Luka Modric brings Galactico glamour to Swansea City
Real Madrid maestro Luka Modric is poised to make his first move into club ownership with a minority stake at Swansea City.
PIX: Alvarez stars in Atletico win; Napoli rout Empoli
A summary of Monday's action in LaLiga and Serie A.
Page writes snooker history with two 147s in one match
Welshman Jackson Page made history on Monday as the first player to hit two maximum 147 breaks in a single match and received a 147,000 pounds ($193,937.10) bonus for his unique feat.
PIX: Semenyo's early goal takes Bournemouth past Fulham
Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo scored inside the first minute as they ended a run of eight games without a victory thanks to a 1-0 Premier League home win over Fulham on Monday, a result that reignites their hopes of European football next season.
PIX: Italy Winter Games, Paralympics torches unveiled
The torches that will carry the Olympic flame for the 2026 Winter Games and Paralympics were unveiled on Monday in Milan and at a parallel event in the Italian pavilion at Expo 2025 in the Japanese city of Osaka.
Indian Open Athletics: Last chance to qualify for senior Fed meet
CHENNAI: Indian Open Athletics Championships, an event that was included in Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) domestic calendar earlier this year, has not seen too many entries in certain categories since it began on April 1. Some of the events had entries in ones and twos in the last three editions too. But the Chennai edition, which will be held today, seems to have an extensive entry list. The men's 100m has some 54 entries while the 200m will witness around 35 participants. Similarly, 400m has 40 entries. Even on events where there were few participants in the earlier meets, the numbers have increased a bit. Men's pole vault, too, has seen a healthy number. The AFI had come out with a guideline for qualifying to compete at the senior national federation athletics competition in Kochi and has made it mandatory for all athletes to compete in at least one regional or Indian Open Athletics Competition. The AFI's circular, dated April 1, said: This notice is to inform you that the AFI has made it mandatory for all athletes seeking to qualify for the 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Championships 2025, scheduled to take place in Kochi, Kerala, from 21st -24th April 2025, to participate in either the Indian Open Athletics Meet or the Indian Grand Prix in the year 2025. Chennai is the last opportunity for all to qualify. However, it needs to be seen how many turn up on Tuesday. Going by the response in the earlier Indian Open events, it seemed athletes were not interested in competing. Take for instance in the first Indian Open meet in Sangrur, Punjag. In the men's 800m, there were three competitors, while in the 5000m there were four. What seemed more embarrassing was the 10,000m where only two competed. There were did not starts (DNS) and disqualifications (DQ) as well. In the women's section, there were more than one categories where only one athlete competed. In the 5000m, of the two, one did not start. In high jump, only one entered and competed. There were three entries in the 10,000m but only two competed. There have been such instances in the next two Indian Open athletics in Nadiad where in some events there were two or three competitors. This has been the case in Indian Grand Prix I as well. However, in Ranchi the trend changed a bit with some top javelin throwers entering the fray. The AFI has said that this had already been the case since the beginning of the season. The circular is not an afterthought or has been taken out because of low turnout. According to an AFI official, the idea is to make athletes compete in more than just one competition before qualifying for Asian Athletics Championships, which is scheduled to be held in May. The Senior National Federation Athletics in Kochi competition would serve as the qualifying event for the Asian meet.
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
Michael Schumacher Signs Special Former F1 Champion's Helmet For Charity
With help from Corinna, Schumacher signed a helmet, which features signatures from all other living F1 World Champions, with the initials MS for an upcoming charity auction.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri Clinches Pole At Bahrain GP Qualifying: ; Verstappen, Norris Struggle
For Piastri, placed third in the championship 13 points behind his teammate, this was only his second ever pole, the first coming in China last month when he went on to win.
PIX: Barca extend LaLiga lead; Bayern, Dortmund draw
A summary of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Bundesliga and Serie A.
Marc Marquez pips brother Alex to win Qatar GP sprint
Ducati's Marc Marquez won his fourth straight sprint of the season at the Qatar Grand Prix to retake the lead in the MotoGP riders' championship while his younger brother Alex of Gresini Racing took second place yet again on Saturday.
McLaren's Piastri takes pole in Bahrain F1 GP
McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrated pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, his 50th Formula One race, while dejected championship-leading teammate Lando Norris qualified sixth and said he had been clueless on track.
PIX: Alcaraz, Musetti to clash in Monte Carlo final
Carlos Alcaraz stormed into his first Masters final in 13 months when he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(2), 6-4 on Saturday.
PIX: Liverpool clear as Arsenal held; City whip Palace
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Who are the highest earning golfers in the world? The results will amaze you!
Elite golf is flush with money at the moment but since the start of 2022, who has earned the most money at the top of the professional game? The post Who are the highest earning golfers in the world? The results will amaze you! appeared first on Golf365 .
AIFF bids to host 2031 AFC Asian Cup
'The AIFF is happy to have the government's strong support in our bid to host the AFC Asian Cup 2031. The Asian Cup is the biggest football tournament in Asia and it is important for India as a nation to showcase what we have, not just to Asia but to the rest of the world.'
