Did he really do it? Not again! What will happen to him now? It has been an amazing journey in sport for Kochi over the past 25 years. And cricketer S. Sreesanth – perhaps...

Since I began my career as a reporter, India have won four World Cup in two formats, become No. 1 team across formats, attracted more money, and power, and become the sole leader in...

A view of the FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy. A record 48 teams will play in the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Photo: Wikipedia A record 48 teams...

India and Pakistan may have a tenuous relationship when it comes to sports but International Hockey Federation President Tayyab Ikram is convinced that sports is critical to finding a way out of conflicts. “I...

Seasoned match referees Richie Richardson and Andy Pycroft will head the panel of officials for the Asia Cup T20 matches. Seasoned match referees Richie Richardson and Andy Pycroft will head the panel of officials for...

Prokofiev and Red Bishop should fight out the finish of the Y. Shanker Rao Memorial Deccan Colts Championship Stakes, the second classic of the season to be staged here on Monday (Sept. 8) afternoon....

Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest to play in a record sixth World Cup began in spectacular fashion with two goals as Portugal made a winning start to its qualifying campaign by routing Armenia 5-0. Ronaldo’s goals...

Hima Teja made a superb 97. Photo : / The Hindu | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam What could have been a special 24th birthday for Hima Teja turned into a slight disappointment at...

Australia’s Mitchell Starc says he is ready to ‘milk’ his body to achieve more success in the longest format of the game. | Photo Credit: AP Australia’s frontline pace bowler Mitchell Starc believes he...

The Formula One bandwagon may have reassembled at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix for the second half of the 2025 season, but the teams have switched their focus to 2026. Next year, F1 will...

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after winning her semifinal match against Jessica Pegula at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on September 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters World number one Aryna Sabalenka...

Ruturaj Gaikwad in action against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinal. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 2025 IPL season was cut short after just five matches, when he was forced...

Vidyuth has claimed 23 in the Buchi Babu tournament this season. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth has claimed 23 wickets from six innings at an average of 11.13 in...

Venus Williams of the United States and Leylah Fernandez of Canada react while playing against Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and Taylor Townsend of the United States during their Women’s doubles quarterfinal match of the...

In fine nick: Samad’s half-century was studded with nine fours and three sixes. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Abdul Samad’s free-flowing 75 (96b, 9×4, 3×6) and opener Yawar Hassan’s compact unbeaten 72 (185b,...

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has announced his immediate retirement from T20 international cricket on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prolific Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc announced his immediate retirement from T20...

Nimble: Ajitesh was particularly strong in his backfoot play. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU G. Ajitesh cracked his maiden tournament hundred (101, 162b, 14×4) as TNCA President’s XI piled on 503 for seven on...

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates defeating Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany after their fourth round match of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2025 | Photo...

Fans resorting to watching the North zone vs East zone, Duleep Trophy match from outside through barbed wires at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on August 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE...

Jannik Sinner during his U.S. Open match against Denis Shapovalov on August 30, 2025, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Top-ranked Jannik Sinner recovered from a set down against Canadian Denis Shapovalov 5-7...

CHENNAI: D. Narredu’s Aspira (Yash Narredu up) won the Welcome Cup (1,200m), the feature event of the opening day’s races here on Saturday (August 30). The winner is owned by Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. Anil...

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy had a complicated decision to make after the 2024-25 season. Coach Ange Postecoglou had just secured the club’s first silverware in 17 years, but the team had also endured...

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya unveils the athletic track in the presence of Sumit Antil, Anju Bobby George and Devendra Jhajharia at the Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special...

The Indian Asia Cup team skipper Suryakumar Yadav | Photo Credit: PTI The 15-member Indian squad led by Suryakumar Yadav will assemble in Dubai on September 4 for the Asia Cup, which begins on...

Jalaj has been a key member of the Kerala Ranji side since 2016. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO : NIRMAL HARINDRAN Last year’s runner-up Kerala has been dealt a heavy blow ahead of the...

Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) as defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid. Djokovic,...

Team Unwired from the National Institute of Technology Calicut at SUPRA SAEINDIA 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Team Unwired from the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) has achieved a remarkable milestone at...

Joshna Chinappa. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran player Joshna Chinappa continues to push boundaries despite being on the wrong side of 30s, setting short-term goals with next year’s Asian Games firmly on...

Chess has come some way from being an elite sport to a spectator-friendly one. Efforts to make it more appealing to not just the dedicated fan/audience have gained momentum. Commentary in chess tournament may...

The Drug Control Department filed a complaint against Gambhir, his foundation, its CEO Aprajita Singh, his mother and wife — who are both trustees in the foundation — for offences under the provisions of...

Indian F4 race-2 winner Ishaan Madesh , along with Sachel Rotge (left) and Ghazi Motlekar (right) Sohil Shah (Kolkata Royal Tigers) converted his spectacular pole position into a commanding victory in a start-stop race...

Trainer Nirad Karanjawala’s Wings Of Fury, piloted by P. Trevor, won the Pune Times Mirror Trophy, the main event of Sunday’s (Aug. 24) races here. The winner is owned by Mr. Hemant S. Dharnidharaka,...

Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane applauds fans after the match | Photo Credit: Reuters Harry Kane hit a hat-trick, Michael Olise a double and newcomer Luis Diaz also scored as Bayern Munich thumped RB Leipzig...

Maana, Vyasa, Promiseofthefuture, Mazal Tov, Perfect Attitude and Knotty Blush excel...

India’s D Gukesh. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa was held to an easy draw by Samuel Sevian of the United States while World Champion D Gukesh signed peace with Maxime...

IIS sends judokas to Georgia for long-term training...

R Praggnanandhaa. Photo: X@rpraggnachess World champion D Gukesh was held to a draw by the lone wild card Samuel Sevian of United States, while fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa also split the point with Nodirbek...

Romping Home impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Aug. 21). Outer sand: 600m: Cloud Jumper (Shyam Kumar) 45. Unextended. Inner sand: 600m: Rise Again (N. Darshan), Raffinato (rb) 43.5. They...

India’s Neeraj Chopra. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Through to the high-profile Diamond League Finals, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will skip the last leg of the prestigious series in Brussels, Belgium...

Shine, Supreme Success, All Attraction and Ziva excel...

Sumit Malik lost 5-8 to European under-20 bronze medallist Magomed Ozdamirov in the 57kg freestyle final to take the silver medal at the World under-20 wrestling championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, on Tuesday. Women wrestlers...

Ridhima. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vani | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There is a lot of excitement among the leading women golfers in the country about the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) as...

Iga Swiatek (POL) celebrates with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Jasmine Paolini (ITA) during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iga Swiatek captured her first Cincinnati Open...

Trainer K. Satheesh’s ward Kingston, ridden by Abhay Singh, won the Independence Cup (Div. I), the main event of Monday’s (Aug. 18) races. The winner is owned by M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettniad Charitable...

Former Australian cricketer Bob Simpson during an interview at Brisbane, Australia on November 28, 1991. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan The ICC on Sunday (August 17, 2025) condoled the demise of former Australia captain...

Harry Brook had thrown his hand away after a blistering 111, offering India just the slimmest of lifelines. Akash Deep, India’s least effective and impressive pacer of the game, had provided the breakthrough; it...

Bob Simpson of Australia. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Former opener Matthew Hayden and ex-captain Steve Waugh paid tribute to ex-Australia captain and coach Bob Simpson, who passed away at the age of 89...

Echoes Of Time, Monterio, Vyasa, N R I Victory and Elfin Knight excelled when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (August 16) Inner sand: 1200m: African Gold (R. Pradeep) 1-20, 1,000/1-4, 600/38.5....

In the metamorphosis of cricketers, the way they are remembered becomes a product of recency bias. In their prime, Ravi Shastri and Navjot Singh Sidhu were gutsy players, but for the modern generation, they...

