Germany’s Alexander Zverev (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Alexander Zverev moved within touching distance of a long-awaited Grand Slam breakthrough after defeating Czech youngster Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach the French Open final on Friday.The German second seed prevailed 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, keeping alive his quest for a maiden major title…
India Test vice-captain KL Rahul went unsold in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 auction on Friday despite being one of the biggest names available.Rahul, who scored 593 runs in 14 matches for Delhi Capitals during IPL 2026, was the second player to come up in the auction. However, none of the six franchises placed…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
Poland’s Maja Chwalinska (AP Photo) Paris: While Paris buzzes around her, Maja Chwalinska keeps things simple: tea, a show, perhaps a little tennis, and an early night. It is the routine that has carried Roland Garros’ surprise finalist from world No. 114 to No. 21 in the Live Rankings, and she sees no reason to…
People are silhouetted against a video screen during the launch of the FIFA World Cup trophy tour in Vancouver (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) FIFA has cancelled World Cup tickets that were mistakenly issued for free to around 60 fans because of a technical error on its ticketing website. The affected tickets were sold…
Manu Bhaker with her personal coach Jaspal Rana (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s well-known shooting coach Jaspal Rana fell ill while returning from the ISSF World Cup in Munich and later underwent a medical procedure in Delhi. Rana, who coaches several Indian pistol shooters, including double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, is currently the high-performance coach…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has thrown his support behind Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pursuing a career in Test cricket, even as the teenage sensation continues to redefine expectations in white-ball cricket.Sooryavanshi enjoyed a remarkable IPL 2026 campaign with Rajasthan Royals, emerging as one of the brightest young talents in world…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
Unite8 Sports’ Bavesh Janavlekar is upbeat ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (Special arrangement) In 2002, backed by Abdulrahman Bukhatir, Ten Sports made a splash in the sub-continent’s broadcast market with the FIFA World Cup. Numerous other properties followed and the company built a strong subscriber base in competition to ESPN Star Sports.Before its…
India’s captain Shubman Gill, left, and India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (AP Photo) India’s one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh may mark the beginning of their red-ball season, but the result will have no bearing on their World Test Championship (WTC) ambitions. The match, scheduled from June 6 to June 10 at the Maharaja…
