Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, gestures to the crowd after he lost to Mariano Navone, of Argentina, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Novak Djokovic’s first-round defeat at the 2026 US Open may have ended his campaign earlier than expected, but…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi (Agency Image) Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has launched a furious attack on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its chairman Mohsin Naqvi after the national side suffered another heavy defeat against England at Lord’s.Pakistan were beaten by 194 runs in the second Test, giving England…
England’s captain Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root has called on England to enjoy their Test series triumph over Pakistan without letting the celebrations spill into unnecessary controversy.England wrapped up a 2-0 lead in the three-match series with a 194-run victory at Lord’s, securing their first multi-match Test series win since 2024. With one game…
Gold medal winners, Germany, celebrate with the trophy on the podium during the World Cup Field Hockey competition in Wavre, Belgium, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) Germany’s men’s hockey team were crowned world champions after beating Spain at Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium, on Sunday.They successfully defended their World Cup crown…
R Praggnanandhaa and Viswanathan Anand NEW DELHI: You remember the photo that made rounds on social media last April, just after Vaishali Rameshbabu, Praggnanandhaa’s elder sister, had landed at the Chennai airport with the Women’s Candidates medal wrapped around her neck. It was a photo of her family.Praggnanandhaa was there too, his facial gesture mirroring…
Cricket accessories (AFP Photo) A broken printer has resulted in a cricket team conceding a match in Northern Ireland, turning what looked like a normal rain interruption into a highly unusual defeat.Ballyspallen were playing at home against Eglinton in the North West Cricket Union Premier League on Saturday. Eglinton had been bowled out for 159…
Aarav Dengla is India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM) For a centuries-old game that has witnessed and survived the rise and fall of empires, kings and kingmakers, chess has developed a vocabulary of its own. This vocabulary is a veritable tour of the people and places that have had major influence on the game.To an ordinary person,…
Michel Struthoff celebrates after scoring a goal. Germany’s men’s hockey team were crowned world champions after beating Spain at Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium, on Sunday.They successfully defended their World Cup crown for the second time in history and became only the second team, after Pakistan, to win the title four times. Coached by…
Deepti Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma scripted history on Sunday, producing one of the most remarkable bowling spells in Women’s T20I cricket to become the highest wicket-taker in the format as India began their Women’s T20 Asia Cup campaign with a thumping 94-run victory over Thailand in Dubai.Playing her landmark 150th T20I,…
Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates (Image: X) Smriti Mandhana may not have had the ideal outing with the bat, but the India opener created history during the Women’s Asia Cup clash against Thailand on Sunday. Mandhana’s first boundary of the innings took her international career tally to 10,756 runs, helping her move past New Zealand…
