Amritsar, Aug 22 (IANS) Amritsar Soormas captain Abhishek Sharma reflected on leading the side in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League and stated that the biggest reward would be seeing his young teammates use the platform to earn state and IPL opportunities.
Cincinnati, Aug 22 (IANS) No. 4 seed Coco Gauff defeated No. 10 seed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 to move through to the semifinals at the Cincinnati Open.
London, Aug 22 (IANS) Arsenal got the defence of their Premier League crown off to the perfect start as they swept aside promoted Coventry City with a 3-0 win at Emirates Stadium.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) An all-round performance helped East Delhi Riders register a comfortable seven-wicket win over Outer Delhi Warriors in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 fixture.
Berlin, Aug 22 (IANS) Dzenan Pejcinovic scored a hat-trick on his competitive debut as VfB Stuttgart opened their German Cup campaign with a commanding 4-0 victory away to third-tier Hansa Rostock.
Lausanne, Aug 22 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra produced his best throw of the 2026 season but once again came up short against Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage, finishing second at the Lausanne Diamond League on Saturday.
Amstelveen, Aug 22 (IANS) Indian women’s team’s hopes of progressing to the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 suffered a setback as defending champions Netherlands secured a 2-0 victory in their opening second-stage match at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) FIFA has handed Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes a 10-match suspension for his role in the post-match clashes with Spain following their defeat in the World Cup final, with the sanction effectively ruling him out of the national team for the next year.
Zandvoort, Aug 21 (IANS) George Russell returned from the Formula One summer break in style, securing pole position for the Zandvoort Sprint after edging McLaren's Lando Norris by just 0.041 seconds in a closely fought Sprint Qualifying session on Friday.
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Britain's Jack Draper have withdrawn from the upcoming US Open due to injury, dealing another blow to the men's singles field and further disrupting the rivalry between Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
