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Gulveer shatters Asian record, qualifies for Worlds

India's Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh smashed the Asian Indoor 5000m record while also qualifying for the World Athletics Championships to be held later this year.

22 Feb 2025 6:22 pm
From Paris to Peru: Manu Bhaker's next big challenge

Ace pistol shooter Manu Bhaker will lead a 35-member Indian team in the season-opening ISSF World Cups in April in South America.

22 Feb 2025 6:01 pm
Comesana stuns world No. 2 Zverev at Rio Open

Argentinian Francisco Comesana stunned Australian Open finalist and world number two Alexander Zverev on Friday with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in the quarter-finals of the Rio Open, the biggest win of his career so far.

22 Feb 2025 4:05 pm
Mexican referee seeks Messi's autograph; disciplined!

Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava found out the hard way that there are consequences for seeking an autograph from eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and World Cup winner Lionel Messi -- he was hit with a CONCACAF disciplinary sanction.

22 Feb 2025 5:09 am
EPL: Brentford blaze to big win over leaky Leicester

Brentford's Bryan Mbuemo scored one goal and made another in a 4-0 win over Leicester City on Friday as a dismal display of defending saw the relegation-threatened Foxes slump to their sixth home defeat in a row in the Premier League.

22 Feb 2025 4:23 am
PIX: Rublev, Draper to clash in Qatar Open final

Andrey Rublev reached the final of the Qatar Open on Friday with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5) win over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, and will meet Jack Draper in the decider after the Briton beat Czech Jiri Lehecka.

22 Feb 2025 4:09 am
Europa draw: Man Utd v Real Sociedad; Spurs v Alkmaar

Manchester United were handed a tricky Europa League last 16 tie against Real Sociedad while Tottenham Hotspur will play Dutch side AZ Alkmaar after the draw was held on Friday, but both managers are more concerned about their Premier League form.

22 Feb 2025 3:41 am
Andreeva upsets Rybakina, meets Tauson in Dubai final

Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva continued her giant-slaying exploits at the Dubai Tennis Championships by upsetting Kazakhstani sixth seed Elena Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the semi-finals on Friday.

22 Feb 2025 3:26 am
Andreeva, 17, youngest to reach WTA 1000 Final

Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva continued her giant-slaying exploits at the Dubai Tennis Championships by upsetting Kazakhstani sixth seed Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.

21 Feb 2025 11:35 pm
TOPS shake-up: Neeraj retained but big names axed

Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is among only three track and field athletes retained in the sports ministry's revamped TOPS core group.

21 Feb 2025 9:45 pm
Champions League: Real Madrid draw Atletico

Real Madrid will play local rivals Atletico Madrid while Bayern Munich were drawn against Bundesliga title challengers Bayer Leverkusen on Friday.

21 Feb 2025 6:46 pm
What's Trump Doing With Tiger Woods?

On February 20, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted a reception at the White House to honor Black History Month.

21 Feb 2025 1:24 pm
Alcaraz rues lapse that let Lehecka off the hook

World number three Carlos Alcaraz was left ruing a mistake that let Jiri Lehecka off the hook in the third set and allowed the Czech to fight back and claim a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory in the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Thursday.

21 Feb 2025 11:53 am
Jiri Lehecka shocks Carlos Alcaraz in Doha

Lehecka struck eight aces and converted four of eight break chances to secure the first Top 3 win of his career.

21 Feb 2025 10:20 am
Europa: Dybala sends Roma through; Galatasaray exit

AS Roma secured their place in the Europa League last 16 with a 3-2 home win over 10-man Porto on Thursday thanks to a Paulo Dybala double, advancing 4-3 on aggregate.

21 Feb 2025 4:18 am
ISL: Jamshedpur FC crush Mohammedan SC

Jamshedpur FC dominated Mohammedan SC in their Indian Super League match, securing a 2-0 victory.

21 Feb 2025 12:00 am
Spanish court slaps ex-soccer coach with fine over kiss

Spain's High Court has found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent

20 Feb 2025 9:25 pm
Advani's 14th Asian gold: Is he the greatest ever?

Indian cue sports maestro Pankaj Advani has won an unprecedented 14th gold medal at the Asian Snooker Championship in Doha, Qatar.

