Category: Sports

PARIS: World record-holder Ryan Crouser said his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s shot put on Saturday “definitely…

There were moments where Vekic seemed spent, bending over and leaning on her racket to catch her breath. Right before…

PARIS: India’s Lakshya Sen will need to play out of his skin to keep his maiden gold medal hopes alive…

PARIS: Lakshya Sen mounted a remarkable comeback to become the first male Indian shuttler to qualify for the singles semifinals…

PARIS: Brazil’s Hugo Calderano reached an Olympic milestone at the Paris Games, becoming the first player from outside Asia or…

PARIS: A third straight Olympic medal stayed out of her grasp as PV Sindhu made a shock exit from the…

NANTERRE: Ryan Murphy came to the Paris Olympics hoping to reclaim his backstroke crowns. He’ll have to settle for a…

PARIS: Manika Batra’s splendid run at the Paris Olympics came to an end with a defeat against higher-ranked Japanese Miu…

PALLEKELE: Suryakumar Yadav’s ability to take risks at crucial junctures of the game, like using Rinku Singh in the penultimate…

Harmanpreet (13th and 19th minutes) struck once each in the first two quarters, while the second half remained goal-less despite…

PARIS: Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has come to Paris to support Ukrainian athletes at the Olympics amid war at…

PARIS: Medal contender Indian men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Monday qualified for the quarterfinals of…

PARIS: India’s Harmeet Desai suffered a 0-4 loss against world no.5 Felix Lebrun of France in the second round of…

A pistol malfunction during qualification at Tokyo Olympics had left her crestfallen but three years later, Bhaker got what she…

PARIS: Debutant Indian boxer Preeti Pawar defeated Vietnam’s Vo Thi Kim Anh in the women’s 54kg category first-round bout to…

Argentina got its Olympic men’s football campaign back on track by beating Iraq 3-1 on Saturday in Lyon. Argentina, one…

MANCHESTER: India and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Friday joined Lancashire for a short stint comprising two Division…

Canada shrug off spying scandal France survived a wobble to beat Colombia 3-2 in Lyon, where there were plenty of…

CHENNAI: Anish Giri and Hikaru Nakamura were announced as Icon players for the second edition of the Global Chess League…

CHENNAI : Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce couldn’t really find any words in May this year. After all, she had never…

CHENNAI: Among the many queries India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed at a press…

MEXICO CITY: Veteran Mexican coach Javier Aguirre was brought back as national football manager on Monday in an attempt to…

FRANCE: Israeli athletes are welcome at the Paris Olympics, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Monday, after a hard-left member…

CHENNAI: On Sunday evening, coach Shravan Kumar was in a hurry to get back home in Delhi. He did not…

PARIS: A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “ the safest place in the…

CHENNAI: Prithviraj Tondaiman is at the peak of his powers. At 37, he is all set to become the first…

NEW DELHI: Spaniard Manolo Marquez, currently in charge of Indian Super League side FC Goa, was on Saturday named as…

‘Mentally draining’ “There was one point I was joking with him (Wood), I said ‘hey, I have a wife and…

SYDNEY: Former Olympic powerbroker Kevan Gosper, one of Australia’s top sports administrators, has died aged 90, the Australian Olympic Committee…

CHENNAI: For an athlete, invincibility and immortality fade with injury. Every little thing hurts, sometimes more than the injury and…

NEW DELHI: Big-hitting batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday named captain of the Indian T20 team for the three-match series…

LONDON: Gareth Southgate’s exit as England manager in the aftermath of their painful Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain has…

NEW DELHI: When Jyothi Yarraji leaps past each hurdle in her bid to reach the finish line, it feels like…

MADRID: French superstar Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday, telling 80,000 fans “my dream…

The first-ever footballer from India to play in the UEFA Champions League has joined Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki. Manisha Kalyan…

Just before coming to the Euros, he had a poignant moment for his boyhood club. After playing a big role…

Under Carlo Ancelotti, he did score some spectacular goals and was awarded La Liga’s best midfielder award of 2015. Then…

CHENNAI: And just like that, India have won another bilateral T20I series. This time, in Zimbabwe by a 4-1 margin,…

Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez is the Copa’s top goal scorer, while Colombian skipper James Rodriguez leads the assists chart. Rodriguez, once…

NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals on Saturday parted ways with head coach Ricky Ponting after seven unsuccessful years in their quest…

