Frenchman Terence Atmane made sure Jannik Sinner had a 24th birthday to remember, gifting the world number one a Pokemon card before going on to lose their semi-final meeting at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday.

Gravity-defying leaps, sharp dribbles and high-flying saves lit up the Shaheed M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday as the Ruchi 36th National Women’s Handball Competition got off to a thrilling start. The opening day saw players go airborne with spectacular athleticism, setting the tone for the 10-day showdown featuring 19 teams battling for national glory until August 25. Photos: Firoz Ahmed 

Jamaica's Kishane Thompson exacted a measure of revenge by beating Olympic champion Noah Lyles over 100m at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Saturday.

The US-born Swede has been in electric form, setting a 13th world record, of 6.29 metres, in Budapest on Tuesday to further seal his claim as one of the best track and field athletes in history.

Men's tennis players will pocket a record $18.3 million in profit-sharing bonuses from the 2024 season, the ATP said on Thursday, as the tour stepped up its efforts to forge a more sustainable and financially aligned future for the sport.

India says it will bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, seen as part of a wider push by the cricket-mad nation to host the 2036 Olympics.

It was the 25-year-old's third record of 2025 having also cleared 6.27m in Clermont-Ferrand in February.

She is now the highest-ranked among 205 active women chess players in Bangladesh.

The unusual disruption came deep in the deciding set of their three-hour thriller.

Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters.

Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died on Tuesday at the World Games in Chengdu, China after collapsing during competition, organisers said.

Play was stopped briefly with Sinner leading 4-2 as the audio portion of the electronic line-calling system suddenly failed.

Before an ecstatic center court crowd of 11,000, she converted eight of her nine break points, seizing her fourth win of the week over a Grand Slam winner.

Carlos Alcaraz says he has refused to let his Wimbledon finals loss to Jannik Sinner wipe the smile from his face as he prepares for his start at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.

The 18-year-old became the first Canadian to beat three former Grand Slam champions in a single WTA event in the Open Era.

Pakistan last played in India at the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai, where they finished fifth among six teams.

“I saw this picture long ago from Messi,” Divya told The Indian Express during an interview.

Nazmul Haque Himel, a swimmer from the remote haor region of Nikli in Kishoreganj, has made history by conquering the English Channel -- a 33.4-kilometer stretch of treacherous water separating England and France – alongside another national swimmer, Mahfizur Rahman Sagor.

Under the low light at the Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium, it was somewhat difficult to spot the newly appointed Thai table tennis coach, Pattaratorn Passara, among the 30 or so paddlers preparing for the upcoming Asian Youth Games, Islamic Solidarity Games, and South Asian Games.

Novak Djokovic withdrew on Monday from this week's start of the ATP Cincinnati Masters, with the pullout coming a year to the day from his Paris Olympic gold medal victory.