KOLKATA: With the Indian men’s hockey team preparing to defend its Asian Games title, former captain and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh believes the next two years will be crucial not just for winning in Asia but for building a team capable of challenging the world’s best at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.Sreejesh said the period following…
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Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, of Sri Lanka, prepares for an attempt in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) BENGALURU: World No. 1 men’s javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s gold hunt at the Asian Games hit an air pocket on Tuesday. His…
Srinath Narayanan is India’s man to count on NEW DELHI: It was the final round of the Global Chess League round-robin last Saturday in Bengaluru, and American Gambits needed a big win, with an eight-point margin, to reach the final. Mumba Masters were the opponents. As the match wore on, the Gambits, playing with Black,…
England skipper Harry Brook Ben Stokes has heaped praise on Harry Brook after the England white-ball captain produced another breathtaking T20I innings against Sri Lanka, even suggesting that the young batter’s talent surpasses that of Kevin Pietersen.Brook smashed an unbeaten 114 off just 49 balls in the first T20I in Southampton, striking 10 fours and…
The Olympic Council of Asia has implemented a strict safeguarding code for the Asian Games. Inappropriate relationships and degrading language are strictly prohibited for all participants. Violations BENGALURU: Indian athletics contingent that landed in Japan ahead of the Asian Games had a harrowing time, waiting more than four hours for check-in after reaching the hotel…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an unexpected increase in US crude inventories outweighed concerns over supply disruptions following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.Brent crude futures declined 93 cents, or 0.86%, to $107.82 a barrel at 0028 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 97 cents, or 0.92%, to $104.86…
Ravindra Jadeja during the first ODI cricket match of a series between India and New Zealand, at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, Gujarat. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: With the majority of first-choice ODI players busy at the Asian Games and a host of players nursing injuries, it’s going to be a heady day for the…
Chess Olympiad in Samarkand (FIDE Photo) Former champions Uzbekistan will be severely tested as their men will try to regain the Olympiad chess title that they won in India four years ago.Uzbekistan will feel the added pressure of home expectations at Samarkand coupled with the might of defending champions India in the 11-round over-the-board classical…
England’s Harry Brook (AP photo) Harry Brook has added another milestone to his remarkable run in 2026, becoming the only captain from a Full Member team to score two T20I centuries in a calendar year.The England captain reached the landmark during his unbeaten 114 against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series…