Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Australia’s Alex de Minaur. (Reuters Photo) Novak Djokovic moved within one title of Roger Federer’s career tally after winning a record seventh China Open crown on Tuesday, taking his ATP singles title count to 102.The sixth-seeded Serbian was handed the trophy after Australia’s Alex…
File Pic: Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan (R) speaks to Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill of India (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: More than 1.1 million ticket applications have already been submitted for the 2027 ODI World Cup, with the India-Pakistan clash emerging as the biggest draw just days after the ballot opened on October 1,…
Coco Gauff after winning her round of 32 match against China’s Sun Xinran. (Reuters Photo) Coco Gauff has hit back at an “insane” wave of racist abuse on social media after her controversial China Open victory over home teenager Sun Xinran on Monday.The American, a two-time Grand Slam champion, defeated the 16-year-old 7-5, 6-1 to…
Harmanpreet Kaur. (PTI Photo) Harmanpreet Kaur may have stepped away from captaincy, but her impact on Indian women’s cricket was impossible to miss as tributes poured in from across the cricket fraternity on Tuesday.India’s only women’s World Cup-winning captain announced her decision to step down as skipper across all three formats, bringing an end to…
Carlos Alcaraz poses with ball kids and the trophy after winning the final against Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka. (Reuters Photo) Carlos Alcaraz completed a successful return from a lengthy injury layoff by retaining his Japan Open title on Tuesday, beating unseeded Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final.The Spaniard, who endured a slow start…
Commonwealth Games 2030 in Ahmedabad (AP Photo) India’s ambition to host the 2036 Olympics has taken another major step forward, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday confirming the country among seven bidders in the race to stage the Summer Games. Qatar, South Korea, Germany, Hungary, Turkey and South Africa are the other countries…
Italy tennis player Jannik Sinner (Image: REUTERS) Jannik Sinner’s 2026 season has come to an abrupt end, with the Italian tennis star confirming on Tuesday that he will not return to competitive action this year as he undergoes treatment for a persistent knee injury.The World No.1 has been dealing with the problem since July and…
India’s Abhishek Sharma and Shafali Verma (Agency Images) India’s dominant run in international cricket has earned four of its stars a place on the ICC Player of the Month shortlists for September, with Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma nominated in the men’s category, while Shafali Verma and Shree Charani feature among the women’s nominees.Gill is…
NEW DELHI: Lovlina Borgohain’s Asian Games gold was not just a medal upgrade from silver in the last edition. It was the latest marker in a 15-year career that has taken the Assam boxer through Olympic success, injuries, difficult phases and a mentally demanding Paris 2024 campaign.At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Borgohain finally…
Sourav Ganguly (Image credit: Delhi Capitals) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has returned to Delhi Capitals as the team’s head coach for the 2027 Indian Premier League season.Ganguly takes over from Hemang Badani, under whom Delhi Capitals missed out on the IPL playoffs in the last two seasons. Ganguly’s long association with DC Ganguly first…