Upbeat: Vasudeva Das says he is confident of Tamil Nadu having a good domestic season. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As Tamil Nadu prepares for the upcoming domestic season, starting with the All India...

Most sporting legends and highly rated coaches who visit India for professional stints or promotional activities invariably say that “India is a sleeping giant”. The underlying assumption is that the nation’s world-leading population of...

Varoon Parmar finished fifth overall and runner-up in the 38-46 age group in the Asia-Pacific Mid-Amateur golf championship at the Gading Raya Golf Club in Indonesia on Thursday. The 43-year-old Varoon led after a...

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Marquinhos lifts the trophy as Paris Saint-Germain celebrate winning the 2025 UEFA Super Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur FC at the Friuli stadium, in Udine,...

S. Rohith Krishna. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement S. Rohith Krishna has always been a bright student of academics. However, Rohith felt that his pursuit of excellence in academics slowed down the pace...

Had England won the final Test at the Oval, it is possible that without facing a single delivery, their No.11 might have emerged as hero. Chris Woakes walking out gingerly, his left arm in...

Aryna Sabalenka is congratulated by Emma Raducanu after their match during the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Centre on August 11, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Top-ranked...

Acting on petitions from four State units — Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat — on Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, scheduled on August 21, the Delhi High Court on Thursday posted...

Velammal MHSS (Chennai) with 16 points won the FIDE World Schools Team chess championship held in Alexandria, USA on Thursday. Kazakhstan’s National School of Physics and Mathematics (12) and USA’s The Harker School (USA)...

Recharged and revitalised — Nikhat Zareen 2.0...

India’s Mohammed Siraj poses after winning the player of the match award after India won the match to draw the test series Action Images via Reuters. | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters India...

Kavya excels...

How do you describe this series? How do you even begin to start to describe this series? A classic seems too cliched, an epic too obvious. For five Tests and 25 days and more...

The winners in various categories, standing from left, Shonal, Rivaan, and Shiv Tummala. Sitting: Ishaan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ishaan Madesh, a seven-time National champion across various categories, held off his sibling Rohaan...

Race winner Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren lifts his trophy on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on August 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. | Photo Credit:...

Logo of Pakistan Cricket Board. The board announced a blanket ban on its players’ participation in future editions of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), accusing the tournament organisers of being “biased” and lacking...

Pyrite and Arkadian should fight out the finish of the JSK1 Best Odds Eve Champion Trophy, the main attraction of Sunday’s (Aug. 3) races. Rails will be announced one hour before the first race. ...

Blue Picasso, Maana, Schoenberg and African Gold shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (August 2). Inner sand 600m: Doncaster Belle (R. Pradeep) 38.5. Retains form. 1000m: Aquastic (Mark) 1-7.5, 600/40....

 Lakshya will be up against fifth seed Alwi Farhan of Indonesia while Mannepalli will take on Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in the last-four round. File. | Photo Credit: AP Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and...

Fernando Alonso of Spain and Aston Martin F1 Team looks on in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 31, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary. |...

Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, shows the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup trophy following her return after winning the championship held in Georgia, in Nagpur on July 31, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh...

Captains Shubman Gill of India and Ben Stokes of England shake hands at the end of Day Five of the 4th Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July...

Tameka Yallop of Australia assists with the draw during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Final Draw at Sydney Town Hall on July 29, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images...

The new champion of FIDE Women World Cup Divya Deshmukh. Maharashtra government will felicitate the teenage sensation Divya Deshmukh for becoming the FIDE Women’s World Cup winner defeating Humpy Koneru in tiebreak. Chief Minister...

At just 26, Tadej Pogacar has turned the Tour de France into his kingdom, claiming his fourth title on Sunday and cementing a reign that recalls the hunger of Eddy Merckx and the iron...

The long-winding five-match Test series in England has hit the home stretch but despite securing a memorable draw at Old Trafford, India continue to search for the “perfect” eleven, more specifically the right bowling...

