle on the first day of the five-day U.S. Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Tuesday.
'Are we capable of beating Australia? 100% we are, but it's going to be super tough': Viren Rasquinha looks ahead to India's hockey medal chances at CWG 2022
The next assignment for both teams are the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and both units will have a point or two to prove. In the last edition in 2018 India didn't win a medal in hockey. Neither team could make the gold medal match and then both lost the bronze medal match to English teams (the men lost to England 2-1, the women lost to England 6-0). Ahead of CWG 2022, former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha was a guest on Times of India's sports podcast Sportscast and talked about various things, including medal chances of both the men's and women's teams this time.