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Sukant Kadam bags silver medal in Spanish Para-Badminton 2024

NEW DELHI — Ace Para-shuttler Sukant Kadam secured a silver medal in the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2024-II tournament played at Vitoria, Spain. Sukant went down fighting to India’s Tarun in the final of the SL 4 category. In the semifi...

21 Apr 2024

WTA Tour: Rybakina beats Kostyuk, storms to third title of the season in Stuttgart

STUTTGART (Germany) — World No.4 Elena Rybakina claimed her third WTA Tour title of the year, defeating No.27 Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Tennis Grand Prix event in Stuttgart on Sunday. The victory over Kostyuk was her tour-leading 2...

21 Apr 2024

Athletics: Jepchirchir breaks women-only world marathon record in London

MUMBAI — Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women-only world record by 45 seconds at the London Marathon, winning the World Athletics Platinum Label Road Race in 2:16:16 in London on Sunday. The three-time world half-marathon champion s...

21 Apr 2024

Paris 2024: Balraj Panwar seals Olympics quota; mixed duo of Narayana-Anita books Paralympics berth

CHUNJU (S KOREA) — National champion Balraj Panwar secured a Paris 2024 Olympic Games quota place for India after finishing third in the men’s single scull final at the World Rowing Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifying Regatta on Sunday. With quot...

21 Apr 2024

Premier League: Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0 to return to Top

WOLVERHAMPTON (UK) — Goals from Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard were enough to see Arsenal return to the top of the Premier League table as the Gunners claimed a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. Leandro Trossard sliced in on t...

21 Apr 2024

Bernardo’s late strike powers Man City to FA Cup final

LONDON — Bernardo Silva’s late winner sent Manchester City into the final as the holders beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley. The Portuguese midfielder struck home with six minutes to play to settle an otherwise even contest which saw Nicolas Jackson pas...

21 Apr 2024

ISL: FC Goa seal semis spot with 2-1 win over Chennaiyin FC

GOA — FC Goa qualified for the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 semi-finals by defeating Chennaiyin FC by 2-1 in their playoffs fixture at the Fatorda Stadium, here on Saturday. The Gaurs will square off against Mumbai City FC across two legs in t...

20 Apr 2024

Novak Djokovic withdraws from Madrid Open

MADRID — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Madrid Masters 1000 scheduled to take place from April 24 to May 5. The Madrid draw was due to be made on Monday, but organisers have been made aware that Djokovic will not be competing as h...

20 Apr 2024

Nitin-Salman pair wins open doubles gold in Asia Cup rowing in South Korea

CHUNGJU — Indian rowers Nitin Deol and Salman Khan won the gold medal in the Men’s Open Doubles competition in the 2024 Asian Cup here on Saturday. The final race of this category concluded on Saturday morning and in a keenly contested race, Niti...

20 Apr 2024

Indian Para-Canoeist Jaideep dominates in Asian Championship at Tokyo, wins gold medal

TOKYO (JAPAN) — Indian para-canoeist Jaideep secured the gold medal in the VL3 Men’s 200m event as the Indian contingent asserted their dominance at the Asian Canoeing/Para Canoeing Sprint Championships held here on Saturday. Sangeeta Rajput ...

20 Apr 2024

International feds express concern over World Athletics’ decision on Olympic prize money

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) — The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has expressed its concerns and worries about World Athletics’ decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists at the Olympic Games. “ASOI...

20 Apr 2024

Formula 1: Verstappen wins enthralling Shanghai F1 Sprint ahead of Chinese Grand Prix

SHANGHAI (CHINA) — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen rose from fourth on the grid to take victory in Saturday’s entertaining 2024 Formula 1 Sprint race in Shanghai, ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix main race. Verstappen, the defending...

20 Apr 2024

IPL 2024: Rahul, de Kock help Lucknow overpower Chennai by eight wickets

LUCKNOW — K.L. Rahul and Quinton de Kock added 154 runs for the opening wicket as Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in the highest successful run chase at Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Chasing a modest target of...

19 Apr 2024

IOC launches Olympic AI Agenda to help in talent scouting, access to personalised training methods

LAUSANNE — In a ground-breaking initiative, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday launched the Olympic AI Agenda, the new initiative that envisions the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can deliver for sport and to find out way...

19 Apr 2024

La Liga: Real Madrid, FC Barcelona meet again in El Clasico on Matchday 32

MADRID — With the season’s second El Clasico — the marquee clash between archrivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona — on the schedule, Matchday 32 of the La Liga 2023-24 will be a special one. But apart from this interesting clash at...

19 Apr 2024

IPL 2024: MI survive whirlwind Ashutosh Sharma scare to edge PBKS by nine runs in Mullanpur thriller

MULLANPUR — Ashutosh Sharma almost single-handedly won Punjab Kings the game out of nowhere, but Mumbai Indians survived his stunning assault to win by nine runs in a thrilling match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on ...

19 Apr 2024

Football: Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann signs contract extension until 2026

BERLIN — Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has signed a contract extension to remain the national team’s coach until the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, the German Football Association said on Friday. N...

19 Apr 2024

EFI announces new events including Asian U-21 meets; Para-dressage events in 2024-25 calendar

NEW DELHI — Focused on developing the next line of quality riders and picking the best team for next year’s Asian Continental Championships, the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) announced an extensive calendar of 41 competitions for 2024-25 s...

19 Apr 2024

ISL 2023-24: FC Goa to host Chennaiyin FC in a high-stakes knockout battle

MARGAO — With a direct qualification to the semifinals hanging in the balance, FC Goa will battle it out with Chennaiyin FC in a high-stakes knockout clash at the iconic Fatorda Stadium on Saturday as the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 playoffs ...

19 Apr 2024

Casper Ruud races into Barcelona Open quarterfinal

BARCELONA — Casper Ruud of Norway sailed into the quarterfinal of the Barcelona Open after beating Jordan Thompson 6-1, 6-4 for his 26th win of the season. With his victory, the third-seeded Ruud moved clear of Jannik Sinner for the most tour-level...

19 Apr 2024

Swiatek holds off Mertens in Stuttgart, to face Raducanu in QF

STUTTGART — Iga Swiatek began her clay-court 2024 season with a win as she defeated Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of Stuttgart Open. World No.1 Swiatek, playing her first match on the dirt since she won last year’s Roland Garros ...

19 Apr 2024

Sukant Kadam reaches Spanish Para Badminton QF, faces compatriot Abhijeet Sakhuja

VICTORIA (SPAIN) — Ace para shuttler Sukant Kadam reached the quarterfinals of the Spanish Para-Badminton tournament where he will face compatriot Abhijeet Sakhuja. Sukant kickstarted the tournament positively with an easy win over Germany’s Nils...

19 Apr 2024

Former England opener Raman Subba Row dies aged 92

LONDON — Former England opener and ICC match referee Raman Subba Row has died at the age of 92. Subba Row, who averaged 46.85 and scored three hundreds in his 13 Test matches for England between 1958 and 1961, quit the game at the age of 29 followi...

18 Apr 2024

Two-time world champion Kento Momota announces retirement from international badminton

NEW DELHI — Two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan announced his retirement from international badminton on Thursday, marking the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Chengdu, China as his final tournament on the international circuit. Momota bec...

18 Apr 2024

Emirates FA Cup: Man City, Chelsea gear up for semifinal showdown; Man Utd favourites vs Coventry City

LONDON — The oldest football competition in the world – the Emirates FA Cup, is back to keep fans on the edge of their seats in what promises to be an enthralling semifinal stage. In the first semifinal fixture, the reigning champions Manches...

18 Apr 2024
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