Germany’s Alexander Zverev (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Alexander Zverev moved within touching distance of a long-awaited Grand Slam breakthrough after defeating Czech youngster Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach the French Open final on Friday.The German second seed prevailed 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, keeping alive his quest for a maiden major title…
Mumbai: The most unexpected runs – one more than the other – in the history of the French Open will converge on Saturday in the women’s singles final, between two wholly deserving candidates. Russia’s Mirra Andreeva reacts after winning her semi-final. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Since she made her professional debut as a 14-year-old in February…
Bengaluru: The Norway Chess tournament is primed for an extraordinary final round – where the world No.1 and reigning world champion will be fighting to avoid a last-place finish. File image of GM R Praggnanandhaa. (Samir Jana/Hindustan Times) Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh have had a rough tournament in Oslo and are at ten and…
New Delhi: Thousands of England hearts at the Gelsenkirchen stadium were sinking and their team was all but out of the Euro 2024 at the last 16 stage. Until Jude Bellingham’s sensational overhead kick for a 95th minute equaliser against Slovakia. Gareth Southgate’s team grabbed the lifeline to win 2-1 in extra-time, and it took…
Nepal’s Kushal Bhurtel (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Nepal batter Kushal Bhurtel continued his extraordinary run of form at the Asian Games men’s cricket qualifiers, matching a rare world record with back-to-back T20I centuries just days after hammering six sixes in a single over.The explosive opener produced another breathtaking innings on Thursday as Nepal thrashed Malaysia by…
Emilio Gay and Andrew Strauss (Getty Images) Batter Emilio Gay announced himself on the grandest stage of English cricket with a composed half-century at Lord’s, etching his name into the record books during the opening Test against New Zealand on Friday.The left-handed opener struck a patient 57 off 95 deliveries in England’s second innings, playing…
India’s Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) As India prepare to swap the fast-paced world of T20 cricket for the demands of the longest format, captain Shubman Gill believes there is still nothing in the game that compares to Test cricket.India begin their red-ball season with a one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur on Saturday. While the…
FIFA has cancelled World Cup 2026 tickets that were mistakenly issued to around 60 fans after a technical error on its ticketing platform allowed them to complete purchases without making payment. The issue occurred during checkout, when a glitch reportedly prevented the payment from being processed while still generating valid ticket confirmations. FIFA cancels World…
India Test vice-captain KL Rahul went unsold in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 auction on Friday despite being one of the biggest names available.Rahul, who scored 593 runs in 14 matches for Delhi Capitals during IPL 2026, was the second player to come up in the auction. However, none of the six franchises placed…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
