Bayer Leverkusen wins first Bundesliga title
It’s “Neverkusen” no more. Coached by Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time Sunday to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign as champion. In the end, it wasn’t even close - Leverkusen leads second-place Bayern by 16 points after stretching its German record unbeaten run to...
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MS Dhoni is our batting template for death bowling: Eric Simmons
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Absolutely ordinary bowling, ordinary captaincy: Gavaskar slams Hardik
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Gukesh beats Vidit Gujrathi to regain joint lead
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Akshay slips at end of Round three but Scheffler moves into sole lead
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Anju, Harshita reach final
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Dhawan out for at least seven to 10 days: Bangar
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RCB eye step up from under fire bowlers
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We need exceptional performance to beat RCB, says SRH coach
Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori did not read too much into the travails of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and said it will require an “exceptional” effort from them to beat the hosts on Monday. “The Royal Challengers are currently 10th on the IPL table with two points after winning just one...
Naomi, Iga and Emma earn wins in Billie Jean King Cup
Grand Slam title winners Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu all won in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying. Osaka hit 15 aces and put Japan a step away from reaching the BJK Cup Finals with a 6-2 7-6(5) win over Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva on Friday. It was the four-time Grand...
Japan advances to Billie Jean King Cup finals
Japan has advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup finals without Naomi Osaka needing to play a second singles match. With Japan leading 2-0 after the opening day of singles play on Friday at Tokyo, Nao Hibino beat Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) to clinch the match for the...
Indians still in hunt at Candidates Chess
Indian Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh would look to bridge the gap with leader Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia when they restart their campaigns in the eighth round of the Candidates chess tournament here. Teen sensation Praggnanandhaa will be up against Frenchman Firouza Alireza, while Gukesh will take on compatriot Vidit...
Amit returns to Indian squad for last boxing Olympic qualifiers
World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal has returned to the Indian squad, which saw wholesale changes for the final Olympic qualifying event, set to to be held in Bangkok from May 25 to June 2. After Indian boxers’ horrid run at the Olympic qualifiers in Italy last month, when not even...
Lazio booed by own fans
Lazio players were booed by their own fans but they restored some pride after a recent poor run to beat bottom club Salernitana 4-1 and climb to seventh place in the Italian league. The capital club came into the match on the back of losses to rivals Juventus and Roma and...
Dominant Radhika reaches women 68 kg final
Radhika was the lone Indian woman wrestler who assured herself of a medal, her second at the senior Asian Championships, by reaching the 68kg final here on Saturday. Radhika, who won a silver at the U23 Asian Championships last year and also finished second at the senior Asian Championships in 2022,...
