Manchester City v Real Madrid Champions League: The return leg of the Champions League quarter-final was as exciting as it could possibly get even though the previous match was full…
“The team continues to believe and have faith. And they continue to think they can make it. And then you see what happens.” That was Luis Enrique analysing a Champions…
CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals’ game at the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night has been postponed because of rain. HT Image It will be made up on Wednesday…
Beijing half marathon organisers said Monday they were investigating after footage shared widely online appeared to show three African runners deliberately allowing China’s He Jie to win. Video clips of…
Palak Gulia will have no time for a breather after securing the Paris Olympics quota for India in 10m air pistol on Sunday. The 18-year-old will have to get into…
The joy of fans spilling on to the pitch sums up the tribalism that supporting a team is all about. Emotions can become difficult to rein especially for a team…
FORT WORTH, Texas — Chase Elliott pulled ahead and cleared Ross Chastain on the first lap after the second restart in overtime Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, ending a 42-race…
Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai Live Score, ISL 2023: Follow live scores and latest updates of Indian Super League (Season 2023/2024) Mohun Bagan v/s Mumbai match Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai Live…
BALTIMORE — Jake Bauers hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers slugged their way to another victory, 11-5 over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.…
The Indian men’s hockey team finally showed some fight but could not prevent a whitewash as they lost the fifth and final match of the Test series against Australia 2-3…
NEW YORK — The major league batting average dropped seven percentage points to .242 in the first two weeks of the season, while the average time of a nine-inning game…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A fan at the Saudi Super Cup final lashed an Al-Ittihad player with a whip during a confrontation moments after the match Thursday night.…
The Candidates is touching its halfway mark and there’s a 17-year-old Indian sharing the lead. Two more players from the country are close behind in the standings. Getting here has…
Having lived through one and experiencing another this season, Ilkay Gündogan knows a thing or two about squad transitions. Early last month, the midfielder had said things were better at…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — José Caballero homered, Tampa Bay scored two runs on a wild pitch in the first inning, and the Rays wrapped up their road trip with a 4-2…
In a first for an Olympic sport, gold-medallists in 48 athletics events of this year’s Paris Games will be awarded USD 50,000 by World Athletics, which will widen the spectrum…
Manchester City vs Real Madrid: The match started at express pace, just like what the analysts had predicted and the fans were hoping for. There were goals aplenty within the…
Jamshedpur vs Goa Live Score, ISL 2023: Follow live scores and latest updates of Indian Super League (Season 2023/2024) Jamshedpur v/s Goa match Jamshedpur vs Goa Live Score, ISL 2023…
The Augusta Masters was a week away, but the drama at the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open on Sunday was so intense that it felt like the year’s first golf…
It’s here. The second week of April. All eyes will be trained on goings-on in a small, usually sleepy, town in Georgia as the most awaited seven days in golf…
PITTSBURGH — Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson made a diving stop near second base on Edward Oliveras’ grounder in a try for a game-ending double play, then threw wildly past…
CLEVELAND — South Carolina is one victory away from completing the 10th perfect season in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history. HT Image UConn did it last, in 2016, and…
More consistency. HT Image That’s what NASCAR Cup Series drivers want, not only from their pit crews and engineers but also from the governing body and how decisions are made…
The Indian men’s hockey team was expected to put up at least a decent fight but was hammered 1-5 by Australia in the first Test of the five-match series in…
CHICAGO — Seiya Suzuki had three RBIs and Michael Busch homered against his former team, helping the Chicago Cubs beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7 on Friday.…
India’s Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti knocked out third seeds Nicholas Barrientos and Rafael Matos to breeze into the men’s doubles semifinals of the ATP Marrakech Open…
Liverpool vs Sheffield United: Considering the form that Liverpool is in and the woeful place that Sheffield have in the league table, it was clear right from the outset that…
New Delhi, India registered the highest percentage of failed dope tests among countries which tested more than 2000 samples with South Africa being second in the 2022 Testing Figures Report…
BALTIMORE — Fans who showed up for a Wednesday afternoon baseball game at Camden Yards ended up waiting until early evening before the first pitch was finally thrown. HT Image…
