Max Johnston gets Sturm Graz boost as path to regular first team spot for ex Motherwell star opens
Max Johnston is set to be given the chance to nail down the right-back slot at Sturm Graz from the new year.
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Philippe Clement accused of 'disgraceful' Rangers act as Hotline hardliner vents over Ibrox boss
A Hotline caller has hailed returningRangers star Ianis Hagi as 'remarkable' and claims Philippe Clement's prior treatment of the player was a 'disgrace'.
Euroviews. To Trump-proof climate, the Global South must take the lead
This year’s COP29 in Baku was the most precarious climate summit yet. It was far more fractious and far less ambitious than earlier COPs.
Who Is The Next BCCI Secretary? State Units Wonder After Jay Shah's Elevation To ICC
With Jay Shah taking over as International Cricket Council's youngest chairman on December 1, the role of secretary in the mighty BCCI lies vacant and as officials wonder who the replacement might be, they have time to figure out the next course of action. Following the constitutional amendment in 2022, the secretary is the most influential office-bearer in the BCCI, having "all powers in relation to cricketing and non-cricketing matters" with the CEO working under his supervision. Shah was elected unopposed for the ICC top position in August and the stakeholders have been wondering ever since how the transition process will take place.
World Tennis No.2 Iga Swiatek Accepts One-Month Doping Suspension
French Open champion Iga Swiatek escaped with a one-month suspension for a positive doping test after convincing the International Tennis Integrity Agency that it had not been intentional, the ITIA announced on Thursday. Poland's Swiatek, 23, tested positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine (TMZ) in an out-of-competition sample in August 2024. The ITIA, however, accepted that it was caused by "the contamination of a regulated non-prescription medication (melatonin), manufactured and sold in Poland that the player had been taking for jet lag and sleep issues".
Klaasen to captain South Africa’s T20 side as Markram rested
JOHANNESBURG : Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan next week, allowing Aiden Markram to concentrate on the test series, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday.
Nicky Devlin ready for fresh Daizen Maeda Celtic approach as Aberdeen star holds hands up over Hampden tussle
Aberdeen star Nicky Devlin has insisted he has learned his lesson and won’t be side-tracked by Daizen Maeda’s antics again.
Who Is Venkata Datta Sai: PV Sindhu's Would-Be-Husband Who Has Worked With IPL Team
Double Olympic medallist badminton player PV Sindhu is set to marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, who is an executive director at Posidex Technologies, in Udaipur on December 22. The announcement came just days after Sindhu ended a long trophy drought by clinching the title at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Sunday. According to PTI, the wedding events will begin on December 20 and the two families will also be holding a reception in Hyderabad on December 24. "The two families knew each other but it was only a month ago that everything was finalised. This was the only possible window as her schedule will be hectic from January," Sindhu's father, PV Ramana, told PTI.