China’s government and official sporting bodies have condemned fans for using social media to attack and spread rumours about the country’s Olympians and said the behaviour had an extremely negative impact on athletes, coaches and their families. China’s Ministry of Public Security said it would crack down on “illegal and criminal acts of ‘fan circles’…
Australia captain Pat Cummins said he expects to lean a bit more heavily on all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh with the ball during the five-Test series against India at the end of the year. Australia is looking to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy from the visitor when the series begins on November 22 in Perth,…
Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon is adamant that she never mistreated former forward Dearica Hamby because of her pregnancy back in July 2022. Hamby filed a lawsuit in federal court against both the Aces and the WNBA last Monday, claiming that she was the target of “repeated acts of intimidation, discrimination and retaliation from…
West Indies all-rounders Andre Russell and Jason Holder have been rested for this month’s three-match Twenty20 home series against South Africa, governing body Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Sunday. Medium pacer Matthew Forde and all-rounder Fabian Allen, who missed the T20 World Cup co-hosted by West Indies in June, have returned to the squad….
The former vice president of the Chinese Football Association Li Yuyi has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined 1 million yuan (Rs. 1.17 crore) for taking bribes, state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday, citing a court ruling. Li Yuyi’s sentence follows probes into more than a dozen high-level football officials since…
Brooks Koepka beat Jon Rahm in a playoff to win the LIV Golf Greenbrier title on Sunday for his record fifth career crown on the Saudi-backed series. Five-time major champion Koepka, made par on the first playoff hole while Rahm made bogey. Koepka, whose most recent LIV win came in May in Singapore, said it…
Italian world number one Jannik Sinner shook off a second-set blip to beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 7-6(9), 5-7, 7-6(4) on Sunday and reach the Cincinnati Open final. Australian Open champion Sinner, who already leads the ATP Tour with four titles this season, won 70% of his first-serve points and converted two of his four break-point…
The United States of America had its best Olympic performance in recent times at the Paris 2024. It took home 126 medals (40 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze), the most it has won at an Olympics since the 1984 edition, where it left with 174 medals (81 gold, 61 silver, and 30 bronze). But…
Pune-based professional golfer Udayan Mane and his team, comprising amateurs J. Vijaya Kumar, V. Venkatesh and T.R.C Muralidharan, registered a score of 51.9 for the top honour in the Pro-Am event of the KGISL Coimbatore Open at the par-72 Coimbatore Golf Club course here on Sunday. Chandigarh’s professional golfer Jairaj Singh Sandhu and his men…
All-rounder Salman Ali Agha says he’s excited by the prospect of serving as Pakistan’s sole spin option in the upcoming first test against Bangladesh. Pakistan’s only specialist leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was left out from the squad as Pakistan aims to prepare a green-top wicket to help its fast bowlers in the first of two test…
