Neeraj Chopra in action in the javelin throw qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on September 17, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Defending champion Neeraj Chopra stormed into the final of the men’s javelin throw event of the World Championships in style after clearing the automatic qualification…

Neeraj Chopra will aim to become the third male javelin thrower in history to defend the World Championships gold he had won in the 2023 edition in Budapest. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra will begin his World Championship title defence with the qualification round…

Apollo Tyres has been locked in as the new jersey sponsor for the Indian cricket team. | Photo Credit: AP Apollo Tyres has been locked in as the new jersey sponsor for the Indian cricket team following the exit of online game platform Dream11, a senior BCCI official told PTI…

Players of Gujarat Giants (in red) and Haryana Steelers during their Pro Kabaddi League season 12 match at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur, on September 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Skipper Jaideep Dahiya shone bright as the Haryana Steelers clinched a hard-fought 40-37 victory against the Gujarat Giants…

The PCB demanded immediate removal of match referee Andy Pycroft from the Asia Cup alleging violation of the code of conduct by him during the game against India in Dubai. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday (September 15, 2025) demanded immediate removal of match…

India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, front, and Australia’s Beth Mooney after the latter’s team won the first ODI cricket match of a series between India Women and Australia Women, in New Chandigarh on September 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her side was 20-30 runs short…

India and Pakistan are meeting in a T20 International after more than 15 months and a lot has changed in the interim. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji India and Pakistan are meeting in a T20 International after more than 15 months and a lot has changed in the interim. India…

The six-year-old Dyf, who ran second in his last outing, should make amends in the President Of India Gold Cup, the feature event of Sunday’s (Sept. 14) races. There will be no false rails. 1. NARAYANPET PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), 3-y-o and upward, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III) —…

File photo of BCCI vice president Rajiv shukla. | Photo Credit: The Hindu BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla on Saturday (September 13, 2025) said the new jersey sponsor of the Indian cricket team will be finalised in the next two to three weeks, with bids scheduled to close on September…

Resolute, defensively solid, substance over style, and making the most of every opportunity — that is how Khalid Jamil played his football and that is also how his Indian team has gone about business so far. Khalid, who was born in Kuwait and moved to India after Iraq’s invasion of…

File picture of Manchester United’s Andre Onana | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana joined Turkish club Trabzonspor on a season-long loan on Thursday (. Onana was left out of United’s first three Premier League games of the season and was pushed further down the…

Magnetar, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the F.K. Irani Memorial Million (1,200m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday (Sept 12). False rails (width about 6m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. PADDOCK PLATE (1,400m),…

Magnetic, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Dennis & Yvonne Jarvis Memorial Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Thursday (Sept 11). False rails (width about 5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. SHIVAKASHI…

When TVS Motor Company rolled out the NTORQ back in 2018, it changed the way we looked at scooters in India. This was not just another 125cc runabout. It was sporty, connected, and resonated instantly with a younger audience that demanded more than just an everyday commuter. It set a…

Since I began my career as a reporter, India have won four World Cup in two formats, become No. 1 team across formats, attracted more money, and power, and become the sole leader in a unipolar cricket world. But one thing hasn’t changed: the callous disregard for the paying spectator. …

A view of the FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy. A record 48 teams will play in the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Photo: Wikipedia A record 48 teams will play in the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Tunisia…

India and Pakistan may have a tenuous relationship when it comes to sports but International Hockey Federation President Tayyab Ikram is convinced that sports is critical to finding a way out of conflicts. “I think it is very important for the teams to play each other, it is important for…

Netherlands’ Memphis Depay acknowledges fans after the match against Lithuania at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers on September 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Memphis Depay became the Netherlands’ outright all-time top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 win at Lithuania in World Cup qualifying. Depay scored his 51st…

India’s Dilpreet Singh (2) scored the third goal against Korea during the final match of the Hero Asia Cup Men’s Hockey in Rajgir on September 07, 2025. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy The Indian men’s hockey team beat South Korea 4-1 in the final to lift the Asia Cup…

Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria (R) receives his trophy after defeating Alexander Vasilev of Bulgaria during their Junior Boys’ Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2025 in New York City. | Photo Credit: AFP Jeline…

Dilpreet Singh, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Tricky, tough, tense. India’s last Super 4s game at the Asia Cup here against China was expected to be all of this and more. Instead, it was a masterclass in what the Indian team…

Michael Venus of New Zealand returns a shot as Yuki Bhambri of India looks on against Joe Salisbury of the United Kingdom and Neal Skupski of the United Kingdom during their men’s doubles semifinal match at the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September…

The Formula One bandwagon may have reassembled at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix for the second half of the 2025 season, but the teams have switched their focus to 2026. Next year, F1 will introduce revamped technical regulations, encompassing both the chassis (smaller cars, active aerodynamics) and engine (50% electric…

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after winning her semifinal match against Jessica Pegula at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on September 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters World number one Aryna Sabalenka fought back to keep her U.S. Open title defence rolling on Thursday (September 4, 2025) by…

Ruturaj Gaikwad in action against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinal. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 2025 IPL season was cut short after just five matches, when he was forced out due to an elbow injury. With the batter ruled out, Chennai Super Kings’ captaincy duties…

Relentless: Vidyuth made full use of the favourable conditions to claim a seven-for. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth’s seven for 73 helped TNCA President’s XI bowl out Jammu & Kashmir for 230 and secure a huge 337-run first-innings lead on day four of the Buchi…

File picture of Gabby Thomas. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Olympic 200 metres champion Gabby Thomas withdrew from the upcoming World Championships on Tuesday with an Achilles injury that she has been managing since May, in a blow to American hopes later this month in Tokyo. Thomas, who…

