Ohio, Aug 5 (IANS) Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his Cincinnati Open as the Spaniard has withdrawn from the tournament to recover from a wrist injury.
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu and Olympic gold medallist Zheng Qinwen are among the stars named to feature in the entry list for this year's qualifying competition for the year's last Grand Slam, which begins on August 24 in Flushing Meadows.
Madrid, Aug 4 (IANS) Georgia international centre-back Saba Sazonov has joined Getafe for the 2026-27 season, the Madrid-based club confirmed on Tuesday.
Colombo, Aug 4 (IANS) Former India fast-bowling great Zaheer Khan has become co-owner of the Lanka Premier League's (LPL) most successful franchise after Stockholm-based global sports ownership group Anchor Sports AB completed the acquisition of the four-time champions Jaffna Kings.
Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IANS) Karnataka's Srishti Kiran continued her impressive run at the 2026 World Tennis Under-14 Junior Team Finals, winning her second successive singles match, but India suffered another narrow 1-2 defeat, this time against Italy, in the Group 4 Round Robin stage in Prostejov, Czechia.
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Ben Stokes has insisted that his England career as a player has ended but said he is open to returning to the dressing room in a coaching capacity in the future, the former all-format captain of England said in a podcast.
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Manvir Singh starred with a clinical hat-trick as Mohun Bagan Super Giant secured their second straight win after a ruthless show of attacking power to rout South United Football Club 8-0 in their Group A fixture of the 135th Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Barcelona, Aug 4 (IANS) FC Barcelona's new signing Jesse Bisiwu has expressed his delight on Tuesday after joining the club from Club Brugge. The 18-year-old completed his move to Barcelona over the weekend and spoke to the media after signing his contract at the club's offices and taking part in his first training sessions.
Madrid, Aug 4 (IANS) Villarreal have signed veteran Hungary goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi from RB Leipzig, the Spanish club's first arrival of the summer transfer window. The 36-year-old has signed a two-year contract after Villarreal reportedly paid about 1 million euros (1.2 million U.S. dollars) to Leipzig for his transfer.
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Diksha Dagar has retained her position among the leading players on the Ladies European Tour (LET) despite missing the cut at the AIG Women's Open, continuing to lead the Indian challenge in the 2026 Race to Costa del Sol standings.