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta brought a huge amount of learnings from being Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola’s understudy and these have ensured that this misfiring team actually has managed to…
Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are hogging the top 3 spots on the English Premier League table and for fans, things just could not have been better going into the…
Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Shane Bond has described in-form Riyan Parag as a player of “extreme talent” and likened him to a young Suryakumar Yadav who joined Mumbai Indians…
About 20 minutes before Keita Nakajima holed his bogey putt on the 18th to end a nervy wait for the Hero Indian Open title at the DLF Golf and Country…
Formula One’s U.S.-based owner Liberty Media have announced a takeover of MotoGP’s parent company Dorna, valuing the world’s leading motorcycle racing championship at 4.2 billion euros ($4.53 billion), MotoGP said…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Justin Turner homered and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays gained a spit of a four-game series by beating the Tampa Bay Rays…
Lahore, Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to appoint separate foreign coaches for red ball and white ball formats, narrowing down to former Australian pacer Jason Gillispie and ex-South African batter…
Reigning champions England made it two bonus-point wins from two games in this season’s Women’s Six Nations with a commanding 46-10 defeat of Wales in Bristol on Saturday. HT Image…
As the last quarter burst of the English Premier League (EPL) gets underway this weekend, Manchester City hosting Arsenal on Sunday has a lot more riding on it than any…
NEW YORK — Expectations are lower for the New York Mets entering this season. But owner Steve Cohen still has a specific achievement in mind. HT Image “I think the…
With just 10 games left in the English Premier League (EPL), three teams — Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City — are separated by a single point in the race for…
It’s often referred to as the National Open but the Hero Indian Open has had far too few Indian winners of late. The DP World Tour co-sanctioned event last had…
Indian defender Bijay Chhetri has joined Uruguayan football club Colon FC on loan until the year-end, his Indian Super League (ISL) club Chennaiyin FC said on Wednesday. Chhetri thus became…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals owner John Sherman said jokingly that he doesn’t sleep very well under normal circumstances, so just imagine how his nights are going these days, with…
Lahore, The Pakistan Cricket Board has narrowed down its search for a new head coach to former Australia and New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Luke Ronchi. HT Image A PCB source said…
It’s been nine years since Anirban Lahiri won his only Hero Indian Open crown. That 2015 season ended up being pivotal in Lahiri’s career, providing openings to bigger avenues. Almost…
Flamengo’s international forward Gabriel Barbosa was suspended for two years on Monday for attempted fraud during a doping test, a Brazilian sports court said. Gabriel Barbosa suspended for two years.…
Chelsea fans must have had their hearts sink after watching Endrick play for Brazil against England at Wembley on Saturday. Endrick’s goal proved to be the difference between the two…
World number one Iga Swiatek kept her nerve to beat 26th-ranked Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA Miami Open on Sunday. Iga Swiatek…
WASHINGTON — T.J. Oshie returned to the Washington Capitals’ lineup Sunday, getting back just in time for the ceremony honoring his milestone of playing in 1,000 NHL games. HT Image…
The long sunset on Brazilian football appears to be on the way out. On Saturday at the iconic Wembley, Brazil played under Dorival Jr for the first time and marked…
Aryna Sabalenka has gone through a lot on the personal front in recent times. In a matter of five years, she has lost two of the most important people in…
Max Verstappen not surprisingly clinched pole position for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. More surprising was record eight-time Australian pole winner Lewis Hamilton not making it into the final round of…
Murali Sreeshankar was on travel mode for most of last season. He was crisscrossing continents trying to keep up with the busy schedule of competition and training he had planned…
North Korea’s home World Cup qualifier against Japan on Tuesday will be held at a neutral venue and not in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation said, four days before the…
It is tempting to assess Ram Baboo’s incredible rise through the prism of his humble beginning. His rags-to-riches tale is, without doubt, inspirational but there is more to him than…
Rested for Portugal’s upcoming friendly against Sweden, Cristiano Ronaldo has taken some time away from football and is enjoying a beach holiday with his family. The Al Nassr star took…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Blake Snell joined the San Francisco Giants just nine days before their opener and the two-time Cy Young Award winner hopes he will be ready to start…