In fine nick: Samad’s half-century was studded with nine fours and three sixes. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Abdul Samad’s free-flowing 75 (96b, 9×4, 3×6) and opener Yawar Hassan’s compact unbeaten 72 (185b, 7×4) helped Jammu & Kashmir reach 212 for four after TNCA President’s XI declared on a…

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has announced his immediate retirement from T20 international cricket on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prolific Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc announced his immediate retirement from T20 international cricket on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), saying he wanted to focus on his Test and…

Nimble: Ajitesh was particularly strong in his backfoot play. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU G. Ajitesh cracked his maiden tournament hundred (101, 162b, 14×4) as TNCA President’s XI piled on 503 for seven on day two of the Buchi Babu semifinal versus Jammu & Kashmir at the CSK High Performance…

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates defeating Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany after their fourth round match of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Novak Djokovic was cruising along with a big early lead in…

Adille Sumariwalla, AFI spokesperson. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is banking on its structural changes to hope that the country’s athletes would return better results in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games next year. “We are doing a lot of new things.…

Jannik Sinner during his U.S. Open match against Denis Shapovalov on August 30, 2025, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Top-ranked Jannik Sinner recovered from a set down against Canadian Denis Shapovalov 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, while Coco Gauff…

North zone captain Ankit Kumar smashes one. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE North Zone batted East Zone out of the match, stretching its lead to a massive 563 runs by stumps, on day three of the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here on Saturday. After having…

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy had a complicated decision to make after the 2024-25 season. Coach Ange Postecoglou had just secured the club’s first silverware in 17 years, but the team had also endured a dreadful Premier League campaign. Would the Europa League triumph outweigh a 17th-place finish, Tottenham’s worst…

Ankur Goel, Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Gurpreet Singh with the centre fire pistol team gold in the Asian shooting championship in Kazakhstan on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu shot 583 to win the 25-metre centre fire pistol gold in the 16th Asian shooting championship that concluded…

Two-time Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished runner-up in the Diamond League Finals for the third time in a row as Julian Weber of Germany lifted his maiden trophy with two 90m-plus throws in a commanding show in Zurich on Thursday (August 28, 2025). Chopra was lying third till…

Vishal Bhati (Bengal, 6/75). Sahban Khan (Chhattisgarh, 5/34). J. Hemchudeshan (TNCA President’s XI, 5/45). P. Vidyuth (TNCA President’s XI, 5/46). Anukul Roy (Jharkhand, 5/79). Harnoor Singh Pannu (Punjab, 106). Off-spinner J. Hemchudeshan’s five for 45 and left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth’s five for 46 helped TNCA President’s XI bowl out Chhattisgarh…

Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) as defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid. Djokovic, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, recovered from going a set down…

Team Unwired from the National Institute of Technology Calicut at SUPRA SAEINDIA 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Team Unwired from the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) has achieved a remarkable milestone at SUPRA SAEINDIA 2025, a premier national-level motorsport competition organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)…

Joshna Chinappa. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran player Joshna Chinappa continues to push boundaries despite being on the wrong side of 30s, setting short-term goals with next year’s Asian Games firmly on her radar. The former World No. 10, who turns 39 next month, stands as the last…

Hanuma Vihari. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR India batter Hanuma Vihari has signed with Tripura ahead of the new domestic season, with the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) granting him a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the same. According to sources at the ACA, the move happened swiftly, with…

Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, shakes hands with Venus Williams during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, on August 25, 2025, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big…

It will be an extended celebration of sports this year, as the National Sports Day will stretch into a three day “Jan Andolan” (people’s movement) across the country. Many States and Union Territories have issued orders to the concerned departments to initiate the preparations for National Sports Day. As part…

Indian F4 race-2 winner Ishaan Madesh , along with Sachel Rotge (left) and Ghazi Motlekar (right) Sohil Shah (Kolkata Royal Tigers) converted his spectacular pole position into a commanding victory in a start-stop race as the curtains came down on the second round of the Indian Racing League at the…

Mirabai will strive to seal a berth for next year’s Commonwealth Games. | Photo Credit: File photo: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP After her disappointing fourth-place finish in the Paris Olympics a year ago, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu’s return to competition will be the biggest attraction for the home crowd…

Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane applauds fans after the match | Photo Credit: Reuters Harry Kane hit a hat-trick, Michael Olise a double and newcomer Luis Diaz also scored as Bayern Munich thumped RB Leipzig 6-0 at home in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday (August 22, 2025). Bayern’s big-money arrivals,…

The Argentine Football Federation stated on Saturday that Messi & Co. would be touring Kerala. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES They will. They will not. They will. They will not. Now, they indeed will. Lionel Messi’s Argentina will play an international friendly in Kerala, after all. After several months of…

India’s D Gukesh. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa was held to an easy draw by Samuel Sevian of the United States while World Champion D Gukesh signed peace with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup, in St. Louis. Fabiano Caruana…

For the ongoing second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL), two new teams were added to the men’s competition to make it an eight-team affair. Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Rohan Jaitley is hopeful about an expansion in the four-team women’s event also transpiring in the near…

R Praggnanandhaa. Photo: X@rpraggnachess World champion D Gukesh was held to a draw by the lone wild card Samuel Sevian of United States, while fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa also split the point with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup here. With his second draw…

Romping Home impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Aug. 21). Outer sand: 600m: Cloud Jumper (Shyam Kumar) 45. Unextended. Inner sand: 600m: Rise Again (N. Darshan), Raffinato (rb) 43.5. They moved well and finished together. Constant Variable (Shah Alam) 48. Easy. Aletta (rb), Dazzling Princess (rb)…

India’s Neeraj Chopra. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Through to the high-profile Diamond League Finals, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will skip the last leg of the prestigious series in Brussels, Belgium on Friday (August 22, 2025). Out of the 14 DL meetings, four have men’s javelin throw…

