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Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, gestures after she won her match against Oleksandra Oliynykova. (AP Photo) The Alex Eala phenomenon is getting louder at Flushing Meadows — and, remarkably, it is no longer confined to the match courts.Hours before the Filipina star was due to begin her US Open campaign, fans had already packed the…

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh shared a special birthday message for his mentee Abhishek Sharma on Friday, wishing the India opener a year full of runs and centuries.Yuvraj has played a big role in Abhishek’s journey to international cricket. The youngster has gone on to become the No. 1 T20I batter and has made his…

India became MLB’s sixth international office after Japan, Mexico, China, the UK and the Dominican Republic. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: When Major League Baseball (MLB) opened its office in India in 2019, it wasn’t the beginning of its journey in India. It was the culmination of a 15-year wait.For Ryo Takahashi, MLB’s Director of International…

Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) Sanju Samson is back in India’s T20I squad for the upcoming series against Afghanistan, giving the wicketkeeper-batter another chance to reclaim his place at the top of the order.Samson was left out of the squad for the Zimbabwe tour after being dropped from the playing XI following three…

Michael Atherton has questioned the authority of Babar Azam and the role Pakistan’s captains are allowed to play after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made sweeping changes to the Test squad midway through the England series.Pakistan suffered defeats in the opening two Tests and responded by sending seven players home. Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha…

The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed as withdrawn an appeal filed by former India cricketer and Lok Sabha MP Yusuf Pathan against a single-judge order that had described him as an “encroacher” on a piece of government land in Vadodara.Pathan’s lawyer, Shalin Mehta, sought permission to withdraw the plea before a division bench comprising…

Herbal Supplemets (Representational Image) Bengaluru: With Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) officials conducting random checks on India’s elite athletes preparing for the Asian Games, experts are concerned that the use of herbal supplements by top athletes could result in Adverse Analytical Findings (AAF) when samples are tested for performance-enhancing substances at WADA-accredited laboratories abroad.According to experts,…

In a parallel world, Jelena Arunovic could be a time traveller. One moment, the pistol coach could be seen reading a newspaper, scanning it thoroughly, making her shooters do it too. In the next, she could be sneakily taking photos to upload on her ‘insta’ stories.While reading newspapers probably make her one of the most…

Jasprit Bumrah and Prince Yadav (Agency Image) New Delhi: As the Indian team awaits Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness reports ahead of the T20I series against Afghanistan next week and the subsequent Asian Games, the national selectors have identified Prince Yadav as a probable backup.TOI understands that Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana are…

Nick Kyrgios, of Australia (AP Photo) Nick Kyrgios has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for cocaine at a tournament in Spain in June, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Thursday.The 31-year-old Australian had been provisionally suspended since August 4, although the development was only made public more than two weeks later.According…