England thrived in high drama yet again to take down Spain in a penalty shootout and win another Women’s European Championship title on Sunday (July 27, 2025). Chloe Kelly lashed in her spot kick...

McLaren driver Lando Norris. File | Photo Credit: AP McLaren’s Lando Norris starts on pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix as he seeks to keep his winning run going and boost his Formula...

The Chairman of Indian Oil, A S Sahney, and the president of PGTI, Kapil Dev, address the media at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The President of the...

Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when there is support at the other end but feels the ongoing fourth Test in Manchester is now ‘slightly beyond’...

Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba, left, and forward Lionel Messi. File | Photo Credit: AP Lionel Messi has been suspended for one game after sitting out the MLS All-Star Game without prior approval, the...

In a first for Indian chess, the FIDE Women’s World Cup will have a winner from the country with Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh set to fight it out in what could be anybody’s...

The three-year-old filly Among The Stars, who ran second in her last start, is in good shape as evidenced by her morning trials and should make amends in the JSK1 Gaming Trophy, the feature...

Rishabh Pant grimaces in pain as he is being taken away after injury to his toe. Pant is ruled out of the ongoing Test series against England. | Photo Credit: PTI Rishabh Pant has...

India’s Divya Deshmukh reacts during semifinal chess match against China’s Tan Zhongyi in FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, in Batumi, Georgia, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Photo: FIDE via PTI International Master Divya Deshmukh stormed...

File picture of PV Sindhu in action. | Photo Credit: PTI Double Olympic medallist and former world champion P V Sindhu overcame sixth seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 to reach the...

Writing in the Wisden, Gideon Haigh characterised the International Cricket Council (ICC) as “an unloved beast that is ostensibly a global governing body but too often looks like a forum in which the representatives...

Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu/AP Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Anish Giri will headline the third edition of Chennai Grand Masters, starting in Chennai on August...

Indian stars Arjun Erigaisi and R. Praggnanandhaa finished in sixth and seventh position respectively, even as Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States reigned supreme in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here. Aronian survived...

Until a fortnight ago, India hadn’t won a Test match at Edgbaston. Shubman Gill’s men created history in Birmingham with their commanding 336-run win in the second Test, correcting one anomaly. This week, they...

The four-year-old filly Mikimoto should score over her rivals in the Osman Sagar Cup (Div. I), the chief event of the opening day’s races of the Hyderabad monsoon season at the Malakpet race course...

Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar clinched the title with a leap of 7.75m at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in Maia, Portugal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet. File. Star Indian...

The former athletes were giving a rousing welcome by the 60,000 sellout crowd, who then stood for a very belated national anthem Britain’s men’s 4x400m relay team were presented with their gold medals from...

Hockey India on Saturday (July 19, 2025) announced a 40-member core probable group for the upcoming senior women’s national coaching camp, which will be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in...

FIDE Women’s World Cup: India’s Koneru Humpy won in the first round itself which was a testament to her superiority over other rivals. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, D Harika and...

File picture of Canadian footballer Olivia Smith | Photo Credit: AP Olivia Smith became the most expensive player in women’s soccer history when she joined Arsenal from Liverpool for a world record transfer fee...

More than a decade ago, my professor at journalism school advised us to always carry a few chocolates or an energy bar while we were on the field. This was to counter the uncertain...

Mansukh Mandaviya. File | Photo Credit: ANI Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday (July 17, 2025) said the National Sports Governance Bill, which will be tabled in the Parliament during next week’s monsoon session,...

Lamine Yamal will switch to the No. 10 jersey at Barcelona, the same number Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi wore for the Catalan club. | Photo Credit: Reuters Barcelona’s electric 18-year-old winger Lamine...

File picture of Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri | Photo Credit: PTI Former captain and top striker Sunil Chhetri on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) said the current state of “uncertainty” in Indian football is very...

