Gauff, Pegula, Zverev Exit Wimbledon!
13 of the men's seeds fell at the first hurdle -- a Wimbledon record since 32 seeds were introduced in 2001.
Anderson Peters pulls out of Neeraj Chopra Classic
The 27-year-old Grenada stalwart, who had taken the bronze medal behind Neeraj at the Paris Olympics last year, has been replaced by Poland's Cyprian Mrzygd in the event schedule for Saturday
PIX: Real Madrid edge Juventus to reach Club WC last 8
Real Madrid hit their stride at the Club World Cup on Tuesday, edging Juventus 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals thanks to a second-half strike from academy graduate Gonzalo Garcia as Kylian Mbappe made his tournament debut.
Wimbledon 2025: Seeds Wilt In Scorching Heat!
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner stayed cool to reach the second round of Wimbledon while several of his fellow seeds including Italian compatriot Lorenzo Musetti crashed and burned on a sizzling Tuesday.
Wonderkid Divyanshi Creates History At Asian Youth TT
Divyanshi Bhowmick wins gold at Asian Youth TT Championships
Wimbledon 2025: World No. 3, Olympic Champion Exit!
Italian Cocciaretto stuns Pegula in big Wimbledon upset; Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen was beaten by Czech Katerina Siniakova.
Interview | I really hope I can change Indian swimming for women one day, says Dhinidhi Desinghu
The youngest from the country to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics talks about the experience and wants to build on the takeaways in a busy season ahead
Why New Sports Policy May Revive Indian Soccer, Tennis
Govt's new sports policy to encourage Indian-origin athletes abroad to represent country
Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sabalenka survive; Medvedev exits
IMAGES from Day 1 of 2025 Wimbledon Championships played at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
PIX: Fluminense shock Inter, make Club World Cup last 8
Images from the FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16 match between Inter Milan and Fluminense, at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, US, on Monday.
Lando Norris holds off Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1s Austrian Grand Prix
Lando Norris has held off a race-long challenge from his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Austrian Grand Prix and lift his Formula 1 title hopes
Move over Fast and Furious-Brad Pitt's 'F1' dominates
Apple's high-octane racing film F1: The Movie roared to the top of the U.S. and Canadian box office this weekend, fueled by star-power and a finely-tuned marketing campaign
Austrian GP: Norris survives Piastri charge to revive title bid
Lando Norris won the Austrian Grand Prix and revived his Formula One title bid after fending off championship-leading McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri under race-long pressure on Sunday.
India women's FIH horror ends in relegation
Indian women's team suffers eighth defeat in FIH Pro League, relegated to Nations Cup
AFI Sets July 31 Deadline for Mandatory Registration of Coaches
Upon successful registration, each coach will be allotted a unique registration number by the AFI and an ID card will be issued.
Club World Cup: Chelsea survive Benfica scare
Extra time goals see Chelsea down 10-man Benfica to advance to quarters
Austrian GP Agrees To Long-Term Extension With F1
The circuit in Spielberg is set to feature in the Formula One race calendar up until the year 2041.
'I feel like that I'm playing great tennis on grass'
Sinner plays down split with trainer and physio ahead of Wimbledon
Tanvi Sharma, Ayush Shetty progress to semifinals of U.S. Open badminton
Tanvi will take on Ukraine's Polina Buhrova in the semifinal on Saturday, while Ayush will run into top seed Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei for a place in the title clash.
Tanvi, Ayush advance to semis of US Open badminton
Tanvi Sharma and Ayush Shetty marched into the semi-finals of the US Open badminton tournament with convincing wins to continue their impressive run in the Super 300 Tournament.
Saina Nehwal's Santiago Diaries
Saina Nehwal, who last played badminton at the Singapore Open in June 2023, has spent her time away from the sport travelling to different parts of the world.
'Players forced to give up vacation to play Club WC'
Brazil's Barcelona forward Raphinha regretted that the players were not consulted about extending their season to play at the Club World Cup, adding that nobody should be obliged to give up their vacation time.
Dunne makes sensational practice debut, emerges fourth quickest
The 19-year-old Dunne impresses in F1 debut, matching top drivers pace in McLaren at Austrian Grand Prix practice
Praggnanandhaa wins UzChess Cup Masters, becomes top-ranked Indian
The win took Praggnanandhaas live rating to 2778.3, making him World No. 4 up three places as he achieved his highest career ranking
Despite recent setbacks, Sindhu confident of turning the corner on the tour
Asian doubles squash championship: India creates history, wins three gold medals
India secured hat-trick of gold medals in mens doubles, womens doubles and mixed doubles.
