With the Paris Paralympics around the corner, hopes will be high for a strong performance from India again after a very positive performance in the 2020 Tokyo edition. Competition will yet again be fierce from August 28 to September 9, as countries look to compete in 549 events across 22 sports in Paris. What are…
Denis Shapovalov was among a string of tennis players who called out what they said are double standards in the game after world number one Jannik Sinner was cleared of wrongdoing despite failing two drug tests this year. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday an independent tribunal had cleared Sinner to continue…
The Cyprus football association’s new limits on the number of fans who can travel with their team to away games are a positive step toward curbing stadium violence, even though the government sought to extend a full ban on travelling supporters, Cyprus’ justice minister said Wednesday. Justice minister Marios Hartsiotis said the government and law…
World championship challenger Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh played out a thrilling draw with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to be tied for second after the second round of the Sinquefield Cup, the final event on the Grand Chess Tour this year. After a relatively easy draw with reigning world champion Ding Liren of China, Gukesh had an…
The Indian men’s football team head coach Manolo Marquez, on Wednesday, announced a list of 26 probables for India’s preparatory camp for the three-nation Intercontinental Cup to be held in Hyderabad during the FIFA Window from September 3 to 9. Syria, placed 93rd in the latest FIFA rankings and Mauritius, who stand at 179, are…
Australia paceer Mitchell Starc believes that with the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India becoming a five-Test series for the first time in over three decades, it would be “right on par” with the Ashes for his team. The marquee series between India and Australia, set to begin in November, was extended by a match this…
The WNBA didn’t waste anytime returning to the court after the Paris Olympics and the quick turnaround following the Summer Games is something players may look to change in the next collective bargaining agreement. Teams started playing games four days after the Paris Games ended, including Breanna Stewart and New York Liberty, who opened up…
World number one Nelly Korda is hoping to rediscover her stunning early season form as the women’s British Open returns to the famous old course at St. Andrews this week. Korda won six times in seven starts on the LPGA Tour between January and May, including her second major at the Chevron Championship. But the…
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will return to the pool at a major domestic meet next week following the expiry of his four-year ban for doping, state media reported. Sun, China’s first Olympic gold medallist in men’s swimming, will represent his home Zhejiang province at the National Summer Swimming Championships which start on Sunday in Hefei….
Gabby Williams, who helped France win a silver medal at the Olympics earlier this month, signed a rest-of-season contract with Seattle Storm on Tuesday. She will start play next week when the Storm returns from its current road trip. It’s her third season with Seattle after being acquired in a trade with Los Angeles prior…
