England cricket captain Ben Stokes is back in training after a shoulder injury, giving the team a big lift ahead of the Ashes series in Australia later this year. Stokes hasn’t played since injuring his shoulder during the fourth Test against India in July. In that match, he took five wickets and scored a stunning 141 runs. He was then ruled out of…
Carlos Alcaraz is now the strong favorite to finish the year as World No. 1 after winning the US Open at Flushing Meadows and reclaiming the top spot in the ATP rankings. With his victory, the 21-year-old Spaniard took a huge lead in the ATP Live Race to Turin, which tracks players’ performance throughout the season and decides who ends the…
Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo after his relationship with club owner Evangelos Marinakis broke down beyond repair. Tensions had been building for weeks. Nuno recently admitted in public that things between him and Marinakis had gone “sour,” and reports say the owner was deeply upset by the coach speaking out twice in one week. Nuno joined Forest in December…
The Hong Kong Open Super 500 badminton tournament starts on Tuesday, and India’s best players are ready to make a strong impact. Leading the team are Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, ranked No. 3 in the world. After winning a bronze medal at the World Championships in Paris, they’re looking to keep their great form…
Suva, Sept 8 – Women’s cricket in the East-Asia Pacific region is set for a major milestone as Fiji hosts the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 EAP Qualifier, starting Tuesday at Albert Park. Eight countries will compete in the region’s largest women’s cricket tournament to date, all fighting for one spot at the Global Qualifier in Nepal in January 2026. The participating…
New Delhi, Sept 8 – Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike says he’s excited about the challenge of competing with new teammate Alexander Isak, who joined the club in a record-breaking £125 million move from Newcastle United. Ekitike, who also arrived this summer, became Liverpool’s third-most expensive signing after Isak and Florian Wirtz, the German midfielder signed from Bayer Leverkusen for £100 million plus…
New Delhi, Sep 5 – Indian football defender Sandesh Jhingan has been ruled out of the ongoing CAFA Nations Cup 2025 after suffering a cheekbone fracture during India’s match against Iran. The injury happened in the first half of the game, which India lost 0-3. Despite the serious injury, Jhingan played the full 90 minutes, showing…
New Delhi, Sep 5 – Uruguay, Colombia, and Paraguay have officially qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 after a dramatic night in the South American qualifiers. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi gave fans a night to remember in what may have been his final competitive match on home soil, and Brazil’s young star Estevao stole the show…
The 64th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament began its Under-15 boys’ category in Bengaluru on Thursday, delivering a day full of action and close contests. The opening match saw Minerva Public School (CISCE) edge past Indira Modern High School (Haryana) with a 2-1 win. Haryana’s Rahul scored in the very first minute, but Minerva bounced…
Bengaluru, Sep 4 — Ruturaj Gaikwad delivered a stunning batting performance to rescue West Zone from a poor start on the opening day of the 2025/26 Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone at the BCCI COE Ground 2. Walking in at 10/2 after early strikes from Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar, Gaikwad showed patience at…
