Top seed Alexander Zverev banished bitter U.S. Open memories to beat American Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 in the final on Sunday, capturing the title six years after letting a golden opportunity slip through his fingers. The German squandered a two-set lead in the 2020 title match against Austrian Dominic Thiem but now armed...
In the US Open, American Ben Shelton stormed into the men’s singles semifinals. Shelton beat defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6, in the quarterfinals at Arthur Ashe Stadium today. Shelton will now face compatriot Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals. Both Americans will be chasing a maiden Grand Slam...
Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid secured a narrow 2-1 victory over his former side Inter Milan in a high-octane Champions League opener on Tuesday. The record 15-time European champions took a two-goal lead through Kylian Mbappe and Fede Valverde thanks to two Inter errors in the first half. Carlos Augusto smashed home for Cristian Chivu’s team...
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz posted his most convincing win in his injury return at the US Open, downing Tommy Paul in straight sets on Sunday to line up a quarter-final clash with Ben Shelton. Two-time women’s defending champion Aryna Sabalenka also advanced, booking a last-eight date with Wimbledon winner Linda Noskova. Second-seeded Alcaraz, playing his...
In football, India qualified for the AFC U20 Asian Cup main tournament for the first time in 20 years, after a 3-nil win over Bangladesh in their final qualifying match in Tashkent yesterday. In their final Group B qualifier, Danny Meitei Laishram opened the scoring in the 25th minute, before Vishal Yadav doubled India’s lead...
At the China Masters badminton, Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered their fourth-straight China Masters semifinal after beating Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 in Shenzhen this evening. The Indian pair defeated France’s Toma Junior Popov and Christo Popov 21-17, 22-24, 21-9, last night, to make...
In Squash, India’s Abhay Singh won the men’s singles title at the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy 2026 in Seremban, Malaysia, yesterday. The top-seeded Abhay defeated third-seeded Henry Leung of Hong Kong, China, 3-2 in the final of the PSA Challenger Tour 15 event. The victory marked the 27-year-old Indian squash player’s 13th PSA Tour title and...
World number one Jannik Sinner confirmed on Friday he will not compete in the US Open because of a right knee injury. Sinner, who the US Open in 2024, said that he needs more to recover from his injury setback. Sinner’s announcement came a day after rival and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz confirmed his much-awaited...
Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters in a matter of hours on a rainy Wednesday of fourth-round action. American Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 upset of Germany’s Zverev. But the biggest shock came on the women’s side where...
Defending champion Shi Yuqi suffered a shock first-round defeat to rising Indian star Ayush Shetty at the world badminton championships in New Delhi on Monday. World number one Shi of China went down 14-21, 21-13, 19-21 in one hour and 13 minutes to 21-year-old Shetty, who enthralled the home crowd at the Indira Gandhi Indoor...