PIX: Alcaraz survives Marozsan scare; Musetti advances
Musetti makes light work of lucky loser Galan
Inter to don unseen kit for Champions League final
The Italians, however, did not opt for their second strip -- white shirts with blue details -- choosing to wear the third kit instead, a golden yellow shirt with black details and black shorts.
French Open: Retiring Gasquet faces Sinner challenge
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Norway's Casper Ruud, the French Open runner-up in 2022 and 2023, crashed out of the tournament in the second round on Wednesday after losing 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to unseeded Nuno Borges of Portugal.
Three Indian pugilists advance to Thailand Open semis
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The last eight Major golf tournaments won in over par could the 2025 U.S. Open be next?
Who are the eight most recent Major champions that posted a winning score over par? The 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club may be next. The post The last eight Major golf tournaments won in over par could the 2025 U.S. Open be next? appeared first on Golf365 .
French Open: Paolini ousts Tomljanovic, enters Round 3
Nadal touch helps Paolini reach French Open third round
Asian Athletics: India win gold in mixed relay
In other results, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi ran a personal best of 45.57s in the men's 400m but that could only fetch him a fourth-place finish.
Delhi FC, SC Bengaluru I-League relegation on hold
Fonseca credits Guga for Brazilian fans at French Open
One of the rising stars of the men's tour, Fonseca shocked ninth seed Andrey Rublev on his Grand Slam main draw debut at the Australian Open in January and became the youngest Brazilian to win an ATP tournament at the Argentina Open the following month.
Kashmir's Suhail drafted into India squad
The squad announcement also marks the return of East Bengal's dependable central defender Anwar Ali, who had been sidelined since February due to a hamstring injury. He last featured in competitive action against Bengaluru FC in the ISL.
PIX: Erigaisi hands Gukesh second defeat; Nakamura stuns Carlsen
Arjun Erigaisi joined Hikaru Nakamura in the lead at the Norway Chess 2025 after handing compatriot World champion Gukesh Dommaraju a second straight defeat on Tuesday.After two rounds of action-packed games in Stavanger, Erigaisi and Nakamura share the lead with 4.5 points each.
PIX: Monfils unleashes the magic in another 5-set epic
Gael Monfils thrilled the Roland Garros crowd with his 12th five-set victory at the French Open on Tuesday before revealing that he does not enjoy having to dig himself out of deep holes at Grand Slams.
Djokovic protege Mensik beats jeers and Muller to advance
Jakub Mensik said he tried to compose himself like his mentor Novak Djokovic would to handle the partisan French Open crowd after the talented Czech teenager downed local hope Alexandre Muller in a tense clash on Tuesday.
Old friends, new goals: Messi, Suarez in Uruguayan club venture
From their glory days at Barcelona to reuniting at Inter Miami, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have now brought their enduring partnership into a new chapter, co-founding Deportivo LSM, a club set to compete in professional Uruguayan football.
Pro tip: why a wedge fittingwill knock shots off your score
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Gulveer wins gold in men's 10000m at Asian Athletics
Gulveer Singh clocked 28 minute 38.63 seconds to win the gold to claim the gold medal in the men's 10,000m race at the Asian Athletics Championships.
Singapore Open: Sindhu cruises into second round
P V Sindhu registered a straight-game victory against Canada's Wen Yu Zhang in the first round.
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.