The captains: Saly Samson, Krishna Prasad, Sachin Baby, Rohan Kunnummal, Mohammed Azharuddeen and Sijomon Joseph, after the press conference on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT After its impactful entry into the cricketing ecosystem in the State, the Kerala Cricket League will be aiming to grow exponentially when the second…

Sumit Malik lost 5-8 to European under-20 bronze medallist Magomed Ozdamirov in the 57kg freestyle final to take the silver medal at the World under-20 wrestling championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, on Tuesday. Women wrestlers Tapasya (57kg) and Srishti (68kg) reached their respective finals to ensure two more medals for India. Tapasya pinned Dolzhon…

Suryakumar. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI India men’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were restricted from addressing queries related to India playing Pakistan in the Asia Cup. At the start of the media interaction, a Board of Control for Cricket in India spokesperson announced that the…

Iga Swiatek (POL) celebrates with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Jasmine Paolini (ITA) during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iga Swiatek captured her first Cincinnati Open title on Monday (August 18, 2025) by beating Jasmine Paolini 7-5 6-4, with the Pole third…

Trainer K. Satheesh’s ward Kingston, ridden by Abhay Singh, won the Independence Cup (Div. I), the main event of Monday’s (Aug. 18) races. The winner is owned by M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettniad Charitable Trust. 1. RED RUM PLATE (1,400m): CERTANITY (Yash Narredu) 1, Tootsie Darling (Ashad Asbar) 2, Lake…

Former Australian cricketer Bob Simpson during an interview at Brisbane, Australia on November 28, 1991. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan The ICC on Sunday (August 17, 2025) condoled the demise of former Australia captain Bob Simpson, highlighting his contribution as a player, captain and coach during the team’s rise to…

Trainer S. Waheed’s grey filly Pyrite, piloted by A. Sandesh, snatched victory in a thrilling blanket finish from Victor Hugo, Rise And Reign and Galahad, in the Nizam’s Gold Cup, the main attraction of Sunday’s (Aug. 17) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Ketan S. Wakkar, Mrs. Jalpa K.…

Bob Simpson of Australia. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Former opener Matthew Hayden and ex-captain Steve Waugh paid tribute to ex-Australia captain and coach Bob Simpson, who passed away at the age of 89 in Sydney. Simpson was a key figure in Australia’s surge to the pinnacle of the cricketing…

The 15 to 1 longshot Fourth Wing, ridden by Yash Narredu, sprang a surprise by beating first favourite Money Bags, in the F.D. Wadia Trophy, the feature event of Saturday’s (Aug. 16) races here. The winner is owned by Mrs. Pragya Devgan & Mr. Ritvik Devgan rep. Niche Agriculture &…

In the metamorphosis of cricketers, the way they are remembered becomes a product of recency bias. In their prime, Ravi Shastri and Navjot Singh Sidhu were gutsy players, but for the modern generation, they are just commentators. Shastri, though, has an added layer of being a former coach. Equally, Gautam…

This was Sathyan’s second Feeder title and fifth senior crown overall. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s G. Sathiyan defeated top seed Ryoichi Yoshiyama of Japan 11-4, 11-6, 12-10 in the final to win the men’s singles title at World Table Tennis Feeder in Vientiane, Laos, on Friday. This was…

Most sporting legends and highly rated coaches who visit India for professional stints or promotional activities invariably say that “India is a sleeping giant”. The underlying assumption is that the nation’s world-leading population of 1.46 billion — with a significant portion of that young — gives it a unique advantage…

Varoon Parmar finished fifth overall and runner-up in the 38-46 age group in the Asia-Pacific Mid-Amateur golf championship at the Gading Raya Golf Club in Indonesia on Thursday. The 43-year-old Varoon led after a four-under 68 in the second round, but finished at par 216 over three rounds. Arjun Singh…

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Marquinhos lifts the trophy as Paris Saint-Germain celebrate winning the 2025 UEFA Super Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur FC at the Friuli stadium, in Udine, on August 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP European champions Paris St Germain fought back from…

Knotty Blush and Rise And Reign shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (August 13). Inner sand: 1400m: Rise And Reign (Darshan) 1-37, 1,200/1-20.5, 1,000/1-5.5, 600/40. A good display. Queen Of Kings (Prabhakaran) 1-38, 1,200/1-21.5, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/40.5. Strode out well. Outer sand: 600m: Exceed (Shreyas) 46. Moved…

Had England won the final Test at the Oval, it is possible that without facing a single delivery, their No.11 might have emerged as hero. Chris Woakes walking out gingerly, his left arm in a sling hidden under his sweater was already one of the heroic sights of the series;…

Shubman Gill. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The epic double hundred in a winning cause at Edgbaston will forever be etched in the memory of Indian skipper Shubman Gill, who was on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) named ICC’s ‘Player Of The Month’ for scoring 754 runs in the recently-concluded…

The Highlanders topped Group-E with seven points. | Photo Credit: X@NEUtdFC Spanish forward Jairo Samperio produced a late equaliser to help ISL club NorthEast United FC hold I-League 2 side Rangdajied United FC to a 2-2 draw in the concluding Group-E league match of the 134th Durand Cup at the…

Yuvraj Singh and Mithali Raj during the Women’s ODI World Cup countdown event in Mumbai on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI Yuvraj Singh has been part of India’s two World Cup-winning squads — the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup. The former Indian all-rounder admits that…

Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh capped his spectacular rise with the World chess title late last year but hasn’t had strong results subsequently. Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, who has been mentoring Gukesh among others, when asked what advice he would give to the young star to ensure his levels didn’t…

It’s that time of the year when speculation is rife about the impending ODI future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but if one goes by the decision makers in the Indian cricket board, there is no tearing hurry to take an immediate call on the two maestros. | Photo…

Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka got their title defences off to smooth starts as they powered into the third round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday. The men’s and women’s top seeds, each ranked number one in the world, were both competing for the first time since Wimbledon —…