Britain’s Tara Moore. File | Photo Credit: Reuters British tennis player Tara Moore was banned for four years on Tuesday (July 15, 2025)after a court agreed with the International Tennis Integrity Agency that she...

England captain Ben Stokes revealed that bowler Jofra Archer thought that Sourav Ganguly’s iconic shirt-swinging on the Lord’s balcony was just six years to the day of the final day of the third Test...

The 17-year-old Indian squash sensation Anahat Singh, who recently won the u-19, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles Asian titles, played her maiden senior World championships in Chicago in May this year. She reached the second round, beating...

Watch: Mithali Raj on her finest memories of Lord’s Cricket Ground...

It must be so easy to take K.L. Rahul for granted. Wait, that’s what India have been doing for quite a while, right? One of Rahul’s great attributes is his versatility. His adaptability. His uncomplaining...

England women players celebrate their win over India women during the fifth T20I in Birmingham on July 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A historic maiden Women’s T20 series victory already scripted against England,...

Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova celebrates with the trophy after beating Julieta Pareja of the U.S. to win the final of the girls singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. | Photo Credit: AP Mia...

Jasprit Bumrah in action during the third Test at Lords in London against England. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah held his tongue from making a controversial statement about the frequent Dukes...

When M. Sreeshankar suffered a patellar tendon rupture in April last year, many feared that it would finish his sparkling long jump career. Even the doctors in the country were not optimistic. “Almost every...

Nitish Kumar Reddy bowls during the first day of the third Test against England at Lords in London on July 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Former India captain Anil Kumble says all-rounder Nitish...

M. Santosh Kumar, the recently appointed selector for the Tamil Nadu senior men’s team, has been sacked by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association after complaints were received about his conduct. The decision was taken...

Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A. Jagan Mohan Rao. File The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has announced the arrest of three officials of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) in a case involving forgery,...

Iga Swiatek celebrates the win against Liudmila Samsonova in the women’s singles quarter-final on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Over the last few months, Iga Swiatek has flown largely under the radar. A five-time Major winner,...

Sweden’s Kosovare Asllani celebrates after scoring her side’s second goal during the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Poland and Sweden at Allmend Stadion Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. |...

With ‘Bazball’, technique is secondary to ego, domination is everything, defence is an afterthought (if thought of at all), and importantly, having once settled on a philosophy of quick scoring and ‘entertainment’, there is...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Yash Dayal. | Photo Credit: PTI An FIR has been registered against cricketer Yash Dayal, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman, police said on...

India’s captain Shubman Gill waves to the fans after their win against England on day five of the second cricket test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Sunday, July 6, 2025. | Photo Credit:...

India skipper Shubman Gill said that he did not ever doubt his team’s ability to pick 20 wickets even in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. | Photo Credit: AP India skipper Shubman Gill said...

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi in action during the Youth ODI against England. | Photo Credit: Reuters Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi said he was inspired to watch Shubman Gill carrying on nonchalantly after making a...

Dyf and Truth may fight out the finish of the Maharaja’s Gold Cup (2,200m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday (July 6). False rails (width about 5m from...

Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy celebrate a wicket during the third T20I against England Women cricket team in London on July 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Seamer Arundhati Reddy has admitted that...

Akash claimed four for 88. | Photo Credit: AFP It is a pity that someone as talented and hardworking as Aksah Deep is only a back-up seamer for India. But after a career-best four-wicket...

World Number 1 Magnus Carlsen reacts after losing to reigning world champion D. Gukesh in the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz chess tournament on July 3, 2025. Photo: X/@GrandChessTour World number one Magnus Carlsen says he...

Twice in Leeds, India had threatened to bury England under a mountain of runs — at 430 for three in the first innings and 333 for four in the second. But it was here...

Watch: Ravi Shastri’s mother recalls the day he hit six sixes in an over...

Neeraj Chopra Interview: Neeraj Chopra Classic is one thing that I had never dreamt of Neeraj Chopra also excited about the inaugural edition of the upcoming Neeraj Chopra (NC) Classic, an elite javelin throw...

