Oblique Seville expressed his delight at claiming Jamaica’s first men’s world sprint title in a decade in front of Usain Bolt, the man he described as his inspiration. Jamaican sprinting legend Bolt, with 11 World titles and eight Olympic gold medals to his name, was ecstatic as Seville ripped through the line at Tokyo’s National…
British boxer Ricky Hatton, a former two-division world champion, has died at the age of 46, the World Boxing Association said on Sunday. Nicknamed ‘the Hitman’, Hatton won the WBA, IBO and IBF light-welterweight titles and the WBA welterweight world championship during his 15-year professional career before retiring in 2012. He had been due to…
The third day of the 2025 edition of the World Athletics Championships, taking place in Tokyo, will feature five finals including the men’s pole vault and the women’s 100m hurdles. The likes of World Record holders Armand Duplantis of Sweden and Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, and Olympic champion Masai Russell will be in action. The…
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race on Sunday. There were clashes between police and protesters near the route finale in Madrid. Some protesters carrying anti-Israel banners partly blocked the road and forced riders to stop. Riders got off their bikes but race officials have not yet officially called an…
India registered its second-biggest T20I win against Pakistan, in terms of balls remaining, in their Asia Cup 2025 encounter in Dubai on Sunday. The Men in Blue coasted to a seven-wicket win, with 25 balls to spare in the second innings. This was just short of India’s performance against Pakistan in 2016, when it claimed…
Indian players walked off without offering an on-field handshake to their Pakistan counterparts following a seven-wicket win in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A encounter in Dubai. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 47 off 37 balls to set up a facile win for India, after which he and non-striker Shivam Dube appeared to walk…
India captain Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday dedicated the Indian team’s thumping seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup to the country’s armed forces and said that his side stands with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. “I think it’s a perfect occasion and taking the time out, we stand by with the victims…
Pakistan skipper Salman Agha did not turn up for the presentation ceremony after his side’s Asia Cup 2025 match against India, and head coach Mike Hesson later told the media that the former’s absence was a “cause and effect after what happened” after the match. The Indian team players were not seen shaking hands with…
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali beat former world champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine and jumped into joint lead after the end of the 10th and penultimate round in the women’s section of FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sunday. Vaishali knew she had to win to remain in contention and her approach right from the…
Manchester City’s goal-scoring machine Erling Haaland struck twice in a 3-0 Premier League thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday, giving Pep Guardiola’s side bragging rights in the latest edition of the derby. Phil Foden also scored for City in his first start of the season, heading in Jeremy Doku’s cross in the 18th minute. Doku…