Trainer S.S. Attaollahi’s filly Your Unforgettable, ridden by P. Trevor, won the K. Mahipathi Rao Memorial Golconda Juvenile Million, the main event of Saturday’s (Aug. 9) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla & Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., Mr. D.R. Thacker rep.…

The three-year-old Cherie Chevalier, who won well in his last start, should score an encore in the K. Mahipathi Rao Memorial Golconda Juvenile Million, the feature event of Saturday’s (Aug. 9) races. 1. MICA EMPEROR PLATE (1,600m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only, 1.30 p.m.: 1. Knight Regent (6) Ashad Asbar 56,…

Nour Khafagy and Yassin Shohdy emerged champions. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Top seed Nour Khafagy of Egypt tamed Tanvi Khanna 11-3, 5-11, 11-5, 12-10 in the women’s final of the HCL Tour $9,000 PSA Challenger squash tournament at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Friday. In the men’s final,…

Acting on petitions from four State units — Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat — on Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, scheduled on August 21, the Delhi High Court on Thursday posted the matter for hearing along with some previously filed petitions on August 18. These State units…

Narain Karthikeyan | Photo Credit: File photo: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Narain Karthikeyan, India’s first Formula One driver, will don the racing helmet again and will take part in the Asian Le Mans series alongside Tamil movie star Ajith Kumar for the latter’s eponymous racing operation Ajith Kumar Racing. The Asian…

Recharged and revitalised — Nikhat Zareen 2.0

India’s Mohammed Siraj poses after winning the player of the match award after India won the match to draw the test series Action Images via Reuters. | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters India pacer Mohammed Siraj has attained a career-best 15th position in the latest ICC Test rankings following…

Kavya excels

How do you describe this series? How do you even begin to start to describe this series? A classic seems too cliched, an epic too obvious. For five Tests and 25 days and more than 70 sessions, two teams at different ends of the experience spectrum went toe to toe.…

The winners in various categories, standing from left, Shonal, Rivaan, and Shiv Tummala. Sitting: Ishaan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ishaan Madesh, a seven-time National champion across various categories, held off his sibling Rohaan in both the Pre-Finals and Finals in the Senior Max class for a grand double in…

Race winner Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren lifts his trophy on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on August 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sometimes, a Formula 1 win is less about speed than strategy and gritty driving.…

Brazil’s Marta (10) holds up the trophy as she celebrates with teammates after winning the Women’s Copa America final soccer match against Colombia in a penalty shootout at Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium in Quito, Ecuador, on August 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Brazil successfully defended their Women’s Copa America…

Pyrite and Arkadian should fight out the finish of the JSK1 Best Odds Eve Champion Trophy, the main attraction of Sunday’s (Aug. 3) races. Rails will be announced one hour before the first race. 1. ASPINALLS PLATE (2,000m), Cl. V, 4-y-o and over, rated 1 to 26 — 2.00 p.m.:…

Akash Deep scored 66 and put on 107 for the third wicket with Yashasvi Jaiswal on day 3 of the fifth Test against England on August 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A couple of days before the final Test, Akash Deep posted a picture of himself on social…

 Lakshya will be up against fifth seed Alwi Farhan of Indonesia while Mannepalli will take on Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in the last-four round. File. | Photo Credit: AP Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and promising Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the men’s singles semifinals of the Macau Open Super 300 badminton…

Bhardwaj, left, and Jadhav show off their recent prizes. | Photo Credit: SAI Media World University Games champion archer Sahil Jadhav said coach Rahul Banerjee’s pep talk helped him clinch the gold medal in the keenly-contested compound men’s individual final in Essen, Germany, recently. On his maiden international trip, Jadhav,…

Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, shows the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup trophy following her return after winning the championship held in Georgia, in Nagpur on July 31, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh has said she was not under any kind of pressure while playing the FIDE Women’s World…

Evaldo, El Greco, Regina Memorabilis and Touch Of Mystic pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (July 31) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Timeless Vision (Nirmal) 38. Moved freely. Tyrannus (Mosin) 40. Easy. 800m: Mriga (Ajinkya), Conjurer (Zameer) 55, 600/40. They ended level. Mila (app), Higher Love (T.S. Jodha)…

Captains Shubman Gill of India and Ben Stokes of England shake hands at the end of Day Five of the 4th Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Ben Stokes, who was ruled out…

Legacy and The Milenium Force show out

Tameka Yallop of Australia assists with the draw during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Final Draw at Sydney Town Hall on July 29, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India were on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) drawn with powerhouse Japan, former champions Chinese Taipei and…

Viswanathan Anand hardly has space to play a game of chess inside his house. Art has taken over a bulk of the space at his luxurious residence in Chennai’s Kotturpuram. If a painting of lord Hayagriva is located next to a fancy chess board that was gifted to him abroad,…

At just 26, Tadej Pogacar has turned the Tour de France into his kingdom, claiming his fourth title on Sunday and cementing a reign that recalls the hunger of Eddy Merckx and the iron grip of Lance Armstrong – yet feels entirely his own. This victory was more than just…

Goddess Of War, Andre’ and Bezawada Sultan pleased when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (July 28). Inner sand 1000m: Doncaster Belle (R. Pradeep) 1-7.5, 600/40. Impressed. Outer sand 600m: Southern Dynasty (rb) 43.5. Strode out well. 1000m: Andre’ (Darshan) 1-10, 600/41.5. Moved fluently. Chicago Chimes (rb), Caccini…

India’s Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur at the end of the fourth Test match between India and England, at the Old Trafford cricket ground, in Manchester, England, on July 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Sunday (July 27, 2025) ruled out of the fifth…

Badminton stars Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla. Photo: PTI/Instagram Tanvi Sharma continued her recent impressive run, winning bronze at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships on Saturday (July 26, 2025), along with Vennala Kalagotla, as India returned with two individual medals for women in the event for the first time ever.…

