Paris Saint-Germain laid down an ominous marker on their march towards global domination at the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday as Bayern Munich showed no mercy to Auckland’s amateurs with a ruthless 10-0 walloping. The first full day of action at the inaugural edition of the 32-team club tournament saw newly crowned European champions...
Russell fended off Max Verstappen throughout the grand prix while his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli took a maiden F1 podium in third. The Brit had to wait almost six hours after taking the chequered flag for his victory to be officially confirmed, as a Red Bull protest was rejected after they had alleged that Russell...
South Africa have inched ever closer to victory on Day 3 of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final against Australia at Lord’s. South Africa opener Aiden Markram recovered from a first innings duck to slam a glorious century, while captain Temba Bavuma fought through injury to stay unbeaten on 65 at Stumps on Day...
Max Verstappen will be seeking a record fourth consecutive Canadian Grand Prix triumph this weekend and a trouble-free race that helps him banish the threat of a suspension following his “rash” moment in Spain. The four-time world champion goes into Sunday’s race knowing that, if he collects one more penalty point on his racing license,...
MS Dhoni, former Indian cricket team captain, has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. The ICC on Monday announced that Dhoni, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith were among the latest inductees in the ICC’s Hall of Fame. “With 17,266 international runs, 829 dismissals and 538 matches across formats for India, Dhoni’s...
At 38, Novak Djokovic went toe-to-toe with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the men’s singles semi-final of the French Open on Friday. The 24-time Grand Slam champion summoned his best on Court Philippe-Chatrier, but it wasn’t enough against Sinner, who delivered a flawless performance on the big stage. Djokovic lost a fiercely contested match in straight...
The second seed has searched in vain for his usual sublime form on Parisian clay this year, needing four sets in his last three matches to dismiss determined opponents, but he had no trouble on a balmy evening on Court Philippe Chatrier. “It was like I could close my eyes and everything went in,” Alcaraz...
At the ‘best’ of times, Bengaluru’s traffic is an unmitigated disaster, compounded by slabs of asphalt around gaping potholes. This was better than the best of times; a 17-year itch had finally been scratched, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had, at long last, reached the Promised Land. In the immediacy of RCB wrapping their collective hands around...
The world of chess watched as 19-year-old Indian prodigy D. Gukesh challenged reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in a momentous encounter. On Sunday, at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, Gukesh achieved a historic victory, defeating Carlsen in a classical format for the first time in his career. Playing white, Carlsen dominated for much of the...
Kings batted dismally and were bowled out for 101 in 14.1 overs, with RCB chasing down their low target with half the innings to spare. Spinner Suyash Sharma and seamer Josh Hazlewood took three wickets apiece, while opener Phil Salt struck an unbeaten 56 from 27 deliveries as RCB recorded the biggest win by balls...