Italian Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia raced clear to win the Austrian MotoGP sprint on Saturday and join Jorge Martin at the top of the championship standings. Spaniard Martin of Ducati-Pramac finished second, while compatriot Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia completed the podium. The reigning two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia completed the 14 laps in 20 minutes 59.768…
As Tamil Nadu prepares for the upcoming domestic season, starting with the Buchi Babu invitational tournament next week, the side has a fresh backroom staff for this year. Apart from the coaching set-up headed by former India pacer L. Balaji, there is also a new selection panel led by former TN cricketer K. Shri Vasudeva…
Follow Sportstar’s LIVE Updates from Day 3 of the second Test between West Indies and South Africa from Providence Stadium in Guyana. DAY 2 REPORT Aiden Markram and Kyle Verreynne hit half-centuries on Friday in the South Africa second innings to help give the Proteas a 239-run lead after the second day of the second…
The opening round of the 61st National Chess Championship saw all the Grandmasters – 19 of them – post wins at the RPS International School on Saturday. That included the top seed and six-time champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly, second seed Abhijeet Gupta and third seed and defending champion S.P. Sethuraman. Ganguly, who employed French defence…
Neeraj Chopra assures his groin injury isn’t severe, confirms participation in Lausanne Diamond League meet
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanadhaa produced an improved effort in the blitz section but it did not help him avoid a last place finish in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament. On the last day of the event, Praggnanadhaa ended up with eight points in blitz, an improvement from the four points he logged in…
Woller Akos, Vinesh Phogat’s long-time personal coach, revealed some heartbreaking details about the wrestler’s failed weight cut which led to her disqualification from the Paris Olympics. In a Facebook post in Hungarian which has since been deleted, as Indian Express reported, Akos highlighted Vinesh’s commitment to secure her first Olympic medal. “After the semifinal, 2.7…
Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the backlash she has received since she competed at the Paris Olympics has been devastating, and pleaded for privacy for herself and her family and friends.
Pakistan will go with an all-out pace attack in the first test against Bangladesh after releasing the only specialist spinner, Abrar Ahmed, from its squad on Saturday. Shaheen Shah Afridi is expected to lead the attack with Naseem Shah, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shehzad and Mir Hamza the other fast bowling options for the test opener…
Arsenal eased to a 2-0 win at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers with goals by Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka getting their latest Premier League title challenge up and running on Saturday. It was far from a fluent display in the summer sunshine, but Mikel Arteta’s side, once again regarded as the team most likely to…