Mumbai City consolidated their position on top of the Indian Super League (ISL) standings after the league upheld their protest and awarded them three points and a 3-0 win against…
The abrupt resignation of Indian boxing’s Irish high-performance director Bernard Dunne has thrown the Paris Olympics preparation into disarray. While no male boxer has qualified so far for Paris, the…
Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died at the age of 42, Russian club Salavat Yulaev said in a…
Carolina Marin fell on her knees with her face in her hands. As the 30-year-old got up while wiping away her tears, she let out a shriek before running to…
Jurgen Klopp said that a reporter was ‘not in great shape’ before walking away from a post-match interview after Liverpool’s dramatic FA Cup defeat at the hands of Manchester United.…
New Delhi, Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Smriti Mandhana said she got solid backing from the management after their failure to win the Women’s Premier League last year, which went a…
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev will clash in Sunday’s final of the Indian Wells in a rematch of last year’s summit clash after…
Lakshya Sen threw everything he had in his arsenal, but a calm and assured Jonatan Christie had the response to whatever the Indian’s racquet came up with. Deceptive shots, lethal…
Hold your breath, it’s Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City vs Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid in the 2023-24 Champions League quarterfinals. The draw is undoubtedly the biggest in world football at present.…
The controversy around the women’s wrestling selection trials refuses to die down. Wrestling coach Vikram Kumar, whose trainee Shivanee Pawar was participating in 50kg Olympic weight class in which Vinesh…
SEATTLE — Connor McMichael scored on a breakaway with 8:24 left in the game and the Washington Capitals gained ground in their bid for a playoff spot by beating the…
The last six months have been tough for Lakshya Sen. Seven successive first round losses, career on a downward spiral, separation with coach Anup Sridhar, doubts over qualification for Paris…
India’s boxing high performance director Bernard Dunne has resigned from his post after the disastrous show of the team in the Olympic qualifiers in Italy. Indian boxers failed to win…
U Vimal Kumar was animated as ever while giving tips to Lakshya Sen during mid-game intervals of both games at the All England Open badminton on Wednesday. Even though his…
Star Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant says that doctors raised the prospect of amputating his leg after the serious car crash that threatened to end his cricket career. HT Image The…
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But this is exactly what participants braved at the third annual Snow Marathon, which had to be shifted from Sissu to the Jana Waterfalls trail in Manali due to a…
On a day marked with high drama and some high voltage bouts, double World Championships bronze medallist Vinesh Phogat booked her ticket to Olympics qualifiers with a commanding, undefeated run…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Palmieri reached the 20-goal mark for the sixth time in his career, Bo Horvat extended his goal streak to three games, and the New York…
The stadium emcee could not be faulted for his efforts. But his exhortation to get the East Bengal chant going got drowned in the exuberance coursing through the half that…
Set to depart PSG after the ongoing Ligue 1 season, there has been no announcements regarding Kylian Mbappe’s future club. The Frenchman has already informed PSG that he won’t be…
Marcus Smith’s last-ditch drop-goal saw England end Six Nations champions Ireland’s hope of successive Grand Slams with a dramatic 23-22 win at Twickenham on Saturday. HT Image There were more…
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored a power-play goal 2:32 into overtime in his return to the lineup after a two-month absence, Alexandar Georgiev stopped a penalty shot late in…
Paris 2024 is just a few months away and as always, the question leading up to the Games is a simple one: is India ready? The seven medals won at…
Igor Stimac said on Thursday that Kolkata was his preferred venue for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6. “This is a city where you feel the…
Kevin Sireau had no inclination towards cycling till the time he tried out the track variant of the sport. Two decades on, the kid who loved fishing with his grandpa…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second stint with Manchester United didn’t go as planned as the Portugal star saw the Premier League side terminate his contract in November 2022. The decision was taken…
“Hello, I am Aitana.” It is not the first thing you would expect from a World Cup, Nations League, Champions League, Liga F, Ballon d’Or and FIFA Player of the…
To the untrained eye, it might look like just another used napkin. Lionel Messi’s glittering Barcelona career was started with a contract on a napkin. But the serviette, expected to…
The news hit one after another on Tuesday. Three big-name right-handed starting pitchers all dealing with injuries that could cause each to miss the start of the regular season –…
