Comeback victories from Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro against Great Britain sent the United States through to its first Billie Jean King Cup final since 2018 in Shenzhen on Saturday. After Navarro opened proceedings with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Sonay Kartal, Pegula sealed the tie for the Americans with a 3-6, 6-4,…
Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday after McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed out in a qualifying session marred by a record six stoppages. Carlos Sainz put his Williams on the front row alongside the four-time world champion on a tough…
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana smashed the fastest half-century by an Indian in women’s ODIs during the third and final match of the series against Australia on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The southpaw notched her fifty in just 23 balls. The previous record for the fastest fifty by an Indian in…
Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat familiar foes in Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-17, 21-14 on Saturday to enter the China Masters 2025 final. The Indians overcame the Malaysian duo in a 41-minute semifinal clash to enter their back-to-back finals on the BWF Tour after they reached the…
Noah Lyles says he is not sure to run in next year’s inaugural Ultimate Championship, in a potentially huge blow to World Athletics’ new event that is supposed to showcase the best of the best over three days in Budapest. Fresh from securing his fourth successive world 200 metres title, the 28-year-old Lyles said a…
Iga Swiatek stormed into the final of the rain-hit Korea Open on Saturday, defeating Barbora Krejcikova in the quarterfinals and Maya Joint in the semifinals to book a title clash with either Katerina Siniakova or Ekaterina Alexandrova. Swiatek began the day by hammering twice Grand Slam singles champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-0, 6-3 in a quarterfinal…
India captain Suryakumar Yadav didn’t mention the word ‘Pakistan’ even once during a 12-minute press conference ahead of his team’s rip-roaring Asia Cup Super-Four match in Dubai on Sunday. In the wake of the handshake saga that followed India’s seven-wicket group-stage win over Pakistan last Sunday, the fixture has acquired renewed interest, particularly surrounding…
HOCKEY Hockey India announces Indian Junior Women’s Squad for Australia Tour Hockey India on Saturday announced the 23-member Indian Junior Women’s Hockey squad for the upcoming Australia Tour, scheduled to be held at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra from September 26 to October 2. The team will play a total of five matches during…
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the third ODI between India women vs Australia women at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. TOSS UPDATE Australia won the toss, elected to bat. LIVE STREAMING INFO Where to watch the live telecast of the third ODI between India Women and Australia Women in India? The third ODI…
Former Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, announced his retirement from professional football on Friday. The 37-year-old, who made 76 appearances for Germany between 2009 and 2018, spent 10 years at Bayern after joining from Manchester City in 2011, winning nine Bundesliga titles and two Champions League trophies….