The Chairman of Indian Oil, A S Sahney, and the president of PGTI, Kapil Dev, address the media at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), Kapil Dev expressed delight about being able to elevate the…

Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when there is support at the other end but feels the ongoing fourth Test in Manchester is now ‘slightly beyond’ the visitors. | Photo Credit: AP Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead…

Parneet Kaur and Kushal Dalal made crucial contributions as Indian compound archers claimed three medals, including a gold, a silver and a bronze, in team events at the World University Games in Essen, Germany, on Friday (July 25, 2025). Parneet and Kushal joined hands to rally from being a point…

Psychic Star, Heart and Pyrite showed out when the horses were exercised here on Friday (July 25) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Alexandria (Zervan) 40. Moved freely. Reine Etoile (Ritesh) 1200/600m 40. Easy. 800m: Superstar (Kirtish) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Chagall (Ajinkya) 53, 600/40. Moved fluently. Don Julio (Gore) 57, 600/43.…

19-year-old Divya Deshmukh defeats former Women’s World Champion, Tan Zhongyi of China, to advance to the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup, in Batumi. | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmaster Koneru Humpy held her nerves to score a come-from-behind victory over China’sTIngjie Lei in the tiebreaker to set up an…

The Indian cricket board is all set to host the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates. | Photo Credit: AFP The Indian cricket board is all set to host the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates with the formal announcement expected in…

Spain’s Maite Zubieta with teammates celebrate after the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain’s Aitana Bonmati struck a superb extra-time winner to fire her side to a 1-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) and send them through to the Women’s European Championship final for the first time,…

Regina Memorabilis and Legacy caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (July 23) morning. Inner sand: 1000m: Legacy (Yash), Hooves Of Thunder (S.J. Sunil) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. Former strode out well and finished a distance ahead. Wrangler (Hamir), Epic Endeavour (Mosin) 1-8, 600/39. They moved level…

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy held China’s Tingjie Lei to a comfortable draw with black pieces, while Divya Deshmukh’s solid defence frustrated former women’s world champion Zhongyi Tan in the first game of the FIDE Women’s World Cup semifinals here on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). With two Indians and two Chinese making…

Little John, Cellini and Divine Star showed out when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (July 22) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Siege Courageous (Ajinkya) 41. Easy. Impulsive (Bharat) 40. Easy. Divine Star (A. Gaikwad) 37. Moved well. Bohemian Rhapsody (Shahrukh) 42. Easy. Caliph (Bhawani) 39. Moved freely. Kissed By…

Slowly but surely emerging as one of India’s key players, International Master Divya Deshmukh stunned higher-ranked compatriot Harika Dronavalli 2-0 in the tiebreaks to enter the semifinals of the FIDE World Women’s Chess Cup here. After two uneventful draws in the classical games, the pressure was on Harika in the…

Encino, Spanish Eyes and Trigger impressed when the horses were exercised here on Monday (July 21) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Liam (T.S. Jodha) 38. Moved freely. Fighton (D.A. Naik) 37. Worked well. Turn And Burn (Parmar) 36. Pleased. Renaissance (Yash), Hooves Of Thunder (Mosin) 39. They finished level freely. Wild…

Scottie Scheffler of the United States kisses the Claret Jug trophy as he poses for photographers after winning the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Sunday, July 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A relentless Scottie Scheffler sealed his first British Open triumph by…

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Priya Malik picked up a silver medal after being beaten 4-3 by Brazil’s Pan-American silver medallist Thamires Machado in the women’s 76kg final at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. The 20-year-old Indian, a former World under-20 champion…

Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger makes a save during the Women’s Euro 2025 quarterfinals soccer match between France and Germany at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, July 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ann-Katrin Berger pulled off a stunning final save as Germany beat France 6-5 in a penalty shootout…

Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami, who has been out of action since IPL 2025 and is not part of India’s ongoing Test tour of England, was on Saturday named in Bengal’s 50-member list of probables for the upcoming domestic season. The list, released by the Cricket Association of Bengal, also…

FIDE Women’s World Cup: India’s Koneru Humpy won in the first round itself which was a testament to her superiority over other rivals. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, D Harika and R Vaishali and International Master Divya Deshmukh stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s…

Misty, Treat and Kimiko pleased when the horses were exercised here on Friday (July 18) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Renaissance (S.J. Sunil), Enchanting (Gore) 41. Both were easy. 800m: Ataash (T.S. Jodha) 55, 600/40. Moved fluently. Laim (T.S. Jodha), Empower (app) 53, 600/39. Former was superior. Aperol (Nirmal) 54, 600/41.…

The star Indian golfers along with youngsters, drafted for the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL), in Gurugram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) took concrete shape on Tuesday, with the on-boarding of star cricketer Yuvraj Singh as co-owner and brand ambassador. The IGPL…

Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies’ Jayden Seales, left, on day three of the third Test cricket match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. | Photo Credit: AP Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the…

Tennis player Srishti Kiran got to see the cockpit of American Airlines flight while flying from Miami to Paris to make the Asian under-14 team for a series of tournaments in Europe as part of ITF Development programme. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Srishti Kiran had a memorable time reaching…

Brazil’s Lorena, left, and Venezuela’s Deyna Castellanos fight for the ball during a Women’s Copa America soccer match in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, July 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Brazil got their quest for a ninth Women’s Copa America crown off to a winning start with a 2-0 win over…

BTC chairman R. Manjunath Ramesh felicitates trainer S. Ganapathy, who retired at the Bangalore Turf Club, in Bengaluru on July 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Veteran horse trainer S. Ganapathy retired after a remarkable career at the Bangalore Turf Club on Sunday, July 13. Ganapathy obtained his…

