FILE – The trophy is placed on display for the photographers before the soccer Champions League draw in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) The Champions League has its 36-team field, its four seeding pots and, following Thursday’s draw in Monaco, a complete set of league-phase opponents. This season’s draw has…
File Pic: Manjot Kalra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winning star Manjot Kalra will remain in custody in Sri Lanka after a Colombo court rejected his application for anticipatory bail in connection with an alleged match-fixing case linked to the ongoing 2026 Lanka Premier League (LPL).Kalra, who shot to fame with…
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was on the verge of leaving the Lanka Premier League (LPL) after being left out of Kandy Royals’ match against Colombo Capitals despite being told that he is playing as the team’s ‘Impact Player’.According to media reports, the franchise had informed Afridi before the match that he would be used…
India’s Sarvesh Kushare (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) India Sarvesh Kushare made a strong first impression at the 2026 Monaco Diamond League by finishing third in the men’s high jump. The 31-year-old cleared 2.26m to secure a place on the podium at the Stade Louis II. With the result, he became the first Indian to finish in…
India men’s hockey team coach Craig Fulton believes his team can beat any team in the world if they stick to their plans, saying performances in the final stage of the FIH Pro League have given the team confidence ahead of the World Cup and Asian games.India finished the FIH Pro League season in eighth…
PR Sreejesh, Indian men’s hockey team. (Photos/Agencies) Former Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh questioned the performance of the men’s team after they finished eighth in the FIH Pro League 2025–26 for the second consecutive season, saying that India should measure themselves against the world’s best rather than take solace from success in Asian tournaments.India ended their…
Divya Deshmukh and Magnus Carlsen (Agency Photo) The Global Chess League (GCL) is all set to return for its fourth season with the highly anticipated Season 4 Player Draft scheduled to take place in Mumbai on June 29. The league will once again bring together some of the biggest names in the world of chess…
Representative image (AP Photo) A historic heat wave hitting France has thrown this weekend’s Paris Diamond League meeting into uncertainty after police authorities called for the prestigious track and field event to be canceled, citing increasing pressure on emergency services and worsening weather conditions.The Paris police prefecture announced on Friday that it had asked organizers…
For decades, attending an Ivy League college has been viewed as a gateway to opportunity. Our hypothesis is simple: score a spot at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions, and employers will follow. However, for many students entering today’s workforce, this expectation collides with a different reality.The challenge is no longer simply getting a…
India’s men’s hockey team The Indian men’s hockey team continued its dominance Pakistanbeating their rivals 4-3 in an FIH Pro League match at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Center in London on Tuesday.India, coming into the match on the back of two stunning wins against Holland and Germany, were certainly the better team and…