Cilic & coach Visak split after seven-year association

IANS | July 21, 2026 10:33 PM

Zagreb, July 21 (IANS) Croatian star Marin Cilic has split with coach Vilim Visak, the former No. 3 player in the ATP Rankings announcing the end of their association, which began when he started working with Visak in 2020, with the pair winning three ATP Tour titles together.

Chennai Grand Masters 2026: Pranesh stuns Gukesh, Nihal Sarin upsets Arjun Erigaisi in Round 6

IANS | July 21, 2026 10:11 PM

Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Indian Grandmaster (GM) M. Pranesh inflicted a second straight loss on world champion D Gukesh while GM Nihal Sarin defeated compatriot Arjun Erigaisi in the penultimate round of the fourth edition of the Chennai Grand Masters 2026, India’s most prestigious classical chess tournament, at The Westin Chennai Velachery hotel in Chennai on Tuesday.

ATP Tour: Baez finally beat Kecmanovic in battle of former champs at Kitzbühel

IANS | July 21, 2026 9:38 PM

Kitzbühel (Austria), July 21 (IANS) Argentine star Sebastian Baez scored his first win over Miomir Kecmanovic, making a dent in his tough ATP head-to-head record against the Serbian with a hard-earned first-round victory at the Generali Open in the clay court event being played in the Austrian city on Tuesday.

Kickstart, Nita, HOPS march into AIFF U17 Women's Youth League quarterfinals

IANS | July 21, 2026 8:52 PM

Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), July 21 (IANS) Kickstart FC, Nita Football Academy and HOPS FC booked their berths in the quarterfinal stage as the second round of group stage matches in the AIFF U17 Women’s Youth League 2026-27 drew to a close at the RKM Football Academy in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

Lalit Modi cleared in key 2009 IPL South Africa case after tribunal verdict

IANS | July 21, 2026 8:31 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Former chairman Lalit Modi was cleared in the principal proceedings arising from the 2009 Indian Premier League's staging in South Africa after the Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA set aside the penalties imposed on him, rejecting the Enforcement Directorate's core case that the foreign remittances were capital account transactions.

England's Bethell ruled out of The Hundred with knee injury

IANS | July 21, 2026 7:19 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of this year's The Hundred with a right knee injury, casting doubt over his availability for next month's Test series against Pakistan and depriving the rising star of a valuable opportunity to captain Birmingham Phoenix.