File picture of cricketer Mohammed Shami | Photo Credit: PTI The Calcutta High Court directed Indian pacer Mohammed Shami to pay his estranged wife, Hasin Jahan, and daughter a monthly alimony of ₹4 lakh...

India will need to shed their conservative selection approach and give themselves the best chance to take 20 wickets on what is expected to be another batting surface in the second Test against England,...

2022 Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Jena has been ruled out of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 due to an ankle injury, the tournament organiser stated on Monday. Yashvir Singh, who edged out Jena to...

Iga Swiatek during the final match at the WTA tournament against Jessica Petula in Bad Homburg, Germany, on June 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Iga Swiatek criticised the relentless tennis calendar on Sunday...

Sai Kishore en route his fifty. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN R. Sai Kishore, for a change, let his bat do the talking as he stroked a well-paced half-century (55, 34b, 8×4, 1×6) that...

Shuttler Tanvi Sharma after defeating Ukraine’s seventh-seeded Polina Buhrova at the U.S. Open semifinals. | Photo Credit: BWF website Talented Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Ayush Shetty moved into the finals of the U.S....

Vijay Shankar claimed three for 23. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN The Chepauk Super Gillies juggernaut continued to steamroll opponents and made it a perfect seven in the league stage of TNPL-9, beating Siechem...

Australia’s Josh Hazlewood raises the ball after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Jomel Warrican, his fifth of the innings, on day three of the first cricket Test match at Kensington Stadium in Bridgetown,...

Pundi Sriram, Sudhir Menon, Rohit Ramesh and L.V. Navneeth, CEO, The Hindu Group, at the signing. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM STEP, a division of The Hindu Group, will partner with the Youth Development and Academy teams of the...

File photo of Women’s hockey team. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian women’s hockey team would look to break its six-match losing streak and avoid relegation from the FIH Pro League with positive...

It’s the morning of the fourth day, India’s lead decent without being intimidating. Off the seventh ball of the day, Shubman Gill trudges off disconsolately to the pavilion, chopping a lifting, incoming ball from...

File picture of England bowler Jofra Archer stretching during the IPL | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Injury-prone Jofra Archer should not be rushed back to play in England’s second Test against India at...

C. D. Gopinath presents a commemorative book to V. V. Kumar as part of his 90th birthday celebration. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran It was an evening of celebration, filled with fascinating anecdotes and...

Kuldeep Yadav in action. | Photo Credit: AP Former England spinner Monty Panesar believes it’s time for India to unleash Kuldeep Yadav at the expense of seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur in the second Test...

Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly during an interview with PTI in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI Reflecting on his eventful tenure as BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly has revealed that he expected a “certain kind...

Dhinidhi Desinghu gestures after win in the 200m freestyle final. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Teenage Olympian Dhinidhi Desinghu and her Karnataka State-mate Shoan Ganguly secured women’s 200m freestyle and men’s 200m medley crowns...

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket on day 3 of the first Test against England in Leeds on June 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images His critics expected him to go from ‘boom’ to...

Varun Chakravarthy smashed a six and a four to help Dindigul Dragons secure a win over Salem Spartans. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Old warhorses R. Ashwin and Varun Chakaravarthy did the star turns...

It was the first time in a major that Aditi, who had a first-round 81, shot successive rounds in the 80s. File | Photo Credit: AP Indian golfer Aditi Ashok missed the cut in the...

Lokesh Gait and Anustup Majumdar’s fine knocks and Raju Halder and Nuruddin Mondal’s three-wicket hauls guided Servotech Siliguri Strikers to a five-wicket win over Harbour Diamonds in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the...

File photo of Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. | Photo Credit: ANI Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra said he will need to work harder on his core muscles and make his body stronger...

Bhutia addresses a press conference in Kolkata on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia blamed All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey for Indian football’s current predicament saying that the...

