Britain’s Dan Evans beat Russian Karen Khachanov 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 in the longest-ever U.S. Open match of the professional era on Tuesday, moving to the second round after an extraordinary fight back from four games down in the final set. The 184th-ranked Evans, once the British number one, beat world number 22 Khachanov…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian cricket board’s incumbent secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday became the youngest independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Shah, 35, was elected unopposed after current chairman Greg Barclay refused to seek a third term. He is the fifth Indian – after Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan and Shashank Manohar –…
The win put Barcelona top of the standings with nine points from three games, two ahead of second-placed Villarreal. Rayo is eighth on four points.
Top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner shrugged off the doping furore surrounding him and overcame a bad start to reach the second round of the U.S. Open with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald on Tuesday. Sinner became embroiled in controversy in the week before the year’s final Grand Slam after the International…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket is facing severe backlash following their historic defeat against Bangladesh on Sunday, marking their first-ever Test loss to Bangladesh in 14 matches. The disappointment and frustration among fans and experts have shifted from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and team management to captain Shan Masood, whose leadership is now under scrutiny.Pakistan…
Bharat Singh Chauhan, Chairman of the FIDE Advisory Board, on Tuesday “categorically” denied any alleged missing documents pertaining to the operations of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) in his reply to the show cause notice served to him on August 5. The AICF issued the show cause notice to Chauhan regarding the missing documents…
MUMBAI: Hailing BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who was elected unopposed as the next chairman of the International Cricket Council on Tuesday, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar told TOI that “it won’t be a surprise if the world game flourishes even more during his term as the ICC chairman.” The 35-year-old is the youngest-ever to take over…
Chelsea’s main aim in the transfer window is to offload players from its squad so the club can balance its books, manager Enzo Maresca said on Tuesday. Chelsea has been busy in the market since American owner Todd Boehly took over two years ago. The West London club has spent over 160 million pounds ($211.50…
In less than a month from now, India will have a first-of-its-kind karting facility capable of hosting world championship karting events when the Madras International Karting Arena (MIKA) is inaugurated. The track is coming up at the Madras International Circuit in Irungattukottai (MIC) and will be India’s first FIA-CIK (Commission Internationale de Karting) approved karting…
NEW DELHI: The big-hitting Harmanpreet Kaur has been selected to lead the 15-member Indian squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. The squad was revealed on Tuesday and the tournament will take place in the UAE from October 3. Harmanpreet Kaur brings her extensive experience to the team, setting high hopes for their…
