F1 PIX: Norris sizzles in the rain to win Miami sprint
Lando Norris lucked in to win a rain-hit and crash-strewn Miami Grand Prix sprint race in a McLaren one-two on Saturday.
FC Goa crush Jamshedpur to win Super Cup, seal AFC spot
FC Goa has won the Super Cup title for the second time, defeating Jamshedpur FC 3-0 in the final. Borja Herrera scored a brace, while Dejan Drazic added another goal for the Goan club, who also secured a spot in the preliminary round of the AFC Champions League.
Diamond League: Sable fades as Ethiopians dominate again
India's top 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable finished eighth in the Diamond League Meeting in Keqiao, China, with a time of 8 minutes and 23.85 seconds.
Pahalgam attack fallout: Pakistan loses volleyball event
The Central Asian Volleyball tournament, which India withdrew from following the terror attack in Pahalgam, has been shifted from Islamabad to Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Olympian Kerley arrested for allegedly hitting ex
Twice Olympic 100 metres medallist Fred Kerley has been arrested for allegedly punching hurdler and ex-girlfriend Alaysha Johnson in the face, police said on Friday, and, as a result, he will not compete in the Grand Slam Track event in Miami this weekend.
Antonelli is F1's youngest polesitter in any format
The 18-year-old, preparing for only his sixth Grand Prix weekend, lapped with a best time of one minute 26.482 seconds to pip McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.045 seconds.
PIX: De Bruyne strike earns Man City win over Wolves
Captain Kevin De Bruyne scored in his penultimate game at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on Friday to climb to third in the Premier League and boost their chances of Champions League qualification.
15 majors, 15 major injuries: Tiger Woods gruesome injury record revealed
Golf365 look at the timeline in which Tiger Woods endured several major surgeries in his career. The post 15 majors, 15 major injuries: Tiger Woods gruesome injury record revealed appeared first on Golf365 .
Verstappen-Piquet welcome baby girl Lily
Four times Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and partner Kelly Piquet announced the birth of daughter Lily on Friday.
F1 Champion Max Verstappen And Kelly Piquet Welcome Baby Girl
Four-time reigning F1 champion Verstappen and partner Piquet became parents for the first time with the birth of their daughter.
PIX: Gauff crushes Swiatek, meets Sabalenka in Madrid final
Coco Gauff dismantled defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday with a ruthless display to storm into her first Madrid Open final, where she will face world number one Aryna Sabalenka for the WTA 1000 title.
PIX: Manchester Utd, Tottenham on cusp of Europa final
Images from the Europa League semi-finals first Leg between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Bodo/Glimt.
PIX: Manchester Utd, Tottenham in sight of Europa final
Images from the Europa League semi-finals first Leg between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Bodo/Glimt.
Dope of shame for India yet again
CHENNAI: WHEN it comes to doping, India will always be in front. The latest figures could be the highest positive doping cases after the 225 cases in 2019. What is even more intriguing is that the positive cases are in less than a year. According to the latest Annual Report of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports published on their website, 186 returned Adverse Analytical Findings (AAF) in the April 2023-January 2024 (about 10 months) period. The number of samples increased to 4891, including 544 blood samples. Going by percentage, this is a high 3.80. In 2022, India had topped the world in the percentage of doping positives against the number of samples tested. The figures were based on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) testing figures published last year in April. According to the WADA report, NADA found 125 positives, about 3.2 percent of the total number of samples collected and was highest among countries that had tested more than 2000 samples. As far as testing samples is concerned, 4891 could be the highest in the country. During the period of April 2023 January 2024, a total of 4891 dope samples including 544 blood samples were collected during sports championship and training camps, said the report. At 43, athletics has seen a spurt of positive cases including Asian Games and championship medallists. Weightlifting had 33 AAFs, followed by powerlifting with 27 positive cases. Wrestling (10) and boxing (9) were next. Pencak-Silat is a sport that has returned 2 positive cases. In all, there were positive cases in 24 sporting disciplines. Cricket figures among the top sport to have opted for Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) with seven cricketers opting for this provision. The report said, TUE may give that athlete the authorization to use that substance or method while competing without invoking an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). Surprisingly, there have been only two TUE requests in athletics. Kabaddi saw four TUE requests but they were all granted. The report said that Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) had heard 92 Anti-Doping Rule Violation cases while the Anti Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) heard 35 cases. The ADDP issued 56 orders while ADAP 21. The ADRV cases/Appeals as per following details have been heard/disposed by ADDP/ADAP during the period of April December 2023, said the report. The report also pointed out that the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has increased the capacity from 4000 to 6000.
Praggnanandhaa third in Superbet Rapid-Blitz chess
Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram did not see any change in his fortunes in the blitz section and had to be content with a tie for seventh place in his maiden outing in the GCT.
Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem's Instagram account blocked in India
NEW DELHI: Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeems Instagram account has been blocked in India following a legal request from Indian authorities, days after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir . When Indian users try to access the Pakistani javelin throwers Instagram profile, a message appears: Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content. The restriction comes after a terrorist attack on April 22 near the tourist town of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, where 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed and several others injured. In response to the attack, the Indian government has been cracking down on Pakistani social media accounts with large followings in India. Several Pakistani YouTube channels were recently blocked for allegedly spreading provocative and false content about India and its security forces. Former Pakistani cricketers Shoaib Akhtar, Basit Ali, and Shahid Afridi are among those whose YouTube channels have been restricted. However, their Instagram accounts remain accessible, unlike Nadeems. Instagram accounts of current Pakistani cricketers like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, and other celebrities such as Mahira Khan and Ali Zafar, have also been blocked in India. Nadeem, who famously won gold in the javelin event at the Paris Olympics by beating Indias Neeraj Chopra, had recently been invited to the inaugural NC Classic javelin event in Bengaluru, scheduled for May 24. However, he declined the invitation, citing prior commitments.
PIX: Yamal hailed after inspiring Barcelona's comeback
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick lavished praise on Lamine Yamal after he scored a brilliant goal to spearhead his side's recovery from a two-goal deficit in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
'Lining up beside Cristiano Ronaldo like video game'
Kawasaki Frontale's Tatsuya Ito compared lining up beside Cristiano Ronaldo before their Asian Champions League Elite semi-final to being in a video game, as the J-League outfit handed the Saudi club a 3-2 defeat to progress to the final.
Mary Kom Confirms Divorce From Husband Onler
It further emphasised that Kom has no intention of commenting on details of her past marriage, and any claims beyond the official clarification are inaccurate and misleading.
PIX: Barca hold Inter in six-goal Champions thriller
Images from the Champions League semi-final first leg between Barcelona and Inter Milan at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday.
PIX: Chelsea beat Man Utd for 6th straight WSL title
Chelsea wrapped up their sixth consecutive Women's Super League title and record-extending eighth in total after a 1-0 victory at Manchester United on Wednesday, with Lucy Bronze heading home a corner late in the game.
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
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
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
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
