India’s Mahendra Gurjar sets world record in World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland India’s Mahendra Gurjar set a world record in the men’s javelin F42 category with a throw of 61.17m en route to winning gold at the Nottwil World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland. The 27-year-old bettered the previous world record of […]
Russian Olympic swimmer banned for two years for doping Russian Olympic swimmer Valeriia Salamatina was banned for two years for doping, the International Testing Agency said on Monday. Salamatina placed fifth with the Russian women in a storied 4×200 meters freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. All three medalists — China took gold, […]
Caroline Garcia plays her final French Open match, loses in first round Caroline Garcia wiped away a tear in the tunnel leading to Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Monday. She brushed it off, smiled, then stepped into the light — for what turned out to be her final singles match at the French Open. The 31-year-old Frenchwoman, […]
French Open 2025: Badosa knocks out Osaka in first-round Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa came from a set down to beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-7 (1/7), 6-1, 6-4 in the French Open first round on Monday. Badosa let a set point slip away on serve in the opener before Osaka dominated the […]
Sunil Chhetri opens up about India vs Bangladesh draw, plans for next AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers India looked to start afresh in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers after a disastrous 2023 tournament in Qatar. But its first competitive match under new coach Manolo Marquez ended in a goalless draw at home against lower-ranked Bangladesh […]
French Open 2025: Taylor Fritz knocked out in first round American fourth seed Taylor Fritz suffered a surprise first-round exit at the French Open on Monday, beaten in four sets by German Daniel Altmaier. The 2024 US Open runner-up, whose best performance at Roland Garros was a run to the fourth round last year, slipped […]
Manchester United squad, including Garnacho, starts Asia trip hours after worst season since 1974 A Manchester United squad, including Alejandro Garnacho, were due to arrive in Malaysia on Monday for a friendly, less than 24 hours after finishing the club’s worst season since 1974. United beat 10-man Aston Villa 2-0 on Sunday at Old Trafford, […]
PAK vs BAN: Azhar Mahmood not part of Pakistan’s support staff for Bangladesh T20 series Azhar Mahmood has been dropped from Pakistan’s support staff for the home series against Bangladesh. Azhar, who has been part of the support staff for the last five years in different capacities, has not been retained for the three-match T20 […]
IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru spin coach highlights team’s depth ahead of Lucknow game Royal Challengers Bengaluru spin-bowling coach Malolan Rangarajan emphasised on Monday the depth in the squad, while also acknowledging Josh Hazlewood’s significant impact on the team. “We believe in the strength of the whole squad. There is Nuwan Thushara, who is chomping […]
Retegui breaks Atalanta record, joins Cristiano Ronaldo in list of Paolo Rossi Award winners Mateo Retegui became Atalanta’s all-time top scorer in a single Serie A campaign and the second Atalanta player to win the “Capocannoniere” award as the season came to a close on Sunday. He scored 25 goals in 26 appearances as his […]