Tim Southee bowling coach of England. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images It was a dramatic end to day three of the third Test with opener Zak Crawley using the delaying tactic to ensure England only played one over before stumps but the Indians, let by captain Shubman Gill, were…

Neeru Dhanda was a trifle unlucky to miss a medal in women’s trap as she was placed fourth in the Shotgun World Cup in Lonato on Saturday. Neeru shot 115 and qualified in sixth place by beating Alessia Iezzi of Italy 2-1 in the shoot-off.  After 35 birds in the…

Joe Root of England catches out Karun Nair of India from the bowling of Ben Stokes to claim a record 211th catch during day two of 3rd Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 11, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images…

HUTN’s Manoj scores a goal with an acrobatic effort. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) pulled off a stunning 5-1 upset victory over former champion Indian Army in a Pool-A contest of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium…

Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. reacts after winning a point against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in a women’s singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Kin Cheung It was at the 2019 French Open that Amanda Anisimova first gave a glimpse of…

On target: Somanna, yellow jersey, scored the equaliser for Tamil Nadu against Maharahstra. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Defence held centerstage as teams ended up producing low-scoring matches on the opening day of the 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Thursday. Host…

Animesh Kujur celebrates after winning the men’s 100m gold at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on 08 February 2025 | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Last Saturday, Animesh Kujur became India’s fastest man by breaking the national record in the men’s 100 metres. He clocked 10.18 seconds in Greece,…

Grandmasters R. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, GMs Karthikeyan Murali and M. Pranesh at the launch of Chola Chess, in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran After he won the Uzchess Cup Masters by the end of last month, R. Praggnanandhaa became the World No.…

Sahaja sails into the second round of Newport WTA event

Right before Wimbledon began, Novak Djokovic declared it was the tournament that gave him the best chance to claim an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles trophy. Made sense, really, given that he’s won seven titles there already and reached the past six finals. For one uncharacteristically unsteady set in the…

Siraj and Siraj bowled India to a maiden Test win at Edgbaston. | Photo Credit: AP The mark of a top sportsperson is to excel when faced with severe limitations. In the just-concluded second Test that India won by 336 runs against England, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep proved that…

Mexico players celebrate after defeating United States during the 2025 Gold Cup Final at NRG Stadium. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mexico defeated the United States 2-1 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Sunday (July 6, 2025) to successfully defend their CONCACAF Gold Cup crown and capture their 10th title…

Simarjeet was the most sought-after acquisition as Central Delhi Kings forked out ₹39 lakh. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: REUTERS Pacer Simarjeet Singh, leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi and batter Nitish Rana were the three most expensive buys in Sunday’s player auction for the second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL).…

Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning his third round match against Spain’s Pedro Martinez. | Photo Credit: Reuters As well as Jannik Sinner is playing at Wimbledon, he doesn’t appear to need much in the way of help. Still, he got some on Saturday (July 5, 2025) when his opponent,…

Meropi, Ranquelino, Stormy Sea, Fynbos, Sunshine and Prokofiev caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (July 5) Outer sand: 600m: Echoes Of Time (R. Pradeep) 45. Easy. Lightning Blitz (rb), Husanara (rb) 44. They finished level. Kazing (B. Nayak) 44. Strode out well. 1000m: Schoenberg…

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner attends a news conference at the Silverstone racetrack, ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix, in Silverstone, England, Friday, July 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Darko Bandic Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said Max Verstappen intends to stay with the team…

World champion D Gukesh beats World No. 1 on Grand Chess Tour Day 2 in Zagreb on Thursday (July 3, 2025). Photo credit: X@GrandChessTour World champion D Gukesh let his moves do the talking as he scored another impressive win over world number one Magnus Carlsen to grab the sole…

In a major development, the Pakistan men’s hockey team has reportedly been cleared for participation in the upcoming Asia Cup next month. The decision was assured by sports ministry officials on Thursday after clearances were received from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Home Ministry for the same. “We…

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The four-year bans on track and field athletes Pooja Rani, Kiran, Pankaj and Chelimi Pratyusha for evading dope tests has been reduced by one year after they accepted their offence within 20 days of being charged. The quartet was among several athletes…

Agrador, Big Bay, Flaming Sword, Laguna Seca and Vibrant Bliss shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (July 20 Inner sand: 1200m: Mountain Jewel (Akshay) 1-21, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/39. A fine display. Master Way (Shinde) 1-21, 1,000/1-7, 600/40. Stretched. Outer sand: 600m: Romping Home (Suraj) 42. Impressed. Charismatic…

Within a week of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcing its decision to ‘pause and reflect’ on the process of electing future Olympic hosts, an Indian delegation visited the IOC headquarters in Lausanne for a ‘continuous dialogue’ and proposed Amdavad, the Gujarati version for the city of Ahmedabad, as a…

The Indian football team will be open to experimentation when it clashes with a comparatively easy rival Iraq in a Group B clash of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, on Wednesday (July 2, 2025). Winger Soumya Guguloth, who suffered a nasal bone fracture during the match against Timor-Leste,…

Nikhat Zareen in action. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two-time World champion and home favourite Nikhat Zareen defeated V. Lakshaya 5-0 to make it to the final in the 51kg category in the Elite Women’s Boxing Tournament at the Saroornagar Indoor Stadium on Sunday. She is set to take on Jyoti…

Biomechanics lab at Sports Science Centre, SAI From a modest training base with limited facilities to being responsible for implementing all SAI schemes across three states and holding National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs) for hockey, athletics and volleyball, financial and professional impetus has made the Netaji Subhash Southern Centre the…

Manu Bhaker, topper Suruchi Phogat, and Rahi Sarnobat. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Suruchi Phogat continued to assert her class as she beat double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker by 1.1 points for the top spot in the women’s air pistol in the National shooting selection trials at the Trishul Academy…

