Chelsea has begun disciplinary action after midfielder Enzo Fernandez was involved in a video where members of Argentina’s Copa America-winning squad appeared to sing about French players with African heritage. FIFA also said it was also looking into the incident after the French soccer federation pledged to file a complaint with the sport’s world governing…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. With three editions, London has hosted the Summer Olympic Games most number of times. It hosted in the years 1908, 1948 and 2012. Paris will join London at the top…
Plucked out of his comfort zone and training without a partner for a mixed event in what is to be his debut Olympics, race walker Suraj Panwar is gearing up for quite a roller-coaster ride in Paris this month. But he is quite used to upheaval. He was born into it. The 23-year-old was an…
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine river later on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The swim will occur along the stretch of the river that passes by the imposing-looking City Hall and the…
It was a Spanish Sunday, all right, as first Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-year-old Spaniard, won the All England Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets, and then a few hours later, the Spanish football team ended the dream of the England football team of winning their first title since 1966. While…
From Nilima Ghose becoming the first Indian woman to compete in the Olympics to PV Sindhu making history as the second Indian athlete to win two medals at the quadrennial showpiece event, here are some notable achievements by Indian female athletes at the Summer Games. India’s first woman Olympian In a historic moment, Indian women…
The list of potential winners of this week’s British Open at Royal Troon is a long one as Rory McIlroy begins his latest bid to end a decade-long major title drought. McIlroy’s misery continued in last month’s US Open where he agonisingly finished second – one shot behind American Bryson DeChambeau – after bogeying three…
European champion England withstood a second-half barrage to grab a 0-0 draw with Sweden in Group A3 and qualify for Euro 2025, with the Swedes heading for the playoffs after finishing third in the pool. England finished as runner-up in the group on 11 points, one behind winner France which slumped to a shock 3-1…
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings’ enduring bond with Australia continued as it announced the setting up its third international Super Kings Academy in Sydney. Its other international centres are in USA (Dallas) and the United Kingdom (Reading). The Super Kings Academy in Sydney will be located at Cricket Central, 161, Silverwater Road,…
Two incumbent office-bearers – Ajinkya Naik and Sanjay Naik – will be involved in one-on-one contest for the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president’s election, to be held on July 23. On Tuesday, the last date of withdrawals, local Congress leader Bhushan Patil withdrew his nomination. The fourth nomination form that was filed – by the…
