Colombo, Aug 4 — Former India fast-bowling great Zaheer Khan has become co-owner of the Lanka Premier League's (LPL) most successful franchise after Stockholm-based global sports ownership group Anchor Sports AB completed the acquisition of the four-time champions Jaffna Kings.Following the…
Bengaluru, Aug 4 — Karnataka's Srishti Kiran continued her impressive run at the 2026 World Tennis Under-14 Junior Team Finals, winning her second successive singles match, but India suffered another narrow 1-2 defeat, this time against Italy, in the Group 4 Round Robin stage in Prostejov,…
London, Aug 4 — Ben Stokes has insisted that his England career as a player has ended but said he is open to returning to the dressing room in a coaching capacity in the future, the former all-format captain of England said in a podcast.Stokes ended his international career in controversial…
Kolkata, Aug 4 — Manvir Singh starred with a clinical hat-trick as Mohun Bagan Super Giant secured their second straight win after a ruthless show of attacking power to rout South United Football Club 8-0 in their Group A fixture of the 135th Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in…
Barcelona, Aug 4 — FC Barcelona's new signing Jesse Bisiwu has expressed his delight on Tuesday after joining the club from Club Brugge. The 18-year-old completed his move to Barcelona over the weekend and spoke to the media after signing his contract at the club's offices and taking part in his…
Madrid, Aug 4 — Villarreal have signed veteran Hungary goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi from RB Leipzig, the Spanish club's first arrival of the summer transfer window. The 36-year-old has signed a two-year contract after Villarreal reportedly paid about 1 million euros (1.2 million U.S. dollars) to…
London, Aug 4 — Diksha Dagar has retained her position among the leading players on the Ladies European Tour (LET) despite missing the cut at the AIG Women's Open, continuing to lead the Indian challenge in the 2026 Race to Costa del Sol standings.The two-time LET winner slipped from sixth to…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — Outer Delhi Warriors edged past New Delhi Tigers in a nail-biting, rain-affected 15-over contest to claim their first Super Over victory in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.New Delhi Tigers initially set a steep target of…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 witnessed its first Super Over of the season as New Delhi Tigers and Outer Delhi Warriors played out a thrilling contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, with the Warriors eventually holding their nerve to seal a memorable victory.New Delhi Tigers…
Ranchi, Aug 4 — New signing Lalrinliana Hnamte made his debut for Sporting Club Delhi a memorable one, scoring twice in the space of five minutes in the second half to complete a comeback win for his side against Jamshedpur FC in a Group C fixture of the 135th Durand Cup which was played at the…
Srinagar, Aug 4 — Khalin Joshi fired an eight-under 63 to take the opening-round lead at the Rs 1 crore J&K Open 2026 being played at the picturesque Royal Springs Golf Course in Srinagar.The 33-year-old Bengaluru golfer produced a calculated round featuring nine birdies and a lone bogey on the…
Geneva, Aug 4 — The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) announced on Tuesday that Russia's men's and women's national teams will participate in the 2027 Volleyball Nations League (VNL)."Following its statement issued on 8 July 2026, the FIVB has continued consultations with relevant…
Guwahati, Aug 4 — Barak Legends held their nerve in a rain-affected contest to register a three-wicket victory over Guwahati Royals via the VJD Method in Match 7 of the Assam Premier League (APL) at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.Chasing a revised VJD target of 118 in…
Coventry, Aug 4 — Carl Rushworth has completed a permanent return to Coventry City from Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a long-term contract with the newly promoted Premier League club for an undisclosed fee.The 25-year-old goalkeeper returns to the Coventry Building Society Arena after playing…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, on Tuesday felicitated Indian athletes who returned from the Commonwealth Games 2026 after delivering historic performances in boxing, judo and para-athletics.Congratulating the champions, Dr. Mandaviya urged…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — UEFA has confirmed that it has sent a legal preservation notice to FIFA as the fallout from the governing body's abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal continues, with the European football body keeping open the possibility of legal proceedings over the controversial…
Detroit, Aug 4 — The 2026 PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs will mark a historic milestone for Indian-origin golfers, with four players - Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala and rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju - set to feature in the season-ending competition.Although Akshay Bhatia missed the cut at…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — Japan Open champion PV Sindhu will be seeded ninth, and the 2022 Asian Games gold medallist duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has been handed the fifth seeding for the upcoming BWF World Championships 2026 to be played at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi from August 17 to…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — FIFA's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger has backed the decision to withdraw the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, saying abandoning the project was 'absolutely necessary and beyond question' and reaffirming his belief in an independent and…
Hosur, Aug 4 — Led by Vidhatri Urs, the winner of the previous leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour (WPGT), every winner this season on the Tour will be present at Clover Greens for the Rs 17 lakh 11th Leg in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.The field includes 53 players, including eight amateurs, as the field sizes…
Noida, Aug 4 — As anticipation builds for the fourth season of the UP T20 League, the Noida Kings have stacked up their squad. Set to commence on August 14, the UP T20 League will feature 34 matches spread across 24 days, with the action split between the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee…