London, July 7 : Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the Chilean who led the inspection teams for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, has been banned for seven years by FIFA’s ethics committee.In a statement issued on Monday, FIFA said Mayne-Nicholls, formerly head of the Chilean Football Federation, would not be able to take part in ‘any kind […]
Johannesburg, July 7: The uncapped duo of Milinda Siriwardene and Sachithra Pathirana has been included in Sri Lanka’s squad for the upcoming five-match one-day international series against Pakistan beginning in Dambulla on July 11.Veteran spinner Rangana Herath has not been given a place in the squad to be led by Angelo Mathews, Sport24 reported.Both Siriwardana […]
Antwerp (Belgium), July 2 : Drag flicker Jasjit Singh Kular’s brilliance helped India to reach the semi-finals of the Hockey World League ( HWL) tournament as the side defeated Malaysia 3-2 in a thrilling quarter-final yesterday.After lagging by one goal, the Indian team bounced back in the final quarter of the match as Jasjit converted […]
London, July 2 : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss team-mate Martina Hingis advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon Championships after defeating the duo of Saisai Zheng and Zarina Diyas in the opening round yesterday.The top seeded India-Swiss pair defeated the Chinese-Kazakh team in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.In the men’s doubles, […]
Bengaluru, July 01: The New Zealand women’s team learnt from the loss at the first ODI and came on with a much improved performance, beating India by three wickets in the second match of the five-match series.Opting to bat first, India were bundled out for a paltry 163 in 49.3 overs despite opener Thirush Kamini’s […]