Mick Cronin’s biggest worries all season have focused on getting better and reaching March with healthy bodies. “Got to make sure these guys are fresh when the big dance starts,” the UCLA coach said. First, though, the fourth-seeded Bruins (22-9) face either fifth-seeded Wisconsin (23-8) or 13th-seeded Northwestern (17-15) in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals…
Image credit: England Cricket NEW DELHI: A visibly dejected Jos Buttler was at a loss for words after his team collapsed to a seven-wicket defeat against South Africa on Saturday. Describing their underwhelming batting as “the story of our side,” Buttler’s remarks underscored England’s winless exit from the Champions Trophy. The match marked a disappointing…
NEW DELHI: The Champions Trophy match between hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh on Thursday was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to relentless rain. In their first ICC tournament on home soil in 29 years, Pakistan’s campaign ended in disappointment, failing to secure a single victory. Bangladesh also wrapped up their winless run, heading home…
D Gukesh (Credit: Freestyle Chess / Lennart Ootes) NEW DELHI: The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam kicked off at Weissenhaus on Germany’s Baltic coast, with Chess960 taking centre stage on Friday. The tournament, featuring top grandmasters, serves as a preliminary rapid event to determine the eight players advancing to the knockout phase.Indian GM D Gukesh,…
D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Photo) NEW DELHI: The Round 8 matchup of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 between Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Gukesh Dommaraju on Sunday drew significant attention in Wijk aan Zee, with a large crowd gathering at the Dutch venue to witness the youngest-ever World Chess Champion face his compatriot.Defending…
Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Delano Potgieter have made early impressions in the third season of the SA20. (Image: Sportzpics) The SA20 is five games in, four completed and one washed out, and some of the more established names have already made themselves count. Aiden Markram stands top of the charts with most runs (101 runs). All…
HOUSTON — Justin Herbert sat in a chair at his locker, motionless, hands on his knees, a blank stare on his face. It did not look like it, but he was listening. Defensive lineman Morgan Fox was sitting on the floor to Herbert’s right. Fox was talking in a hushed tone to the Los Angeles Chargers…
Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo were on the scoresheet as Liverpool outclassed Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday, December 1. This meant that City’s windless run stretched to 7 games as they suffered their 6th loss during the same time period. Liverpool would extend their lead to City to 11 points as the Reds were…