Vijender Singh answers: What Indian boxers need to win medals at LA 2028 Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh has urged greater international exposure for Indian boxers in the lead-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics while calling for fresh and fair elections in the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) to strengthen governance. Since the Paris […]
National Games 2025 recap: Records shattered, stars born and controversies brew By any measure, the 38th National Games that concluded on February 14 should count as among the most ambitious domestic sports tournaments undertaken in India. Over 18 days, some 10,000 athletes competed in 35 disciplines spread across eight locations in Uttarakhand. The Games lived […]
WATCH: Lewis Hamilton starts F1 pre-season testing for Ferrari Lewis Hamilton has started Formula One pre-season testing for Ferrari. The 40-year-old British driver announced last year was leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari after spending 11 years and winning six of his seven world titles with the Silver Arrows. After Hamilton drove out of the garage […]
Australian women’s football team condemns comedian’s misogynist comments; sports minister reacts The Matildas have joined in the heavy criticism on Wednesday of a commercial radio host’s misogynistic and crass comments about Australia’s national women’s football team. The Matildas, coming off losses to Japan and the United States in the SheBelieves Cup, were the subject of […]
Why the Sports Ministry is rethinking NSF funding and what it means for Indian sports The Sports Ministry has set up a six-member committee to review the financial assistance norms for National Sports Federations (NSFs), considering the evolving challenges and India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics. Here’s what you need to know: The committee […]
Boxer jailed over attack that left football referee with broken jaw in Australia An amateur boxer has been jailed for assaulting a match referee at a suburban Sydney football game in Australia almost two years ago. Adam Abdallah was filmed violently assaulting match official Khodr Yaghi after an April 2023 match at Padstow in southwest […]
Manu Bhaker looked like a trailblazer, then became one The first edition of the reinstated Sportstar Aces Awards, held on February 15, 2019, witnessed an unfiltered moment when Manu Bhaker, then a prodigious talent, stepped onto the stage. Fresh from the rigours of a day-long training session and a four-hour journey, Manu found herself at […]
AFG vs ENG highlights, Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan wins by 8 runs, knocks England out What a game we had. Afghanistan was 39/3 and then got to 325 on the back of a terrific century by Ibrahim Zadran. Later, Joe Root struck a hundred but a five-wicket haul by Azmatullah Omarzai overshadowed it and kept […]
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen fit again after shaking off elbow issue South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen has recovered from an elbow injury that kept him out of its Champions Trophy opener against Afghanistan, skipper Temba Bavuma said. The Proteas were unsure if Klaasen would have been available to face Australia in […]
NBA results: Luka Doncic drops triple-double to stun Mavericks in emotional showdown Luka Doncic had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists in his first game against Dallas Mavericks since it traded him to Lakers, leading Los Angeles to a 107-99 victory on Tuesday night. Doncic secured his first triple-double with Lakers on an emotional […]
