The adductor niggle that has troubled Neeraj Chopra in the past couple of months “is fine” now and the reigning Olympic champion has entered the high-intensity phase of his Paris preparations, his German coach Klaus Bartonietz told PTI, dismissing concerns surrounding the Indian star’s fitness. The 26-year-old Chopra, who scripted history by winning the javelin…
Manchester United is on the front foot in the transfer market thanks to the club’s leadership making quick and decisive moves to secure new players early, manager Erik ten Hag said after the signing of Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee. Since British billionaire and INEOS chairman Jim Ratcliffe took control of football operations at Old…
Amid the controversy of the Indian archery team’s Korean coach Baek Woong Ki being denied accreditation for the Paris Olympics, former Olympian and SAI’s high performance director for the sport Sanjeeva Singh is confident the six-member squad will return with three medals from the Olympics and end its decades-long quest for success in the quadrennial…
Virna Jandiroba beat Amanda Lemos via submission on Saturday night in their main event women’s strawweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Lemos (14-4-1) failed to escape Jandiroba’s armbar with just 12 seconds remaining in the second round, leading to her second loss in three fights. HUGE WIN FOR CARCARA 😮💨@VirnaJandiroba secures victory…
World number four and defending champion Alexander Zverev reached his 35th career final with a straight-sets win over Pedro Martinez of Spain in Hamburg on Saturday. Top seed Zverev eased to a 6-2, 6-4 victory as the 27-year-old booked a spot in a third consecutive clay-court final after Rome and the French Open. Zverev now…
Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Harry Brook made half-centuries to lift England to 248-3 and a lead of 207 runs over West Indies on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Duckett scored 76, Pope 51 and Brook 71 not out as England fought back well after West Indies took…
India has taken giant steps towards becoming one of the powerhouses in badminton since the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. With unprecedented success at team events such as the Thomas Cup and Badminton Asia Championships, along with dominance at the Commonwealth Games and breakthroughs at the Asian Games, the country has had plenty to celebrate. Can the…
Tadej Pogacar won for a fifth time on this year’s Tour de France on Saturday, moving to the brink of a third title, with an “out of this world” performance ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. With just Sunday’s concluding time trial to come, two-time champion Pogacar has a five minute 14-second…
India will be looking to seal its semifinal berth in the ongoing Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 when it meets UAE on Sunday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Sri Lanka. The Women in Blue is coming into this tie after a seven-wicket win over archrivals Pakistan in their Group A opener on Friday….
Indian motorsport driver Kush Maini earned his maiden Formula 2 victory during the Sprint Race of the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on Saturday. The Indian driver was promoted to the top of the leaderboard after Trident’s Richard Verschoor was disqualified from the race after an infringement with respect to the technical regulations. Promoted to…
