Nick Kyrgios of Australia (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he tested positive for cocaine and has been provisionally suspended from tennis.The Australian, who reached the Wimbledon final in 2022 before losing to Novak Djokovic, shared details of the case on social media. Kyrgios accepts responsibility The 31-year-old said the positive…
England vs Pakistan, 1st Test Live Updates: Pakistan captain Babar Azam was ruled out of the first test against England starting on Wednesday because of a hand injury. Babar was struck on the middle finger of his right hand while batting against the West Indies this month, and hit again in a warmup game last…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, front. (File photo) Indian men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday without playing a match after their Scottish opponents withdrew.The fifth-seeded Indian pair, who have won two bronze medals at the World Championships, had received…
New Delhi: For 21 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, Lakshya Sen found himself locked in an uncomfortable tussle against an invisible adversary. Faced with some tricky court conditions, where the drift made shot-making a guessing game, Lakshya initially looked unsettled against Austria’s Collins Valentine Filimon. His strokes were not finding their intended…
Kolkata: Indian women’s hockey international Lalremsiami became the first athlete from Mizoram to be selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award after the list for 2025 was unveiled by the sports ministry on Tuesday.Having made her senior debut in 2017, the 26-year-old has been a mainstay of the national team, playing a pivotal role in major…
“Keep pushing and keep motivating each other!” Former India captain and goalkeeper Savita could be heard above the din, telling the India huddle exactly what needed to be done ahead of their World Cup match against South Africa.And they did just that. India romped to a 6-1 win in their second group game in Amstelveen…
England’s Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root will return to the England captaincy for the first time since Ben Stokes’ retirement when the hosts begin their three-Test series against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.The first Test carries added significance for Root, who will lead England at his home ground in Leeds with the opportunity to…
I Arumainayagam with his 1962 Asian Games gold medal Bengaluru: One of India’s finest footballers, Isaiah Arumainayagam, who enthralled the crowds in the Garden City and Kolkata, donning the colours of top clubs like Mohun Bagan and Southern Railway, finally got the nation’s honour that was long overdue.Arumainayagam was part of the India team that…
Harmanpreet Singh (Agency Image) An India-Pakistan contest in any sport evokes emotions that often go beyond competitiveness. There was a phase in hockey when beating the arch-rivals was celebrated almost like winning a trophy.None of the current crop of Indian players has faced Pakistan in a hockey World Cup before. But they have someone in…
BWF World Championships 2026 Live Updates: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded fifth, return to action in the men’s doubles Round of 32. The Indian pair face Scotland’s Alexander Dunn and Adam Pringle as they begin their knockout campaign after a bye in the earlier round. Before them, Harshita Amsakarunan and MR Arjun take on…