NEW DELHI: Former Asian silver medallist and Tokyo Olympian Shivpal Singh has been handed a 10-year suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) Disciplinary Panel after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid methandienone in what has been deemed his second doping offence.The 31-year-old javelin thrower’s career now faces a major setback, with the length…
Manu Bhaker with her new coach (Photo by Jelena Arunovic) BHOPAL: After adjusting the lighting at the MP State Shooting Academy final hall, two young electricians asked Manu Bhaker if she needed anything else. “Nahin,” the shooting star politely replied. The electricians were still waiting. Distracted, Manu suddenly realized it hadn’t hit home, and gave…
PV Sindhu in action on Day 4 of the BWF World Championships. (BAI) NEW DELHI: Up until the start of 2024, PV Sindhu had never lost to a Chinese shuttler at the Olympics and the BWF World Championships. An unblemished 9-0 record. Then she ran into He Bingjiao and that streak came to an end…
The US Open is set to offer the biggest prize in Grand Slam tennis history, with the 2026 singles champions taking home $5.5 million each as the total player compensation for the tournament rises to a record $108 million.The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced the prize-money structure on Thursday, ahead of the tournament’s start…
Neeraj Chopra and Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage will renew their rivalry at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland on Friday, with qualification for the Diamond League Final in Brussels on the line.The two will meet again just three weeks after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where Pathirage won the gold medal and Chopra finished with…
India hold England to 0-0 draw. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India secured their place in the second round of the Women’s Hockey World Cup after holding England to a tense 0-0 draw in their final Pool D match on Thursday, surviving a late onslaught to finish second in the group.The result took India’s…
Gaddafi Stadium. (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) The ICC has removed the demerit point given to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium pitch after the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia in June.The decision comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Canada appealed against demerit points awarded for matches played that month. ICC reviews pitch decision…
England’s Sam Curran (AP Photo) England all-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out for the remainder of the English season after being advised to undergo surgery on a groin injury, ending his hopes of making a Test comeback this summer.Curran, 28, will undergo an operation on Friday and will miss Surrey’s remaining matches as well…
Shubman Gill with Kirandeep Singh at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: For Kirandeep Singh, the moment Shubman Gill noticed him was more than just another net session. It was the moment a youngster from Cholta Kalan, a village in Punjab’s Mohali district, began to believe that his cricketing dream…
(Pic credit: East Bengal) NEW DELHI: East Bengal FC scripted a new chapter in Indian football history on Thursday, producing a staggering 12-0 victory over Rovers FC of Guam in the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27 preliminary stage.The Moshal Girls’ emphatic triumph is now the biggest-ever victory by an Indian club in an Asian competition,…
