Portugal team after the win against Spain. (Pic credit: ICC) Portugal have found a rather unexpected way to avenge their FIFA World Cup heartbreak against Spain.Just over a month after Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. were knocked out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup by their neighbours, Portugal got one back — not on a football…
Hull City stun Man United 2-0. (Pic credit: Hull City’s X Post) Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur’s new-season optimism was punctured in emphatic fashion as both clubs suffered shock defeats in their Premier League openers on Saturday.United, under permanent manager Michael Carrick and with a revamped midfield, were beaten 0-2 by promoted Hull City, while…
India’s KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal When Cheteshwar Pujara watches India and Sri Lanka walk out at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday, one of his first memories of the venue is likely to be his unbeaten 145 in 2015.Pujara carried his bat through India’s first innings on a surprisingly seaming track, helping…
Delhi’s Sanat Sangwan celebrates his century during the fourth and last day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Delhi and Puducherry, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. Match ended in a draw. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Arey nahi nahi!” Sanat Sangwan bursts into laughter when asked if his father was a…
Shoriful Islam and Mitchell Starc (Image credit: Agencies) Mitchell Starc made a stunning start to the second Test against Bangladesh, taking a wicket with the first ball of the match before finishing the opening day with six wickets. Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam later matched Starc’s six-wicket haul as 18 wickets fell on a dramatic day of…
Hong Kong vice-captain Maryam Bibi Hong Kong vice-captain Maryam Bibi is preparing for one of the biggest challenges of her career as her team gets ready to face India in the Women’s Asia Cup. For Maryam, the encounter is also a reminder of how far she and Hong Kong women’s cricket have come.Maryam’s cricket journey…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Cricket will once again bring its share of marquee names to India’s Asian Games campaign, with both men’s and women’s T20 teams cleared for the Aichi-Nagoya continental multisport event. But athletics remains the backbone of the 492-athlete contingent approved by the sports ministry, accounting for…
Serena Williams to team up with Carlos Alcaraz in US Open mixed doubles (Agency Images) Serena Williams is set to make her return to the US Open in a blockbuster mixed doubles partnership with Carlos Alcaraz. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Saturday that Williams and Alcaraz have received a wild card into…
Fans cheering during day 6 of the BWF World Championships 2026 being held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. (BAI) NEW DELHI: Outside the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Saturday, the thermometer read 33 degrees Celsius. It wasn’t difficult to break into a sweat. The road that had been largely empty throughout the week was…
India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopich (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand’s run to a historic bronze medal at the BWF World Championships was no accident. It was the result of six weeks of targeted work, tactical tweaks and an unwavering emphasis on patience, said chief national coach Pullela Gopichand on Saturday.The…