Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete in the men’s javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Saturday. The former Olympic champion will be aiming to win another Commonwealth Games gold medal.Neeraj booked his place in the final with a best throw of 79.61m…
Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned nearly two decades. The veteran batter shared an emotional video on Instagram to announce his decision and soon received heartfelt tributes from across the cricketing world,…
India celebrates Day 8 success as Lovepreet wins silver, Seema takes bronze, and Neeraj reaches the final. India enjoyed another eventful day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Thursday, collecting a silver and a bronze medal while several athletes advanced to finals across athletics and bowls, and others concluded their campaigns.Weightlifter Lovepreet Singh…
India’s medal tally rises to 17 after Lovepreet Singh’s silver and Seema Kaliramna’s bronze on Day 8 of CWG 2026. India added two more medals to its tally on Day 8 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with weightlifter Lovepreet Singh winning silver and discus thrower Seema Kaliramna securing bronze to take the country’s…
File Pic: Sachin Tendulkar and Ajinkya Rahane (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane’s decision to retire from international cricket on Thursday triggered an outpouring of tributes from some of Indian sport’s biggest names, with Sachin Tendulkar leading the emotional farewell by recalling the qualities that defined the veteran batter’s remarkable career.Rahane, who represented India in…
Indian hockey team players in new saffron jersey Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday criticised the decision to change the Indian hockey team’s jersey colour from its traditional blue to saffron, saying it had hurt the emotions of sports fans.The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will…
India’s Maibam Martina Devi reacts during the Women’s +86kg weightlifting final. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was a tale of resilience, courage and heartbreak for Martina Devi Maibam, whose Commonwealth Games debut ended with an emotional fifth-place finish in the women’s +86kg weightlifting event on Thursday.The 20-year-old Manipuri lifter came within touching distance of a…
Lovepreet Singh competes in the men’s +110kg weightlifting final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo) India’s weightlifting team ended its Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign with another medal on Thursday after Lovepreet Singh won silver in the men’s 110+kg category in Glasgow.It was India’s eighth medal in weightlifting at…
FILE – FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, talks to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the FIFA 75th Congress at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Calistro, File) European football’s opposition to FIFA’s proposed commercial restructuring intensified on Thursday after UEFA’s 55 member associations unanimously backed a boycott of…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday officially unveiled the 12 host venues for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, confirming the cities across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia that will stage the 50-over showpiece when it returns to Africa for the first time in 24 years.The announcement was made during a grand ceremony…