Norway Chess: Carlsen pips Gukesh in marathon showdown
Carlsen beats Gukesh in nerve-wracking opening round of Norway Chess
Norway Chess: Carlsen masterclass floors Gukesh
STAVANGER: The genius of Magnus Carlsen was in full display as he bested D Gukesh after four hours and change on day one of Norway Chess on Monday. For all money, it had seemed like the draw was going to be the only result even if the five-time world champion had lobbed several grenades in the opening exchanges. He picked a lesser-spotted variation -- usually played at club according to the commentators -- and slowly but surely started asking questions of the world champion. To be fair to Gukesh, he had answered most of the questions with a series of precise moves. But when push came to shove, the Norwegian did what he does best. Squeezing water out of stone in a drawn endgame. The Indian, who prides himself in calculating moves till the end of the line, made an error after queening with his h pawn in the 45th move. Carlsen did likewise his f pawn. The Indian teen, according to the engines, had to start the checks with Rg2. But he instead moved the freshly minted queen to h6. The engines jumped in favour of Carlsen. He still needed to do one move to kind of consolidate this advantage. He found that move with Kc2. This was the beginning of the end even if Gukesh soldiered on with five more checks in as many moves. Carlsen, though, allowed his intuition to take over where he married with deadly accuracy with super fast moves (both players had mere seconds on the clock on multiple occasions). Just as Carlsen was threatening checkmate, Gukesh shook hands knowing that there was no point in continuing to play. This match kind of showed the distance the Indian has to still travel to beat Carlsen in Classical. This match also kind of showed why the Norwegian five-time champ is continued to be held in such a high regard, even in a format such as this. The result could once again reignite the talk Surrounding Gukesh's world title from a wide perspective. Less than an hour after winning the World Championship in Singapore, Gukesh refused to acknowledge the significance of the title in relation to staking his claim to be the best in the world. This does not mean I'm the best player in the world, he had said in the post-tournament press conference. Obviously, that's Magnus. Would love to test myself against Magnus, the Indian had continued. I want to reach the level of greatness that Magnus has achieved. Hours after Gukesh's challenge, the Norwegian simply said 'I'm not part of the circus,' thus closing the door on qualifying for the Candidates and potentially setting up a Championship match. Given that Carlsen, the current World No. 1 in Classical, will not put himself through the rigours of World Championship cycle, it's safe to say that that tie will never happen. For the spectators, it's about world champ vs World No 1: Gukesh on clash against Carlsen It's also why there was a strange undercurrent in the immediate aftermath of Gukesh's win over Ding Liren. While GMs around the world congratulated the Indian teen and hailed his achievement, they, at least at a subconscious level, somewhat questioned the legitimacy of his crown. It didn't help that Carlsen, via the TakeTakeTake streams on YouTube, wasn't overly pleased the teen's general play. If people think I was criticising Gukesh too much (during the Worlds), its because I expect so much from him in classical chess, the five-time champion had said recently. Garry Kasparov, a bonafide great of the game, also wasn't all that sold. This was the prelude to Norway Chess' opener on Monday. This tournament couldn't have asked for a better set-up to begin proceedings -- World No. 1 vs. world champion as Gukesh himself pointed out in one of the pre-tournament interviews to the main stakeholders -- in the country's southwest. In isolation, this one game between Gukesh and Carlsen wasn't going to move the needle too much. But peel back the layers and there was a lot riding on this for both parties, including the 34-year-old who considers Classical as tedious because of the elaborate prep time and the rather choreographed openings. For Carlsen, this was about maintaining his status. For the Indian, a win could act as a catalyst for shutting down the naysayers. Gukesh, as he is known to do, entered the playing hall -- situated inside a big bank just off downtown -- roughly 10 minutes before the game. Carlsen? The organisers had to circle back to his board for the ceremonial first move as the Norwegian World No. 1 was late by a few minutes. Just Carlsen things. Four hours later, the master delivered a masterclass.
