Seven-time champion and second seed Novak Djokovic takes on local wildcard Jacob Fearnley in second round of men’s singles on the fourth day of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), London on Thursday. Fourth-seeded German Alexander Zverev will be up against USA’s Marcos Giron in his second-round fixture. In…
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by lowest ranked Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania in the sixth round of the Superbet Classic tournament, a part of the grand chess tour here. Iranian-French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja shined with his moves against Wesley So of the United States. With the World Championship on his mind,…
Many trained. A lot of them tried. And almost all of them failed when it mattered, except a certain 30-year-old. Puja Tomar defied the odds to become the first-ever Indian MMA fighter to register a win in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). ‘The Cyclone’ achieved this milestone at UFC Louisville, where she secured a split-decision…
LeBron James will return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season after agreeing a new two-year $104 million deal with the club, multiple US reports said on Wednesday. James, who will turn 40 in December, opted out of his existing deal with the club last week in a move analysts said would free up more…
World Championships bronze medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be able to travel to Spain for a competition as she received her Schengen visa on Wednesday with help from the government. Phogat, who is competing at the Grand Prix of Spain 2024 in Madrid, has her flight scheduled for Wednesday night but did not get her…
After multiple injury layoffs and time spent away from the 22 yards, South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon is raring to go as her team heads into the T20I leg of its multi-format tour of India. “I love watching cricket, but don’t like watching the Proteas play too much. It gets a bit stressful wishing I…
Men’s defending champion and third seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), London on Wednesday. Alcaraz defeated Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-2 in the second round. Later in the day, top seed and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner takes on fellow…
Naomi Osaka’s goal to improve her grasscourt game will have to wait for at least another 12 months after her Wimbledon comeback stalled in the second round following a 6-4, 6-1 walloping by American Emma Navarro that mercifully lasted only 58 minutes. When the four-time Grand Slam champion returned to the tour in January following…
The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Sports Ministry has approved tennis ace Rohan Bopanna’s request for assistance for him and his doubles partner Sriram Balaji to compete in two ATP Tour events ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics. Bopanna and Balaji will head to Hamburg and Umag, Croatia along with their coach and physiotherapist…
The 39-year-old Cavendish sprinted for the win in the fifth stage of the Tour, pulling away some 100 meters from the line despite being bunched in. He crossed the line ahead of Jasper Philipsen and then jumped into the arms of a teammate. Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar retained the race leader’s yellow jersey, but the day belonged…