There really was no need for anything other than Plan A in the early going in front of a Centre…

On a cloudy afternoon, the No. 3-seeded Alcaraz went through some ups and downs against No. 5 Medvedev, a 28-year-old…

The morning had started with Anderson, who doesn’t like being the centre of attention, looking emotional after being given a…

KOCHI: One of the oldest football clubs in Spain is taking the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) route to scout for…

The Pakistan Cricket Board had proposed to India to play all its matches in one city. ESPNcricinfo had reported that…

Contentious penalty They went ahead here after just seven minutes thanks to a brilliant effort by Simons, who robbed Declan…

Earlier, Gill-led India made some interesting selection calls. They duly inducted World Cup winners Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (12 not out…

EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi was on target as world champions Argentina turned on the style to beat Canada 2-0 on…

Gautam Gambhir was named the head coach of the Indian cricket team on Tuesday. The 42-year-old will take over from…

Kane v Van Dijk England striker Harry Kane has endured an underwhelming tournament, far from the goal machine he proved…

LONDON: Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon and broke down in tears as she made the Wimbledon quarter-finals on…

CHENNAI: From Chicken Tikka Masala to Lamb Korma and Madras prawn to Butter Chicken, Indian athletes will enjoy these delicacies…

NEW DELHI: T20 World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma will continue to lead India in the ODI and Test formats, BCCI…

DUSSELDORF: England’s quest for a first major tournament win in 58 years remained alive after another late fightback before beating…

If the organisation primarily works in the realm of arts, the Little People Sports Club provides opportunities for them in…

CHENNAI: It’s been less than 48 hours since Indian fans brought Mumbai to a standstill. The thousands of fans, who…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the quarter-final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin after Demiral’s salute triggered a diplomatic…

After his dismissal in the last league match here, Rohit Sharma got a standing ovation with the crowd believing that…

NEW DELHI: NADA has suspended India’s top woman 400m runner Deepanshi for flunking her dope test during the recent National…

The Air India special charter flight AIC24WC — Air India Champions 24 World Cup — took off from Bridgetown, Barbados…

As was the case in 2007 when MS Dhoni lifted the inaugural T20 World Cup, this Indian team will have…

LEIPZIG: Merih Demiral was Turkey’s unlikely hero with both goals in a 2-1 win over Austria on Tuesday that booked…

CHENNAI: When Deepika Kumari first represented India in the 2012 Olympics, Bhajan Kaur, an archer from Haryana, was only seven…

CHENNAI: Dunkirk is a harbor located in North France, on the shores of the English Channel, that separates the United…

Ecuador weathered a second-half push by Mexico in front of 62,656 mostly pro-Mexico fans to finish second in Group B…

The loss ends Georgia’s first ever major tournament campaign, which included a 2-0 upset win over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. Despite…

The BCCI has declared a prize purse of Rs 125 crore for the senior men’s Indian cricket team following their…

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli announced their retirement from Twenty20 internationals after India’s thrilling seven-run win…

Moments after teammate Bruno Guimaraes hit the crossbar, Savinho put Brazil up 2-0 in the 43rd minute. Both teams got…

PANCHKULA: The Shivalik range was a hazy silhouette in the horizon. As the evening dusk settled in and the floodlights…

CHENNAI: Dashing India opener Shafali Verma smashed the fastest double-century in the history of women’s Test cricket, eclipsing Annabel Sutherland…

PROVIDENCE: India thumped defending champion England by 68 runs to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.…

LAS VEGAS: Seventeen-year-old Kendry Páez scored in first-half stoppage time, Alan Minda added another goal late in the second half,…

Georgia advanced in its debut at a major tournament as one of the best third-place teams. Portugal had already qualified…

EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi hopes a leg injury sustained during Argentina’s 1-0 Copa America win over Chile is “nothing serious.”…

DORTMUND: Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty on his return after breaking his nose but Robert Lewandowski’s reply meant France and…

MADRID: Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernández is ending his career with the club less than a month after lifting the…

SAINT LUCIA: India rode on skipper Rohit Sharma’s scintillating 41-ball 92 to beat Australia by 24 runs in their final…

For the first time, team quotas are offered to the top two nations after the three-leg Olympic qualifiers. The first…

CHENNAI: In many ways, India’s last home ODI series against Australia was full of missed opportunities. An opening match where…