Yashasvi Jaiswal of India drops a catch during Day Five of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 24, 2025 in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Former Australia keeper-batter Brad Haddin believes the Indian team, led by Shubman Gill, needs an “attitude…

Indian Brocade wins feature event

Mclaren driver Alex Dunne has risen fast through the junior series and is the standings leader in Formula 2.  | Photo Credit: AP Alex Dunne stepped into the cockpit of Lando Norris’ McLaren as an up-and-coming driver without Formula 1 experience. He left it with proof he can keep up…

Tejaswin Shankar is among the leading names who will compete in the Indian Open athletics meet 2025 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. Tejaswin, who earned a decathlon silver at the Asian Athletics Championships last month, will feature in the 110m hurdles and high jump events here. Olympian Sarvesh…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Cricket Council on Thursday (June 26, 2025) announced new powerplay rules for shortened T20 matches and clearly defined the number of overs allowed upfront with restricted field in its new Playing Conditions…

Jofra Archer returns to the England Test squad. | Photo Credit: File photo The high-flying English side received another boost as pacer Jofra Archer, on Thursday, was named in the squad for the Birmingham Test against India from July 2. The 30-year-old last played a Test in 2021, also against…

A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) announced the launch of the Top National Players Stipend Scheme (TNPSS), a financial support initiative to help in talent development. The project, championed by AICF President…

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano is hoping that Lionel Messi’s memories of his unhappy time at Paris Saint-Germain will fire him up for Sunday’s (June 29, 2025) clash between the two teams in the Club World Cup. Miami were surprise qualifiers from Group A after beating Porto and drawing with…

Murad Sirman set a new meet record twice in a single day en route winning the 400m hurdles on the final day of the 23rd National Junior Federation Cup athletics championships at the Madan Mohan Malviya Sports Stadium at Prayagraj on Tuesday. Gujarat’s Sirman, participating in his first competition for…

Neeraj Chopra is riding high on his maiden 90m-plus throw that he achieved in the season-opening Diamond League meet in Doha. File | Photo Credit: PTI Unwilling to put himself under pressure of regular 90m throws, Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra says he has a good feeling about Tuesday’s…

Kumaran is the new TN bowling coach. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY For more than a decade, former India pacer T. Kumaran has been in the United States, building an extensive coaching resume that includes stints with the USA senior and under-19 teams, as well as training kids. Now, the…

India’s captain Shubman Gill directs the field alongside wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant during day 2 of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 21, 2025, in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images After an underwhelming tour to Australia marked by poor shot selection, Rishabh…

Sovereign King (Antony) being led by, from left, owners Tanmay Mathurawala, Chaitanya Shah, K.M. Shah, Sudendu Shah, breeder Gurpal Singh, trainer Adhiraj Singh Jodha, breeder Angad Singh, and owner Vinod Mathurawala. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Adhiraj Singh Jodha-trained Sovereign King (Antony up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Colts…

It was the first time in a major that Aditi, who had a first-round 81, shot successive rounds in the 80s. File | Photo Credit: AP Indian golfer Aditi Ashok missed the cut in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship after a second round 11-over 83 in tough conditions at the Fields…

Juracan, Assimilate, Grey Beauty, Aldgate, Hermod and Never Give In shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (June 21) Outer sand: 600m: Waitara (C. Umesh) 44. In fine trim. Moon Star (Koshi K) 45. Easy. Bashir (Bhawani) 43.5. Moved freely. Divine Star (rb) 45.5. Easy. Mega Success…

Rohan Bopanna in partnership with Sander Gille was beaten 7-6(4), 7-6(5) in the doubles quarterfinals of the €2,522,220 ATP tennis tournament in London. The Indo-Belgian pair won 90 ATP points and €20,910. In the €145,250 Challenger in Poznan, Poland, Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Sergio Gornes beat the top seeds Matwe…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in collaboration with Abhinav Bindra Foundation and Reliance Foundation will celebrate the Olympic Day on June 23 across the country, with the theme #Let’s Move + 1, India ! The theme highlights the joy and motivation of moving together, inviting people across India to experience…

Two more England players in wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones and Dani Gibson, were picked up by Melbourne Stars, who also showed interest in Jemimah Rodrigues. Photo: Emmanual Yogini/The Hindu India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been retained by Brisbane Heat, with eight franchises picking up a total of 23 international players during…

Cernogoraz with his Olympic, World Championship, and European championship medals. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement One of the best trap shooters in the world, former World and Olympic champion Giovanni Cernogoraz of Croatia, expressed excitement after enrolling for the Shooting League of India (SLI). The London Olympics champion, who won…

Grandmaster Tornike Sanikidze beat Grandmaster Raset Ziatdinov in 42 moves in the thrid round of the Aurionpro Grandmaster chess tournament at the World Trade Centre on Wednesday. Raset opted to exchange his queen for a couple of minor pieces and pawns, but it did not work to his advantage. Tornike…

Shoaib  is third most experienced bowler in the England line-up. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: Getty Images For English cricket, 2025-26 will be a litmus test. The twin five-match series — first against India starting in Leeds on Friday and the second the Ashes in Australia later this year —…

South African captain Temba Bavuma celebrates with the ICC World Test Championship mace in London. | Photo Credit: ICC via Getty Images In the next 15 months, South Africa, World Test champions, play no series at home. This says something important about their win in the final at Lord’s where…

In this image released by @BCCI via X, Jasprit Bumrah during a practice session ahead of the Test cricket match series against England, in UK. Photo: X/@BCCI via PTI Photo The peerless Jasprit Bumrah has revealed that he had ruled out Test captaincy during the IPL itself as part of…

The Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN), at a press conference on Monday (June 16, 2025), officially announced that it will host the inaugural edition of the Hockey India Masters Cup for men (40+ age group) and women (35+ age group) from June 18 to 27 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan…

