New Delhi: For a player whose career is measured in Olympic metal and World Championship medals, the drought of finals had become an uncomfortable noise. India’s PV Sindhu. (AFP) It had been over two years since her last World Tour final at the lower-tier Syed Modi International at Lucknow in December 2024, and nearly five…
Mumbai: Through most of the interaction, Oliver Kahn took a few moments to gather his thoughts before answering. Germany at the World Cup at the Boston Stadium in Foxborough on June 29, 2026. (AFP) Then came a question about Germany’s performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Since winning their fourth world title in 2014,…
Lionel Messi is approaching another World Cup final with far less pressure than before, believing he fulfilled his greatest footballing dream by lifting the trophy in Qatar in 2022. Ever since breaking into international football, Messi had spoken about his desire to win the World Cup, a goal he achieved after years of heartbreak, including…
Defending champions U Mumba TT produced a record-breaking display to overpower UP Prometheans 13-2 in Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 on Saturday. The emphatic victory saw U Mumba register the biggest winning margin in the competition’s five-match format while also setting a new record with 11 consecutive game wins, climbing to first in the…
TimesofIndia.com in London: There were plenty of chants as Rohit Sharma walked into the iconic Lord’s cricket ground on Saturday. The mood remained the same as he walked out nearly three hours later.“The most important man in all of India!” yelled one fan. Another declared, “Ek century pakka kal! (One century tomorrow for sure!),” as…
(L-R) Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for External Affairs of India; Sanjay Mishra, General Secretary BAI; Himanta Biswa Sarma, President, BAI and CM of Assam; Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports; Pullela Gopichand, Chief National Coach, BAI; and Hari Ranjan Rao, Secretary, MYAS & DG, SAI along with BWF World Championships 2026 official…
Argentina head into the FIFA World Cup 2026 final against Spain with history within touching distance as Lionel Scaloni’s side stand one goal away from setting a new tournament record for strikes from outside the penalty area.The defending champions have already scored five goals from outside the box, equalling the highest tally by any team…
British middle-distance runner Josh Kerr created athletics history at the London Diamond League after breaking one of the sport’s most enduring records. The 28-year-old smashed Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old men’s mile world record, clocking an incredible 3 minutes 42.66 seconds at London Stadium. Britain’s Josh Kerr celebrates after winning the men’s one mile event during…
With the many moving videos to have come from the Indian women’s Test victory at the Lord’s available, what could possibly be said in writing? We saw Kranti Gaud’s family watching her write her name down on a tape on the visitors dressing room honours board where it will emerge in gold lettering after Kyle…
Sixteen-year-old Syndrela Das is living the kind of dream many young table tennis players spend years imagining. In the space of a few months, the teenager from Kolkata has gone from competing in the junior circuit to rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in the sport, earning a rightful place in the World…