Djokovic sad that Big Four rivals are now gone
Novak Djokovic said he owes much of his success to his former rivals Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
Sneha's positive dope test a big wake up call for AFI, SAI
CHENNAI: In what could be another embarrassing episode for Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Sneha K tested positive for banned substance and is undergoing provisional suspension. It was on Sunday, Sneha's name started doing the rounds for returning positive. Interestingly, the 400m athlete was part of the training camp at the National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Thiruvananthapuram. Sneha was also part of the Asian Athletics Championships underway in Gumi, South Korea and had to be withdrawn because of this. She was tested by the World Athletics anti-doping watchdog Athletics Integrity Unit and tested positive for stanozolol. According to the AIU website, she has been served notice of charge. Stanozolol is an anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) and a performance enhancing drugs. It is banned at all times. This comes days after ace javelin thrower Shivpal Singh tested positive for banned substance and chief national coach of the junior India team, Ramesh Nagpuri, was penalised by National Anti-Doping Agency for reportedly aiding evasion. Shivpal was training at the NCOE Patiala. The urine sample was collected during out-of-competition. The AFI had started an audacious plan this year of decentralising the national camps. Athletes testing positive in camps should give a wake-up call to not just the AFI but also the Sports Authority of India (SAI), who is in-charge of the NCOEs. India has already started bidding for the 2036 Olympic Games and is keen to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030. But such unsavoury instances will bring in disrepute to the country. Sneha had represented India at the World Relays on May 10 and 11. She won bronze at the Federation Athletics Championships in April where she clocked her personal best of 53.00s. She also ran at the Indian Grand Prix 2 at Thiruvananthapuram. Athletics: Dronacharya Award winner gets provisional NADA suspension The AFI had said that strict action would be taken against coaches. It needs to be seen how they go about Sneha and Shivpals positive cases in the NCOEs. However, as of now no action has been taken against any coach apart from the ones National Anti-Doping Agency has penalized. One among them was Nagpuri. Athletics has been one of the most tainted sports in India. Recently according to a sports ministry's annual report, 43 athletes had tested positive the highest number between April 2023 and January 2024. The overall total number stood at 125 positives from 4891 samples. This also comes after a couple of more embarrassing incidents that took place on foreign shores. Long distance runner Kartik Kumar, silver medal winner at the 2023 Asian Games, tested positive during a test conducted by the United State Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). The athletes training stint was approved by the AFI and SAI. He was provisionally suspended. This was followed by an incident in Kenya where an Indian national was nabbed with an illegal consignment of assorted performance enhancing substances at a high altitude training centre in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The AFI issued a diktat that restricted all athletes participation in international competitions and training. They have to take permission from the AFI.
Paolini survives Yuan scare at French Open
But the 29-year-old late bloomer found a way back into the match and rattled off the next four games to book her second-round spot.
World Champion Gukesh to take on Carlsen in opening round of Norway Chess
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Srikanth's Resurgence: A Tale of Resolve, Discipline
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'Merci Rafa': Roland Garros pays tribute to Nadal
On the anniversary of the day he first walked on to the Roland Garros court 20 years ago, Rafael Nadal returned as a hero to be celebrated by a crowd that has always embraced him as one of their own.
EPL PIX: Champions Liverpool sign off with draw
Liverpool end victorious season with 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace
City, Chelsea, Newcastle qualify for Champions League
Manchester City and Chelsea both secured their Champions League places with victories on the final day of the English Premier League season and Newcastle United joined them despite stumbling to a last-day defeat.
Michael Schumacher Remains Priceless! F1 Legend's Ferrari Sold For A Record Fee At Auction
Real Madrid appoint Xabi Alonso as new manager
Xabi Alonso has signed a three-year contract until June 2028 and the 43-year-old replaces Carlo Ancelotti, who took charge of his last game on Saturday.
Srikanth goes down tamely to Shi Feng in Malaysia Masters final
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth capped a remarkable campaign with a runner-up finish at the Malaysia Masters Super in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, going down in straight games to China's world No. 4 Li Shi Feng in the men's singles final.
Meropi and Shamrock may fight out the finish of the H.H. Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Cup
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.
Amalraj highlights need for professional table tennis leagues in the country
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
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
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Steeplechaser Sable to run in season-opening Diamond League Meeting on April 26
Sable is set to miss the April 21-24 Federation Cup National Championships in Kochi, which is the final selection event for the Asian Championships in Korea next month
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
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