FIie photo of Deepika Kumari. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Reigning compound individual World champions Ojas Deotale and Aditi Swami, Asian Games silver medallist Abhishek Verma and Olympian recurve archers Atanu Das and Bhajan Kaur have missed out on berths in the Indian team for the World archery championships, to…

Race winner George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 15, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec. | Photo Credit: AFP Great Britain’s George Russell captured his first F1 victory of the year,…

Krittwika Sinha Roy. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Krittwika Sinha Roy had to win only one of the three games against Yashaswini Ghorpade to make it a hat-trick of Ultimate Table Tennis final appearance for Dempo Goa Challengers. After losing the first two games, she trailed 10-6 in the third.…

Sam Burns tees off on the 16th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. | Photo Credit: AP Sam Burns matched the third-best US Open round ever fired at Oakmont, shooting a five-under par 65…

Arjun Mangalorkar trained Ricardo (Trevor up) won the Meydan Plate (1,200m), the main event of the races held here on Saturday (June 14). The winner is owned by Mr. Haider Soomar, M/s. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP, Mr. Chandrakanth Kankaria & Mukteshwar Racing LLP. The results 1. KRANJI PLATE (2,000m): REFRESHMENT…

South Africa’s Aiden Markram celebrates after reaching his century during day three of ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 13, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and hundred-hitter Aiden Markram pushed South Africa to the brink…

Sovereign King, Efficacy, Dedication, Miracle Star and Star Of India impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (June 13) Outer sand: 600m: Splendido (D. Patel) 44. In fine shape. Star Of India (Sandesh) 40.5. Moved attractively. Red Bishop (Trevor), Rosario (G. Vivek) 45.5. They moved freely. Shellacking…

Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the World Cup 2026 group J qualifying soccer match against Wales at King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, on June 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Two-time Premier League player of the season Kevin De Bruyne signed as a…

Sicyon, Circle Of Dreams, Kavya, Stormy Sea and Amazing Stride shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (June 12). Inner sand: 1000m: Miss Smiley Angel (-) 1-7, 600/39.5. Strode out well. Outer sand: 600m: Red Bishop (A. Prakash), Rosario (Saqlian) 45. They moved on the bit. Kavya…

Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma in action. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s Tilak Varma climbed one spot to third in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, while spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi held on to the third and seventh positions respectively in the latest bowling chart released…

Ace Indian race walker Priyanka Goswami notched her first win of the season, taking the top spot in the women’s 10km event at the Austrian Race Walking Championships in Innsbruck. Goswami clocked 47 minute and 54 second to win the 10km race walk on Monday. Her pet event is, though,…

Ruturaj Gaikwad. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad will join Yorkshire for five matches of the County Championship’s Division One as well as the One-Day Cup. Gaikwad will link up with the Yorkshire squad ahead of their County match against Surrey at Scarborough in July and will…

Premier League referee Uriah Rennie. | Photo Credit: AP Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died aged 65, the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association said on Sunday. Jamaican-born Rennie, who grew up in Sheffield, made history in 1997 when he refereed a Premier League…

Power Of Gold, Ranquelino, Indian Brocade and Thundering Phoenix pleased when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (June 9). Inner sand 600m: Daiki (rb) 40.5. Strode out well. Tesorino (Asirvatham) 40. Stretched out well. Outer sand 600m: Prokofiev (Ajinkya), Knotty Scotty (N. Darshan) 45. They moved on the…

Aiden Markram of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 08, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images As South Africa prepares to play in their first-ever ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final, former Proteas stalwart AB de Villiers gave valuable advice and…

Rahul Pillarisetty won the Pro-Stock 301-400cc category race. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hyderabad’s Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) pulled off his first win in four years as he pipped favourite Sarthak Chavan, the Pune teenager, to claim the honours in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open race even as the…

The Indian campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 ended without a medal with the exit of the country’s recurve individual archers on Saturday. Simranjeet Kaur, who was beaten 6-5 (shoot-off 11-8) by former World and Olympic champion An San of Korea in the quarterfinals, was the best Indian performer…

When Arne Slot took the reins at Liverpool last year, his task was spelt out clearly by the club’s bosses. “The main aim in what they told me is look at the players, give your opinion about it so we can go into this project in the second and the…

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz plays a shot against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti during their semifinal match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, June 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Carlos Alcaraz promised a spectacular Roland Garros final against top seed Jannik Sinner after the reigning champion…

File photo of Piyush Chawla | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was part of India’s two World Cup-winning campaigns, on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a career spanning more than two decades to undertake a “new journey” that he did not…

The road to Formula One, the pinnacle of single-seater racing, is one of the most challenging in sports. While the pathway to get there is structured through various levels in junior formulae, getting through those in the shortest time frame is the challenge most young racing drivers face. Ever since…

Rajasthan Royals batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi during the IPL T20 Match at the Sawai Man Singh Cricket Stadium in Jaipur. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Having left an indelible mark in his debut season itself, 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi says he will look to do two times better for his…

D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi | Photo Credit: Sankar Narayanan E H World champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi have caught the imagination of chess aficionados by queering the pitch for the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, as the Indian duo makes Norway Chess title bid when the…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru team was received by State’s Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at the airport on June 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Newly-crowned IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru touched base at the Garden City on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) afternoon amid a roaring welcome from waiting fans,…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya being presented an award during the presentation ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Krunal Pandya, who was named Player of the Match in the Indian Premier League (IPL)…

RCB hope for strong Virat Kohli performance in IPL final, star batter has mixed record in title outings Former India skipper Virat Kohli has performed well many times in big games and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be hoping for a strong performance from him in the Indian Premier League (IPL)…

Indian Badminton players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to keep their comeback story on track as they spearhead India’s challenge at the $1,450,000 Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament, beginning in Jakarta on Tuesday…