Mirra Andreeva, of Russia, left, helps Anastasia Potapova, of Austria. (AP Photo) NEW YORK CITY: Anastasia Potapova clutched her knee and crumpled to the court in the closing stages of a gruelling US Open fourth-round clash. After two hours and 25 minutes of pushing each other to their limits, the moment the 25-year-old went down,…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi (Agency Image) Pakistan captain Babar Azam has broken his silence on the Pakistan Cricket Board’s sweeping mid-series shake-up, revealing that he was not consulted before seven players were dropped and changes were made to the coaching setup.The PCB made the drastic changes after Pakistan suffered back-to-back…
The Indian women’s hockey team (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: Hockey India has seemingly reversed its controversial decision to make saffron the Indian hockey teams’ primary colour, with both the men’s and women’s sides set to return to their traditional blue jerseys at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.The decision comes just weeks after…
Abhimanyu Mishra vs Leon Luke Mendonca (Screengrab) BENGALURU: It was a dramatic start to Day 4 at the 2026 Global Chess League as the Ganges Grandmasters secured a 12-8 victory over the Alaskan Knights in a match defined by heartbreak, clock chaos, and a costly procedural blunder on the prodigy board.With the Alaskan Knights fighting…
Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif of Pakistan watch the big-screen replay during day two of the 4th Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on August 27, 2010 in London, England. (left) and archive photo of the front cover of the News of the World newspaper. (Photo/Getty Images) England has not often…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will convene a Special General Body Meeting (SGBM) on Tuesday to adopt its amended constitution in line with the national sports governance act, 2025, in what is set to be a significant constitutional exercise for the apex Olympic body ahead of its elections, which sees the first four-year…
India’s para-archer Sheetal Devi, left, and others compete during the World Archery Para Series. (PTI Photo) India’s para archers enjoyed a strong penultimate day at the World Archery Para Series Stage III, with the men’s recurve and compound teams winning gold while the women’s recurve team secured silver.In the men’s compound team final, reigning world…
PV Sindhu competes against China’s Wang Zhi Yi, unseen, in a women’s singles badminton match during the BWF World Championships, at IGI Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: PV Sindhu will have almost her entire support staff spearheading her medal campaign at the Asian Games, with the sports ministry clearing the names of…
Vidarsa K Vinod is set to make her Asian Games debut at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan When Vidarsa K Vinod walked into an NCC shooting trial at her college in Kozhikode in 2018, she wanted to experience what it felt like to hold a rifle. Eight years later, that casual decision has…
Vaishali’s mother Nagalakshmi, Pranesh M, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Vaibhav Suri (Photo by Michal Walusza) BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s Lalit Ashok hotel, where season 4 of the Global Chess League (GCL) is unfolding, has not been short on marquee pairings this week, but the one that turned heads on Monday belonged to a 20-year-old who wasn’t even supposed…
