With two-and-a-half weeks left in the WNBA’s regular season, the league has already broken its single-season attendance record. League officials announced Thursday that the league’s 13 teams have drawn a total of 2,501,609 fans over 226 games this season, surpassing the previous mark that was set in 2002 when the league had 16 teams. It…
USA Cricket has terminated its long-term commercial agreement with American Cricket Enterprise Inc. (ACE), marking a dramatic rupture in a partnership once billed as the cornerstone of cricket’s rise in the United States. Just last month, this publication reported how a contractual dispute between ACE and the board threatened USA Cricket’s Olympic certification, its standing…
UEFA fined Polish club Rakow Czestochowa 10,000 euros (USD 11,600) on Thursday after fans displayed a far-right political banner at a game against Maccabi Haifa. European football’s ruling body announced the verdict over a charge against Rakow of “transmitting a message not fit for a sports event” at the Europa Conference League qualifying game last…
Orlando Pride has signed winger Lizbeth Ovalle from Liga MX club Tigres Femenil for reportedly a women’s world-record transfer fee, the National Women’s Soccer League club said on Thursday. Ovalle joined for USD 1.5 million, according to U.S. media reports, signing a two-year deal with an option to extend until 2028. The 25-year-old Mexico international’s…
India Women left-arm spinner Gouher Sultana announced her retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday, calling time on a career that saw her represent the national team in both white-ball formats. “After years of wearing the Indian jersey with pride, passion, and purpose, the time has come to pen down the most emotional note…
A day before the Supreme Court’s hearing on the All India Football Federation (AIFF’s) constitution, 11 of the 13 Indian Super League (ISL) clubs wrote to the Amici Curiae requesting an urgent and quick decision on the issue. The matter is listed for a hearing on Friday, before the division bench of Justice Pamidighantam Narasimha…
The playoff round of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League begins on Thursday, August 21, with 12 spots in the next round of the competition up for grabs. 24 teams will take part in two-legged ties, the first leg of these ties will take place on August 21 (some on August 22 in IST). The winners…
Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram dropped to seventh place after another loss in the 61st Rubinstein Memorial chess tournament, taking place at the Spa Theater in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland, on Thursday. Top seed Aravindh, playing with black pieces, went down to Polish GM Mateusz Bartel in the sixth round. In the seventh round, India No. 5 Aravindh,…
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is set to kick off its twelfth season, and all eyes are on the storied rivalry between two of Maharashtra based teams: U Mumba and Puneri Paltan. The two former champions will clash in a highly anticipated opening-day bout, rekindling a classic derby that represents the state’s deep-rooted passion for…
Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner confirmed Eberechi Eze will not play for the Premier League club against Fredrikstad in the UEFA Conference League play-off on Friday (IST) with the forward set to join Arsenal. According to reports, the 27-year-old England international is set to join Arsenal after his move to fellow north-London side Tottenham…