A Pakistani boxer has disappeared in Italy after stealing money from a teammate’s bag, the Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation said on Tuesday. Zohaib Rasheed Zohaib Rasheed has gone to Italy…
On February 21 when India’s campaign at the World Team Table Tennis Championships ended, they could all smile quietly. On March 4 when India’s spot at the Paris Olympics was…
Former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be hoping to be fourth time lucky after three successive runner-up finishes when they begin their campaign at the USD 850,000 French…
Bayer Leverkusen tightened their grip at the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cologne to pull 10 points clear of Bayern Munich. HT Image Xabi Alonso’s…
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 24 points and No. 23 Gonzaga bolstered its NCAA Tournament hopes by handing No. 17 Saint Mary’s its first conference loss of the…
The focus will be on India’s male boxers as they look to punch their Paris Olympics ticket from the World Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy starting on Sunday. While the…
PSG were held to a 0-0 draw against Monaco on Friday, and also moved 12 points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table. The match had its share…
The mighty Puneri Paltan bested a young and resilient Haryana Steelers to lift their first-ever Pro Kabaddi League trophy, adding their name to the annals of history. In what was…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Drew Doughty and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and two assists and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1…
The Indian Olympic Association’s Athletes’ Commission (AC), which came into existence with the promise of raising the voice of athletes in Indian sport, has been lying dormant. No official meeting…
The Kylian Mbappe transfer saga just doesn’t seem to end at all! The Frenchman’s contract comes to an end after this season, and he has already informed the PSG board…
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray reiterated Monday that he is likely to retire from tennis before the season is over. Britain’s Andy Murray reacts during his round of 16 match…
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sean Monahan scored a goal and added an assist after missing a game because of an illness to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis…
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s home in the Los Angeles Dodgers batting order will be the No. 2 spot — at least for now. HT Image “Just seeing Shohei…
Paulo Dybala scored his first hat trick for Roma as the home side beat Torino 3-2 in Serie A on Monday. On a day that Chris Smalling started for Roma…
Nine Indian boxers qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and India should look to at least match that number at the Paris Olympics. The women boxers booked four Olympic berths at…
The third season of Prime Volleyball League has dazzled the home crowd in Chennai over the past week with some thrilling action on the court. The defending champions Ahmedabad Defenders…
They even had a band back in the day. Now, among tennis’ most classical shots, it is fast going out of tune in the modern game. The one-handed backhand finds…
Sandesh Jhingan’s season may be over due to the knee injury he suffered in the Asian Cup. It is possible that the central defender and one of the team leaders…
The writing was on the wall once India failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics. It became more evident after her teary rant against Hockey India (HI) in the media…
Liverpool have their sights on a “special” League Cup triumph in Sunday’s final against Chelsea as Jurgen Klopp reaches the first milestone moment of his long goodbye. Liverpool’s German manager…
Shiv Kapur is hoping his struggles for the past couple of years with injuries are finally over. A two-under par 70 in the opening round of the $2 million International…
A winter’s day, in a deep and dark December. It is one thing listening to Simon and Garfunkel’s “I Am a Rock” while growing up (and growing old) in Kolkata…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner indicated on Thursday he hopes the ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct by him will be resolved “as soon as possible” as the Formula 1…
Charlie Woods, 15-year-old son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, will play in Thursday’s pre-qualifier for the US PGA Tour Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Tiger Woods (R)…
The Indian men’s and women’s teams could not grab the direct Paris Olympics spot on offer for the quarter-finalists at the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships. Yet, they remain…
Two-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz retired hurt from the Rio Open on Tuesday after two games due to a right ankle injury. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz greets the public after abandoning…
Two-nil down against Spain, the Indian women’s team found itself in a hole in its final group tie of the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Tuesday.…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jorge Soler smiled when asked whether he could become the first right-handed batter to hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove beyond AT&T Park’s right field…
