Japanese gymnastics Olympic champion Nakayama dies aged 82 Japanese gymnast Akinori Nakayama, who won six Olympic gold medals and gave his name to a ring manoeuvre still performed by top competitors, has died aged 82, officials said. Nakayama won 10 medals including six golds at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and the 1972 Munich Games. His […]
FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers: South Korea coach slams Bayern Munich over Kim Min-jae injury South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo has accused Bayern Munich of not looking after Kim Min-jae properly after he withdrew the central defender from his squad for two World Cup qualifiers to receive treatment for an Achilles injury. Kim was named […]
Manchester United to increase season ticket prices to tackle club financial issues Manchester United announced on Monday a rise of around 5 per cent in season ticket prices at Old Trafford for 2025-26 in the latest effort to tackle the Premier League club’s financial issues. Prices for tickets to men’s matches will increase by an […]
Preston’s Osmajic charged by FA following alleged racist comment Preston North End’s Montenegro forward Milutin Osmajic was charged by the Football Association (FA) on Monday for an alleged racist remark towards Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri last month. Mejbri complained to the referee after Osmajic made the alleged racist comment during the 0-0 Championship (second-tier) draw […]
NZ vs PAK, 1st T20I: Pakistan’s Khushdil Shah fined for shoulder barge against New Zealand Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and incurred three demerit points for breaching the ICC code of conduct against New Zealand during the first Twenty20 on Sunday. Khushdil ran into New Zealand […]
Carlsen rules out World Championship return, still ‘better than the kids’ Magnus Carlsen feels he’s still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship. World No. 1 Carlsen cited lack of motivation when he announced in 2022 he would not defend […]
Premier League 2024-25: Fofana receives online racist abuse after Arsenal loss; Chelsea extends support to defender Chelsea expressed its disgust on Monday after Wesley Fofana was targeted by racially abusive messages on social media after the 1-0 loss to Arsenal in the Premier League. The French defender used his Instagram stories to highlight the discriminatory […]
Rory McIlroy takes drama out of playoff to win The Players and build momentum to the Masters The playoff was only three holes. Rory McIlroy needed only three swings. And yet his victory Monday over J.J. Spaun in The Players Championship revealed so much about the state of his game and the cruel nature of […]
Indian football wrap, March 17: Bheke counts on Shillong to turn up for India’s Asian Cup Qualifier; Gokulam Kerala closes gap at I-League’s top The Indian senior men’s team have had two training sessions in Shillong and are getting into the groove for the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Bangladesh (March 25) and the preparatory […]
SRFI Indian Tour 2025: Harinder crashes out in the first round of PSA Challenger squash event Malaysian Duncan Lee, 22, proved too good for the 35-year-old Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, as he secured a 13-11, 11-7, 11-6 victory in the men’s first round of the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) Indian Tour Squash Championship […]
