India’s sports bodies risk int’l suspension

India’s Olympic body faces another ban over governance-related issues if it fails to hold elections in the “coming weeks”, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Djokovic completes ‘Big Four’ dream team

Novak Djokovic confirmed Friday that he will join Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray in a dream Team Europe line-up at the Laver Cup that reunites the former “Big Four”.
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Tony Jacklin

The way things stand right now, next year’s Ryder Cup is just going to be a nonsense. The whole sorry saga is a real mess and the only way it’s going to be settled is through the courts.
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka athletes rise above crisis to fulfil Games dreams

Sri Lankan badminton champion Niluka Karunaratne heads to England next week to cap his Commonwealth Games career where it began -- a swansong almost derailed by his bankrupt country's bruising economic crisis.
22 July 2022, 06:08 AM

Neuer disappoints worn out taxi driver

A taxi driver in Germany was left ‘bitterly disappointed’ with his reward after returning Manuel Neuer’s forgotten wallet.
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Djokovic set to face consequences as US Open will ‘respect’ govt. vaccine stance

Novak Djokovic was included on the entry list for the US Open on Wednesday but will not be able to compete due to his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
21 July 2022, 08:27 AM

Osaka parts ways with coach Fissette

 Former world number one Naomi Osaka's coach Wim Fissette said on Wednesday that the pair had ended their partnership after working together since 2019.
21 July 2022, 03:36 AM

Petition to allow Djokovic to play U.S. Open nears 12K signatures

Almost 12,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to work with the country's government to allow Novak Djokovic to compete in the U.S. Open despite his refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
20 July 2022, 07:38 AM

Donald Trump

All of those golfers that remain ‘loyal’ to the very disloyal PGA, in all of its different forms, will pay a big price when the inevitable MERGER with LIV comes, and you get nothing but a big ‘thank you’ from PGA officials who are making Millions of Dollars a year.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM

China to host Asian Games in Sept-Oct 2023

China will host the 2022 Asian Games in 2023, organisers said on Tuesday, after postponing the event in Hangzhou because of Covid.
19 July 2022, 11:27 AM

Ashleigh Barty rules out golf as a career

Former tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty has dashed hopes she will make a return to professional sport, after speculation the Australian could switch to golf.
19 July 2022, 07:01 AM

‘Jeez, what a week’

Australian Cameron Smith was almost lost for words after shooting a flawless closing 64 to win the 150th British Open on Sunday.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Smith rides back-nine charge to win the British Open

Cameron Smith staged one of the greatest back-nine charges ever witnessed at a major championship, coming from four shots behind to win the 150th British Open on Sunday as Rory McIlroy saw another major slip through his fingers.
18 July 2022, 05:02 AM

Bangladesh contingents for CWG, ISG fixed

A 50-member Bangladesh contingent is set to take part in the 22nd edition multi-disciplinary extravaganza, scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 8 in England, informed speakers at a press conference at BOA auditorium on Sunday.
17 July 2022, 18:00 PM

No shooting, not much expectation from Commonwealth Games

All eight medals Bangladesh have earned in the history of the Commonwealth Games have come from shooting, but the exclusion of the discipline from the upcoming Birmingham edition has put Bangladesh into a soul-searching mode.
17 July 2022, 12:17 PM

French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'

Regional newspaper Le Progres groaned over the long wait for a home Tour de France stage winner this weekend with the scathing headline "Blue, Blanc, Lose", a play on the French tri-colour using lose instead of Rouge.
17 July 2022, 09:47 AM

Lleyton Hewitt inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

Lleyton Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday, a ceremony delayed from 2021 by Covid-19.
17 July 2022, 06:18 AM

Kerley wins world 100m gold in US cleansweep

American Fred Kerley led a US cleansweep as he stormed to victory in the men's 100m at the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday.
17 July 2022, 03:20 AM

Felix's 19-year odyssey ends with another medal

American veteran Allyson Felix will hang up her spikes having sealed a remarkable 19th world medal on Friday, while Fred Kerley laid down an impressive marker in the heats for the 100m in Oregon.
16 July 2022, 09:11 AM

Imranur walks off after setting the pace

Bangladesh's fastest man Imranur Rahman could not participate in the World Championship heats, despite qualifying with flying colours, due to a groin injury.
16 July 2022, 08:14 AM