Bajrang has time till July 11 to request for a hearing or accept the charge. The elite wrestler has maintained…

They don’t represent a country because they don’t have one right now. They are of different religions, ethnicities and colours.…

CHENNAI: Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal on Saturday confirmed that he has officially qualified for the men’s singles event of…

BERLIN: Austria picked up a crucial win at the European Championship by defeating Poland 3-1 in its second group match…

The outspoken coach also took aim at AIFF Technical Committee head and India great I.M. Vijayan, saying he is not…

FRANKFURT: England failed to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after Morten Hjulmand’s spectacular strike earned…

BENGALURU: India pacer David Johnson has died after falling from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment here, and an investigation…

STUTTGART: Jamal Musiala scored his second goal of the tournament to help Germany beat Hungary 2-0 on Wednesday and book…

The opening round of group matches at the European Championship is complete. Here are some things we learned: Top performers…

DORTMUND: With Kylian Mbappe about to join a throng of attacking superstars at Real Madrid, Arda Guler faces an even…

Mbappé’s injury is a big deal for France, as the country’s best player and the biggest star of the tournament.…

Mustafizur didn’t even let Airee lay bat on ball during the five deliveries that also had a slow bouncer. He…

STUTTGART: Christian Eriksen scored for Denmark in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia at Euro 2024 on Sunday, almost three years…

But before that, there were some nervous moments for the former champions when David Warner (1) was removed from the…

Disastrous Scottish start Scotland could surely not have envisioned such a disastrous beginning, but they must regroup quickly with games…

BERLIN: Spain’s bid for a fourth European Championship title begins against Croatia in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium — where the final…

‘Job done’ “I thought the tone was set really well by the bowlers, picking up the early wickets,” said Buttler…

WIMBLEDON: Wimbledon’s total prize money fund will rise to a record 50 million pounds (about $64 million), with the singles…

NEW YORK: Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten half-century and left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh claimed a career-best 4-9 as India defeated…

MADRID: Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together for Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Spanish tennis…

While Mohammad Amir was the pick of the bowlers with 4-0-13-2, Haris Rauf returned with 2/26 while Shaheen Shah Afridi…

On being an expert with Sony for the Euros Always, always. So I’m still with Bengaluru FC for one year…

Pakistan self-destructed in the chase of 120 against India on Sunday to suffer back-to-back defeat after the bowlers set the…

MUMBAI: Mumbai Cricket Association president Amol Kale has died of a cardiac arrest in New York after attending the T20…

NEW YORK: Jasprit Bumrah was the hero as India beat Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring T20 World Cup…

KENTUCKY: India’s Puja Tomar scripted history as she became the first mixed martial arts fighter from the country to win…

NEW YORK: David Miller made a mind-over-matter fifty on a tough pitch as South Africa survived some anxious moments to…

As part of the settlement announced on Friday, Zverev had agreed to pay 200,000 euros ($217,000), with most of it…

Zverev’s domestic abuse case in Berlin ended earlier in the day, when he reached an out-of-court settlement with his accuser,…

‘No worse day’ While cricket is a national obsession in Pakistan, it barely registers in the United States, leaving most…

BRIDGETOWN: Captain Richie Berrington upstaged his Namibian counterpart in leading Scotland to a table-topping, five-wicket victory in Group B at…

THE HAGUE: Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman is gambling on the fitness of Frenkie de Jong, hoping the Barcelona playmaker can…

CHENNAI: For a moment, it didn’t feel like New York. It was more like time had gone back to January…

In between the sticks, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who at 71 matches is the next most experienced after Chhetri, will also…

“Seeing Novak (injured) is, for everyone, disappointing,” Sinner said, “so I wish him a speedy recovery.” Amid a season in…

PARIS: Coco Gauff came back to defeat Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the French Open on Tuesday to reach…

CHENNAI: In a fresh twist, Bajrang Punia’s provisional suspension for allegedly refusing to submit a urine sample during the Olympic…

PUNE: Taking a cue from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India and Maharashtra batter Kedar Jadhav on Monday announced his retirement from…

PARIS: After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros…

It’s Mourinho’s first job since he left Roma in January after two and a half years marked by winning the…

This victory marked USA’s first against a top-ten team in the ICC T20I rankings and provided a timely boost ahead…

