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London : Premier League champions Arsenal's underwhelming pre-season run continued with a second successive loss to Borussia Dortmund as sub-par defending cost them the Emirates Cup on their home soil on Sunday. Arsenal did try to come…

Cincinnati : Reigning Wimbledon champion and five-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner has pulled out of Cincinnati Open due to an injury to his right knee. The official X handle of the tournament made the announcement, leaving the…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted India's Commonwealth Games 2026 medal winners at his residence on Sunday. PM Modi said that the exceptional performances of the athletes have made the country proud and will motivate…

Colombo : Indian spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said that skipper Shubman Gill is "very much ready" for the first Test against Sri Lanka, having missed the first two days of the warm-up clash against Sri Lanka XI after a hit on the…

Eugene : India's Basant Kumar Meghwal clinched the silver medal in the men's high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships after clearing a personal best of 2.21m in Oregon. The 19-year-old produced a composed performance, clearing…

Seoul : Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha clinched her maiden BWF World Tour title after defeating China's Han Qianxi 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the women's singles final of the Korea Masters on Sunday. The 26-year-old bounced back strongly…

Guwahati : Dibrugarh Warriors chased down 133 against Jorhat Stallions to secure a six-wicket win in match number 16 of the Assam Premier League (APL) 2026 at the ACA Stadium, Guwahati, on Saturday. A blazing unbeaten half-century from…

Colombo : Sri Lanka's men's white-ball captain Kusal Mendis was named the newly formed Sri Lankan Professional Cricketers' Association (SLPCA) President. The newly formed SLPCA was officially launched on Saturday. The association, backed…

Bready : Rashid Khan produced a devastating spell of 6/34 as Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 92 runs in the second ODI at Bready on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The first ODI was washed out without a ball being…

London : Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has stepped down as head coach of the England Lions, ending his tenure with the national development side less than two years after taking charge. Flintoff, 48, was appointed Lions head…

Mumbai : Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan opened up on facing trolling and fake news, saying that once a fake story about Pakistani batter Babar Azam refusing him was run in Pakistan. The former all-rounder said that he does not respond…

Rabat : FIFA has apologised to its member associations for the handling of its now-withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights, while the organisation's leadership, on Thursday, reiterated its…

Manchester : England batter Jos Buttler surpassed West Indies legend Kieron Pollard to become the leading run-getter in T20 history. Buttler climbed the summit of T20 cricket during his side Manchester Super Giants (MSG) match against Welsh…

New Delhi : Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Wednesday, met and felicitated judoka Asmita Dey for her historic achievement of winning India's first-ever Gold Medal in Judo at the Commonwealth Games. During the meeting at Tripura…

London : Olympic champions Serena and Venus Williams have received a wildcard entry into the women's doubles draw at the 2026 Cincinnati Open, marking their first appearance together since the 2022 US Open. The WTA 1000 event, scheduled to…

Colombo: Spin-bowling all-rounders Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, and Vipraj Nigam, along with left-arm wrist-spinner Shivang Kumar, have joined the Indian team as net bowlers to assist the team in preparations ahead of the opening Test…

New Delhi ): India has included Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Tanush Kotian and Vipraj Nigam among their net bowlers ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle from August 15 onwards. As per the Board of Control for Cricket in India…

New Delhi : West Delhi Lions produced a complete team performance to register a convincing victory over South Delhi Superstarz in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. After the win, stand-in captain…

New Delhi : Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated India's World Junior Squash Championship 2026 medallists, including Gold medalist Anahat Singh and bronze medal-winning Indian men's junior team…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Indian contingent for its performance at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, after the country won 39 medals, including 13 gold. In a post on X, PM Modi praised the athletes…