National Archery C’Ships: Olympians Dhiraj, Deepika clinch recurve title on final day, also claim team medals Olympians B. Dhiraj and Deepika Kumari asserted their class to emerge as the champions in recurve men and women categories, respectively, on the concluding day of the National archery championships at the Gopal Maidan here on Friday. They doubled […]
NBA roundup: Memphis Grizzlies beats Golden State Warriors 51-point loss; LeBron breaks record as Lakers trump Kings Santi Aldama scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Memphis Grizzlies, who drained a franchise-best 27 3-pointers to overwhelm the visiting Golden State Warriors 144-93 on Thursday. It was the second-biggest win in terms of margin […]
Breaching the 10s barrier in 100m — which Indian sprinter will get there first Manikanta Hoblidhar thought he had it. Having set the national 100m record of 10.23 seconds just a few months earlier at the 2023 Open National Championships, he felt well-positioned to improve on that mark even further. Running in the final of […]
FIFA football rankings 2024 updated: India climbs one spot, moves to 126th India climbed one spot to 126th in the latest men’s rankings published by global football governing body FIFA on Thursday. The Blue Tigers finished 2024 without a single win and will look to improve by the time the next set of rankings are […]
Off-side: The paradox of India’s Olympic ambition In Gujarat — most likely the potential host for the 2036 Olympics assuming India fends off competition from the likes of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey and gets the nod from the International Olympic Committee — over five thousand government primary schools, currently, don’t have a playground. The […]
Ashwin passes the baton to ‘Washi’ India’s ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shocked the cricketing world by announcing his international retirement in the middle of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia earlier this week. With discussions ongoing about who will replace the Tamil Nadu player, Ashwin has made his preferences clear. Fellow spinner Washington Sundar […]
FIFA chief Infantino hails women-only crowd at Iranian top-flight clash FIFA President Gianni Infantino has offered “heartfelt gratitude” to Iranian authorities for allowing tens of thousands of female fans to attend a top-flight football match between Sepahan and Persepolis this week. After calls for Iran to be banned from the 2022 World Cup because of the […]
Ruben Amorim praises Manchester United’s fighting spirit in League Cup defeat to Tottenham Manager Ruben Amorim focused on the positives from Manchester United’s fightback in Thursday’s 4-3 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup quarterfinals, stating that his team was undone by the host’s more clinical finishing. United fell 3-0 behind shortly after the […]
Australia’s head swimming coach Rohan Taylor reappointed till 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Australia’s head swimming coach, Rohan Taylor, was reappointed on Friday to lead the country’s powerhouse team to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Taylor played a pivotal role in guiding Australia to a record nine gold medals and 21 medals overall at the Covid-delayed […]
Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi praises squad depth after Coppa Italia win against Udinese Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi hailed the depth and adaptability of his squad after reaching the Coppa Italia quarterfinal with a 2-0 win over Udinese on Thursday. The Italian manager made nine changes to the line-up that thrashed Lazio 6-0 in […]