20 Feb 2025 4:58 pm
Badminton star Satwiksairaj's father passes away

Asian Games champion shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's father R Kasi Viswanatham died of cardiac arrest on Thursday morning.

20 Feb 2025 12:40 pm
Alcaraz drops set to Italian qualifier Nardi in Doha

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz withstood a charge from qualifier Luca Nardi for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the second round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha on Wednesday.

20 Feb 2025 10:03 am
Champions Cup: Messi takes Inter Miami past Sporting KC

Lionel Messi's 56th minute goal earned Inter Miami a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on a bitterly cold night in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup's first round on Wednesday.

20 Feb 2025 9:48 am
'Mbappe can reach Cristiano Ronaldo's level'

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti heaped praise on his striker Kylian Mbappe after he scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday that took the Champions League holders into the last 16.

20 Feb 2025 7:10 am
EPL: Liverpool held by Villa but go eight points clear

Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold's second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top.

20 Feb 2025 5:26 am
PIX: Mbappe 'trick' sinks Man City; Real Madrid through

A summary of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out phase play-offs.

20 Feb 2025 4:49 am
PIX: Mbappe 'trick' sinks Man City; Real Madrid thru

A summary of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out phase play-offs.

20 Feb 2025 4:21 am
ISL: Wasteful Mumbai City held in Hyderabad

Aiming at the top left corner, Mumbai City FC goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa produced a timely save to keep scores level.

19 Feb 2025 10:39 pm
Spectator banned for 'fixated behaviour' on Raducanu

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said it has banned a man who exhibited fixated behaviour towards Emma Raducanu after he was taken away by security personnel during the Briton's match at the Dubai Championship late on Tuesday.

19 Feb 2025 1:01 pm
PIX: Hamilton steps out in red at 10-team F1 launch

Seven-times World champion Lewis Hamilton appeared in Ferrari red for the first time outside of Italy as Formula One put on an unprecedented and spectacular 10-team season launch in front of 15,000 fans on Tuesday.

19 Feb 2025 5:26 am
PIX: Feyenoord knock out Milan; Bayern in last 16

A summary of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out Phase play-offs.

19 Feb 2025 5:02 am
Djokovic stunned by Berrettini in Qatar Open opener

Novak Djokovic was stunned 7-6(4), 6-2 by Matteo Berrettini in the Qatar Open first round on Tuesday as the Italian enjoyed his first win over the former world number one.

19 Feb 2025 2:34 am
F1: Drivers to face massive penalties for...

Hyundai's French rally driver Adrien Fourmaux was handed a 10,000 euro fine, with another 20,000 suspended, in Sweden on Sunday, however, for swearing in a live post-race broadcast interview.

18 Feb 2025 11:33 pm
FIH Pro League: India women go down to Spain

There was a bit of drama in the end and both teams had lost their reviews.

18 Feb 2025 7:32 pm
'Why am I misunderstood every time I raise my voice?'

The Indian Olympic Association's athletes commission chairperson and boxing legend M C Mary Kom on Tuesday denied reports that she has resigned from her position.

18 Feb 2025 1:37 pm
Alcaraz overpowers Cilic; on course for Djokovic clash

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz overcame Croatia's Marin Cilic to reach the round of 16 at the Qatar Open.

18 Feb 2025 11:12 am
Chandrachud, Pilot At Manu's Birthday

Manu Bhaker, who turned 22 on Tuesday, cut a cake to celebrate her birthday during the BBC Indian Sports Woman of the Year 2024 Awards.

18 Feb 2025 10:59 am
LaLiga PIX: Barcelona edge Rayo; jump to top

Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a first-half penalty to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano.

18 Feb 2025 9:38 am
There is favouritism in anti-doping system: Djokovic

Novak Djokovic said a majority of players believe favouritism is at play in the tennis anti-doping system.

18 Feb 2025 8:47 am