Monday, April 29, 2024
NEW DELHI — With a full domestic calendar in place, Indian football has recorded a historic 138 percent surge in registration of women players for the last two years, indicating a healthy growth in the popularity of the sport as well as an increase...
25 Apr 2024
NEW DELHI — Arjun Babuta shone brightest on Day Seven of the ongoing Olympic Selection Trials (OST) 1&2 for Rifle and Pistol, breaching the existing finals world record in Men’s 10M Air Rifle, to post a commanding win. His sensational tally o...
25 Apr 2024
HUMANI — Former Zimbabwe cricketer Guy Whittall, was hospitalised after miraculously surviving a leopard attack earlier this week. Whittall was out on a walk with his dog at a conservancy he owns in Zimbabwe. According to a post by his wife, Hannah...
25 Apr 2024
BERGAMO (ITALY) — Atalanta advanced to the Italian Cup final with a 4-1 win over 10-man Fiorentina to set up a meeting with Juventus for the trophy. The decisive goal by Ademola Lookman in stoppage time was initially ruled offside. Then the goal wa...
25 Apr 2024
Read below: Crystal Palace ensure Premier League safety by beating Newcastle 2-0 LIVERPIOOL — Jurgen Klopp’s hopes of a dream send-off were left in tatters after a 2-0 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool’s Premier League tit...
25 Apr 2024
NEW DELHI — Fifties from B Sai Sudharsan and David Miller went in vain as Delhi Capitals managed to edge Gujarat Titans by four runs in a thrilling run-fest to secure their fourth win of the tournament at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Afte...
24 Apr 2024
MADRID — British tennis player Emma Raducanu suffered a first-round exit against World No. 82 Marie Lourdes Carle in a straight-set 6-2 6-2 at the Madrid Open. Emma Raducanu arrived in Madrid with a string of victories under her belt. From her pivo...
24 Apr 2024DIMAPUR — The 26th edition of Club Wars, organised by Bidang MMA and Fitness Gym, took place at The Royal Global University in Guwahati on Wednesday. According to a press release, the mixed martial arts event aimed at promoting amateur MMA athletes...
24 Apr 2024DIMAPUR — On day 2 of the ongoing Senior Men’s Inter-District One Day Tournament 2024, organised by the Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA), thrilling encounters were witnessed at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium and Sovima Cricket Ground. In the ...
24 Apr 2024KOHIMA — The Highlander Brigade (HB), the supporters’ club of the Indian Super League club Northeast United FC (NEUFC), is preparing for its offseason activities, which include the second edition of the Ao-Sangma Shield Football Tournament. P...
24 Apr 2024
NEW DELHI — As India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his 51st birthday on Wednesday, social media is exploding with heartfelt wishes, painting the digital realm with hues of admiration and celebration for the cricketing icon,...
24 Apr 2024
NEW DELHI — Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was on Wednesday elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) Athletes’ Commission, here. According to information received, a total of eight c...
24 Apr 2024
CHENNAI — The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will soon roll out its action plan spreading the game further with focus on the entire ecosystem, said a top official. Members of the chess ecosystem were of the view that the proposed action plan sho...
24 Apr 2024
PUNE — Nikhil J of JK Tyre clocked a blistering 1:25.094 to beat fancied Dhruva Chandrashekar who managed only 1:26.267 in the INAC1 800 to 1650cc class in the finals, while Nikeetaa Takkale excelled as a woman driver, in the FMSCI Indian National ...
24 Apr 2024
ROME — Juventus sealed a berth in the Italian Cup final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Lazio in the semifinal. Arkadiusz Milik scored seconds after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute to send the Old Lady through at the Stadio Olimpico ...
24 Apr 2024
MADRID — Iga Swiatek, the world No.1, recently reached the milestone of becoming the ninth player to spend 100 weeks at the top of the WTA rankings. Reflecting on this achievement, the Pole expressed her surprise, saying it’s hard to “get...
24 Apr 2024
BHUBANESWAR — Odisha FC recovered after conceding an early goal to secure a stunning 2-1 victory against Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) in the first leg of their semifinal fixture of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Kalinga Stadium on T...
23 Apr 2024DIMAPUR — The Nagaland Basketball Association (NBA) has announced selection trials for the junior boys’ basketball team, set to participate in the 74th Junior National Basketball Championship. The championship is scheduled to take place from ...
23 Apr 2024DIMAPUR — The Senior Men’s Inter-District One Day Tournament 2024, organised by the Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA), commenced on Tuesday at the Sovima Cricket Stadium in Chümoukedima. In the opening match, Longleng clinched a commanding ...
23 Apr 2024
MUMBAI — Delhi’s Philippos Matthai emerged as the fastest driver in the Time Attack and won the FMSCI National Championship award in the Indian National AutoCross Championship Finals and Time Attack Races held at the Nanoli Stud Farm near Pune. T...
23 Apr 2024
NEW DELHI — The Indian Super League (ISL) on Tuesday announced that the 2023-24 season final is scheduled for May 4 and will be played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team in the league amongst the finalists. Mohun Bagan pipped Mumbai City ...
23 Apr 2024
ROME — Inter Milan won their 20th Serie A title after beating AC Milan 2-1 in a derby that witnessed three players sent off in the dying minutes. With a comfortable 14-point lead over second-placed AC Milan and only six rounds remaining, Inter Mila...
23 Apr 2024
NEW DELHI — World no. 1 Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year at a ceremony held in Madrid to tie another all-time record, with his fifth Laureus Award (he won in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019). Djokovic had ...
23 Apr 2024
COLOMBO — Cricket team manager of the Legend Cricket League 2024, Yoni Patel has been indicted before the Colombo High Court over match-fixing charges, the Attorney General informed the court. Patel was charged over match-fixing allegations during ...
23 Apr 2024
MUMBAI — When the issue came up at the end of squash competitions at the Asian Games in Hangzhou and after squash was confirmed to make its Olympic Games debut as a medal sport in Los Angeles in 2028, at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, Saurav Ghos...
22 Apr 2024
