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Veteran Trinidadian Brian Lara has been named the new head coach of 2016 IPL champion Sunrisers Hyderabad KEY HIGHLIGHTS Brain Lara has been named the new head coach of Sunrisers HyderabadLara will replace Tom Moody in the role from IPL 2024 onwardsLara will be SRH’s third coach in three years is Brian Lara after Trevor Bayliss (2022-21) and Moody (2023-19, 2022) Tom Moody has been replaced as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s head coach for the 2024 IPL season by Brian Lara. Brian Lara served as a strategic advisor and batting coach for the SRH club last season, and this will be his…

Kerala Blasters defeated Army Green with to goals from Muhammed Aimen and Aritra Das, advancing them to the Durand Cup quarterfinals The Kerala Blasters (KBFC) have reached the quarterfinals of the 131st Durand Cup. They secured the coveted position by defeating the Army Green Football Team (AGFT) by 2–0 in a Group D match at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. Aritra Das and Muhammed Aimen scored goals for the winners, who were dominant throughout the game. The game flowed well from the start for both teams. In each other’s boxes, the teams engaged in some attacking football. Vibin…

Although the beginning of SA20 conflicts with the Big Bash League’s final stages in Australia, Smith said arrangements have been made for BBL players who have signed for SA20 to go and play in South Africa The league announced on Wednesday that the new Twenty20 league in South Africa will be called SA20. The six teams have already started the hiring process, and a player auction will be held later this month to finalize the rosters. In a virtual press conference, league commissioner and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith said the player auction for SA20’s inaugural season will take…

India, who just defeated Pakistan in Asia Cup, will play Hong Kong on Wednesday in an attempt to secure a position in the Super Four stage India will play Hong Kong on Wednesday in Dubai with the mindset of securing a spot in the Asia Cup 2022 Super Four stages. The Indian team will be in good spirits going into the game after defeating Pakistan by five wickets in their opening game of Asia Cup on August 28. The speed attack, which was led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, completed its work on the day by dismantling the Pakistani batting order. Hardik…

Disney-Star had retained the television rights for Rs 23,575 cr, while Viacom18 purchased the rights for Rs 20,500 cr Becoming a first for India’s sports broadcasting industry, Disney-Star and Zee Entertainment said on Tuesday that they had signed an exclusive licencing agreement for the television rights of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s and Under-19 tournaments for 2024–2027. The agreement was signed just days after Disney-Star paid $3 billion in a closed-loop auction that required bids to be submitted in sealed envelopes in order to retain the combined TV and digital rights for the ICC Men’s, Women’s, and Under-19 tournaments…

ATKMB and Rajasthan United, both with four points after three games, will compete for the other group B quarter final spot. Mumbai City FC defeated Rajasthan United. At the Kishore Bharati Krirangan on Monday, Mumbai City FC defeated Rajasthan United FC 5-1 to secure their berth in the Durand Cup knockout stages. Greg Stewart, Lalllinzuala Chhangte, Mehtab Singh, Ahmed Jahouh, and Vikram Pratap Singh scored goals for the Islanders as Gyamar Nikum made a goal for Rajasthan. Rajasthan United had an opportunity right after the kickoff, but Mumbai City FC goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa handled the ensuing corner with ease. Five…

Virat Kohli become just the second player in the world cricket after Ross Talyor to play 100 matches in all three formats During the exciting Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan on Sunday (August 28) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, former India skipper Virat Kohli added to his already impressive list of accomplishments by playing 100 T20 Internationals for Team India. By accomplishing this feat, Kohli becomes the first Indian to reach the incredible milestone of playing 100 more games in each of the game’s three formats. The great New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor is the first player…

There will be elections for the positions of one president, one vice president, one treasurer, and 14 members of the executive committee in AIFF Election. All 20 of the nomination papers for the All India Football Federation AIFF elections, which were to be held on September 2, were examined and found to be in order on August 28 by the returning officer. The 20 nomination papers concern 14 candidates for the executive committee members, two candidates for each of the positions of president, vice president, and treasurer. “After conducting scrutiny of nomination forms for the posts of president, vice president,…

James Anderson surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the greatest wicket-taker in international cricket among pacers on Saturday when he dismissed Simon Harmer in South Africa’s second innings of the second Test in Manchester On Saturday, James Anderson surpassed all other pace bowlers in the history books of international cricket. This achievement was made by the legendary 40-year-old ageless pacer against South Africa in the second test at Old Trafford in Manchester. It was accomplished by Anderson, who dismissed Simon Harmer for 16 off 48 balls. Excellent delivery from Anderson sent bails flying past Harmer’s stumps. The legendary pace bowler’s wicket…

On Friday, August 25, Neeraj Chopra qualified for the tournament with a dominant victory in the Lausanne Diamond League competition Neeraj Chopra’s comeback: Neeraj Chopra of India made a remarkable recovery from an injury to win the Lausanne Diamond League competition on Friday, August 26, by a wide margin. Chopra, in his trademark one-and-done fashion, threw the javelin 89.08 meters on his first try to take the lead over the competition. After the event, Chopra told the media that he wasn’t worried about breaking the 90-minute mark and that it would happen when it did. “It’s been a great year…