The top 15 players in the OWGR are eligible for the Olympics with a maximum limit of four golfers allowed from a single country
Bolt currently holds world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m with times of 9.58 secs, 19.19 secs and 36.84 secs
Nadal returned to tennis in Brisbane in January after spending almost an entire year on the sidelines nursing a psoas injury
The Impact Player substitution rule, introduced last season, has been a heavy topic of debate this season
Stoinis took home the ‘Player of the Match’ award
Abhay Sharma has previous coaching stints with India A and India Under-19s, as well as the Indian women’s cricket team and the Delhi Ranji Trophy team
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Pant (88 not out of 43 balls) and Axar Patel (66 off 43 balls) scored contrasting fifties to power Delhi Capitals to 224 for 4.
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Jersey number 10 is associated with one man in Indian cricket. As Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 51st Birthday today, a quiz on him and his career
United World Wrestling (UWW) while lifting suspension of WFI had mandated the formation of a panel to resolve the grievances of protesting wrestlers.
Ben White and Kai Havertz scored two each to sweep aside a dazed Chelsea
Jaiswal struck nine fours and seven sixes to make an unbeaten 104 from only 60 balls, a knock which was replete with powerful shots on the leg side and crispy drives
Sreeja climbed a spot while Manika who had been India's number one TT player for a while now, slipped two places to 39 in the latest update
The Aussie bludgeons a wayward attack to help the Lucknow side pull off a sensational win and overshadow Ruturaj’s unbeaten century
‘It’s an Indian earthquake in Toronto, said Kasparov as he was responding to a congratulatory tweet by Grand Chess Tour following Gukesh’s success.
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Gukesh hadn’t felt so much stress even during the three-week long tournament, in which he had to face the most of the world’s best chess players twice.
While opening the innings with Narine has been enjoyable for Salt, keeping to him has tested Salt’s anticipation.
Morne Morkel said Mayank Yadav is back to bowling in the nets and it’s just a matter of time before he returns to playing matches.
Ricky Ponting opened up on other topics that are making the headlines in Indian Premier League 2024
The two teams have remained inseparable in the previous two meetings in the league stage (2-2 and 0-0) this season.
Former BCCI chief feels the skipper and the coach needs to find a way to maximise the six-hitting ability in the group and has advocated an ultra-aggressive mindset in the show-piece event
The 33-year-old Chahal, who has also played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, achieved the milestone in his 153rd IPL match.
Returning to the playing XI for the first time in almost a month, Sandeep showed no signs of rustiness as he delivered match figures of 5/18 in his four overs, his best in T20 cricket.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi met with BCCI secretary Jay Shah during an ICC meeting in Dubai in February.
WADA said it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled that the swimmers' samples had been contaminated
People from all walks of life including the chess community congratulated D. Gukesh after his win in the prestigious Candidates tournament in Toronto.
Gukesh became only the second Indian after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to win the Candidates.
Chennai Super Kings enters a crucial phase of the tournament with three matches at home over the next eight days
Du Plessis was fined for maintaining a slow over rate during RCB's thrilling one-run loss, their seventh of the ongoing season
Coventry pulled off one of the most unexpected fightbacks in FA Cup history by rallying from three goals down against United to force extra time
Real Madrid has taken a huge step toward winning the Spanish league after beating Barcelona 3-2 with a stoppage-time goal by Jude Bellingham in the final “clasico” of the season
The 17-year-old holds Nakamura in the final round, emerges champion after Nepo and Caruana play out a draw; Indian becomes the youngest-ever challenger bettering Kasparov’s record; Tan reigns s...
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Though a 143-run target was just what the under-fire Titans batting line-up would have wished for, poor shot selection helped Punjab claw back and give the Shubman Gill-led side a scare.
Having shot 582 in the first trial, Manu was in a strong position to retain her Olympic quota in the event, with the final scheduled on April 22, apart from two more trials in Bhopal.
With the Impact Player introduction itself being questioned in various quarters, Warner had no issues with the rule.
Abhishek revealed he keeps discussing various aspects of the game with Head. The two have more in common besides being left-handed openers.
Caruana beats Praggnanandhaa, joins Nepomniachtchi and Nakamura in second place; Vaishali gets the better of Lei for fourth straight win; Gujrathi and Humpy draw their penultimate round matches
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Sunrisers Hyderabad have made a habit of posting big totals this season, going past 260 for the third time on April 21.
