A week later FIFA World Cup Ultimately, FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the tournament and criticized what he called negative coverage, accusing some detractors of “spreading hatred and false rumours.”“In a 900-word statement published in a 15-page post on his Instagram account and on the FIFA website late Sunday, Infantino said that FIFA had succeeded…
India’s interim coach VVS Laxman said 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has shown remarkable growth in his understanding of the game over the past six months, adding that the teenager’s maturity has helped him handle the pressure at international level.Sooryavanshi ended India’s tour of Zimbabwe on a high, winning the Player of the Match and Player of…
Glasgow: India’s Gurindervir Singh competes in men’s 100m round 1 heat 4 athletics at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) India’s Gurindervir Singh suffered an early exit from the 2026 Commonwealth Games after failing to qualify for the men’s 100m semi-final. The 25-year-old clocked 10.39 seconds in his heat, finishing 28th…
VVS Laxman and Shreyas Iyer (Screengrab) India’s comprehensive 3-0 T20I series win over Zimbabwe ended with mutual appreciation between the captain Shreyas Iyer and the stand-in head coach VVS Laxmanas both credit the other’s leadership for the team’s commanding performances. A relatively inexperienced Indian team, missing several top-choice players incl Saint SamsonAxar Patel, Arshdeep Singh…
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 5 Live Updates: India enjoyed their best day of the Commonwealth Games 2026 on Sunday, collecting one gold and two silver medals to take their overall tally to four. Weightlifting once again proved the country’s biggest strength, while the boxing contingent continued its strong run and the men’s swimming relay team…
(L-R) Vasudev Prasad Singh, Pat Cummins and Abhishek Moond at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane (Photo Courtesy: Cricket Australia) New Delhi: “Sir, yakeen nahi ho raha Cummins (Pat), Hazlewood (Josh) aur Starc (Mitchell) ke saath run-up mark kiye hain (I can’t believe I scored my run alongside Hazlewood and Starc),” Ashok Kumar recalled the…
Gold for Esha Singh (centre) and Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker (right) claims bronze NEW DELHI: Esha Singh struck gold for India at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou on Monday, winning the women’s 25m pistol title in a commanding display, while two-time Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker added a bronze to complete a memorable feat for…
Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) India completed a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dominating the headlines after the 15-year-old became the youngest player ever to win the Player of the Series award in men’s international cricket.Sooryavanshi opened with a blistering 50 off just 18 balls in the first T20I, followed…
Shan Masood of Pakistan. (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: Pakistan ended Day 2 of the first Test against West Indies in a strong position, reaching 199/3 in reply to the hosts’ first innings total of 311. Former captain Shan Masood led the fightback with an unbeaten 88, making an impressive comeback with the bat after…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Yash Dayal (PTI Photo) Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh pacer Yash Dayal has sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) to move to Chhattisgarh for the upcoming domestic season. Speculation was rife that Dayal would feature in the UPT20 League after playing in the Ghaziabad Premier League in…
India’s Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Hanuma Vihari has questioned Team India’s decision to continue backing Abhishek Sharma despite his poor form in the ongoing T20I series against Zimbabwe. The former India batsman feels that the selectors have applied different standards to Abhishek and Sanju Samson, especially after Samson lost his place despite…
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) The Khelo India mission sets a clear and ambitious goal: India must emerge as one of the world’s top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and enter the top five by 2047. Aligning these milestones with the vision of Viksit Bharat and the centenary of Independence, the mission elevates sport…
Towhid Hridoy of Bangladesh plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh (AP Photo) New Delhi: In a development that could lead to a thaw in the relationship between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Indian cricket board (BCCI) after a year of uncertainty, TOI understands that the two…
New Delhi: For five years, the World Junior Squash Championship was the only mountain that Anahat Singh climbed. The woes of the quarter-finals and semi-finals have become familiar scripts. But on her last appearance as a junior at the Niagara-on-the-Lake (Canada) event on Saturday, the fearless girl from Delhi finally rewrote the final, becoming the…
Mirabai Chanu (ANI Photo) There’s a gold-winning show and then there’s the Mirabai Chanu way to do it The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist made it look like child’s play as she completed a treble of Commonwealth Games gold medals in Glasgow on Sunday. In her first attempt in the women’s 48 kg clean and jerk…
Sarvesh Kushare (left) and Tejas Shirse Tejas Shirse will look to open India’s medal tally in athletics as the track and field events begin at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Monday. Shirse had broken the men’s 110m hurdles national record with a time of 13.27s during the Indian Athletics Series in Ludhiana last month, and…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added another milestone to his remarkable start in international cricket after becoming the youngest player to win a Player of the Series award in men’s international cricket. The 15-year-old achieved the feat after starring in India’s 3-0 T20I series win over Zimbabwe in Harare. Sooryavanshi finished as the series’…
Viswanathan Anand (PTI Photo/Sailendra Bhojak) Viswanathan Anand he reversed his previous decision and will now contest the FIDE elections as Vice-President alongside Timur Turlov, who is a candidate for the organization’s top post. Anand had earlier said he wanted to step away from the role to spend more time with his family, but changes in…
India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s remarkable start to international cricket continued to attract praise, with India’s interim coach. VVS Laxman highlighted the teenager’s maturity and willingness to learn after his composed innings in the third T20I against Zimbabwe. The 15-year-old anchored India’s batting effort with a well-crafted 81 off 49 deliveries in Harare,…
India’s Commonwealth Games swimming campaign continues on Monday (IANS) India will have another action-packed day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Monday, July 27 (Day 5), with athletes competing in athletics, swimming, weightlifting, boxing, lawn bowls and wheelchair basketball. After a successful Day 4 that saw India add more medals to their tally, the focus…
The name “Anahat” came from the prayer of Guru Nanak NEW DELHI: Aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug ayko vays. This exact line appears once again at the end of four consecutive stanzas, Pauris 28, 29, 30 and 31, of Japji Sahib, composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in the opening composition of…
Cristiano Ronaldo takes on an acting and producing role in the new football drama with Thierry Henry and Damian Lewis / Iamge: Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo is set to add another chapter to his post-playing career after signing on to executive produce and appear in a new TV drama centered around British football.The Manchester United and…
INDIA AT 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES India enjoyed its most successful day to date at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Sunday, collecting one gold and two silver medals to take its overall tally to four medals, while the boxers continued their impressive run and the men’s swimming relay team reached another Commonwealth final.Olympic silver medalist Mirabai…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sanju Samson NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan suggests that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s impressive performances might make it difficult for anyone, too Saint Samsonto claim his place in India’s T20I side. The young batsman continued his fine form with an innings of 81 in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe on…
Mirabai Chanu (ANI Photo) Mirabai Chanu continued her dominance at the Commonwealth Games by winning her third consecutive gold medal in the women’s 48kg event at Glasgow 2026. The win also gave India its first gold medal of the Games. After his victory, Chanu thanked his supporters and reflected on the special milestone of winning…
Mirabai Chanu won her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg event in Glasgow on Sunday, setting new Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records despite revealing she had not eaten or drunk water for days to make weight.The 31-year-old from Manipur lifted 85 kg in the snatch and 105 kg in the clean…
Spain’s Dani Olmo (10) reacts during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Spain midfielder Dani Olmo has spoken publicly for the first time about the altercation that followed his team’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final victory over Argentina, rejecting…
INDIA AT 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES India enjoyed its most successful day to date at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Sunday, collecting one gold and two silver medals to take its overall tally to four medals, while the boxers continued their impressive run and the men’s swimming relay team reached another Commonwealth final.Olympic silver medalist Mirabai…