File photo of Australia’s batsman Marnus Labuschagne | Photo Credit: Reuters Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped and injured Steve Smith has been ruled out of the Australia lineup for next week’s series-opening cricket Test...

The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) will host the Billie Jean King Cup playoffs at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium here. This will be the first time that the Billie Jean King Cup...

Grandmaster Tornike Sanikidze beat Grandmaster Raset Ziatdinov in 42 moves in the thrid round of the Aurionpro Grandmaster chess tournament at the World Trade Centre on Wednesday. Raset opted to exchange his queen for...

Ashwin’s Dragons have been cleared of ball-tampering allegations. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) on Wednesday confirmed that Siechem Madurai Panthers has formally withdrawn its complaint alleging ball-tampering...

(From left) Steve Dainton, ITTF Group CEO, Vita Dani and A. Sharath Kamal at the formation of WTT India. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a major boost to the table tennis ecosystem in...

Legendary Korean coach Kisik Lee, who has guided archers from different countries to Olympics medals, is all set to become India’s recurve head coach in the run-up to the 2028 Olympics. Lee is expected...

The Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN), at a press conference on Monday (June 16, 2025), officially announced that it will host the inaugural edition of the Hockey India Masters Cup for men (40+...

Aiming high: Rujula’s short-term goals include strong performances at the Asian juniors and being selected for the World juniors. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. Murali Kumar Rising Karnataka badminton talent Rujula Ramu is...

Race winner George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 15, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec....

Indian Railways has been crucial for providing financial security to sportspersons, especially women, and it has been a conscious decision on its part. “I think it’s a combination of being a good fit for...

Sam Burns tees off on the 16th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. | Photo Credit: AP Sam...

BENGALURU: Challenge Accepted, Mahler, Galahad, Black Dust, Magnetic and Bharat excelled when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (June 14) Inner sand: 1000m: Neutralist (Mustakim) 1-8, 600/40. Moved well. Finley (Darshan) 1-6.5,...

South Africa’s Aiden Markram celebrates after reaching his century during day three of ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 13, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit:...

Exploring options: Chaubey says the AIFF is looking at the possibility of OCI players turning out for the country. | Photo Credit: ANI It isn’t for the first time that Indian football is embroiled...

Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the World Cup 2026 group J qualifying soccer match against Wales at King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, on June 9, 2025. |...

What truly stood out on Sunday was Alcaraz’s extraordinary comeback from being two sets down.  | Photo Credit: JULIAN FINNEY Grand Slam finals carry an unmistakable aura. When a Slam final stretches into a...

Kirill Gerassimenko’s struggles heightened Chennai Lions’ woes in UTT season six. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI A captain is supposed to lead his troops from the front. Seldom do we see a captain’s performance...

Ace Indian race walker Priyanka Goswami notched her first win of the season, taking the top spot in the women’s 10km event at the Austrian Race Walking Championships in Innsbruck. Goswami clocked 47 minute...

Karthik Meiyappan has played 31 ODIs and 15 T20Is for the UAE. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AFP Nearly three years ago, Karthik Meiyappan etched his name in the record books when he performed...

Nicholas Pooran of the West Indies. File | Photo Credit: AFP Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ Twenty20 record-holder for runs and appearances, retired from international cricket on Monday (June 10, 2025). Pooran, 29, made the...

Raman and Sathiyan have worked wonders with Dabang Delhi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: S.R. Raghunathan One of the features of the first five editions of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) was the Indian...

Aiden Markram of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 08, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images As South Africa prepares to play in their first-ever...

S. Narredu-trained Shamrock (Suraj up), won the H.H. Krishnaraja Wadiyar Cup (1,600m), the feature event of the races held here on Sunday (June 8). The winner is owned by Mr. M. Ravi, Mr. Daulat...

The Indian campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 ended without a medal with the exit of the country’s recurve individual archers on Saturday. Simranjeet Kaur, who was beaten 6-5 (shoot-off 11-8) by former...