We wanted Norway Chess to be the Champions League for chess: Madland
CHENNAI: Few events in the chess calendar have risen to prominence like Norway Chess. First started in 2013, the annual Classical tournament has grown from strength to strength over the last decade. It has led to the likes of Garry Kasparov calling the event, held in the coastal city of Stavanger in the country's southwest, the Wimbledon equivalent of the game. Kjell Madland, founder of Norway Chess, was in Mumbai on Friday to hold exploratory talks with interested parties in relation to hosting an event associated with Norway Chess in India next year. In an interview with this daily, Madland spoke about how NC became a household name in the world of chess, the possibility of having an Indian sponsor and the upcoming D. Gukesh v. Magnus Carlsen match at Norway Chess this year. Excerpts: On the origins of Norway Chess and how it became an important tournament It was a big goal of ours from the very beginning, to do something different and big. We wanted it to be something like the Champions League for chess players. Something they (players) would strongly about, where everything would be professional from start to end. Not just for players but fans and sponsors also. We tried to do new things every year. That has led to different time controls (all drawn games finish with Armageddon style finishes), confession booths and so on. On having multiple events of Norway Chess, in Dubai and India in the future We are trying to discuss and explore what we can do because Norway Chess is a well known brand in the chess world and we have a lot of fans in India. It would be nice to find something and do a Norway Chess tournament in India (this would be different to the annual event in Stavanger).We have explored the possibility to do it. We have come into contact with people and there have been meetings. We hope we can find someone who wants to make this happen in India. The tournament is very global already. On the presence of four Indians in the event in 2025 (Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali) For us, Indian players have always been very important. It's nice that we can have them because we do have a lot of followers from India. On getting to Gukesh to sign on for the tournament He has played two times at Norway Chess, the first time he played at the Norway Open. I think he likes the tournament. We invited him to play in 2023 in the main tournament and he played very well (he finished third, just behind Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana). One of the reasons he got into the Candidates was because he got a lot of points in the FIDE circuit when he played in Norway. He was very quick with his response when we invited him this year. On equal pay for women's event It's important for Norway Chess and chess itself. We want more women to play chess and more girls to play chess. There are a lot of good players in the women's tournament and they need to earn more money because then it's easier to make a living out of chess like many men who are able to make a living out of chess. That's good for the sport. Also, in Norway, equal prize money and salary are very important and we want to follow that example. When: The annual event will be held at Stavanger from May 26 to June 6.
Masters 2025 round two breakdown: 5 things we learnt from a dramatic day at Augusta
McIlroy goes low as several Major winners and stars stake their Masters claim ahead of a pivotal run-in at Augusta National. The post Masters 2025 round two breakdown: 5 things we learnt from a dramatic day at Augusta appeared first on Golf365 .
PIX: Alcaraz battles past Fils to reach Monte Carlo SF
Four-times Grand Slam champion Alcaraz had to sweat but made the most of his opponent's errors in the key moments to set up a semi-final against fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who beat Australia's Alexei Popyrin in straight sets.
Boxing getting muddier as Court fires warning to BFI
CHENNAI: Things are getting more and more complicated for the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and its election. Days after the World Boxing (WB) formed an interim committee with BFI president in it, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has said that not conducting elections as directed by the court amounts to 'contempt'. The HP HC also said that the BFI election that was stalled on direction of its president's letter to the Returning Officer, RK Gauba, should be conducted at the earliest. HP HC's single judge, Sandeep Sharma, came down heavily on the BFI as well. Though it is clear cut contempt of order passed by this Court, but by way of indulgence and on the vehement request of learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, this Court adjourns the matter to 28.04.2025, enabling all respondents to file reply, but this Court hopes and trusts that on or before next date of hearing, respondent No. 4 ensures that election of federation is conducted as per schedule fixed, the order dated April 11 said, adding, if dates given in the same have expired, observer in consultation with the Returning Officer may fix fresh schedule and ensure that elections are held at the earliest. The order also said, Needless to say, till the time orders passed by competent Court law is not set aside, varied or modified by superior court of law, there is no authority, if any, with the respondents to tinker with same. It needs to be seen what the BFI does next. The tenure of the last elected executive council expired on February 2/3 and the sports ministry, under extreme circumstances, usually gives three months leeway to conduct elections. It needs to be seen when the ministry de-recognises the national boxing federation. In a big boost to Ajay Singh, World Boxing forms interim panel to run affairs of Indian boxing The order also said: Taking note of aforesaid communication (of BFI president), Returning Officer, ignoring the mandate given by this Court vide order dated 20.03.2025, paused the entire election process till Boxing Federation of India informs him with regard to action taken in the wake of the Court orders. The BFI president had written to the RO saying: BFI president wrote: (s)ince these orders have the potential to disrupt the ongoing electoral process/schedule, we are taking steps to approach the superior courts for urgent intervention. Therefore, it is requested that further orders be awaited before the conflicting orders of the high courts are acted upon. All eyes will also be on the sports ministry as well and what action they would take when the three months extension gets over. As of now, the sport is getting affected as well. The preparation for the Asian Games should have started by now but as things stand, officials are unwilling to relent and find a viable solution.
India's archers seal third medal in World Cup
India's compound mixed team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav secured a spot in the final at the Archery World Cup Stage 1, guaranteeing a third medal for the country.
Bahrain GP: McLaren Dominate FP2 But Verstappen's Struggles Continue
Oscar Piastri led McLaren's dominance in second practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen struggling in seventh. George Russell was third for Mercedes, while rookies impressed.
Hitesh claims 70kg gold in World Boxing Cup
Time And Tide primed to deliver in feature event
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
Three Indian boxers Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (50kg), Nikhil Dubey (75kg), and Jugnoo (85kg) will step into the ring on day two of the six-day tournament.
Head coach Massimo Costantini hopes the pair of Maanav and Manush reach the quarterfinals; is quietly confident of Indias chances and plans to organise camps ahead of the World Cup; feels Sharath can add value as a High-Performance Director
