Lionel Messi becomes the first footballer to individually win Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award, recognising sporting excellence and philanthropy/ Image: Instagram Lionel Messi has added an honour unlike any of the trophies that defined his football career, receiving Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in Oviedo on Friday. The Argentine was recognised…

Nishad Kumar and Mona Agarwal (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: Double gold medallists Mona Agarwal and Nishad Kumar will be India’s flag-bearers at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday, following outstanding campaigns in shooting and para-athletics.Both athletes won two gold medals each at the continental event, with Mona…

PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, center, is helped off the field by team staff after sustaining an injury during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Could a sudden security postponement force Paris Saint-Germain’s brightest stars to watch their own Ballon d’Or…

Pratika Rawal. (Photo/BCCI) Pratika Rawal scored her third ODI century while Shree Charani claimed career-best figures of 4/23 as India defeated Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the opening match of the three-ODI series in Vadodara on Friday.Zimbabwe were bowled out for 197 despite a half-century from Beloved Biza, with Charani and Kranti Gaud (3/42) leading…

Soccer Football – DFB Cup – Final – Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart – Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany – May 23, 2026 Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane celebrates with the trophy after winning the DFB Cup REUTERS/Annegret Hilse DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO. This upcoming Monday, October 26, 2026, the…