After three months and 20 days, during which a FIFA window went unused, the senior India women’s team will return to international football when they open against Estonia in the…
Kylian Mbappe’s transfer saga is raging on and it was amidst this that Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Rayo Vallecani in La Liga in the weekend.…
Coming off two defeats in India’s battling 3-2 loss to China in the opening group fixture, Manika Batra had a lot riding on her shoulders walking into the final match…
No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek won the Qatar Open for a third straight year. Poland’s Iga Swiatek poses with the trophy after winning the final against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina(REUTERS) Swiatek defeated…
Jyothi Yarraji began her season by rewriting her 60m hurdles indoor national record on way to gold medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran on Saturday. Yarraji, who…
Logan Paul, the current United States Champion, is ready to make his TV debut on WWE SmackDown tonight. He will face his former ally, The Miz, in a match that…
All things considered – lack of time to prepare, no GPS vests, injuries to key players, being in the toughest group of the Asian Cup – India’s slide to 117…
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley matched her career high with 34 points and No. 12 Virginia Tech upped its win streak to eight with a 61-56 victory over Duke…
The writing is on the wall for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) as French forward Kylian Mbappe has dropped a transfer bombshell on Thursday. Tipped to join La Liga giants Real…
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday was forced to shelve his plans to return to action at next week’s Qatar Open, admitting he is “not ready to compete”. Spain’s Rafael Nadal looks…
Aditi Ashok is coming off an incredible 2023, one in which she soared from 194th in the world ranking to finish the year at a career-best 39th. And as she…
Ferrari unveiled their new SF-24 car on Tuesday, ready for the upcoming Formula One season which will be the last before Lewis Hamilton joins the Italian team from rivals Mercedes.…
On the day of her return to competition after almost 16 months, Vinesh Phogat quietly sat in a corner of the makeshift wrestling arena at the Railways cricket ground in…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods and Sunday red is no longer just a shirt. It’s a brand. HT Image Woods is starting a new year with a new look,…
Wild card Ramkumar Ramanathan fought back from a set down to pack off Frenchman Maxime Janvier 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4 and advance to the second round of the Bengaluru Open here…
Patrick Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers in a Sin City Super Bowl…
Amit Panghal had a lot to prove and there’s no better way to do that than in the ring. On Sunday, Panghal gave a brilliant display to upset 48kg world…
Their match had ended 0-0 after normal time. No extra time was played. HT Image Williams, who made four penalty saves in the quarterfinal win over Cape Verde, saved Chancel…
The going has been tough for Amit Panghal. The Tokyo Olympian lost his place in the team to Deepak Bhoria and is now looking for a spark of inspiration that…
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — Natalie Spooner opened the scoring on a power play 58 seconds into the third period and Canada won its third straight to send the Rivalry Series…
Sahaja Yamalapalli was happy when she glanced through the draw of the WTA 125K L&T Mumbai Open. Odd, because she was slotted to face top seed Kayla Day first up.…
DALLAS (AP) — Top-seeded Frances Tiafoe advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over 19-year-old fellow American Alex Michelsen on Thursday night. HT Image…
Virdhawal Khade is done as a swimmer. Not quite with swimming though. India’s Virdhawal Vikram Khade prepares to swim(AP) Among India’s most decorated swimmers and the 2010 Asian Games bronze…
The Indian women’s hockey team was beaten 0-3 by Australia in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 at Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Australia’s Captain Grace Stewart (19’),…
“Football, bloody hell!” turns 25 this year and Alex Ferguson’s quip after the 1998-99 Champions League final is an apt description of how the Africa Cup of Nations and the…
Lewis Hamilton stunned the world by announcing his departure from Mercedes to join rivals Ferrari after the 2024 season. Despite signing a new two-year contract extension with Mercedes in August,…
Look for Lionel Messi to play in Wednesday’s friendly in Tokyo with Inter Miami facing Japanese club Vissel Kobe. And don’t look for another public-relations disaster as happened on Sunday…
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., was arrested in Tyler, Texas, late last week on a DWI charge for at least the third time, according to jail records.…
A cool breeze inside Pune’s Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex blew away the dirt in the air which was replaced by high fives, gaiety hooting and the noise of celebration…
Inter Milan’s players joyously celebrated as if they had won the league. They might not have — yet — but coach Simone Inzaghi took a potentially decisive step toward his…
