Venus Williams bowed out of the U.S. Open after she and Canadian partner Leylah Fernandez were outclassed by top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-2 in the women’s doubles quarterfinals on Tuesday. Townsend and Siniakova, reigning Australian Open champions, needed just 22 minutes to sweep the opening set and quickly built an unassailable…
India’s top-ranked Grandmaster R. Pragganandhaa will be keen to seal his Candidates 2026 berth, taming a strong field in the FIDE Grand Swiss that begins in Samarkand on Wednesday. The 11-round tournament, which carries a total prize pool of $6,25,000 (Rs. 5.50 crore) in the open section and $2,30,000 (Rs. 2.02 crore) in the women’s…
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A 15-0 demolition of Kazakhstan notwithstanding, the Indian men would be aware that the real challenge to their dreams of winning the hockey Asia Cup and qualifying for the World Cup begins on Wednesday. India will take on defending champion Korea in its first Super 4s match, and regardless of the difference in current world…
The disputed result of the International Table Tennis Federation’s presidential election that ended in chaos has been confirmed on appeal, the organisation said on Tuesday. ITTF leader Petra Sorling of Sweden won a 104-102 vote against Qatar’s Khalil al-Mohannadi in Doha in May, prompting a hostile reaction which led to the election meeting being stopped….
Alexander Isak expressed his gratitude to Newcastle United and the club’s supporters on Tuesday after his British-record transfer to Liverpool, despite a trail of criticism and a frosty farewell from St James’ Park. Newcastle fans were left with a bitter taste on Monday as the English champion secured the 25-year-old for 125 million pounds ($168.86…
World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner will be up against fellow Italian and 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals of U.S. Open 2025 on Wednesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. In women’s singles, second-seeded Pole Iga Swiatek will take on eighth-seeded American Amanda Anisimova in…
Varun Goud keeps batting. He’s not in your face, but never out of sight; he refuses to walk away easily. That has been evident in the ongoing Buchi Babu Tournament, where he has scored 371 runs in seven innings at an average of 92.75. It is hardly a surprise, though – it’s a…
Manchester City needs to show more mental fortitude after losing its last two Premier League matches, the club’s winger Jeremy Doku suggested on Tuesday at the start of preparations for Belgium’s two World Cup qualifiers this week. “Things aren’t going very well,” the Belgian international admitted when asked about City’s fortunes at a press conference…
South Africa inflicted a humiliating seven-wicket defeat upon England in the first one-day international in Leeds on Tuesday. Victory for the Proteas was all but assured after they skittled out England for just 131 with more than half of the hosts’ overs remaining. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (4-22) and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder (3-33) did the…