Serena Williams with her doubles partner Victoria Mboko. (AP Photo) Serena Williams’ much-anticipated return to professional tennis lasted just one match after her doubles campaign at Queen’s Club came to an abrupt end on Thursday due to an injury suffered by her partner Victoria Mboko.The 44-year-old American had marked her comeback in style on Tuesday,…
Shafali Verma (2nd from left) with teammates. (Pic credit: BCCI) It was in England in 2017, the occasion was an ODI World Cup semi-final and the opponents were Meg Lanning’s Australia. Harmanpreet Kaur‘s unbeaten 171 changed the course of women’s cricket and remains one of the most important innings in Indian cricket history.India are in…
Mexico’s Julian Quinones celebrates after scoring the opening goal. (AP Photo) Not many players have managed to outscore Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League. Julian Quinones did exactly that in the 2025-26 season. And on Thursday night, the Mexican striker carried that form onto football’s biggest stage, scripting a piece of FIFA World Cup…
Japan’s Wataru Endo addresses fans before a training session Monday, June 8, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Japan captain Wataru Endo has withdrawn from the 2026 FIFA World Cup and announced his retirement from international football after failing to recover from a persistent foot injury,…
FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Welcome to our live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony and tournament opener between Mexico and South Africa. Football’s biggest event returns with a historic edition that will redefine the World Cup. For the first time, 48 teams will compete for the trophy, while…
Image credit: Manu Bhaker’s X handle NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will compete in two events at the upcoming Asian Games after being named in India’s 30-member shooting squad announced by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Thursday.The Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4,…
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman, center, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo) Bangladesh created history on Thursday by clinching their first-ever ODI series victory over Australia, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match contest with a composed five-wicket win in the second match.A lengthy rain interruption of nearly two-and-a-half hours forced officials to revise Bangladesh’s target under…
Estadio Azteca (AP Photo) There are stadiums. There are iconic stadiums. And then there is the Estadio Azteca.When Mexico kicks off the 2026 FIFA World Cup against South Africa on Thursday, this magnificent giant in the heart of Mexico City will do what no other football stadium in the world has ever done- to host…
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan A pulled off a surprise four-run victory over a strong India A side via the DLS method in a rain-affected tri-series match on Thursday.India A put up a big total of 349/9 in a 49-over innings, but Afghanistan A stayed ahead of the DLS par score when rain forced the match to…
2026 FIFA World Cup (ANI Photo) FIFA World Cup 2026 is not merely another edition of football’s grandest spectacle. It is a tournament built on numbers never seen before.Forty-eight teams. Three host nations. Sixteen stadiums. One hundred and four matches across 39 days. From a record 1,248 players representing 449 clubs in 71 countries to…
