Lionel Messi will miss Inter Miami’s crucial Leagues Cup match against Pumas UNAM due to a muscle issue, coach Javier Mascherano said Tuesday. The Argentinian striker suffered what Mascherano called a “minor muscle injury” in his upper right leg in Miami’s win over Necaxa last Saturday. While there is no timetable for Messi’s return, Mascherano…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir was all praise for skipper Shubman Gill leading from the front during the just-concluded England series as he expects him to shine brightly in the years to come. Gill played a massive role in India’s creditable 2-2 draw, scoring 754 runs with four hundreds in the five-match series. “I think…
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev set up a Canadian Open 2025 quarterfinal against defending champion Alexei Popyrin after his fourth-round opponent, Francisco Cerundolo, was forced to retire with an abdominal injury on Saturday. Germany’s Zverev secured a 6-4, 1-0 victory, with Argentina’s Cerundolo taking a medical timeout after the fifth game and finally calling a halt after…
Liverpool coach Arne Slot said on Friday his side is relishing the challenge of facing Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield, as the Premier League champion aim to begin the new season with silverware and prepare for its title defence. Liverpool, which won the Premier League last season to secure a record-equalling 20th English…
Jamaica striker Michail Antonio has left West Ham United after his contract was not renewed at the end of last season, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. The 35-year-old was involved a serious road accident in December when his car hit a tree on the way home from training, breaking his thigh bone in…
Australia has named a 15-member squad for the upcoming home series against India Under-19, starting September 21 in Mackay. The squad includes two players of Indian origin — batter Aryan Sharma from Victoria and all-rounder Yash Deshmukh from New South Wales. Five players from New South Wales feature in the team, which will play five…
Premier League side Chelsea confirmed the signing of Netherlands international Jorrel Hato from Ajax on Sunday. The Club World Cup winner has tied down the 19-year-old on a contract till 2032 for a reported fee of 35.5 million pounds. “I’m very excited, I’m so happy to be here,’ said Hato. ‘I thought a lot about…
Transgender and non-binary US distance runner Nikki Hiltz criticized World Athletics’ plans to introduce gene testing for female athletes on Saturday, saying the move would be a “slippery slope.” Hiltz was assigned female at birth and came out as transgender and non-binary in 2021, and uses they/them pronouns. The US runner described the introduction of…
