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Nadal overcomes early setback to defeat Bergs in Rome

Nadal was given a stiff test by the 24-year-old in a match which lasted almost three hours on centre court, and now faces Polish seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz.

9 May 2024 11:21 pm
Yarraji eyes Paris Oly qualification after gold win

Yarraji strikes gold in Netherlands

9 May 2024 11:07 pm
Neeraj Chopra prioritises training over stardom

Neeraj Chopra on Thursday acknowledged that his stardom sometimes comes in the way of training and competing in India.

9 May 2024 6:04 pm
Djokovic targets peak form at French Open

Novak Djokovic said he is building up to hit top form for his French Open title defence.

9 May 2024 5:49 pm
Arjun holds Carlsen; Gukesh struggles in Warsaw

World Number seven Arjun also drew two more games to remain within striking distance of early leader Kirilll Shevchenko

9 May 2024 5:20 pm
UWW suspends Bajrang; SAI approves training stint...

Wrestling's world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for refusing to undergo a dope test.

9 May 2024 5:12 pm
WTT Grand Smash: Manika slays world no.14 to march on

Manika Batra has become the first Indian woman table tennis player to enter the quarterfinals of an elite WTT event following her victory over world number 14 Nina Mittelham at the Grand Smash event in Jeddah.

9 May 2024 3:45 pm
Hockey: India name 24-member squad for Europe leg

Harmanpreet Singh will lead a 24-member Indian squad in the Europe leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League starting on May 22.

9 May 2024 3:29 pm
Chess: International Master Koshy passes away

International Master, renowned trainer and a mentor to many aspirants, Varugeese Koshy, has passed away. He was 66.

9 May 2024 12:28 pm
Diamond League: Neeraj set to start Olympic build-up

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's Paris Games preparations will be put through a stern test when he begins his season in the first leg of the prestigious Diamond League one-day meet series against a star-studded but familiar field, in Doha on Friday.

9 May 2024 12:14 pm
Madrid book Champions League final date with Dortmund

This sets up Real Madrid final against Borussia Dortmund, who knocked out Paris Saint-Germain in the other semi-final.

9 May 2024 2:45 am
Murray to return from injury at Geneva Open

Briton Andy Murray will make his comeback from injury at this month's Geneva Open after the former world number one was handed a wildcard by the organisers of the French Open tune-up event on Wednesday.

8 May 2024 3:19 pm
Neeraj to compete in India for first time in 3 years

Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will compete at home for the first time in three years after confirming participation in the National Federation Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar from May 12 to 15.

8 May 2024 1:34 pm
CL PIX: Hummels fires clinical Dortmund into final

Borussia Dortmund showed great composure to reach their third Champions League final after Mats Hummels' second-half goal earned the visitors a 1-0 victory against misfiring Paris St Germain for a deserved 2-0 aggregate win on Tuesday.

8 May 2024 9:54 am
Maradona's Golden Ball trophy to be auctioned

This is the first Golden Ball to go for auction and while the value is still to be confirmed, the auction house expects it to fetch millions on June 6.

7 May 2024 6:09 pm
Serena, Maria, Venus Shine At Met Gala

Serena Williams continued her reign on the Met Gala steps.

7 May 2024 12:22 pm
Saudi Smash TT: Manika shocks World No 2 Wang

Manika Batra shocked World No. 2 Wang Manyu of China to secure the biggest win of her singles career.

7 May 2024 12:39 am
Relay star wants to set an example for Indian athletes

'if my body is giving me company why should I stop the sport? Some foreign athletes run till 35 or 37. So I wanted to set an example for other athletes that age does not matter,' says MR Poovamma, Arjuna Awardee and the senior-most member of the Paris Olympics-bound Indian women's 4x400m relay team.

6 May 2024 11:44 pm
Guardiola tips England to win Euro 2024

England are grouped with Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia at Euro 2024 in Germany, which begins on June 14.

6 May 2024 10:04 pm
Meet India's Paris Olympics-bound relay teams

A low-down on the eight runners -- four men and four women -- who finished second in their qualifying heats to make the Olympic cut.

6 May 2024 5:35 pm
Paris Olympics may face cybersecurity nightmare

Paris 2024 gearing up to face unprecedented cybersecurity threat

6 May 2024 5:00 pm
Tennis power couple Badosa, Tsitsipas split

Tsitsidosa era ends as Badosa announces split with Tsitsipas

6 May 2024 4:14 pm
Who is Lando Norris?

McLaren's Lando Norris, who was celebrated by everyone for Max Verstappen to Donald Trump

6 May 2024 11:08 am
McLaren's Norris wins Miami GP for first F1 win

Lando Norris capitalised on a bit of good fortune to win the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday

6 May 2024 8:39 am
Indian relay teams qualify for Paris Olympics

India now have 19 Paris-bound track and field athletes and the list includes defending javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra among others.

6 May 2024 8:26 am