Sports News, Scores, and Analysis
Neymar is set to miss the start of the next Saudi Pro League season as he recovers from a serious knee injury, Al Hilal’s coach said on Tuesday. The Brazilian attacker suffered the injury in October and missed much of the current campaign, but Al Hilal still won the league for a record-extending 19th time…
Rafael Nadal will bring down the curtain on his 19-year French Open career with the likelihood of adding to his 14 titles greatly diminished before he leaves behind a record and reputation unlikely ever to be matched. The great Spaniard, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, won his first title at Roland Garros as a teenager…
Ace Indian para shuttlers Sukant Kadam, Tarun and Suhas have sealed their berths for the upcoming Paralympics in Paris. This is the first time Kadam will be taking part in the Paralympics, and he will be playing in the men’s SL 4 category. SL4 is for players with movement affected at a low level on…
The much-anticipated French Open 2024 tennis tournament gets underway at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on Monday. The main draw matches at the second grand slam of the year begin on May 26. Sumit Nagal secured his place in the main draw of the men’s singles thanks to his career-high world ranking of…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru booked their spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs with a sensational victory over Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. The Faf du Plessis-led side needed a win in their final league game to finish in the Top 4 and the excitement was palpable at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium as they won the match by…
Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Meiraba Luwang Maisnam and star men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinal of Thailand Open Super 500 in Bangkok on Thursday. A day after his upset win over compatriot HS Prannoy, the 21-year-old Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy,…
Young Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez struck twice to secure his team a hard-fought 2-0 win at Almeria on Thursday in La Liga. The 21-year-old reached 10 goals for the season in his breakthrough campaign on a night Barcelona struggled but eventually overcame their already-relegated opponents. In the hours before the game Spanish media reported Barcelona president Joan…
Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra said he was focused to excel at the Paris Olympic Games starting July 26 in France. Competing in his first domestic competition after winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games held in 2021 in Japan, star javelin thrower comfortably won gold medal with a throw of 82.27m “Winning…
Two-time finalist Dominic Thiem missed out on a French Open wildcard on Tuesday, consigning the former US Open champion to a battle through qualifying to reach the main draw at Roland Garros. The 30-year-old Austrian announced last week he was retiring at the end of the season after a career plagued by a long-term wrist…
Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior inspired runaway Spanish champions Real Madrid to a 5-0 rout of Alaves on Tuesday. Carlo Ancelotti’s side continued warming up for the Champions League final with a comprehensive demolition of their Basque visitors at the Santiago Bernabeu. Bellingham scored the opener and played a part in Madrid’s next three goals, two scored by…
