Doha: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has been named India captain for the crucial tie against Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 match to be held at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday. Earlier, head coach Igor Stimac had named a 23-member squad to travel…
Louisville: Mixed martial arts athlete, Puja “The Cyclone” Tomar, made her UFC debut as India’s first female fighter in UFC, and scored a victory to make history by becoming the first Indian fighter to register a win inside the UFC octagon. Tomar who hails from Uttar Pradesh, faced Rayanne dos Santos at strawweight in the…
Paris: World no.1 Iga Swiatek has defeated Italian Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the women’s singles final of the French Open to claim her third title, here on Saturday. Poland’s Swiatek successfully defended her title in a 68-minute long encounter. The 23-year-old also became the first woman in 10 years to win three straight titles at…
Stavanger: Magnus Carlsen and Ju Wenjun clinch Norway Chess 2024 titles in both men’s and women’s category as the final round came to an end. Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana drew their classical game, and the winner was decided with an Armageddon tie-breaker. It was Carlsen who got the better of Caruana, and with this…
Paris: Spain’s two-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz outlasted first-time semifinalist Jannik Sinner of Italy in a five-set thriller to make the men’s singles final at the French Open on Friday, fighting back from two sets to one down to secure a superb victory. Third seed Alcaraz emerged victorious in four hours and 9 minutes to…
Kolkata: Sunil Chhetri, the iconic captain of the Indian National Football team, bid adieu to an illustrious international career spanning over 19 years. The legendary footballer was felicitated in a grand ceremony following his retirement from international football. The emotional farewell came after a goalless draw between India and Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier at Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday.
Dallas: The USA cricket team pulled off a historic upset by defeating Pakistan in a thrilling Super Over contest at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. This nail-biting encounter, held at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, marks one of the most significant shocks in cricket history.
Paris: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden crashed out of the French Open, losing to the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in a three-set semifinal at Court Simonne-Mathieu here on Thursday. Australian Open champions Bopanna/Ebden, the second seeds here, went down to Bolelli/Vavassori, seeded 11th in the tournament, 7-5,…
New Delhi: Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has undergone successful knee surgery after pulling out of the French Open semifinal on Tuesday. The 37-year-old updated on the injury that forced him to leave the clay-court Grand Slam midway. The 24-time Grand Slam champion aggravated his right knee injury during the fourth-round match against Francisco Cerundolo….
New York: India captain Rohit Sharma reached several remarkable milestones during his unbeaten knock of 52* against Ireland on Wednesday, leading his team to a commanding victory in their Group A opener at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