A day after 10 out of 15 members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) wrote to PT Usha expressing resentment over the appointment of Raghuram Iyer as Chief Executive Officer…
ATLANTA (AP) — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 60 points in Golden State’s 141-134 overtime loss to Atlanta on Saturday night, with Trae Young scoring 35 points to help the…
For the last 15 years, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have battled against each other to be regarded as the greatest footballer in history. Football fans from the previous century…
On Friday, La Liga, the Spanish domestic league, stated that it would probe a complaint submitted by Getafe, accusing Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham of making offensive remarks directed at Getafe…
Ever since India were drawn to play Pakistan last September, this Davis Cup tie has been under heightened spotlight. For varied reasons: India’s request to shift it to a neutral…
Another bombshell in the world of sport that Lewis Hamilton is leaving Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and joining rivals Ferrari! The last few days have been…
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Luis Suarez. It’s a reunion for the ages. The countless La Liga and Champions League battles, the anticipation and rivalry all revisited, and rekindled. No…
Erling Haaland made his highly anticipated return for Manchester City after nearly two months out injured, coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Burnley on Wednesday after…
Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo will go on trial after being accused of inappropriately touching a mascot before a game in 2019, court officials said Wednesday. Mallo, who denies wrongdoing,…
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner returned to Italy on Tuesday amid great fanfare and headed straight to a private meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “Grandissimo,” Meloni said when Sinner…
Call it destiny or coincidence. File picture of Zeeshan Ali(PTI) In 1964, Akhtar Ali was a key member of the Indian Davis Cup team that travelled to Pakistan. Six decades…
Hosts and holders Qatar fought back to defeat Palestine 2-1 and reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals on Monday, joining a Jordan side who struck twice in injury time to stun…
Football fans were left stunned as Xavi Hernandez announced that he would not be continuing as Barcelona manager next season. The announcement came after Barcelona’s shocking 3-5 defeat against Villarreal…
Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna capped off a sensational fortnight in Melbourne with a historic win at the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday. Partnering with Australia’s Matthew Ebden, the second-seeded…
Jannik Sinner claimed his maiden Grand Slam title in scintillating fashion in front of a packed Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, as he rallied from two-sets-to-love down to lift the…
Jannik Sinner takes on Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final of the ongoing 2024 Australian Open, at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Sunday. Sinner ended 10-time Australian…
Rohan Bopanna on Saturday became the oldest man in the Open Era to lift a Grand Slam title after he won his maiden men’s doubles major, teaming up with Australia’s…
Having Aryna Sabalenka, the defending champion, in the final wasn’t a surprise at all. Yes, she had one of the most comfortable draws in the opening week, but the world…
Daniil Medvedev delivered a stunning show late Friday night on the Rod Laver Arena as he bounced back from two-sets-to-love down against long-term rival Alexander Zverev to reach the Australian…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day pulled off one of their most impressive victories this season, going on the road to rout the San Francisco 49ers…
In December 2014, Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi organised the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Delhi. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic headlined the event. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic(AFP)…
The crowd waited with anticipated breath. Alexander Zverev, up two sets to none, was serving for the match. Their favourite, and overwhelmingly so, Carlos Alcaraz had endured the most forgettable…
The triumph of the underdog is sport’s best story because it has every element of an unequal contest. It is also a rare thing. Which is why it shouldn’t surprise…
Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is expected to return to play in three to four weeks if there are no setbacks in his recovery from injury, the Premier League…
Top seed Novak Djokovic battled past Taylor Fritz into an 11th Australian Open semi-final and a record-extending 48th at Grand Slams on Tuesday, but a rampant Aryna Sabalenka had a…
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami slumped to a 1-0 defeat against FC Dallas in a pre-season friendly on Monday before the team set off on a hectic international tour. Inter…
Singles ace HS Prannoy will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Indonesian Masters Super 500 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday after the pull-out of crack doubles pair of Satwiksairaj…
