The FIFA World Cup 2026 is around the corner, and fans cannot wait for the biggest sporting spectacle to begin. 48 teams will fight it out for the biggest prize in sport, and one also needs to see which youngster takes the big leap and shows the world how he has it in him to…
Image credit: BCCI/IPL/RCB NEW DELHI: The mere presence of Virat Kohli in the dressing room is enough to lift standards. His intensity, work ethic and never-say-die attitude to win have long made him the heartbeat of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and IPL 2026 was no different. Kohli played a pivotal role in RCB’s second consecutive IPL…
With Carlos Alcaraz withdrawing from the ongoing French Open due to an injury, David Ferrer gave an update on the world No. 2’s recovery. Alcaraz withdrew due to a right wrist injury sustained at the Barcelona Open last month. Carlos Alcaraz is recovering from a right wrist injury. (REUTERS) Speaking on El Partidazo de Cope,…
Sprinklers water the field at Mansfield Stadium chosen as a team base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup football teams, in Mansfield, Texas, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo) FIFA has changed its rules for fans attending the 2026 World Cup and will no longer allow reusable water bottles inside stadiums, citing…
Magnus Carlsen was left fuming after losing to R Praggnanandhaa for the second time in the same tournament. The World No. 1 lost to the Indian GM in Round 8 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2026. Praggnanandhaa clinched victory in 50 moves with black pieces. He had earlier beaten the Norwegian in the third round…
NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu‘s run at the Indonesia Open ended in the pre-quarterfinals on Thursday after she lost to world No. 1 An Se Young for the second week in a row.Sindhu, who had also gone down to the South Korean in the quarterfinals of last week’s Singapore Open, lost 17-21, 14-21…
Eleven days in, and French Open 2026 has been turned on its head. La terre battue parisienne has swallowed giant after giant, leaving one of the most astonishing tournament scenarios in modern Grand Slam history. For the first time in memory, both the men’s and women’s singles draw are guaranteed a maiden Slam winner. The…
As co-hosts alongside the United States and Canada, Mexico have the rare opportunity to play the 2026 FIFA World Cup largely in front of its own fans. The tournament will begin at the historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. But for Mexico, the question is whether this generation can turn home advantage into a historic…
Since becoming the world champion in 2024, D Gukesh has been on the receiving end of criticism from active chess players and legends like Garry Kasparov. Kasparov feels that since world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen relinquished the World C’ship title in 2022, he ended the era of classical chess champions. But Gukesh’s coach, Grzegorz Gajewski,…
Luis Suarez’s infamous handball against Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup is one of the few moments in football history to have divided opinion. More than a decade later, the controversial incident remains fresh in everyone’s memory and continues to spark debate over sportsmanship and the lengths athletes should go to in pursuit of…
