Terence Crawford clinched a unanimous victory over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to become the undisputed super middleweight champion in a thrilling contest at Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium on Saturday. Crawford set the pace from the start with a measured display that showcased his incredible hand speed and precise footwork, as the judges scored the fight 116-112,…
Atletico Madrid finally got its season up and running on Saturday, with Pablo Barrios and Nico Gonzalez on target in a 2-0 home victory over Villarreal that delivered the Spanish side’s first win of the campaign. The victory lifted Atletico to ninth in the La Liga standings with five points from four games, while dealing…
Juventus snatched a dramatic 4-3 win at home to Inter Milan on Saturday, with Vasilije Adzic netting a stunning added-time winner to send the host upto second in the Serie A standings and condemn the visitor to a second successive defeat. The home side twice took the lead, but Hakan Calhanoglu pulled Inter level on…
The latest chapter of the storied rivalry between India and Pakistan will play out when the two sides meet in their Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 14. India comes into the match having summarily thrashed UAE by nine wickets in its opening match of the tournament. Pakistan meanwhile,…
International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry says she is hoping for consensus among sports about protecting the female category, with fairness of competition the foremost consideration. Coventry said after her election as leader of the Olympic movement in June that the IOC would spearhead discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports, four years after the…
Bengaluru FC, captained by talismanic India striker Sunil Chhetri, on Saturday announced that it has reinstated the salaries of its first-team players and staff, reversing the club’s decision taken last month in the wake of the uncertainty over the future of the Indian Super League (ISL). On August 5, the Bengaluru-based side had indefinitely suspended…
Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday — a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021. Chebet, 25, added the world title to her Olympic crown in Paris last year where the…
Though they are at different points in their journey of self-discovery and identity, India and Pakistan will launch a new era of their storied cricketing rivalry when they meet at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday in the Asia Cup. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan,…
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will represent Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), while his erstwhile colleague Harbhajan Singh has been nominated by the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Annual General Meeting on September 28. According to the Draft Electoral Roll issued by BCCI electoral officer A.K….
Sumit Nagal sealed the deal for India as he beat teenager Henry Bernet 6-1, 6-3 in the decisive fourth rubber for a 3-1 victory over Switzerland in the Davis Cup World Group I tie on the indoor hard court in Biel on Saturday. The victory, India’s first on European soil since 1993, means India will…