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A maiden medal at the Asian Games and breaking into the world’s top 5 remain on his radar but Lakshya Sen’s first priority is to extend his rich vein of form at the World Championships. And, he is counting on his recent showing to deliver the goods. After enduring a rough patch, Sen turned around…
Jessica Pegula overpowered a weary Liudmila Samsonova to clinch the second WTA 1000 title of her career on Sunday with a victory in the Montreal Open. The 29-year-old American world number three dominated her Russian opponent from start to finish to claim a whirlwind 6-1, 6-0 triumph in just 49 minutes. Fifteenth-seed Samsonova had battled…
Chelsea have agreed a British record transfer fee of 115 million pounds ($146 million, 133 million euros) for Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo, according to media reports on Monday. The 21-year-old Ecuador international had also been a target for Premier League rivals Liverpool, who on Friday agreed a reported record 110 million pounds fee…
After being 0-2 down in the T20I series against West Indies, the Indian team produced an emphatic turnaround to make it 2-2 by the end of the 4th T20I. But, the 5th T20I loss put across the same challenges within the team that had seen them lose the first two matches. In what was a…
Monaco and France forward Wissam Ben Yedder has been charged with “rape, attempted rape and sexual assault” over alleged acts committed on the Cote d’Azur last month, prosecutors in Nice said on Friday. Ben Yedder has been placed under judicial supervision and had to pay bail of 900,000 euros ($987,000), the Nice prosecutor’s office told AFP. In…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the much-anticipated Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections slated for Saturday till further orders following a petition filed by the Haryana Wrestling Association (HWA). The order came following a petition filed by the HWA, challenging the move to allow Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association to cast…
New Delhi : Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on friday affirmed that the Pakistan cricket team will be treated like any other participating nation’s squad as the arch-rival will arrive in India to feature in the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Pakistan’s government last week confirmed that it will send the…
After two back-to-back losses, Team India finally took a sigh of relief after they registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory over West Indies in the third T20I of Tuesday. Trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, the Hardik Pandya-led side chased down the target of 160 in just 17.5 overs. The major contribution came from batter Suryakumar Yadav, who…
Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received first-round byes in the BWF World Championships 2023 draw held here on Thursday. This year’s BWF World Championships will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from August 21 to 27. Sindhu, who won the women’s singles world title in…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Thursday that last season’s remarkable treble success was a “once in a lifetime” achievement as he tried to lower expectations on the eve of a new campaign. City, bidding to become the first side to win four consecutive English top-flight titles, start the Premier League season away to Burnley…