Paris: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden romped into men’s doubles semifinals at the French Open here on Wednesday, beating last year’s finalists Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen of Belgium in three sets at Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Australian Open men’s doubles champions Bopanna/Ebden beat Gille/Vliegen 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-1. The Indo-Australian pair, seeded second…
Paris: The French Open will have a new men’s singles champion on Sunday as Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from his quarterfinal match. As a result, men’s tennis will also see a new No.1 in Jannik Sinner of Italy. A day after winning a marathon five-set thriller, defending champion Djokovic has pulled out of Roland-Garros, citing…
New York: The ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will see the winners of the 20-team tournament earn at least 2.45 million USD, the highest prize money in the history of the competition, said the International Cricket Council (ICC). The prize money will be given to the winner of the tournament along…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC is thrilled to announce that Roy Krishna has agreed to a one-year contract extension, ensuring the Fiji international remains with the club until 2025. Krishna has had an outstanding season in the Indian Super League (ISL), netting 13 goals and providing 3 assists. His performance was particularly pivotal in Odisha FC’s dramatic…
Paris: Top seed Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam with another comfortable display even as Alexander Zverev backed up his statement win against Rafael Nadal with a dominant display against David Goffin in the French Open on Thursday. Aiming for his fourth trophy on the clay courts of Paris, the…
Mangaluru: The coastal city of Mangaluru is abuzz with excitement as the 5th edition of the Indian Open of Surfing (IOS), the nation’s premier surfing competition, kicks off tomorrow. Organized by the Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by the Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India, this highly anticipated event…
New Delhi: India’s Sachin Siwach (57kg), Sanjeet Kumar (92kg), Amit Panghal (51kg), and Jaismine (women’s 57kg) took another step towards Paris Olympic qualification as they registered convincing wins over their respective opponents to advance to the next round in Boxing World Qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. Siwach started the proceedings for India with a…
Antwerp: In a display of unwavering determination, the Indian men’s hockey team secured a thrilling 5-4 victory against Argentina in their fourth match of the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24. Key players for India included Araijeet Singh Hundal (7’), Gurjant Singh (18’), and Captain Harmanpreet Singh, who delivered a hat-trick (29’,…
Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders outplayed Sunrisers Hyderabad in all departments to clinch their third IPL championship with a comprehensive eight-wicket win in a relatively one-sided IPL 2024 title clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. KKR’s bowlers, led by stellar spells from Andre Russell (3-19), Mitchell Starc (2-14) & Harshit Rana (2-24), bowled out…
Ostrava (Czech Republic): Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the upcoming Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet, World Athletics Continental Tour Gold label event, due to an adductor muscle injury sustained during training two weeks ago. However, the 26-year-old is scheduled to attend the event as a guest which starts…
