New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The All India Football Federation has confirmed that Khalid Jamil has signed a two-year contract, with an option to extend for another year, as the head coach of the Indian Senior Men’s National Team. With previous head coach Manolo Marquez having taken a dual role with the national team and FC Goa, many questioned whether Jamil will take a similar role with his commitment to Jamshedpur FC.Jamil will exclusively take charge of the national team on a full-time basis and w…

Melbourne, Aug 13 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Todd Greenberg has cautioned that some countries may go bankrupt if they persist in playing Test cricket, adding that he sees a future where fewer nations are featured in the game’s longest format. As of now, nine teams compete in the World Test Championship (WTC), but a working group was made during the ICC Annual Conference in Singapore to assess if a two-tier Test system is feasible.“I don’t think there is a right number (o…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail of Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar, a prime accused in the murder case of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar, asking him to surrender within a week. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra allowed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by Dhankar’s father, challenging a Delhi High Court order granting bail to Sushil Kumar.Sushil Kumar, along with others, is accused of allegedly assaulting…

Brisbane, Aug 13 (IANS) Captain Radha Yadav starred with the ball to pick 3-45, before Yastika Bhatia and Shafali Verma’s 77-run opening stand set up India A’s three-wicket win over Australia ‘A’ in the first 50-over game at the Ian Healy Oval on Wednesday. Pushed into bowling first, India ‘A’ put up an improved bowling show to bowl out Australia ‘A’ for 214 in 47.5 overs. Apart from Radha, Minnu Mani and Titas Sadhu took two wickets each. In the chase, Yastika hit a solid 59 off…

Melbourne, Aug 13 (IANS) Veteran seamer Scott Boland has backed Australia to thrive against England in this year’s Ashes if wickets in the country stay consistent and bowler-friendly to counter the visitors’ aggressive “Bazball” approach.The five-match Ashes series starts in Perth on November 21. “They’re going to play aggressively. If the wickets stay similar to what they’ve been over the last few years, I think we’re going to be in the game all the time.””There were little parts of the…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Everton announced the season-long loan signing of Jack Grealish from Manchester City on Tuesday. The footballing superstar revealed the inspiration behind selecting the number 18 shirt came from English greats Wayne Rooney and Paul Gascoigne. Grealish joined the Toffees as David Moyes’ sixth summer signing, the England international arriving on Merseyside having won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, the Champions League and Club World Cup. He joined a host of w…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Liverpool manager Arne Slot and ex-boss Jurgen Klopp reflected on the late Diogo Jota’s impact and praised centre-forward’s achievements over the past year.Jota and his brother Andre Silva passed away in a car accident in the Spanish province of Zamora. Jota’s car veered off the road while driving at a high speed, a tyre blowout caused the car to lose control and catch fire.Slot praised the centre-forward’s personal and professional achievements, while Klopp hailed…

Trinidad, Aug 13 (IANS) Shai Hope’s unbeaten century and Jayden Seales’ six-fer led West Indies to register their first series win over Pakistan since 1991 with an emphatic 202-run win the third and final ODI at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium.Hope led from the front with an unbeaten 120 to help the West Indies post 294/6 and pacer Seales collected six wickets in reply as Pakistan were bundled out for just 92 to ensure the home side registered a 2-1 series triumph for the first time since Nov…

Cincinnati, Aug 13 (IANS) World No. 3 Alexander Zverev was denied the opportunity to serve out his third-round Cincinnati Open evening match against Brandon Nakashima as the inclement weather led to the suspension of play on Wednesday (IST).The 2021 tournament champion had just broken for a 6-4, 5-4 lead when players were forced from the court at 9:03 p.m. due to lightning in the area. Heavy rain soon followed and less than 30 minutes later officials cancelled all remaining play for the night, A…

Cincinnati, Aug 13 (IANS) Carlos Alcaraz eased past Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 in testing conditions at the Cincinnati Open to rack up his 50th win for the season.Alcaraz kept his cool in the Ohio heat to notch his 13th consecutive Masters 1000 win and sailed into the fourth round of the ATP Masters 1000 event.The opening stages of the match was hard fought The momentum then shifted clearly toward the Spaniard, however, with Medjedovic serving at 3-3. The Serbian saved three break points, but the…