sports.ndtv.com - Argentina Apologizes To France In Football-Chant Row

Argentina Apologizes To France In Football-Chant Row

Buenos Aires apologized to France after Argentina's vice president called the European country "colonialist" and its people "hypocrites" in an argument over alleged racist chants by Argentine footballers. President Javier Milei's office said Friday it had sent a senior official to the French embassy to explain that Victoria Villarruel's angry statement on social media was made in her personal capacity. FIFA has announced an investigation into the chants sung by Argentina players, including Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 23, after they won the Copa America.

Lando Norris On Top After Beating Max Verstappen In Second Practice

McLaren's Lando Norris outpaced world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull to top the times in Friday's second free practice session, run in hot conditions, ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Briton, who trails the three-time champion by 84 points in the drivers' title race, clocked a best time of one minute and 17.788 seconds to beat his friend and rival by 0.243 seconds in a tightly-contested session. Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari, one-tenth down, ahead of an improving Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull, George Russell of Mercedes and Haas's Kevin Magnussen, who is set to leave the team at the end of the year.

Alexander Zverev Clinches Season-Leading 43rd Win, Aims To Be 'Happiest Man On Planet'

Alexander Zverev claimed a season-leading 43rd win on Friday with a straight-sets victory over Zhang Zhizhen of China to edge closer to back-to-back titles at his hometown Hamburg tournament.

Mohammed Shami Blasts Inzamam-ul-Haq's 'Cartoongiri' Over Attack On Arshdeep Singh During T20 World Cup

During the T20 World Cup 2024, former Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq made a strange claim against Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh. He indirectly said that the left-arm pacer was tampering with the ball. Drawing reference to his bowling against Australia, Inzamam said: "Arshdeep Singh, when he was bowling the 15th over, the ball was reversing. is it too early (for reverse swing) with the new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing by the 12th or the 13th over. Umpires should keep their eyes open (to spot) these things...If it was Pakistani bowlers (reverse swinging the ball) this would have been a big issue. We know reverse swing very well and if Arshdeep can come in the 15th over and start reversing the ball, it means some serious work had been done before."

Gautam Gambhir "Did Not Directly Ask" For Suryakumar Yadav As India Captain: Report Reveals Why Hardik Pandya Got Snubbed

Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav - those two seem to be the most discussed cricketers currently in India. While Pandya has been demoted, Yadav has been promoted as the Indian T20I captain. Pandya is not even the vice-captain though he is in the T20I team for the Sri Lanka Tour. Meanwhile, several reports have claimed that Suryakumar Yadav may be seen as a long-time prospect for captaincy in the shortest format. For Pandya, who was the vice-captain in India's T20 World Cup-winning campaign, this was unexpected of sorts.

Rafael Nadal Reaches Bastad Open Semi-Finals After Four-Hour Marathon

Rafael Nadal fought into the semi-finals of the Bastad Open on Friday as he defeated Argentina's Mariano Navone 6-7 (2/7), 7-5, 7-5 in three hours and 59 minutes. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is through to the last four of a tournament for the first time since Wimbledon two years ago. "It was very close, long and tiring," said Nadal, whose near four-hour victory was the second longest three-set match of his career -- after the 2009 Madrid semi-final against Novak Djokovic, which lasted 4hr 3min. "For moments he was in control. For moments I was in control. At the end, no one was in control. That's the truth," added Nadal.

Harbhajan Singh Furious As Pakistan Journalist Asks "Who's Better, MS Dhoni Or Mohammad Rizwan?"

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has lambasted a Pakistan cricket fan and journalist Farid Khan for comparing Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan with former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and asking who is better. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Farid Khan, who lists himself as having worked for the Pakistan Cricket Board, Pakistan Super League, Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024, and T10 Global League, made the comparison of Rizwan with the former India great.

Ind vs Pak: Clinical India Romp To 7-Wicket Win Over Pakistan In Women's Asia Cup T20

Contenders India started their Women's T20 Asia Cup title defence on a rousing note, demolishing arch-foes Pakistan by seven wickets in Dambulla on Friday. India bundled out Pakistan for a below-par 108 after being asked to bowl and then chased down the target with as many as 35 balls remaining. Chasing 109, Indian openers Shafali Verma (40) and Smriti Mandhana (45) was at their best as they toyed with the Pakistani attack from the word go. It was an aggressive display of batting from both the Indian openers as they mostly dealt in fours and sixes.

Contacts

Sports.ndtv.com Sport News

Argentina Apologizes To France In Football-Chant Row

Lando Norris On Top After Beating Max Verstappen In Second Practice

Alexander Zverev Clinches Season-Leading 43rd Win, Aims To Be 'Happiest Man On Planet'

Mohammed Shami Blasts Inzamam-ul-Haq's 'Cartoongiri' Over Attack On Arshdeep Singh During T20 World Cup

Gautam Gambhir "Did Not Directly Ask" For Suryakumar Yadav As India Captain: Report Reveals Why Hardik Pandya Got Snubbed

Rafael Nadal Reaches Bastad Open Semi-Finals After Four-Hour Marathon

Harbhajan Singh Furious As Pakistan Journalist Asks "Who's Better, MS Dhoni Or Mohammad Rizwan?"

Ind vs Pak: Clinical India Romp To 7-Wicket Win Over Pakistan In Women's Asia Cup T20