GOLF Bhullar falters as Ormsby turns season around with play-off win Gaganjeet Bhullar’s hopes of a sixth win in Indonesia were dashed on the final day as Australian Wade Ormsby defeated Scott Vincent from Zimbabwe on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to claim the Jakarta International Championship here Sunday. The 45-year-old Ormsby had…
Tottenham Hotspur women have decided they will no longer take the knee before kickoff in the Women’s Super League, with captain Bethany England saying on Sunday that the anti-racism gesture has lost its impact as prejudice persists in football. The North London side opted to stand rather than kneel during Black History Month, when teams…
The Indian Racing Festival (IRF) is trying out new and exciting things this year. For the first time, the event will have an ocean-front round in Goa later this month and the grand finale on a street circuit in Mumbai. “We are taking IRF to different cities to gain traction and create awareness just like…
Yash Dhull found allies in all-rounders Saransh Jain and Manav Suthar. But the Delhi youngster’s counterattack only delayed the inevitable as a well-oiled Vidarbha unit maintained its supremacy in the tie by winning its third Irani Cup title. With all five bowlers chipping in with crucial breakthroughs—Yash Thakur’s wickets off successive balls, including the prized…
The United States’ Taylor Fritz on Sunday became the highest-ranked player to be dumped out of the Shanghai Masters, falling to 37th-ranked Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 7-5. On a hot and humid afternoon, the world number four seemed lethargic and struggled to get into his stride, unnerved after Mpetshi Perricard nearly broke twice in the…
Rookie Fermin Aldeguer earned the first victory of his fledgling MotoGP career at the Indonesia Grand Prix on Sunday, while newly crowned champion Marc Marquez crashed out after a crunching collision with Marco Bezzecchi. Gresini Racing rider Aldeguer, who finished second in the sprint on Saturday, surged past KTM’s Pedro Acosta to take the lead…
India and Pakistan will face off in a highly anticipated Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 clash at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. The Women in Blue, who won the tournament opener against Sri Lanka, will hope to extend their unbeaten streak against Pakistan, which yet to open its account. After rain played…
Hikaru Nakamura stunned world champion D Gukesh as India was whitewashed 0-5 by USA in the first Checkmate event, an evening of chess presented as a live arena spectacle in Arlington, USA. While the match had many tense moments, with players from both teams creating multiple winning chances, it was the USA which rose to…
Champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton urged Formula One’s governing body not to make cooling vests mandatory at hot races after a steamy qualifying session in Singapore on Saturday. The race weekend has been declared a heat hazard because of the high temperatures, meaning drivers can either wear a vest which circulates cold liquid through…
Olympique de Marseille climbed to the top of Ligue 1 2025-26 on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Metz, which left coach Roberto De Zerbi purring over his side’s form after four straight wins. Victory moved Marseille onto 15 points, ahead of champion Paris Saint-Germain and surprise packages Lyon on goal difference, with the latter…