Paris Saint-Germain have intensified their pursuit of Barcelona forward Ferran Torres, who scored the goal that secured Spain the 2026 FIFA World Cup title. Ferran Torres after scoring the winnig goal in FIFA World Cup 2026 final. (Getty Images via AFP) Torres became a national hero after coming off the bench and scoring in the…
India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist Jadumani Singh Mandengbam may have missed out on a gold medal in Glasgow, but the 22-year-old boxer believes a major part of his success has come from the unwavering support of veteran pugilist Sarita Devi.After finishing second in the men’s 55kg category,…
Tejaswin Shankar competes in the men’s decathlon pole vault (left), long jump (centre), and 110m hurdles (right) at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland A week after walking away from the high jump arena in tears, Tejaswin Shankar returned to the same stadium to create history. Battling a long-standing knee injury, the national record holder…
India’s Jaismine Lamboria celebrates after winning the women’s 57kg boxing final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Just weeks before stepping into the ring at the Commonwealth Games, Jaismine Lamboria was fighting a battle far away from the spotlight.The reigning 57kg world champion was confined to a hospital bed, battling an unknown illness that threatened to derail…
Gianni Infantino is facing the most serious threat to his decade-long reign as FIFA president after UEFA publicly declared that the current leadership of world football’s governing body had lost its confidence. The extraordinary intervention came after Infantino was forced to abandon a controversial proposal to sell private investors a stake in FIFA’s competitions, including…
File Pic: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, left, talks to FIFA president Gianni Infantino. (AP Photo) Gianni Infantino’s ambitious plan to reshape FIFA’s commercial future has suffered a major setback, but the battle for control of global football politics may have only just begun.After FIFA was forced to abandon its proposal to create a $20 billion…
Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) RCB’ title winning captain Rajat Patidar has been appointed captain of the Central Zone squad for the 2026 Duleep Trophy, with Rinku Singh named his deputy for the prestigious domestic tournament, scheduled to be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from August 23 to September 10.The leadership duo…
Soman Rana Wins Gold, Shubham Juyal Takes Silver (Image: Agencies) India enjoyed another memorable day in athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, highlighted by a one-two finish in the men’s F57 shot put as Soman Rana clinched the gold medal and Shubham Juyal settled for silver. The celebrations continued in the men’s triple jump, where…
Soman Rana and Shubham Juyal gave India several reasons to rejoice as the duo finished in the top two in the men’s shot put F57 final, winning gold and silver, respectively, at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Soman secured the top position with his best throw being 13.40 while Shubham came second with his best throw…
Ajinkya Rahane‘s career will always leave Indian cricket wondering what might have been.On paper, his numbers are respectable rather than extraordinary: an average of 38.46 across 85 Tests, 5,077 runs, twelve hundreds, twenty-six fifties. For most cricketers that would count as an outstanding career. For Rahane it somehow feels short of the mark. The figures…
