Australian legend Ricky Ponting has been appointed as the head coach of Punjab Kings (PBKS) starting from IPL 2025, just over two months after parting ways with Delhi Capitals, where he served as head coach for seven years.
Pakistan's hockey players sparked outrage among Indian fans and sports enthusiasts after they were seen openly showing their support for China during the final of the Asian Champions Trophy held on Tuesday.
The Australian bowling attack, comprising of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon has amassed a combined total of more than 1400 wickets in Tests.
Fermin Lopez injured himself while playing for the Spain U-21 national team during the international break earlier this month. The Spaniard was expected to be out for three weeks, but recent reports on Monday suggested they the Las Masia ace could be in line to make an earlier return.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced the shortlist on Tuesday. Both Harmanpreet and Sreejesh played key role in India winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.
China came up with a solid defensive game plan and executed it to good effect until Harmanpeet Singh set up Jugraj Singh to break the deadlock in the 51st-minute.
Manolo Marquez, who took charge of FC Goa in June 2023, had an impressive debut season at Fatorda, guiding the Gaurs to a third place finish in the ISL standings. Jamshedpur FC, on the other hand, finished 11th in the table last term.
This year's prize pool has been boosted to $7.958 million (approximately Rs 66.6 crore), more than double the amount offered in the previous edition in 2023.
India thrashed South Korea 4-1 in the semis, thanks to Harmanpreet Singh's brace and one goal each from Uttam Singh and Jarmanpreet Singh, while China got the better of Pakistan 2-0 in shootout to enter the title-decider.
Beardman was a standout performer for Australia in the Under 19 World Cup earlier this year. The Western Australia seamer bagged the player of the match award in the final courtesy of taking 3 wickets for just 15 runs, and thereby helping Australia beat India in Benoni.