Barcelona secured a last-gasp 4-2 win at Real Betis on Sunday, as stoppage-time goals from substitute Joao Felix and striker Ferran Torres, who completed his hat-trick, helped to ease the…
Home favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in a tense final against world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Sang Jae at India Open, settling for their second…
A riveting opening week of the 112th Australian Open came to an end on Saturday evening at Melbourne Park, with the women’s draw witnessing another big shocker. Linda Noskova, who…
Two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev swept past Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime for a seventh straight time Saturday to power into the last 16 at the Australian Open despite feeling sluggish. Russia’s Daniil…
A slow starter, HS Prannoy is known to get better as the game progresses. While Kidambi Srikanth or Lakshya Sen know how to win points and subsequently games from the…
Novak Djokovic is starting to get into Grand Slam form, winning in straight sets Friday for the first time in the tournament with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory over…
Atletico Madrid got the better of Real Madrid this time, beating its crosstown rival 4-2 in extra time Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Atletico Madrid’s…
Sumit Nagal rightly made the news when he beat 31st seed Kazakh Alexander Bublik in straight sets earlier this week at the Australian Open to earn 95,000 pounds. It doesn’t…
The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) appointment of Raghuram Iyer as its chief executive officer has snowballed into a controversy with the majority of its executive committee members raising questions on…
Melbourne (Australia), Jan 17 (AP) Coco Gauff avoided the early Day 4 upsets at the Australian Open when she advanced to the third round with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win…
India goalkeepers’ coach Tomislav Rogic absolved Gurpreet Singh Sandhu of any blame for Australia’s first goal and backed the India No.1 to do well against Uzbekistan on Thursday. India’s Gurpreet…
Up 5-4 in the third set of his first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday, Sumit Nagal stepped up to serve for a historic win. Not since Ramesh Krishnan’s…
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen has parted ways with coach Anup Sridhar and will currently be assisted by childhood coach U Vimal Kumar. Following his gold at the 2022…
Stefanos Tsitsipas was given a brief scare by lucky loser Zizou Bergs on Monday before roaring back to win his first-round match at the Australian Open 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.…
Sitting beside Alex Ferguson in the directors’ box at Old Trafford, Jim Ratcliffe took in a Manchester United game in person for the first time since agreeing a deal to…
It was expected to be a routine match for defending champion Novak Djokovic, who is in the hunt for an unprecedented 11th Australian Open title and a record 25th Grand…
Gujarat Giants became champions of Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 with a 31-26 victory over Chennai Quick Guns at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cuttack on Saturday. Despite battling bouts…
“Who’s this guy?” Italy’s Jannik Sinner plays a forehand return during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open(AP) That was Aryan Goveas’ reaction when he first heard the name…
Igor Stimac and Graham Arnold agreed on one thing. “We are excited that kick-off time is close,” said Stimac, India’s head coach. “Finally it is happening,” said his counterpart with…
Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal continued his sensational return to the sport on Friday as he qualified for the 2024 Australian Open main draw after a gritty 6-4, 6-4 win…
India will be fielding their biggest-ever shooting contingent at the Paris Olympics. Pistol shooter Rhythm Sangwan on Thursday sealed India’s 16th Olympic quota with a bronze medal in 25m sports…
The 2024 Australian Open men’s draw is confirmed and the spotlight will be on top seeds Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic is the top man when it comes to…
No. 2 seed Jessica Pegula rallied past fellow American Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the Adelaide International quarterfinals in Australia. Jessica Pegula of the United States…
India’s campaign in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup starts with a match against one of the title favourites, Australia. In fact, India are placed in Group B which includes Uzbekistan…
The Formula E India race launched on the streets of Hyderabad last year will not have a second season. After uncertainty lasting a few months, Formula E announced on Saturday…
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has written to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to explore the possibility of India participating in the trial of the ‘Additional Video Review…
United World Wrestling (UWW), wrestling’s global governing body, has called for a raft of measures to be implemented by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to ensure athletes can function…
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