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Asian Games and World Championships-bound Indian judokas will have an exposure camp at the Tsukuba University in Japan from September 5 to October 2. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has approved the camp for 11 judokas, including 10 women, and three coaches. Commonwealth Games champion Asmita Dey (48kg), Yamini Mourya (57kg) and Inunganbi Takhellambam…
Staria, Kavya and Invincible Force caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Monday (Aug. 31) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Cornucopia (Saurav), Crimson (Vishal) 42. Former better. Sporting Alice (Shahrukh) 41. Easy. 800m: Skandha (T.S. Jodha) 53, 600/39. Worked freely. We Still Believe (Bhawani) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Aries (app) 53, 600/39. Moved…
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Sindoor, Akitania, Royal Legacy and Moon Star impressed when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (August 31). Inner sand: 600m: Virtuous (Darshan) 39. Strode out well. 1400m: Yukan (Shreyas) 1-39, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-9, 600/40. Moved well. Outer sand: 600m: Bhagya (Tousif) 46. Easy. Sassy Sarah (rb) 46.5. Moved freely. Black Rainstorm (Ranjeet) 44. Worked…
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot in his match against Mariano Navone of Argentina during the men’s singles first round match 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2026 | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake…
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Even before November 1999, a host of exceptional wicketkeeper-batters had graced the international scene, not least India’s own Farokh Engineer and the wonderful Andy Flower from Zimbabwe. But from the time a left-hander from Western Australia stormed the Test firmament at the Gabba in Brisbane nearly 27 years back with a bruising 81 on debut,…
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Players greet each other at the end of the play on day four of the second cricket test match between England and Pakistan in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP England beat Pakistan by 194 runs in the second test and sealed their first home test series victory for two years as…
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Ollie Robinson of England successfully appeals for the wicket of Azan Awais of Pakistan during day one of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and Pakistan at Headingley on August 19, 2026 in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Long may it continue, England seam bowler Ollie Robinson said. And there’s the rub….
This was a triumph that ironically suffered the after-effects of a loss. India’s 1-0 series victory in the two-Test outing recently in Sri Lanka, in normal circumstances, would have been seen as a positive. However, in the race for key points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, the ideal India-centric result would have…
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Shafali Verma’s belligerent 64 set the tone before Deepti Sharma’s record-breaking three-wicket burst without conceding a run powered India to a thumping 94-run win over Thailand in their Women’s T20 Asia Cup opener here on Sunday. The flamboyant opener smashed eight fours and three sixes in her 36-ball knock before Thailand’s spinners, led by Suleeporn…
German players are an ecstatic lot as they celebrate their second straight World Cup triumph. | Photo Credit: AP Winning once was good, Germany had to do it one more time. An efficient German side edged Spain 1-0 in a cagey final to claim a second successive men’s World Cup title on Sunday. It was…
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