Sports
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An ailing father’s note: How Saransh Jain became a fighter
New Delhi: In 2014, a 21-year-old Saransh Jain was touring Australia with an Indore club side, chasing his cricket dream in white-ball matches. Every time he called home and asked for his…
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Sharmila Dhankar wins India’s first CWG para athletics gold
Glasgow: Sharmila Dhankar, a woman who was impaired by polio at the age of two and survived the trauma of an abusive marriage, became India’s first para-athlete to clinch a gold medal…
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Tejas Shirse runs historic final despite stress fracture
Glasgow: National record-holder Tejas Shirse’s historic appearance in the Commonwealth Games’ men’s 110m hurdles final ended in pain and heartbreak but demonstrated his grit as he ran the race with a stress…
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Tejaswin Shankar withdraws from high jump with injury
Glasgow: A heartbroken Tejaswin Shankar fought back tears after being forced to withdraw from the men’s high jump following his opening attempt due to a flare-up of a long-standing foot issue at…
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Sarvesh Kushare clinches historic CWG High Jump silver medal
Glasgow: National record holder Sarvesh Kushare scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men’s high jump event in the Commonwealth Games here. The 31-year-old…
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Hyderabad’s Esha Singh wins 25m pistol gold at ISSF World Cup
Hyderabad: Hyderabad shooter Esha Singh won the gold medal while double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker claimed bronze in the Women’s 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Hangzhou, China,…
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Mirabai Chanu wins 3 gold medals at Commonwealth Games
Glasgow: Mirabai Chanu reminded the world why she remains the undisputed queen of Indian weightlifting, delivering a performance worthy of a champion, clinching her third successive Commonwealth Games gold medal, while Rishikanta…
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India, Pakistan get direct quarterfinal entry in Asian Games
New Delhi: Defending champions India and Pakistan have been given direct entry into quarterfinals of both the men’s and women’s cricket competition of this year’s Asian Games. The Indian women’s team will…
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India to be among top 10 sporting nations by 2036: Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday, July 23, said the central government has drawn up a plan to ensure that India figures among the top 10…
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Sania Mirza on student protests: There is no place for violence
Hyderabad: Looks like all celebrities are slowly waking up now. After Bollywood actors, influential personalities from the sports world have also begun voicing their support for students protesting over the alleged 2026…
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Lamine Yamal’s net worth at 19: How rich is the Spain star?
There are footballers who win trophies, and then there are footballers who redefine an era. At just 19, Lamine Yamal has done both. Days after celebrating his birthday, the Barcelona wonderkid stood…
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Sir Garfield Sobers was cricket’s greatest all-rounder: A tribute
The cricketing world lost one of its most legendary stars with the passing of Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers at the age of 89 on Friday. His death marks the end of…
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Price of a late-night FIFA final in Hyderabad: A CM-Messi video
Hyderabad: As fans across Hyderabad settled in for the World Cup final, bar and cafe owners had one more instruction to follow: play a video of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy playing…
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We’ll realise the ‘madness’ when we reach Spain: Simon
New Delhi: Unai Simon has described Spain’s FIFA World Cup glory as “madness” after the goalkeeper played a key role in La Roja’s march to the title for the first time in…
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FIFA World Cup: Spain’s tactics curbed the genius of Messi
Spain’s outstanding World Cup triumph was not the result of having any great genius in its ranks or a stroke of luck. It was the culmination of years of planning, a distinctive…