National aquatics | Benedicton, Dhinidhi and Rishabh break new ground
Nine-year-old Indian prodigy Aarit Kapil holds Carlsen to a draw in Early Titled Tuesday
Aarit, the runner-up at the recent Under-9 National Championship, matched the five-time world champion move for move and had Carlsen in a completely lost position in the online platform
India assures medals in Asian doubles squash championships
India secures podium spots in the Asian doubles squash championships with wins in the mens and womens doubles categories
Ultimate action and a golden show by young Indian paddlers
Indian freestyle wrestlers win five more gold medals
Indian wrestlers dominate the Asian under-23 championships with five gold medals and a silver, topping team rankings in multiple categories
Ranquelino primed to deliver in Chief Justices Cup
Hockey stars get a kick out of playing football
Lalit Babu and 23 others in lead
Kangana Ranaut named brand ambassador of World Para Athletics Championships
New Delhi, Jun 18: Actor-cum-politician Kangana Ranaut was on Wednesday named brand ambassador of the World Para Athletics Championships to be held here in September-October. The 39-year-old Ranaut, who garnered acclaim for her performances in films like Fashion and Queen, represents Himachal Pradeshs Mandi constituency in the current Lok Sabha. Indias para athletes are rewriting what is possible every single day. I am deeply honoured to support them and help raise awareness about their incredible achievements. Para sport is not [] The post Kangana Ranaut named brand ambassador of World Para Athletics Championships appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Burns fires 65 to grab U.S. Open lead as heavy rain spoils play
A line of storms that rolled through Oakmont between the second and third rounds hardly seemed to make an impact at the U.S. Open
Ricardo, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Meydan Plate
Lance Stroll refuses to discuss wrist injury specifics ahead of home Canadian Grand Prix
The Aston Martin driver has been cleared to compete this weekend at his home Canadian Grand Prix, but he was short on details about his injury
Ace Indian race walker Priyanka Goswami notches first win of season
Goswami clocked 47 minute and 54 second to win the 10km race walk on Monday
Madrids new street circuit to debut in 2026, replacing Imola on F1 schedule
F1 announced its 2026 calendar on Tuesday, setting the first grand prix at the new Madring track in the Spanish capital for September 13
Dane Antonsen and South Koreas An win Indonesia Open crown
Anders Antonsen beat Taiwanese Chou Tien-chen 22-20 21-14; An Se-young beat Chinese world number two Wang Zhiyi 13-21 21-19 21-15
India win six gold on day two to dominate Taiwan Open athletics
Three-time national champion Vithya Ramraj, Rohit Yadav, Pooja, Krishan Kumar and Annu Rani won the gold medal in their respective events in an impressive outing by the Indian contingent
Neymar tests positive for COVID-19, Santos say
The club did not disclose how long Neymar will be out of action; he is ruled out of Thursday's league match at Fortaleza through suspension
India ends without a medal in Archery World Cup Stage-3
Indian mens hockey team loses 1-2 to Netherlands in Euro leg of Pro League
AMSTELVEEN (NETHERLANDS, Jun 7: The Indian mens hockey team squandered a one goal lead to lose 1-2 to Olympic champions Netherlands in the first match of the European leg of FIH Pro League here on Saturday. The Netherlands struck the winning goal two minutes from the final whistle through Van Dam Thijs (58th minute), who also scored the equalising goal in the 25th minute. Captain Harmanpreet Singh had converted the first penalty corner of the match in the 19th minute [] The post Indian mens hockey team loses 1-2 to Netherlands in Euro leg of Pro League appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
F1s next big hope is rising rapidly through the ranks
Arvid Lindblad, who has Indian heritage through his mother, is seen as one of the brightest prospects in junior racing; the 17-year-old is a part of the Red Bull junior programme and is making waves in F2 in only his third year of racing in cars; the teenager emphasises on trying to keep learning during the current season while aiming to join the big league next year
Indonesia Open badminton: Sindhu advances to second round, Sen bows out
Jakarta, Jun 3: Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu battled her way into the second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament while Lakshya Sen bowed out after losing in the opening round in Jakarta on Tuesday (June 3, 2025). Sindhu overcame long-time rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 22-20, 21-23, 21-15 in an absorbing one-hour and 19-minute clash in the womens singles. Sen, the 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, battled valiantly before falling to world No. 1 Shi Yu [] The post Indonesia Open badminton: Sindhu advances to second round, Sen bows out appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Satwik-Chirag lead charge as Indian shuttlers eye glory in Indonesia
Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu will also aim for a deep run following a string of underwhelming performances this year
Big Bay and Alfonsine may fight out the finish of the Benaka Developers Karnataka Juvenile Million
Olympic Boxing Champ Imane Khelif Must Undergo Genetic Sex Screening To Fight For New Governing Body
The IOC ran the past two Olympic boxing tournaments after the banishment of the IBA for decades of misdeeds and controversy, and it applied the sex eligibility rules used in previous Olympics. Khelif and Lin were eligible to compete under those standards.
