For Sahaja Yamalapalli , the young tennis talent, finally, the moment of reckoning has arrived when she became only the third Indian women’s tennis player to win an ITF pro title when she clinched the honours in the SoCal Pro Series in the United States. Interestingly, Sahaja joined the illustrious and six-time Grand Slam winner…
NEW DELHI: Team India and skipper Rohit Sharma, who won the T20 World Cup, participated in an open-bus victory parade on Thursday at Marine Drive. The celebration was akin to the one that happened after the squad won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.Expressing his feeling about the grand celebration, Rohit said, “2007 was…
England forward Fran Kirby has joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer after nine years at Chelsea, Brighton said on Thursday. The 31-year-old, who joined reigning Women’s Super League (WSL) champion Chelsea in 2015, won the WSL title seven times, the FA Cup on five occasions and the League Cup twice with the…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he has such a strong relationship with the club that he does not expect there to be any obstacles in signing a contract extension. The 42-year-old Spaniard’s current deal expires at the end of the 2024-2025 season and was expected to be renewed at the end of the last campaign….
NEW DELHI: Members of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team received an exuberant welcome during their victory parade from Marine Drive to Wankhede Stadium aboard an open-top bus. A sea of jubilant fans, swept up in the emotions of the World Cup triumph, greeted the players with applause and cheers. In return, the team members…
Emi Martinez grabbed the chance to be Argentina’s saviour in its Copa America shootout win over Ecuador on Thursday, as the goalkeeper made two key saves and picked his team up off the floor after captain Lionel Messi had missed the first spot-kick. After the match ended 1-1, Martinez’s saves from Angel Mena and Alan…
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Fabiano Caruana of the United States, while world championship challenger D Gukesh also split points with Dutchman Anish Giri in the eighth and penultimate round of the Superbet Classic chess tournament here. For the fourth time, the day did not produce a single decisive game and…
NEW DELHI: India celebrated its T20 World Cup victory with a grand parade in Mumbai, bringing the city to a standstill. The parade, delayed by two hours due to crowd chaos, began after Rohit Sharma and his team arrived around 5 pm on Thursday.A viral video shows quite a few slippers lost by the fans,…
Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties in the Copa America 2024 quarterfinal on Thursday at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. This win booked the La Albiceleste’s berth in the semifinals. This is Argentina’s fifth successive semifinal appearance in the Copa America. In these last four editions, the side ended as runners up in 2015…
PREVIEW The forward lines of France and Portugal need to fire up again for their quarterfinal meeting at the European Championship on Friday, where every little advantage will likely be crucial in a tight contest. The teams clash at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg in a third meeting in as many Euro tournaments, this time chasing…
