Iga Swiatek underlined her status as the world’s top player with an efficient 6-4 6-3 victory over Croatian Petra Martic at Wimbledon on Thursday, her 21st match win in a row. The 23-year-old Pole triumphed at the Madrid and Rome Opens as well as taking the Roland Garros title, before switching to the Wimbledon grass…
Hardik Pandya‘s comeback story is one of the most remarkable ones in Indian cricket history. If the ankle injury prematurely ending his ODI World Cup last year was not enough, the jeers he received at the Indian Premier League (IPL) before the T20 World Cup and personal troubles off the field damaged his spirits. But…
Hockey India on Saturday announced a 40-player core probable group for a 63-day junior men’s national coaching camp to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) from June 16. This camp follows the Indian junior men’s team’s European tour, where it played five matches from May 20-29 against Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands…
The Copa America 2024 has moved into its quarterfinal stage as eight teams remain in the running for South American glory. The quarterfinals are set to be held between Thursday, July 4 and Saturday, July 6. READ MORE | Copa America 2024: Which teams have qualified for the quarterfinals? Debutants Canada set up a clash…
Victory laps at the Wankhede Stadium aren’t new for Virat Kohli. Thirteen summers ago, as a young 22-year-old, he carried Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulders to celebrate India’s historic ODI World Cup win. But when he returned to the iconic venue on Thursday evening – this time as a seasoned, just-retired T20I cricketer – Kohli…
NEW DELHI: An elated Indian team was seen enjoying to the fullest at the Wankhede after wrapping up their grand welcome celebrations post the T20 World Cup title triumph.As tens of thousands of jubilant fans poured in at Marine Drive and then the Wankhede to welcome Team India, unforgettable and lifetime moments were captured on…
Winning the 1975 World Cup with a classic triumph over Pakistan in the final in Kuala Lumpur was my most memorable moment on the field. It was epic, as hailed by many of the game’s experts. Pakistan was a strong opponent, but we were a determined team with a champion player in each match rising…
France captain Kylian Mbappe said Thursday it was “really urgent” to vote in the second round of legislative elections in the country after the far-right National Rally emerged as the biggest party in last weekend’s first round. “I think more than ever we need to go out and vote. We can’t leave our country in…
Even though Novak Djokovic was nursing a dodgy right knee, toppling him at Wimbledon was never going to be easy for a Briton ranked 277th and so it proved as the Serb huffed and puffed into the third round with a 6-3 6-4 5-7 7-5 win over Jacob Fearnley. The wildcard, who was ranked outside…
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli proudly held the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy aloft during a spectacular victory parade in Mumbai.The duo displayed the shimmering trophy to a massive crowd of enthusiastic fans who had assembled to celebrate this momentous occasion.The victory parade, which took place on a bus-top, allowed Rohit…
