FIFA on Wednesday announced it had struck a deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to televise the 2023 Women’s World Cup, avoiding a controversial blackout in the ‘Big Five’ European nations. The deal follows a standoff between the governing body of world football and broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom...
The World Squash Federation (WSF) tournament has implemented changes including gender parity within the teams and playing games to seven points for the first time in WSF history. Hosts India will be joined at the event by Australia, Colombia, Egypt, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Malaysia and South Africa with every country picking two male and...
India, for all its financial clout and hoo-ha around its cricket, lost yet again when it mattered the most, as its underwhelming record in ICC tournaments continued with a 209-run hammering by Australia in the WTC final here on Sunday. Australian pacer Scott Boland produced a bowling spell of rare quality to get rid of...
The great players leave records in their wake, depositing them like waves on a shoreline, leaving a high-water mark for others to reach towards or wash away. First it was Roger Federer, then it was Rafael Nadal, now it is Novak Djokovic who, with a 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 7-5 victory in the French Open final against Casper Ruud, set...
Ind vs Aus Day 2, WTC 2023 Final LIVE: India and Australia met today for Day 2 to play the World Test Championship (WTC). India is looking to lift the WTC title at the second attempt after losing to New Zealand in the final of the inaugural edition of the championship. The match is scheduled...
India vs Australia Live Score, WTC 2023 Final: India and Australia will meet today to play the World Test Championship (WTC). India will be looking to lift the WTC title at the second attempt after losing to New Zealand in the final of the inaugural edition of the championship. The prestigious encounter will feature the...
India and Australia will square off in the second over ICC World Test Championship final at the Oval in London from tomorrow. And while it will be a second final for India, who went down to New Zealand by eight wickets in the inaugural iteration in Southampton, Australia will be contesting the final for the...
Defending double world champion Max Verstappen extended his lead in this year’s title race to 53 points on Sunday when he completed a hat-trick by driving his Red Bull to a masterful victory in the Spanish Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Dutchman led from lights to flag to come home 24 seconds ahead of revitalised seven-time...
Novak Djokovic battled into the French Open fourth round for a 14th consecutive year on Friday as Carlos Alcaraz also progressed, after women’s third seed Jessica Pegula and men’s seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev were dumped out of the tournament. Djokovic has made headlines for his comments about Kosovo this week but his on-court progress has been...
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the ‘Smile Ambassador’ for the Maharashtra government’s oral hygiene campaign titled ‘Swachh Mukh Abhiyaan’, here on Tuesday. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for five years with Tendulkar for the major state-wide initiative, officials said. Speaking on the...