A day after being bitten by a stray dog during training at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kenyan coach Dennis Maragia has spoken out about the incident, saying he still feels unsafe despite assurances from organisers. The incident took place on Friday near the warm-up track of the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships. A Japanese coach…
A few intriguing battles are on the cards at the FIDE Chess World Cup beginning in Goa on November 1. And some of them could involve all-Indian affairs. Top seed D. Gukesh could open his campaign against R. Raja Rithvik, if the latter overcomes Kazybek Nogerbek of Kazakhstan in the first round. The World champion from…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Julian Wood as the national team’s batting coach and Rene Ferdinands as the spin bowling coach, according to a release on Saturday, following the team’s failure at the Asia Cup. “Julian Wood has been appointed as the national batting coach for a period of one year, effective 1st October…
Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, thanks to a goal and assist from Mohammed Kudus that consigned the home side to a first league defeat at Elland Road in over a year. Mathys Tel led the line for Spurs, and he gave them the lead in the 23rd minute…
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the the Premier League 2025-26 match between Manchester United and Sunderland on Saturday. Line-ups Man United: Lammens, Shaw, de Ligt, Yoro, Dalot, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Mount, Sesko Sunderland: Roefs, Masuaku, Alderete, Mukiele, Hume, Sadiki, Xhaka, Le Fee, Adingra, Traore, Isidor PREVIEW Newly-promoted Sunderland finds itself in sixth place…
Vidarbha displayed its fighting instincts in plenty as its lower order virtually shut the door on Rest of India on Day 4 of the Irani Cup encounter against Rest of India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, on Saturday. Thanks to captain Akshay Wadkar’s rescue act along with the tail, Vidarbha prevented RoI from…
A little over one session’s time is all India took to wrap up the first Test, defeating the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs. After it declared with an overnight lead of 286 runs, spinners Ravindra Jadeja (4 for 54) and Kuldeep Yadav (2 for 23) dismantled a listless West Indies batting unit…
When Rohit Sharma assumed full-time charge of India’s One-Day International side in 2021, succeeding Virat Kohli, he inherited not just a team but an atmosphere — of intensity, scrutiny, and unfinished business. Where Kohli had thrived on raw animation, Rohit was different: deliberate in word, lighter in gesture, heavier on trust. He did not need…
India registered its third-largest innings win over West Indies, in the first Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The Shubman Gill-led side trumped the visiting team by an innings and 140 runs, securing the win inside three days. While KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja starred with the bat, scoring fluent hundreds, Mohammed Siraj led…
Seventh-seeded Alex de Minaur has advanced to the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Camilo Ugo on Saturday. De Minaur lost to Jannik Sinner in the China Open semifinals earlier this week, the Australian’s 11th straight loss to the Italian player. In other early matches Saturday, Yoshihito Nishioka upset…