Akitania, Joondalup, Densetsu, Assimilate and Kavya impress...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Murat Nurtleu, Tajikistan Foreign Affairs Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Turkmenistan Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Affairs Minister Rashid...

The European leg will be a challenge both in terms of the opposition and the acclimatisation for coach Fulton and captain Harmanpreet. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP As the Indian men’s...

The road to Formula One, the pinnacle of single-seater racing, is one of the most challenging in sports. While the pathway to get there is structured through various levels in junior formulae, getting through...

Suruchi Phogat at the launch of the logo of the Shooting League of India at the Dr. Karni Singh Range in Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan With three gold medals and...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans who gathered outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium celebrating as the IPL 2025 winning RCB Team arrive, in Bengaluru on June 04, 2025. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K 11 die...

Quebec, Jersey King and Charismatic shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (June 4). Inner sand: 1000m: Aditya (R. Pradeep) 1-6.5, 600/39. Stretched out well. Beauty Star (Sai Kiran), Treasure Queen...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Captain Rajat Patidar lifts the Trophy as they beat Punjab Kings by 6 runs during The TATA IPL 2025 Cricket Match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad,...

Chevell  was instrumental in keeping McGrath fit in his long career. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The MRF Pace Foundation, headed by its Director of Coaching Glenn McGrath, has brought in Australian trainer Kevin...

BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma said these grants will help State Associations in enhancing their existing programs. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Keeping in tune with the fast growth of the sport across the...

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team reaching the finals of Indian Premier League (IPL) finals and the final match being played on Tuesday (June 3), has come as a blessing in disguise for the...

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender #05 Marquinhos kisses the trophy as he celebrates winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Inter Milan in Munich, southern Germany, on May 31,...

Ananya Muralidharan beat Divyanshi Bhowmick 11-3, 11-10, 2-11 in the girls’ match to eke out a 5-4 victory for U Mumba TT over Stanley’s Chennai Lions in the Dream UTT juniors table tennis tournament...

PSG’s head coach Luis Enrique, right, talks with his player Joao Neves during a training session ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, Friday,...

Densetsu, Akitania, Sir Winston and Elysium impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (May 30). Inner sand: 600m: Perfect Legend (R. Pradeep) 39. Strode out well. Bestidentification (R. Pradeep) 40. Moved...

Pakistan’s Hasan Ali celebrates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan Tamim during the first Twenty20 cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday on May 28, 2025 | Photo Credit:...

File picture of India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Indian men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open badminton...

Gujarat Titans (GT) seamer Arshad Khan said that the team is preparing well for playoffs. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Gujarat Titans (GT) seamer Arshad Khan said that the team is preparing well...

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Coco Gauff of United States plays a backhand against Olivia Gadecki of Australia during the Women’s Singles First Round match during Day Three of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on May 27,...

Cristiano Ronaldo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo’s time at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr might be done. The 40-year-old Portugal striker posted a message on social media hours after the final round of...

A file image of Indian golfer Aditi Ashok. Photo: Getty Images via AFP Indian golfer Aditi Ashok played three under on the final day to secure her first top 10 finish of the season...

There are few cars that evoke the kind of cult-like enthusiasm the Volkswagen Golf GTI commands. It is a name that needs no introduction — synonymous with hot hatch performance, razor-sharp dynamics, and everyday...

McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain celebrates with his team after winning the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race at the Monaco racetrack in Monaco on May 25, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Lando...

Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara congratulates Shubman Gill after his century during the 4th and final Test match between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 11, 2023. File | Photo Credit:...

Winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the trophy after the final match of the ATP 250 Geneva Open tennis against Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, in Geneva, Switzerland on May 24, 2025 | Photo...

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 42 runs at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow, on May 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Simon...

Circle Of Dreams, who has been well-prepared, is expected to score in the War Hammer Million (1,400m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (May 24). False rails (width...

Amarnath’s journey is laid out meticulously and chronologically, chapter by chapter, from tour to tour. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Athletes are image conscious, both during their playing days and long after. Some may...