London, Sep 13 — Chelsea forward Joao Pedro played down comparisons with Real Madrid great Karim Benzema after manager Xabi Alonso likened the Brazilian’s style to that of his former teammate, saying the Frenchman remains 'on another level' while explaining the similarities in their games. Alonso…
New Delhi, Sep 13 — Buoyed by his recent Commonwealth Games success, India’s premier long-distance runner Gulveer Singh has set his sights firmly on a medal haul at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, revealing that once he stands at the starting line, his sole focus remains on winning a medal…
New Delhi, Sep 13 — Elena Rybakina said her maiden US Open title ranks among the biggest moments of her career after she defeated two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Rybakina, who also defeated Sabalenka in the Australian Open final earlier…
Cuttack, Sep 13 — Defending champions Kataka Panthers are fully geared up to conquer the upcoming Odisha T20 League 2026 once again as they unveiled their squad and official team song here at their Ramdaspur facility in Barang. The Panthers begin their title defense in the tournament opener on…
New York, Sep 13 — Elena Rybakina admitted she was shocked by her remarkable US Open triumph after defeating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the women’s singles final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday. Rybakina, who feared an Achilles issue could keep her out of the…
New York, Sep 13 — Ben Shelton, who is on the cusp of becoming the first American to clinch the US Open men’s singles title since 2003, reflected on his confidence and belief going into the final against top seed Alexander Zverev, stating that "it’s going to be a war" in the summit clash and he is…
New Delhi, Sep 13 — India's international para-badminton shuttler Prema Vishwas has issued an emotional public appeal, alleging that her official entry for the upcoming Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games was deliberately delayed, which resulted in its rejection. Taking to social media to seek Prime…
New York, Sep 13 — After being denied the historic opportunity to complete a historic three-peat at the US Open, Aryna Sabalenka smashed her racquet on the court as Elena Rybakina celebrated her 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory just feet away. After Rybakina secured the championship-winning point, the…
Miami, Sep 13 — A goal from captain Lionel Messi, who has now recorded 99 goals across all competitions for Inter Miami, and an own goal secured the point for the Inter Miami with a 2-2 draw at home against Nashville SC in MLS regular season action at the Nu Stadium.The visitors opened the scoring…
New York, Sep 13 — Elena Rybakina defeated two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to lift the US Open women's singles crown.With a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory in 2 hours and 21 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium, Rybakina, who also beat Sabalenka in the Australian Open final in January, bookended her…
London, Sep 13 — David Raya and Bruno Guimaraes were Arsenal's heroes as the Gunners maintained their 100 per cent start to their Premier League title defence with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Sunderland and went top of the table.After a robust, but goalless first half, the game exploded into life ten…
New York, Sep 13 — American Christian Harrison and Britain's Neal Skupski captured the 2026 US Open men's doubles title, defeating German duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, 6-4, 7-6(6), in Saturday's final.The victory gave Harrison and Skupski their second Grand Slam title of the year as they had…
Nagoya (Japan), Sep 13 — China cruised to a 105-59 victory over Bahrain for their second straight win in men's basketball at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, while Iran edged Chinese Taipei 72-69 in another preliminary round match.China made a fast start, scoring the opening nine points…
New Delhi, Sep 12 — Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey on Saturday initiated disciplinary proceedings with a show-cause notice to HI director general Cdr RK Srivastava and directed him to immediately cease discharging his duties.In the show-cause notice, the Hockey India President alleged Cdr RK…
Bengaluru, Sep 12 — Defending champions Alpine APL Pipers and Ganges Grandmasters will face each other in the Season 4 finale of the Global Chess League (GCL) in Bengaluru despite both the teams losing their final league clash but advancing to the title clash as the result of the third match went…
Madrid, Sep 12 — McLaren driver Lando Norris charged to pole position for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring street circuit with a spectacular last-gasp effort, beating Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the top spot.With this, Norris clinched his third pole…
Doonbeg (Ireland), Sep 12 — Shane Lowry was the pick of the field at the end of the second round at the Amigen Irish Open as he found himself in the lead, three strokes clear of his closest rivals.Lowry fired a standout round of 8-under 62 at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel to take…
Chennai, Sep 12 — Shrugging off lack of sleep and jet lag following an overnight journey from Spain to Chennai, 19-year-old Sarthak Chavan from Pune still found reserves of energy and determination to win the premier Super Sport 301-400cc Open race, which he started from the last row of the grid in…
Franklin (USA), Sep 12 — Rayhan Thomas (68-70) and Manthan Chirravuri (74-67) missed the cut at the Simmons Bank Open, held at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. Julian Suri was the only Indian-origin player to make the cut this week.Suri carded a second-round score of 2-under 68 following a similar…
Doha, Sep 12 — Women’s world No. 20 Anahat Singh got the better of higher-ranked Egyptian Farida Mohamed in four games in the opening round of the USD 242,000 Qatar Classic, the season’s first PSA Platinum event, in Doha on Saturday.Teenage sensation Anahat, who became Junior World Champion in…
Gurugram, Sep 11 — Nihal Cheema, who has had phenomenal success at the US Kids Series events and otherwise, once again stood out with an excellent 4-under 68 that won him a second straight title at the US Kids India (North) title in the Boys' 9 section at the Classic Golf and Country Club,…