But he also acknowledges that the road to becoming Jay Riccomini was neither smooth nor straightforward. “It’s not a linear…

CHENNAI: Veteran table tennis player A Sharath Kamal, preparing to participate in his fifth Olympics in Paris, said he was…

MADRID: Spanish police have seized over 11 tonnes of knock-off football team shirts in a crackdown on counterfeiting ahead of…

PARIS: Novak Djokovic believes he’s moving in a “positive direction” as he targets a place in the last 32 of…

SINGAPORE: PV Sindhu blew away an 18-15 lead in the decider to go down to familiar foe Carolina Marin in…

Born in Mumbai, Harmeet featured in two U-19 World Cups for India, including in the title-winning 2012 side. However, over…

“There are controversial moments back home as per usual with the South African squad just before a World Cup,” de…

CHENNAI : Cricketers Matthew Hayden, Sunil Gavaskar, and Harbhajan Singh celebrated Australia-India cricket – the toughest rivalry, at an exclusive…

CHENNAI: As India are set to begin their T20 World Cup campaign in New York against Ireland on June 5,…

CHENNAI: Kolkata Knight Riders pacer and player of the 2024 IPL final Mitchell Starc was pleased that his best came…

MIAMI, UNITED STATES: West Indies have suffered a blow ahead of the T20 World Cup with key all-rounder Jason Holder…

CHENNAI: Sunday afternoon in Chennai brought with it a strange feeling. It was hot, as always. But the extreme humidity…

Interestingly, it was Wang against whom Sindhu had won the finals during her last BWF title at the Singapore Open.…

CHENNAI: “When I see him (her coach Jaspal Rana) around, I get courage,” Manu Bhaker, one of the most decorated…

Busanan kept a good pace in the rallies to open up a 8-6 lead with the Indian making a couple…

His replacement, Tripathi, looked in ominous touch as he was dealing in fours and sixes, helping Hyderabad keep up the…

She is 38-4 with four titles in 2024. That sort of consistent excellence is “incredible,” and Swiatek is “great for…

In the women’s draw, top seed and world number one Swiatek will take on a qualifier with Osaka facing Lucia…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea began 2024 vowing to win the Asian Cup but they have endured a year of…

With New Zealand speedster Trent Boult making Royal Challengers Bengaluru batters dance to his tunes in the first five overs…

DUBLIN: FIFA was urged by international lawyers Wednesday to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi Arabia’s human rights record…

AHMEDABAD: Mitchell Starc-powered Kolkata Knight Riders’ juggernaut rolled into the IPL final as the two-time champions produced a ruthless performance…

ANTWERP: Shardanand Tiwari struck twice as the Indian junior men’s hockey team beat Belgium via penalty shootout in the opening…

AHMEDABAD: The last time Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL trophy in 2014, Gautam Gambhir was their captain and Yusuf…

Born just 20 minutes away in the village of Pulheim, his performances have him earmarked for future Ballon d’Or honours,…

Rajasthan Royals would blame themselves for getting into a nice little rut after an incredible run during the first half…

“The need to get exclusive content and focused only on views and engagement will one day break the trust between…

Kohli decided to step up. He, first went hard against Ravindra Jadeja and then against Santner to keep the boundaries…

PARIS: They may be made of cardboard, but the beds at the athletes’ village for this year’s Paris Olympics have…

Mumbai: Rohit Sharma saved his best for the last but that wasn’t enough to stop another woeful chapter being added…

South Africa will be playing an intra-squad match on May 29 in Florida. Defending champions England and last edition’s runner-up…

The toss didn’t happen at the scheduled time of 7 pm due to rain and wet outfield. The rain intensified…

NEW DELHI: Batting maestro Virat Kohli, 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh and former star footballer Bhaichung Bhutia were among…

Chopra last took part in a domestic tourney at the same event in March 2021, when he won a gold…

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Manchester City will be affected by the nerves of going for a fourth consecutive Premier League title…

CHENNAI: Ten years after their first Test match in India, South Africa women will play a red-ball fixture in the…

ROME: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek remained on course for an uncommon Madrid-Rome double after beating Angelique Kerber to reach the Italian…

“It is a big achievement for us. The chat before the game (vs GT) was about not letting up, turning…

PSG had indicated that celebrations after Sunday’s match would be dedicated to their title triumph, rather than any specific tribute…

