LONDON: For Indian racing driver Kush Maini, the path to the pinnacle of motorsport has never been clearer. Currently balancing a fiercely competitive Formula 2 campaign with reserve driver duties for Alpine in Formula 1 and Mahindra Racing in Formula E, the 25-year-old is driving with renewed purpose. File picture of Indian Formula 2 driver…
India’s Devdutt Padikkal (ANI Photo) Devdutt Padikkal marked his return to Test cricket in style, scoring his maiden century in the format during India’s first innings of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka.The Karnataka left-hander produced a composed yet attacking knock, handling the challenging conditions with maturity and putting pressure on the Sri Lankan bowlers….
Magnus Carlsen remained slightly under the weather throughout the Esports World Cup in Paris. Yet, his dominant title run hardly suggested he was struggling physically. The media had been waiting to speak with him from the very first day, but with the Norwegian continuing to advance through the tournament, and not keeping a 100 per…
Novak Djokovic suffered a shock elimination in his first appearance since Wimbledon, losing to Thiago Agustin Tirante in the second round of the 2026 Cincinnati Masters. The Serbian took the opening set but struggled in the sweltering conditions before eventually succumbing after 2 hours and 44 minutes. Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during a match…
Paris, Magnus Carlsen said he swapped his trademark appetite for complex positions for a more pragmatic, Mourinho-inspired approach at the Esports World Cup, and the strategy paid off as the Norwegian world No. 1 successfully defended his chess title here. Carlsen embraces Mourinho-style pragmatism to defend EWC chess title Carlsen secured back-to-back EWC chess title…
Indian women’s hockey captain Salima Tete For Indian women’s hockey captain Salima Tete, the message ahead of their World Cup opener against China is simple — stay confident, stick to the plan and fight until the final whistle.India begin their campaign on Sunday against World No. 4 China in Pool D at Wagener Hockey Stadium…
Opening matches of World Cups across any team sport can be tricky. After a period of some leeway for combination and tactical experiments to “build on to” the tournament that matters, as head coach Craig Fulton put it ahead of India’s curtain-raiser, there is little room left for slip-ups. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice in India’s…
The Denver Broncos opened their preseason campaign with a convincing 27-7 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday. However, quarterback Bo Nix was notably absent from the matchup. Bo Nix fractured his right ankle during Denver’s playoff win over the Buffalo Bills in January. (AP Photo) With Denver’s next preseason game scheduled for Friday against…
Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool celebrates (Getty Images) London: A consortium headed by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has agreed to buy a 30% minority equity stake in Liverpool FC in an investment understood to be worth around £1.7 billion.Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought the…
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Playing in Tests for the first time since November 2024, Devdutt Padikkal hit his maiden Test century as India dominated Sri Lanka, reaching 288/2 in 73 overs at stumps after bad light and rain brought an early close to the opening day of the first Test at the Galle…