Mahaveer & Ferrari win Race-2 of Italian GT Sprint Championship
The pair now leads the GT3 Pro-Am championship standings and is second overall in the Italian GT Sprint Championship.
Kidambi Srikanth Enters First Final in Six Years at Malaysia Masters
This is Srikanth's first final appearance on the BWF World Tour since finishing runner-up at the 2019 India Open
Modric to Leave Real Madrid After Club World Cup
On Saturday I will play my last match at the Santiago Bernabeu, said Modric, 39, in a post on Instagram, as he reaches the end of his contract with Los Blancos.
Lakshya bows out of Thailand Open; Malvika, Aakarshi, Unnati advance
World No. 10 pair of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, currently the best-ranked Indians in the world, also made a positive start to their campaign
McIlroy, Scheffler and Schauffele together for rainy PGA battle
World number two McIlroy of Northern Ireland completed a career Grand Slam by capturing the long-sought green jacket last month at Augusta National, snapping a major win drought dating to 2014 with his fifth major triumph
Gukesh In Different Position As World Champ Because Magnus Carlsen Is There: Kasparov
New Delhi, May 13: Russian chess icon Garry Kasparov, whose record of being the youngest world champion was bettered by D Gukesh, feels that the Indian is in a different situation compared to him as Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is considered, by all metrics, a better player than the Chennai teenager. Gukesh was 17 when he defeated Chinas reigning world champion Ding Liren in a 14-game showdown to claim the coveted title last year. Kasparov was 22 when he clinched the [] The post Gukesh In Different Position As World Champ Because Magnus Carlsen Is There: Kasparov appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Kynan, Sabeera win trap mixed team bronze in Shotgun World Cup
The Indian pair had finished fourth among 34 teams in qualification, with a tally of 142 after 75-shots fired by each team member
Formula One 2025 | Tell-tale signs whos hot, whos not and the road ahead
From Piastris bright start to Verstappen extracting the maximum out of available resources, the indications are that the F1 2025 season will be a three-way battle with Norris also in the mix; Hamilton seeking redemption will add to the drama
F1 title fight is increasingly focused on McLaren, but Verstappen says hes still hopeful
Ahead of Sundays Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, this Formula 1 season is looking like McLaren vs
Neeraj Chopra begins season with 84.52m throw in South Africa
New Delhi, Apr 17: Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra started his season on a high by winning the Potch Invitational Track event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Chopra topped the six-man field, hurling the spear to a distance of 84.52m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event on Wednesday. The Indian star finished ahead of 25-year-old South African Douw Smit, whose best throw was 82.44m But Chopras effort was below his personal best of 89.94m, while Douw came [] The post Neeraj Chopra begins season with 84.52m throw in South Africa appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Sindhu, Sen to lead India at Sudirman Cup Finals; Satwik-Chirag return after injury
New Delhi, Apr 15: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and world No. 18 Lakshya Sen will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Sudirman Cup Finals to be held in Xiamen, China from April 27 to May 4, the national federation announced on Tuesday. India, who qualified for the prestigious mixed team championships based on their overall world ranking, have been clubbed in a challenging Group D alongside former champions Indonesia, two-time runners-up Denmark, and a strong English outfit. The [] The post Sindhu, Sen to lead India at Sudirman Cup Finals; Satwik-Chirag return after injury appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Adding a French touch to Indias Olympic dream
Paris is working to boost India-France sports cooperation and share its expertise in organising major sporting events
Hitesh claims 70kg gold in World Boxing Cup
Interview | We are fighting with what we have, says Adriana Diaz
The paddler from Puerto Rica talks about her experience in the WTT Star Contender, Chinas dominance in the sport and the widening gulf between the Asian giant and the rest of the world
