Uruguay’s interim manager Diego Forlan in training ahead of friendly against India. (PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Kolkata: Diego Forlan with his locks of golden hair is unmissable. The FIFA World Football Museum sports one strange piece of memorabilia: a hairband worn by the Uruguayan during the 2010 World Cup where he finished joint top-scorer after scoring…
L-R: Officials assist the injured man; and Daniil Medvedev speaks with officials. (AP/Reuters Photos) Daniil Medvedev’s China Open campaign ended in extraordinary fashion on Monday when the Russian was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd that struck a spectator in the eye.Medvedev was trailing Djokovic 5-7,…
India’s gold-medallist wrestlers – Sujeet Kalkal and Aman Sehrawat. NEW DELHI: India’s wrestlers arrived in Aichi-Nagoya carrying questions over injuries, form and confidence. They left with six medals — two gold, two silver and two bronze — and a much bigger target already occupying their minds: the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal…
World No.3 Carlos Alcaraz (Image: IANS) Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare before finding another gear to book his place in the Japan Open final, rallying past fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Monday.The defending champion appeared on course to close out the opening set when he…
Gold medallist India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod, Ankita Bhakat and Kirti celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s archers returned home from the Asian Games with more than a record medal haul to celebrate. They came back with history rewritten, Olympic qualification secured and the belief that the gap with…
PV Sindhu in action during Asian Games 2026. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian badminton will look to turn the page on a disappointing Asian Games campaign when the BWF World Tour resumes with the USD 500,000 Arctic Open Super 500 in Finland on Tuesday, with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu leading the country’s challenge.India’s shuttlers…
India’s Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Rohit Sharma may have missed out on a deserved century in the third ODI against the West Indies, but his 92-run knock once again underlined why experience could be one of India’s biggest assets heading into the 2027 ODI World Cup.With India rocked by the early dismissals of captain Shubman…
India vs West Indies 3rd ODI (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) India and the West Indies have been fined for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final ODI of their three-match series in New Chandigarh on Saturday.India were four overs behind the required rate after time allowances were taken into account, while the West Indies were…
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has deputed a three-member selection committee, headed by former India seamer Harvinder Singh and including ex-first-class cricketers Sridharan Sharath (Tamil Nadu) and Amitabh Vijayvargiya (Madhya Pradesh), to Bihar to pick the squad for the…
Lionel Messi will play his final game for Argentina (File Photo) Lionel Messi has joined the Argentina squad ahead of what is expected to be his final international appearance on home soil. The 39-year-old forward arrived at the team’s Ezeiza training base on Sunday and took part in his first session before the squad gathered…
