Producing a stunning comeback in his first-ever Wimbledon Championships final on Sunday, World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz outclassed defending champion Novak Djokovic to win his second Grand Slam title. In the quest to rewrite history at the All England Club, Spain’s Alcaraz denied World No.2 Djokovic a record-extending 24th Grand Slam with a memorable come-from-behind win in an epic five-set...
India’s rising young talent, Yashasvi Jaiswal, has affirmed that his debut Test ton against West Indies is just the beginning and that he is looking forward to contributing more in the future. Jaiswal batted for entire Day 2, converting his 40 to a century and now he is just seven runs shy of reaching the 150-run...
Nursing a bruised ego after WTC final snub last month, Ravichandran Ashwin made the best possible comeback as his 33rd five-wicket haul put India in the driver’s seat against a below-par West Indies on the first day of the opening Test, here on Wednesday. Ashwin justified his top billing in ICC Test bowlers’ ranking with...
Defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his stunning run to reach the quarters for the 14th time in his career. He beat big-serving Pole Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 5-7 6-4 to book a date with Andrey Rublev. Earlier, defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina returned to the last 8 as well after opponent Haddad Maia retired with...
The second session on Sunday could well be the last of this engrossing Test as England stand 98 runs away from victory at Lunch. England were handed a big blow early in the session with captain Ben Stokes falling to an innocuous delivery from Mitchell Starc. England continued to be marginally ahead though, with Jonny...
However, he picked himself up to serve out the third set and will be in the ascendancy when the match resumes on Friday. In the biggest shock of the tournament so far, fourth seed Casper Ruud crashed out at the hands of British wild card Liam Broady in five sets. Defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina...
Novak Djokovic continues to add to his list of accomplishments as he secured his 350th Grand Slam victory with a win over Jordan Thompson at Wimbledon. The defending champion faced a tough challenge from Thompson but maintained control during crucial moments, emerging victorious with a 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5 scoreline to advance to the third round. Djokovic...
Indian football team lifted its nith South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship trophy after the Igor Stimac-managed side beat Kuwait 5-4 on penalties. The regulation time finished 1-1 When Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved the final shot of the penalty shoot-out from Kuwait captain Khalid El-Ebrahim, the Indian fans, who had filled the Sree Kanteerava Stadium...
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s mansion,” the...
Defending champion Max Verstappen continued his relentless charge towards a third world title on Sunday when he claimed a record fourth Austrian Grand Prix victory in emphatic style. The 25-year-old Dutchman finished 5.155 seconds clear of a revived Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, in second, with Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, showing revitalised form, taking a...