New Delhi, Aug 28 — Tottenham Hotspur's new signing Sandro Tonali has heaped praise on the fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, calling them "one of the best things" ahead of his debut at the venue.Spurs host Newcastle in the second week of the ongoing English Premier League against his former…
New Delhi, Aug 28 — Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa made history by becoming the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour, beating Fabiano Caruana 15-13 in the final in St Louis, the USA.It was a great result for Pragg as he recovered from an early deficit to fight back in the final of the grand finale…
Johannesburg, Aug 28 — South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has acknowledged the pressure of defending their World Test Championship (WTC) title as the team prepares for a busy season that includes home series against Australia, Bangladesh and England.South Africa, who won the WTC final against…
Zurich (Switzerland), Aug 28 — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has said that he is very optimistic about the future of athletics and that the sport must maintain its position as the number one Olympic sport."There are only two truly global sports: one is football, and one is athletics. We…
Amsterdam, Aug 28 — The Netherlands and Argentina will meet in the FIH Hockey World Cup final on Saturday after both secured hard-fought semifinal victories, setting up a rematch of their clash in the last World Cup final in 2022, where the Dutch prevailed.Hosts the Netherlands scored a lone-goal…
Barcelona, Aug 28 — Defending champions FC Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the La Liga 2026/27 season with a 2-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou on Thursday night.Goals from Raphinha in the 37th minute and Fermin Lopez in the 82nd gave Hansi Flick's side a comfortable victory…
London, Aug 28 — The second round of matches kicks off in the Premier League on Friday night, with some sides looking to continue a positive start to the season while others know they need to improve.Manchester City visit Crystal Palace on Friday night, and although Enzo Maresca's side came back to…
New Delhi, Aug 27 — Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a review meeting for India's bid for the 2036 Olympic Games and two other major events to be hosted in Ahmedabad.India plans to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and the 2029 Police and Fire Games at Ahmedabad, besides the 2036 Olympic…
Ahmedabad, Aug 27 — The government is firmly committed to establishing India as a global sporting destination by hosting major international sporting events, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday as he chaired a review meeting in Ahmedabad on India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics and…
Madrid, Aug 27 — Chelsea's 20-year-old Senegal international central defender Mamadou Sarr says he is "very happy" to be joining Real Sociedad on loan.Sarr was asked about the move to San Sebastian on Thursday ahead of his medical tests with the La Liga side, and he was accompanied by Real…
New York, Aug 27 — The 2026 edition of the most electric Grand Slam, the US Open, has been a starry affair even before the start of the main draw, but Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina, the only married couple in the mixed-doubles draw, have drawn the spotlight towards them, making it into a…
New York, Aug 27 — Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, top-seeded American Jessica Pegula and 2026 Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova are all clubbed in the top half of the women’s singles draw for the upcoming 2026 US Open.Meanwhile, US Open champions Coco Gauff (2023) and Iga Swiatek (2022) stand…
New York, Aug 27 — With World No.1 Jannik Sinner out of action due to an injury, Grand Slam titleholders Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will be among the main contenders and will lead the top and bottom halves of the men’s singles main draw at the 2026 US Open, which was released here on…
Budapest, Aug 27 — Eighth seed and World No 54 Velavan Senthilkumar stunned Malaysian world No 18 and top seed Eain Yow Ng 11-2, 11-9, 11-8 in the quarterfinals of the Budapest Open squash, a USD 43,500 PSA Copper event in the Hungarian capital on Thursday.The Indian No.4 raced through the first…
Bengaluru, Aug 27 — The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) is set to host the KSLTA World Tennis Junior J30 Bengaluru from August 29 to September 5, with a strong field of India's leading junior players and youngsters representing several countries set to compete at the S.M. Krishna…
New Delhi, Aug 27 — Purani Dilli 6 have their sights firmly set on a place in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 final after storming into Qualifier 2 with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Outer Delhi Warriors in the Eliminator at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.The…
Amstelveen, Aug 27 — Indian women’s hockey team signed off from the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and the Netherlands 2026 on a high, defeating world No. 5 Germany 3-1 in the 5th-6th place classification match in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on Thursday.The result secured the Indian women's team a…
Patiala, Aug 27 — The 2026 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Arundhati Chaudhary on Thursday attended the 'Khelo India Dialogue', a virtual address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chaudhary reacted to Modi's address to the youth as she highlighted that the PM is standing with the athletes at all…
Patiala, Aug 27 — The 2026 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Arundhati Choudhary on Thursday attended the 'Khelo India Dialogue', a virtual address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Choudhary reacted to Modi's address to the youth as she highlighted that the PM is standing with the athletes at all…
New Delhi, Aug 27 — For Hong Kong China left-arm wrist-spinner Kary Chan, a brief hospital stay due to diarrhoea was merely a minor speed bump on the road to a dream of featuring in this year’s Women’s Asia Cup. Known as Ka Ying Chan on the team sheet, Kary is one of only seven bowlers in history…
New Delhi, Aug 27 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Khelo India Samvaad (Khelo India Dialogue) via video conference on Thursday, addressing youth and athletes who connected from over 5,000 institutes across the country as part of the National Sports Day 2026 celebrations.vThe Khelo…