Max Verstappen eased the pressure on Sunday when he completed a hat-trick of victories at the Canadian Grand Prix to consolidate his early-season lead in the drivers’ championship. After being beaten in two of the previous three races, the series leader and three-time champion bounced back to his competitive best, with the aid of excellent...
As Carlos Alcaraz began constructing his comeback in Sunday’s French Open final, a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev for a first championship at Roland Garros and third Grand Slam title in all, there arrived the sort of magical shot the kid is making a regular part of his varied repertoire. It was a...
Sunday morning at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island, New York began frustratingly for everyone present, anxiously watching the dark clouds play hide and seek and waiting for the action between India and Pakistan to unfold. Once the long pause gave way to a contest between bat and ball, there was enough...
After taming Bangladesh in the build up to the 2024 T20 World Cup, the United States of America proved it wasn’t a flash in the pan as they stunned Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Thursday (June 6). It was a collective effort with several heroes turning up for USA. Nosthush...
It is the first time in his long and illustrious career that Nadal has been beaten in two consecutive matches on clay courts and the first time he has lost a match earlier than the fourth round at the French Open. The 14-time champion, known as the ‘King of Clay’, was roared on by family,...
Charles Leclerc finally broke his Monaco Grand Prix curse on Sunday as Red Bull had an off weekend with Max Verstappen sixth and Sergio Perez crashing out on the first lap. Leclerc ended years of frustration at his home race by taking the jewel in the Formula One calendar from pole at his third attempt....
That’s it then! RCB remains trophy-less after 17 seasons, while RR has booked its Qualifier 2 ticket against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on May 24. It wasn’t the clinical of wins for RR and its performance today showed it was a side that was coming off four consecutive defeats and was low on confidence in...
Fifties from Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer helped KKR register a comfortable eight-wicket win over SRH to reach their fourth IPL final on Tuesday. An all-round bowling performance led by Mitchell Starc helped KKR dismiss SRH for 159 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad before KKR chased down the target within 14 overs. Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad had won the toss and opted to...
The much-anticipated French Open 2024 tennis tournament gets underway at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on Monday. The main draw matches at the second grand slam of the year begin on May 26. Sumit Nagal secured his place in the main draw of the men’s singles thanks to his career-high world ranking of...
India captain Sunil Chhetri says he will retire from international football, ending a record-breaking career for his country spanning two decades. Chhetri, the country’s most prolific scorer, will retire after the World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6, the 39-year-old announced on Thursday. Chhetri has been the face of Indian football for nearly a...