Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are taking over tennis
There is a real shift happening at the top of tennis, a youth movement that long seemed inevitable but never actually arrived until now. As the sport's attention shifts to the grass of Wimbledon, where play begins Monday, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are the players whose...
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USA’s Casey, world’s number 1-ranked women’s archer, seeks gold in Paris
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Shafali Verma becomes fastest woman double-centurion in Test cricket
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Gukesh beats Deac Bogdan-Danielin Superbet Classic chess
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Sreeja attributes recent wins to mental and physical strength, aims to carry momentum to Olympics
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Fueled by feeling insulted, Romania draws 1-1 with Slovakia to send both into Euro 2024 round of 16
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Belgium advances to last 16 at Euro 2024 after 0-0 draw, Ukraine eliminated
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Kvaratskhelia’s Georgia upsets Ronaldo's Portugal 2-0 to reach the last 16 at Euro 2024
28 June 2024 | AP
Unprecedented: Over 30 dope sample collection officers at National Inter-State C'ships
A huge posse of more than 30 dope control officers (DCO) from the NADA have descended here for sample collection from the athletes taking part at the National Inter-State Championships, the final Olympics qualifying event, and they have been instructed to do target testing also. Usually, dope samples of the medal...
Chennaiyin FC rope in Lalrinliana Hnamte for three years
Chennaiyin FC on Thursday drafted in talented central midfielder Lalrinliana Hnamte on a three-year contract ahead of the ISL 2024-25 season. The 21-year-old has thus become the third midfielder to join the Marina Machans after Lukas Brambilla and Jitendra Singh ahead of the upcoming season. The Mizoram-born Hnamte is one of the...
HIL will help identify talent for national team: VR Raghunath
Dragflick icon VR Raghunath said the upcoming Hockey India League will play a vital role in unearthing players who have the potential to contribute to the national team in future. Making a return after seven years, the tournament, featuring eight men's and six women's teams, will be held across December 2024...
Debutantes in focus as India Women take on South Africa in one-off Test
The focus will be on young talent, especially the debutantes, when the Indian women's cricket team squares off against South Africa in a one-off Test starting here on Friday, a decade after the two teams last clashed in a five-day game. With Test cricket not being a regular affair for women,...
Bumrah is 1000 times better than me: Kapil Dev
Iconic former India all-rounder Kapil Dev feels Jasprit Bumrah is a "1000 times better" bowler than what he was at his prime. Bumrah, who has been doing exceptionally well in the ongoing T20 World Cup, snaring 11 wickets at an outstanding economy of 4.08 in the 23 overs he has...
Rahane joins Leicestershire, to play County Championship and One Day Cupg
Former India skipper Ajinkya Rahane has signed with English county side Leicestershire for the second half of the ongoing season, the club announced on Thursday. As per the deal, he will be featuring in the team's final five games of the ongoing County Championship, besides playing in the One Day Cup,...
Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood steps down
Sri Lanka's head coach Chris Silverwood on Thursday stepped down from the role following the team's dismal outing in the ongoing T20 World Cup, the SLC announced. Former captain Mahela Jayawardene had resigned from the post of the consultant coach on Wednesday. "Being an international coach means long periods away from loved...
