PR Sreejesh, Indian men’s hockey team. (Photo/Agencies) Former India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has questioned the men’s team’s performances after it finished eighth in the FIH Pro League 2025–26 for the second straight season, saying India must measure itself against the world’s best rather than take comfort from success in Asian tournaments.India ended its Pro League…
Spain vs Austria Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32: Spain will look to justify their status as one of the favourites for the FIFA World Cup when they face Austria in the Round of 32 on Thursday, with a place in the last 16 at stake. Luis de la Fuente’s side topped…
Matteo Berrettini of Italy returns the ball during the second round men’s singles match against Arthur Fils of France at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026.(AP Photo) After completing a serve-and-volley sequence with a winner on his third match point, Matteo Berrettini turned to his box and nodded. He knew he…
A general view during the Gentlemen’s Doubles first round match between Sander Arends and David Pel of Netherlands and Tallon Griekspoor and Botic Van De Zandschulp of Netherlands on day four of The Championships Wimbledon on July 02, 2026 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) The outside courts at Wimbledon are filled with doubles matches midway…
Lakshya Sen returns to Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi, unseen, during the men’s singles quarterfinal match at the India Open 2026 badminton tournament, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Between January 2025 and June 2026, India hosted 36 international sports events across over 15 cities. In the next six months, 11 more events are planned while…
New Delhi: On the day India continued to top Athletics Integrity Unit’s (AIU) global list of dope offenders, the Sports Ministry assured that the National Anti-Doping Bill will be tabled in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament.In AIU’s list, India accounted for 162 dopers, ahead of Kenya (148) and Russia (60). It includes individuals…
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya made clear on Thursday that the Asian Games contingent in September would be capped at 600 athletes and only those who can deliver in the continental showpiece will be eligible to make the trip to Japan.While making clear that the Asian Games are…
Indian badminton players will begin adapting to a new era of scoring from this month after the Badminton Association of India (BAI) confirmed the introduction of the 3×15 rally-point system across the country’s domestic circuit.The revised format will make its debut at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Tournament, scheduled to be held at the…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced the schedule for India’s two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, with both matches set to be played in August as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.The first Test will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle from August 15 to…
England’s Harry Kane (9) celebrates after the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between England and Congo in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. The term “shot heard round the world” was popularised by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem Concord Hymn, whose opening…
