Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek defeated Camila Osorio for her 400th career win and advanced to the fourth round at the China Open on Monday. Swiatek, who became the first player to register 25 or more wins at WTA-1000 events for three consecutive seasons with her straight sets victory of Yuan Yue in the third round,…
Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso urged his side to shift focus to its Champions League campaign as it prepares to face debutant Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, days after a humbling 5-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Alonso found himself fielding questions in what may be the most remote press conference in…
There can be some pressure while playing at home, especially when starting as one of the favourites. But Harmanpreet Kaur said the Indian team is feeling excited, and isn’t not under pressure, on the eve of the World Cup opener against Sri Lanka. “The World Cup is returning to India after 12 years, but there…
As you move around the North-Eastern India’s largest city these days, you would not miss Durga Puja. The temples, the streets all wear a festive look, and this celebration of the divine feminine goes late into the night. The timing, though not quite intentional, is just right for the women’s cricket World Cup. India is…
Tamil Nadu sprinter S. Dhanalakshmi, who returned to action this season after serving a three-year suspension for doping, has tested positive for a second time, according to reliable sources. After her comeback, the 27-year-old, who had tested positive for metandienone (an anabolic androgenic steroid) on the first occasion, recorded her personal best of 11.36 to…
Nepal beat West Indies by 90 runs in the 2nd T20I to complete its first-ever bilateral series win against a Test-playing nation. A four-wicket haul from Mohammad Aadil Alam and three wickets by Kushal Burtel helped the side bowl the Windies out for 83 in the 18th over. Rohit Paudel’s side had won its first-ever…
Rinku Hooda didn’t like his final throw of the evening. His throw was well over the white arc that marked the 60m distance, but he didn’t want the mark—whatever it was—to sully his record for the day and stepped over the foul line. He could afford to be choosy. Just a few minutes earlier, with his very first throw…
The omissions of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma may have flatlined anticipation, but India A’s three-match unofficial One-Day Internationals series against Australia A, which begins at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Tuesday, still has a palette of subplots on offer. For India’s coveted duo, a return to action would have been more than…
In a historic first, India’s Indiver Sairem and Willson Sing Ningthoujam bagged the 10m men’s synchronised diving bronze medal on the second day of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships here on Monday. The result — the first medal for an Indian — put the country in strong contention to earn a berth for next year’s…
Rinku Hooda and Sundar Singh Gurjar took India’s medal tally to five with a top two finish in the Men’s Javelin Throw F46 event at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Monday. A total of eight Indians were in action on the third day at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium but before the…