Australia square the series 1-1 (X-Cricbuzz) Mitchell Starc produced another devastating spell in Mackay to finish with a 10-wicket match haul as Australia crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test, levelling the two-match series 1-1 inside two days.Starc returned figures of 10-51, adding four wickets on Sunday to his remarkable…
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…
India face Australia with semis in sight “Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”Those famous closing words from ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ could well be the Indian women’s hockey team’s mantra as they chase a place in the World Cup semifinals against all odds.After going…
Cristiano Ronaldo (Agency Image) Cristiano Ronaldo has added another remarkable milestone to his extraordinary career, becoming the first professional footballer to score in 25 consecutive league seasons. The 41-year-old Portuguese superstar achieved the feat on Friday, August 21, during Al-Nassr’s Saudi Pro League clash against Al-Riyadh. Ronaldo extends historic scoring streak Ronaldo began his senior…
: From left, India’s Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) Having found their ‘sweet spot’ in Tests, India will look to carry their winning momentum into the second and final game against an injury-hit Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday.Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and…
Image credit: Hockey India The Indian men’s hockey team are out of the FIH World Cup semifinal race after losing 1-3 to reigning Olympic champions Netherlands in their second-round match on Saturday.India needed a win to keep their last-four hopes alive, but a strong first half was followed by a difficult final quarter. The Netherlands…
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…
