New Delhi, Aug 15 — With less than 48 hours left for the BWF World Championships 2026 to kick off, the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is all decked up to witness badminton’s biggest extravaganza, and the venue has already got a thumbs-up from the Chinese contingent, who trained there on Saturday…
Golfpark Holzhäusern (Switzerland), Aug 15 — Pranavi Urs stayed alive at the Swiss Ladies Open as she became the only Indian to survive the halfway cut, while compatriots Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar bowed out after contrasting second rounds at Golfpark Holzhäusern in Switzerland.Pranavi, who…
Guwahati, Aug 15 — Barak Legends moved to the top of the points table in the Assam Premier League 2026 (APL) after their clash against Charaideo Sunrisers was abandoned due to rain at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday.Both teams received one point each after persistent rain…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — Sixteen years after a 17-year-old Kirsty Gilmour arrived in Delhi for her first senior Commonwealth Games, the Scottish shuttler is back in the Indian capital for her 10th World Championships, carrying with her a European title and a vastly different perspective on the sport and…
Memphis (USA), Aug 15 — Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju moved into the Top-10 at the halfway stage of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, strengthening his bid to extend his Playoffs campaign, while Aaron Rai and Akshay remained comfortably placed and Sahith Theegala continued to battle around the…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has attributed his national team's downfall in Test cricket to the shutdown of departmental cricket. Azhar, who has led Pakistan in nine Tests and 31 ODIs, called departmental cricket a "nursery" for Pakistan's national sides and felt that "it's…
Pune, Aug 15 — The 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026 witnessed another day of exciting action across Divisions ‘B’ and ‘C', with Hockey Karnataka, Bihar, Mizoram, Assam, Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu registering victories in their respective…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — Scottish badminton star Kirsty Gilmour has called for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility in Asian sport, saying small gestures of acceptance can provide important reassurance to athletes from the community.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the BWF World…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — Roberto Bautista Agut, former tennis player and 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist, has scored twice on his football debut as he looks to make his mark in a new sport. The 38-year-old netted twice for Spanish seventh-tier side CD Els Ibarsos in his team's 4-2 win.The Spanish star…
Amstelveen, Aug 15 — Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice from penalty corners as India began their campaign in the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 with a convincing 3-1 victory over Wales in their Pool D opener at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Saturday.Sanjay Rana had earlier put…
And four months on, the significance of that breakthrough is still sinking in.“I think so. For me, it's very nice. I think I've spent a lot of my career being defined by silver medals. And nearly, and almost. But I think it's really nice to have something on my CV that is definitive,” Gilmour told…
Galle, Aug 15 — Playing in Tests for the first time since November 2024, Devdutt Padikkal hit his maiden Test century as India dominated Sri Lanka by reaching 288/2 in 73 overs at stumps after bad light and rain brought an early close to the opening day of the first Test at the Galle International…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — Chen Yu Fei has won Olympic gold and established herself among the world’s elite, but one prize continues to elude her. Yet as the Chinese star returns to the World Championships in pursuit of that elusive gold, she believes the biggest challenge is not an opponent; it is…
Hull, Aug 15 — Premier League newcomers Hull City have completed the permanent signing of forward Joe Gelhardt from Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, the club announced on Saturday. The 24-year-old has signed a four-year contract with Hull, with the club holding an option to extend his stay by a…
Galle, Aug 15 — Playing in Tests for the first time since November 2024, Devdutt Padikkal hit his maiden Test century as India dominated Sri Lanka, reaching 288/2 in 73 overs at stumps after bad light and rain brought an early close to the opening day of the first Test at the Galle International…
Gandhinagar, Aug 15 — Young Indian athletes heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a nationwide talent hunt programme in his speech from the Red Fort on the occasion of India's 80th Independence Day in New Delhi on Saturday.During his speech, PM Modi reiterated India's…
Birmingham, Aug 15 — Top-order batter Pratika Rawal will miss her planned domestic stint with Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup in England after earning a maiden T20I call-up to India’s squad for the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup.Pratika was named by the Amita Sharma-led Women’s Selection Committee…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — With China boasting a formidable collection of men's singles players at the top end of the world rankings, Li Shifeng could easily feel the weight of competing within one of badminton's deepest pools. But the world No. 7 insists the abundance of Chinese talent is not a source of…
London, Aug 15 — English football club Crystal Palace have signed Israel international Anan Khalaili from Belgian club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on a long-term contract until 2031.The 21-year-old, who can operate as a full-back or winger, becomes Palace's fifth signing of the summer following the…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — World No. 3 Wang Zhi Yi believes her previous meetings with India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu carried too much baggage for her mentally, and the Chinese is now determined to approach any potential clash with the Indian star with a clearer mindset at the BWF World Championships in…
New Delhi, Aug 15 — In his 80th Independence Day address from the ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed the country's young generation at the heart of India's journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, outlining a multi-pronged approach that blends opportunity,…