Sabalenka had finished as a semifinalist in the last edition of Wimbledon, losing to Ons Jabuer in the women’s singles. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sabalenka had finished as a semifinalist in the last edition of Wimbledon, losing to Ons Jabuer in the women’s singles. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
As India’s first individual Olympic gold-medallist, Abhinav Bindra knows a thing or two about handling big-stage pressure and he has a simple piece of advice for those aiming for the podium in the upcoming Paris Games — stay in the moment and have a flexible mind. Bindra, who won the yellow metal in men’s 10m…
USA will take on Uruguay for its final group stage match at the 2024 Copa America against Uruguay on Monday at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Despite Uruguay being the favourite for this clash, it is the USA, which has a better win record against La Celeste. Ahead of the clash, Sportstar looks at…
Sneh Rana became just the second Indian to register a ten-wicket match haul in Women’s Tests during the encounter against South Africa at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday. The off-spinner picked eight wickets in the first innings helping bowl out the visitor for 266 before picking up two more in the second…
Portugal’s talented squad led by captain Cristiano Ronaldo will be under scrutiny when it steps onto the Frankfurt Arena pitch to face underdog Slovenia in their Euro 2024 Round-of-16 clash on Monday (July 2, 12:30 AM IST). Despite finishing top of Group F with six points, Portugal stumbled to an unexpected defeat against lowly Georgia…
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said he was improving every day after back surgery but would leave it until Monday evening to decide if he would compete in the singles tournament. Murray, 37, had surgery last weekend to remove a cyst in his back which was compressing his nerves and had made him lose control…
A 17-year-old Chinese badminton player died after collapsing on court during an international tournament in Indonesia, officials said on Monday, mourning him as “outstanding” and “talented”. Zhang Zhijie was suddenly taken ill during a match late Sunday against Japan’s Kazuma Kawano at the Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta. The score was 11-11 in the first…
World champion Argentina had an extra chip on its shoulder heading into Copa America 2024 – defending the title. But it has ticked all the right boxes so far: it has won all three group matches, conceded zero goals and booked a place in the quarterfinals. The Albiceleste look well on course to defend their…
Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics and the white-hot spotlight that comes with it. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport’s biggest stage by cruising to victory at the U.S. Olympic trials on Sunday night, posting a two-day all-around total of 117.225 to clinch the lone automatic spot on the…