CHENNAI: Sujeet Kalkal (65kg) and Jaideep (74kg) lost their respective bronze medal bouts to go out of contention for the…

CHENNAI: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their crucial…

Earlier, Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with a 21-ball 42 while Rinku Singh (20 off 12 balls) and Andre Russell (24 off…

PARIS, FRANCE: Kylian Mbappe confirmed on Friday that he will leave French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the…

In the batting department, even without Rodrigues, India found a formidable order that could win them more fixtures in the…

Relentless Olympiakos Villa’s exit was a painful conclusion to their bid to reach a first European final since 1982. Competing…

CHENNAI: The Olympic year brings with it varied challenges and expectations. For India’s Neeraj Chopra, one of the most followed…

Security test The flame arrived on French soil at Marseille on Wednesday on board the 19th-century sailing ship Belem in…

CHENNAI: It seems Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia will be in India for now. His proposal for a…

“I am very proud that I did such a thing in my life, I took an unknown kid into my…

CHENNAI: Chamari Athapaththu has played international cricket for over 15 years. She has lived through the ups and downs of…

AGARTALA: Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) is likely to open the state’s first international cricket stadium at Narsingarh in West Tripura…

CHENNAI: Phurba Lachenpa is fond of the mountains. Whenever the Indian footballer gets time off, he goes trekking. Coming from…

“What a goal, in the game, you only see it flying in and I thought, that was a good shot.…

CHENNAI: The elite shotgun shooters from the country are currently taking part in the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.…

Punia, who a few months prior released a video claiming to have expired dope-collecting kits, disregarded the dope control officer’s…

CHENNAI: Toss. Weather. Conditions. Pitch. Dew. Outfield. These are just some of the factors that have a significant say in…

The name Hamida Banu is probably unfamiliar for our new generation but in the world of sports, she is known…

CHENNAI : The opening partnership between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana has come a long way since 2019, the year…

NEW DELHI: Indian chess star D Gukesh, who won the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Candidates title in April, met Union…

CHENNAI: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar’s brilliant final over and some excellent death bowling from Sunrisers Hyderabad took them over the line against…

Tyson ‘didn’t really care’ Veteran Japanese boxing writer Shoji Tsue, who has covered the sport for 50 years, was also…

CHENNAI: Riding on Jonny Bairstow’s 46 and Rilee Rossouw’s 43, the Punjab Kings defeated the Chennai Super Kings by seven…

MUNICH, GERMANY: Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane revealed England team-mate and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham tried to upset his penalty…

After embracing a more modern approach, why did they go back to Rohit and Virat, two players whose limitations in…

CHENNAI: Year 2023 turned out to be the worst phase in the life of Indian woman wrestler Anshu Malik. The…

CHENNAI: On Monday, less than 24 hours after the first T20I between India and Bangladesh concluded in Sylhet, Sarada Sajeevan…

CHENNAI: T20 format has always favoured the batters and that has gone to a ‘whole new level’ in this Indian…

However, more than the bowling and fielding bit, the biggest question of all is how much does IPL performances count…

NEW DELHI: The classy fifties made by Sanju Samson and KL Rahul in the IPL has intensified the race for…

LUCKNOW: Skipper Sanju Samson led from the front with an unbeaten 33-ball 71 while Dhruv Jurel made 52 not out…

Defending champion Saudi Arabia lost to Uzbekistan 2-0 in the Under-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals and also saw its chance of…

KOLKATA: Led by Jonny Bairstow’s incredible hundred, Punjab Kings set a new world record for the highest run chase in…

NEW DELHI: Ricky Ponting was not just into amassing hundreds in his heydays as a player, the two-time World Cup…

To put it into context, among top-order batters in the ongoing IPL season (min. 82 runs in overs 7-16), only…

CHENNAI: The international arrivals and departure lounge can be a very emotional place. At 3.00 AM on Thursday, those emotions…

CHENNAI: Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel’s half-centuries and collective bowling performance took Delhi Capitals to a victory at the Arun…

BHUBANESWAR: Local favourites Odisha FC remained unbeaten at home, coming back from behind to edge out Mohun Bagan Super Giant…

CHENNAI: Army Pal, the open-water swimmer from India, had to beat 87 participants in the 10 KM open-water race to…

He dedicated the entirety of March to ‘fix his circadian rhythm’, according to Vishnu Prasanna, his primary trainer for over…