Less than 20 seconds remained on the clock. Just a point separated Tamil Thalaivas and Telugu Titans in their Pro Kabaddi League encounter. A successful tackle by the Titans would level scores and potentially send the game to a tiebreaker. The home side’s defenders went in for the ankle hold with the covers coming in…
The names of experts appointed to an Olympic panel looking at female gender issues are not being revealed, the IOC said on Friday in confirming its creation. A working group on “Protection of the Female Category” in sports was promised by the International Olympic Committee’s first female president Kirsty Coventry when she was elected in…
India will face China in its final Super 4s match of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir on Saturday. Five games into the tournament and two away from assuring itself of a World Cup spot, the Indian men’s hockey team has finally begun to look like the…
Defending champion India had a full-fledged practice session at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy here on Friday as it put the finishing touches to its Asia Cup preparations. India will open its campaign against host United Arab Emirates (UAE) on September 10, before facing arch-rival Pakistan on September 14 and Oman on September 19….
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) head coach Luis Enrique suffered a cycling accident on Friday, the Ligue 1 club said. The 54-year-old Spaniard was taken in for treatment by emergency services following the crash. PSG did not immediately give details on how long he might be sidelined. Enrique, who led PSG to its maiden Champions League crown…
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on eighth-seeded American Amanda Anisimova in the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open 2025 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Saturday. In the men’s doubles summit clash, the fifth-seeded Spanish-Argentine pair of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos takes on the 6th-seeded British…
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz took down 24-time Major winner Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2 with clinical precision to reach the U.S. Open final on Friday, prevailing in a blockbuster showdown that packed the house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match was billed as the hottest ticket in New York and lived up to the hype,…
Inter Miami star Luis Suarez has been handed a six-match suspension for his actions following last weekend’s stormy Leagues Cup final defeat to the Seattle Sounders, tournament disciplinary chiefs said on Friday. The 38-year-old former Uruguay, Liverpool and Barcelona star was sanctioned for spitting at a Sounders official after becoming embroiled in a melee following…
East Bengal on Friday announced that Jordanian centre-back Hijazi Maher has left the Indian Super League outfit. The defender had joined the Red and Gold Brigade back in 2023. He went on to feature for the Kolkata club in more than 40 matches across competitions like the ISL, AFC Challenge League, Durand Cup, and Super…
World Champion D. Gukesh was held to a draw by 14-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus of Turkey, while defending champion R. Vaishali excelled at the expense of Eline Roebers of Holland in the second round of the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Friday. In the Open section, Gukesh squandered a winning position against Erdogmus…