Spain are beginning to look like a force again, with a new generation of players reviving memories of the country’s most successful era. For many years, La Roja set the benchmark in international football, dominating the sport between 2008 and 2012 with a team packed with legends such as Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, Gerard…
Évian-les-Bains , Indian golfers Avani Prashanth and Diksha Dagar produced Top-10 finishes at the Jabra Ladies Open De France with steady final round performances. Avani, Diksha secure top 10 finishes in Jabra Ladies Avani carded a final round of 2-under 69 to move to tied 5th, which equalled her career best result on the LET,…
Mumbai: As the match entered its final stages, there were plenty of smiles. Novak Djokovic, who turned 39 last week, was deep behind the forehand side of his baseline when he had to make a diagonal sprint forward to get to a drop shot. He got there, composed himself, and then slammed a crosscourt backhand…
NEW DELHI: After months of struggling with injury which disturbed progress, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are finally finding their rhythm, heading in the right direction. Chirag Shetty (L) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. (Badminton Photo) This time at the $1 million Singapore Badminton Open where they reached the men’s doubles final on Saturday, their second successive summit clash…
New Delhi, One third of coaches are highly egoistic, use outdated training methods, stubborn and some of them are even abusive, alleged two time Paralympic gold medallist Sumit Antil. One third of coaches are egoistic; stubborn and abusive: Antil Antil, who has broken his own world record in F64 javelin throw category in Bengaluru last…
At 40, most World Cup players are valued for what they bring off the pitch. Luka Modric is an exception. He is still defined by what he does on it. This is expected to be Luka Modric’s fifth and final World Cup. (AFP) Modric arrives at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the heartbeat of…
Since the turn of the century, there has been one word that perfectly describes men’s singles tennis: predictability. For almost two decades, it was the Big Three who reigned supreme at the Grand Slams before the baton was passed on to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. But only once in a blue moon does an…
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru may have dominated Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1, but former RCB star AB de Villiers believes the defending champions still have plenty to worry about heading into Sunday’s IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad.RCB and Gujarat Titans will battle for the title at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, with both…
Oslo, A day after turning 20, D Gukesh rediscovered both his spark and his smile, defeating compatriot R Praggnanandhaa in a gripping classical battle to pocket three full points and reignite his campaign in Norway Chess here. Norway Chess: Gukesh downs Praggnanandhaa to revive title hopes; Divya storms into lead Reigning champion Magnus Carlsen’s woes…
Rodrygo Goes received a special gift from Cristiano Ronaldo during one of the most difficult phases of his career, with the injured Real Madrid forward sharing photos of signed Al Nassr shirts sent by the Portugal captain. Rodrygo for Real Madrid, and Cristiano Ronaldo for Al-Nassr. (AFP) Rodrygo posted images on X, showing yellow Al-Nassr…