The most successful woman wrestler from the country had no option but to switch the weight category to ensure that she does not miss the bus to Olympics.
The three-time defending champion won the Chinese Grand Prix on April 21 starting from pole, his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 extending through last season...
“I have a lot of work to do here. I have figured that out in my short presence in the region, during my poll campaigns and interactions with people,” Yusuf Pathan said
Mumbai Indians face Rajasthan Royals in IPL clash, focusing on bowling issues, as Bumrah leads the attack
After this camp, the team will travel to Belgium and London for their next two legs of the FIH Pro League, where they will be up against Argentina, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain
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"David and Pollard were each fined 20 percent of their respective match fees. Both admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee's sanction," said BCCI
It was the eighth time that Duplantis broke the world record, and the 24-year-old was the only man to clear six metres at the Egret Stadium.
Head and Abhishek smash 125 in the PowerPlay, the highest in T20 history; Shahbaz provides the final flourish; Fraser-McGurk’s knock lone bright spot as Natarajan puts the skids on the chase
The 29-year-old Vinesh has now secured her third straight Olympic quota, having featured in Rio Games (2016) and in Tokyo (2020) earlier.
CRICKET | The host, which relies on its batting, will once again look to the in-form opening pair of Narine and Salt to get runs in a rush
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Dinesh Karthik was also part of the last edition of the T20I World Cup in Australia in 2022, which was also his last appearance for Team India.
Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children's education across Africa through the record attempt that began on April 17.
Narine has taken 170 wickets in his IPL career and has also scored 1322 runs so far, including a century, from 168 matches he has played in the League.
Besides the knee issue, Dhoni is also at a stage where he is looking to give the youngsters a chance to prove their mettle.
Former champion Gujrat Titans are languishing at eighth position while Punjab Kings are struggling at the ninth place.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru pursuit of a maiden IPL title has once again hit a roadblock following six losses in seven matches.
With 7.5 points in his bag, Gukesh shares the lead with Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia
The last chance to win Paris Games quota will be at World Qualifiers in Turkey from May 9.
Hailing Dhoni, Fleming said, “It’s inspirational, isn’t it? His batting this year even in training has been very crisp. The team isn’t surprised with what he is doing because his skill le...
The Dutchman charged past the seven-time world champion Hamilton's Mercedes on lap nine of the 19-lap dash
Lucknow Super Giants skipper K.L. Rahul and his Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad were fined as their teams maintained a slow over rate
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The 21-year-old Lithuanian broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986. But he isn’t satisfied. After all, he has ambitions of emulating one of discus’ greatest — his...
After injuring her right thigh at last year’s Asian Games, the Olympic silver medallist returned to competitive weightlifting recently. She talks about the challenges of her recovery process, w...
It’s also the season’s first GP with a sprint race, which means Friday’s practice session was the only one of the weekend
FC Goa fare well against Chennaiyin FC, having won five of their last six matches against them, and keeping a clean sheet in four of those victories
Salunkhe, 2023 National Games champion, was shown the door by lower-ranked Sehveetrraa Kumar of Malaysia
Rocky's short arm pull and hook shots revived in the eyes of many cricket lovers, the memory of Andrew taking down Brett Lee's fiery pace during Ashes 2005, which England had won
RCB launched the Lake Improvement Works Project in October 2023 as part of the "RCB Go Green Initiative"
Bumrah was matchless in the game in Mullanpur on Thursday, taking the wickets of opener Sam Curran, Rilee Rossouw and the dangerous Shashank Singh to help MI win by nine runs
Ashutosh credited former India player and coach Sanjay Bangar, head of cricket development at PBKS, for his improvement this season
CSK had to wait until the last ball of the 15th over for a breakthrough, which was provided by Mustafizur Rahman, as de Kock tried a ramp shot and was caught behind
The badminton star says that she is grateful to have an opportunity to aim for an Olympic gold at this point in her career
Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh shines in Candidates chess tournament, while R. Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi fall behind
Punjab Kings’ Ashutosh Sharma impresses with bat, praised by Hardik Pandya and Sam Curran, despite team’s struggles in IPL.
Mumbai Indians, thanks to Suryakumar Yadav's blazing 78 off 53 deliveries, posted a competitive 192/7 and then dismissed PBKS.
The last chance to qualify for Paris will be World Qualifiers in Turkey in May.
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Conway's unavailability for the season was confirmed even before the tournament started last month