L-R: Officials assist the injured man; and Daniil Medvedev speaks with officials. (AP/Reuters Photos) Daniil Medvedev’s China Open campaign ended in extraordinary fashion on Monday when the Russian was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd that struck a spectator in the eye.Medvedev was trailing Djokovic 5-7,…

NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel believes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can benefit immensely from spending more time around experienced players, even if he does not get a game in the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies.The 15-year-old was part of India’s Asian Games gold-medal winning squad and played all the matches in…

Uruguay’s interim manager Diego Forlan in training ahead of friendly against India. (PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Kolkata: Diego Forlan with his locks of golden hair is unmissable. The FIFA World Football Museum sports one strange piece of memorabilia: a hairband worn by the Uruguayan during the 2010 World Cup where he finished joint top-scorer after scoring…

India’s gold-medallist wrestlers – Sujeet Kalkal and Aman Sehrawat. NEW DELHI: India’s wrestlers arrived in Aichi-Nagoya carrying questions over injuries, form and confidence. They left with six medals — two gold, two silver and two bronze — and a much bigger target already occupying their minds: the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal…

World No.3 Carlos Alcaraz (Image: IANS) Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare before finding another gear to book his place in the Japan Open final, rallying past fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Monday.The defending champion appeared on course to close out the opening set when he…