Muthupandi Raja (ANI Photo) Chennai: The silver medal that Tamil Nadu weightlifter Muthupandi Raja won on Sunday probably belonged as much to his parents as it did to him. Their years of back-breaking work as daily wage labourers gave their son the chance to chase a dream that found its defining moment in Glasgow. The…
Zinedine Zidane, newly appointed coach of the France national soccer team, left, poses with French Football Federation President Philippe Diallo (AP Photo) France have finally turned to one of their greatest icons, appointing Zinedine Zidane as the new head coach after Didier Deschamps stepped down following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The French Football Federation…
Sharmila Dhankar (ANI Photo) New Delhi: For Sharmila Dhankar, every throw carries the weight of a life rebuilt. From growing up in poverty in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district and surviving domestic abuse in her first marriage to selling the family home to sustain her sporting dream, the 40-year-old para shot putter has turned adversity into ambition…
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 6 Live Updates: A day after enjoying its most successful outing of this Commonwealth Games, India returns to action with renewed confidence and several medal opportunities across multiple disciplines. Monday belonged to the Indian contingent, which collected six medals, highlighted by Sharmila Dhankar’s historic gold in the women’s F57 shot put…
NEW DELHI: “It felt really unreal. I felt like I was dreaming. I still feel like I’m dreaming.” That’s how Anahat Singh described the moment the Indian flag went up after she became the first Indian ever to win the World Junior Squash Championship.She carried that same disbelief during the virtual media interaction facilitated by…
Justin Greaves scripts Test history (Agency Image) Justin Greaves etched his name into Test cricket history with a sensational spell against Pakistan, becoming the first bowler in recorded Test history to deliver five consecutive wicket-maidens during the opening Test in Tarouba, Trinidad. The West Indies all-rounder produced a devastating burst on Day 3 at the…
Novak Djokovic teams up with Aryna Sabalenka (Photo by Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic will partner with Aryna Sabalenka as top tennis stars headline the initial list of 16 teams which have entered this year’s revamped US Open mixed doubles championship. The event, which offers a $1 million prize to the winning pair, has…
Rishikanta Singh Chanambam (right) with his family in Imphal and (pic right) after winning silver in Glasgow on Sunday. As Rishikanta Singh Chanambam stepped onto the platform for the men’s 60kg weightlifting competition at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday, his biggest supporters gathered around a mobile phone over 7,000km away in Uttarlai, Barmer, Rajasthan.Although…
Gurindervir Singh (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: India’s fastest man Gurindervir Singh entered the Commonwealth Games carrying the weight of expectation after rewriting the national record earlier this year. Instead, his campaign came to an abrupt end in the men’s 100m heats, with a hamstring injury emerging as the key reason behind his disappointing outing.The…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) The debate surrounding Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma‘s ODI future refuses to die down despite both continuing to deliver for India. While neither head coach Gautam Gambhir nor chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar has publicly committed to their participation in the 2027 World Cup, keeping the speculation…
