Tournament host Tiger Woods was not listed in the initial player field released on Tuesday for the December 4-7 Hero World Challenge in Albany, Bahamas, but could still be added as one of the three exemption spots. The 15-time major champion has not competed since he missed the British Open cut in July 2024 and…
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has suspended Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat for one year after he exceeded the 57kg weight limit and was disqualified from the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, last month. The suspension, effective from September 23, bars Aman from all wrestling-related activities at national and international levels. His coaching…
Israel’s World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy are being overshadowed by security concerns, with the mayor of the northern Italian city of Udine warning about the situation ahead of the match scheduled to be played there next week. Israel visits Norway on Saturday and Italy on Tuesday in Group I. The first match is…
Italy will submit a proposal for a worldwide ceasefire to the United Nations ahead of next year’s Milano-Cortina winter Olympics, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday. As a concept, a global truce during the Olympics dates to the ancient games in Greece, where warring factions agreed to put down their arms for the duration…
Hosts India continued its march to the knock-out stages of the mixed team championships with yet another clinical performance in their Group H clash against Sri Lanka, while Philippines upset Hong Kong in a thrilling Group F clash on the second day of the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships for the Suhandinata Cup at the…
Alleging that draws have been “neatly arranged” to ensure India-Pakistan clashes in ICC tournaments for “economic needs”, former England captain Michael Atherton has called for a complete halt to cricket between the two bitter rivals as sport has become a “proxy for broader tensions and propaganda”. In a scathing column for The Times, Atherton cited…
A disciplined bowling attack, led by the Patel duo of Henil and Khilan, helped India U-19 bowl Australia U-19 out for 135 runs and take a slender nine-run first-innings lead on the opening day of the second Youth Test on Tuesday. Right-arm pacer Henil Patel and left-arm spinner Khilan Patel scalped three Australian wickets each…
TOSS NEWS England won the toss and elected to bowl first. PLAYING XIs Bangladesh: Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c), Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Sanjida Akter Meghla. England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie…
Naomi Osaka dropped the first set before rallying to beat Leylah Fernandez 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of Wuhan Open. Osaka was back in the central Chinese city for the first time since 2017 and, in the day’s first match on center court, facing the player who produced a…
Former West Indian all-rounder Bernard Julien, who was part of the World Cup-winning team in 1975, passed away in Northern Trinidad on Monday at the age of 75. Julien, a left-arm seamer and a right-handed batter, made 24 Test appearances for West Indies, scoring 866 runs at an average of 30.92, while taking 50 wickets…