NUSC Stadium (left) and Talimeren Ao On the 107th anniversary of independent India’s first captain, Talimeren Ao, on Jan 28 last year, a new football stadium was inaugurated at the foothills of the Naga Hills in Chümoukedima, and a one-year-old club from the municipality played its first competitive match.Nagaland United FC lost that game 2-3…
Valencia secure major American investment worth €100m in fresh capital, despite sitting deep in La Liga’s relegation zone. Valencia are languishing in the La Liga relegation zone, their season threatening to become another difficult chapter in a club that has struggled to rediscover its former standing. Yet, away from the pitch, one of Spanish football’s…
Treasured memorabilia honouring the 23 victims of the 1958 Munich air disaster has been stolen from the memorial/ Image: X, BBC For nearly seven decades, Manchester and Munich have shared a connection forged by one of football’s darkest tragedies, with a memorial at the site of the 1958 air disaster serving as a place of…
Image credit: Hockey India India continued their winning run in the men’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament with a convincing 4-1 victory over Japan on Friday. Striker Abhishek Nain scored twice as the five-time champions registered their third consecutive win in the tournament.India had started their campaign with a 13-0 win over Bangladesh before beating…
Robin Uthappa (Image credit: Mumbai Indians) Mumbai Indians batting coach Robin Uthappa wants the team to become a force not just at the Wankhede Stadium but also at every other venue in the IPL. He believes the five-time champions must win back the trust of their fans after a disappointing 2025 season.Mumbai Indians finished ninth…
Tennis – U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York, United States – September 12, 2026 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka looks dejected as she speaks to the crowd after losing her women’s singles final match against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Aryna Sabalenka has spent the past few seasons establishing herself among the biggest names in women’s…
NEW DELHI: Indian wrestling has a new history-maker! Manisha Bhanwala produced a sensational performance to clinch the gold medal in the women’s 59kg category at the World Wrestling Championships on Friday, becoming India’s first-ever women’s world champion.In a breathtaking gold medal bout, Manisha overturned a daunting 0-6 deficit to defeat Pan American champion Abigail Nette…
सानिया मिर्जा और महेश भूपति New Delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has ratified all five nominations for the Sports Person of Outstanding Merit (SOM) Executive Committee, while the eight candidates who had originally filed nominations for the SOM General Body have also been declared valid, setting the stage for the next phase of…
Anvay Dravid and Aaryavir Sehwag Sons of former India cricketers Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag, Anvay Dravid and Aaryavir Sehwag, have been named in India’s squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup.The tournament will be held in Muscat, Oman, from November 5 to 14. The 17-year-old Anvay and 19-year-old Aaryavir earned their places…
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza was left disappointed with what he called “complacency” among some of his teammates after his side suffered a 19-run defeat to Afghanistan in the second T20I in Sharjah on Thursday. The loss also handed Afghanistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Raza said his biggest concern was the attitude of…
