Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram finished joint-fifth after a win in the ninth and final round of the 61st Rubinstein Memorial chess tournament, taking place at the Spa Theater in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland, on Sunday. Top seed Aravindh, playing with black pieces, beat Polish GM Pawel Teclaf. India No. 5 Aravindh, who has a FIDE rating of…
Emma Raducanu finally ended her winless rut at the U.S. Open, earning her first victory at the Grand Slam tournament since taking the 2021 title there as an 18-year-old qualifier, eliminating Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2 in just 62 minutes on Sunday. “Of course, I’m very, very pleased,” Raducanu said, noting that it had been a…
Fulham held visitor Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday after Emile Smith Rowe equalised for the host with his first touch to cancel out an own goal while Bruno Fernandes missed a first-half penalty. United had earned a penalty when Calvin Bassey threw Mason Mount to the ground at…
Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, and steeplechaser Ankita Dhyani clinched the gold medals in their respective events at the 64th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships on Sunday but there were hardly any celebrations. It was the last day to meet the entry standard for next month’s World Championships but the domestic meet…
Everton began life in its new waterfront home at Bramley-Moore Dock with a 2-0 win over Brighton on Sunday as Jack Grealish showed glimpses of the player who once was the poster-boy of English soccer. Grealish, who is on loan from Manchester City in a bid to resurrect his career, dribbled into the area and…
Jonathan Rowe signed for Bologna on Sunday after being forced out of Marseille following a changing room fight with Adrien Rabiot which resulted in both players being put on the transfer list. Bologna offered no more details on the transfer but Italian media report that the Serie A club agreed with Marseille a fee of…
Cheteshwar Pujara’s retirement on Sunday evoked an outpouring of admiration from the cricketing fraternity with former teammates and coaches saluting his grit, determination and selflessness that defined his Test career. The 37-year-old Pujara, who played 103 Tests and scored 7195 runs at an average of 43.60, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing…
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Premier League 2025-26 match between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park. LIVE UPDATES LINE-UPS Crystal Palace: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Guehi, Lacroix, Mitchell, Wharton, Hughes, Devenny, Sarr, Mateta Your Crystal Palace XI to take on Forest 🦅 — Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) August 24, 2025 Nottingham Forest:…
Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green smashed blistering hundreds as Australia steamrollered South Africa by 276 runs in the final one-day international in Mackay on Sunday. South Africa had already clinched the series, which it won 2-1 after Australia claimed the T20 series between the sides, and the 50-overs world champion was left playing…
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was appointed head coach of SA20 franchise Pretoria Capitals on Sunday. “The Prince is all set to bring a royal flair to the Capitals camp! We are ecstatic to announce Sourav Ganguly as our new Head Coach,” the team wrote in a post on social media platform Instagram. Ganguly replaces…