East Bengal jumped to first place in Group A of the ongoing Calcutta Football League (CFL) 2025-26 season after it defeated George Telegraph SC 4-0 on Tuesday at the Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Stadium in Barrackpore. PV Vishnu netted a brace while Sayan Banerjee and Manotos Maji found the back of the net for the Red and…
Sift Kaur Samra clinched the individual gold medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the 16th Asian Shooting Championships in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. Sift scored 459.2 to take the top spot. She was followed by Yujie Yang of China (458.8) and Japan’s Misaki Nobata (448.2). Ashi Chouksey, the other Indian in…
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed the new cropped hairstyle he is sporting at the U.S. Open was the result of his brother mishandling the clippers when he wanted a quick trim before the tournament. The buzz cut was the talk of Flushing Meadows on the second day of the championships on Monday as the second-seeded Spaniard…
Borussia Dortmund has extended coach Niko Kovac’s contract by one season until 2027, the club announced on Tuesday. Kovac, a former boss of Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt and Monaco, joined Dortmund on an 18-month deal with the club in 11th spot in January 2025. Despite falling as low as 13th, Kovac helped right the ship,…
Morocco will face defending champion Senegal in the CAF Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 semifinal on Tuesday. While the former narrowly beat Tanzania 1-0 in the last eight stage, Senegal too edged out Uganda 1-0 to keep its title defence alive. LIVE STREAMING INFO When is the Morocco vs Senegal CHAN 2024 semifinal? The Morocco…
Oman announced a 17-member squad on Tuesday for the upcoming T20 Asia Cup, which begins on September 9 in the United Arab Emirates. Oman will begin its first-ever Asia Cup campaign on September 12 against Pakistan in Dubai, before facing the UAE and India in the group stage. The team will be led by experienced…
The announcement of the Indian cricket team for the Asia Cup has, as usual, created a debate, as Indian cricket team selections invariably do. In a game as popular as cricket in India, this is totally understandable, and frankly it would be a little disappointing if there was no debate about the team selected. In…
Bengal Warriorz announced Devank Dalal, who was the most expensive Indian player at the recent auction, as its captain for Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). Devank was signed for Rs. 2.205 crore by Bengal Warriorz and heads into the upcoming season after a record-shattering run last year. In Season 11, he finished…
New Zealand fast bowler Will O’Rourke will be sidelined for up to three months because of a stress fracture in his lower back. O’Rourke sustained the injury during New Zealand’s test series in Zimbabwe earlier this month. He will not have to undergo surgery but will take part in a strength and conditioning program. ALSO…
Angela Mortimer Barrett, who overcame partial deafness and an intestinal infection to win three Grand Slam singles titles, including 1961 Wimbledon, died on Monday at age 93. The All England Club made the announcement. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Angela Mortimer Barrett, Wimbledon’s oldest surviving ladies’ singles champion,” club chair…