New York, Aug 27 (IANS) With World No.1 Jannik Sinner out of action due to an injury, Grand Slam titleholders Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will be among the main contenders and will lead the top and bottom halves of the men’s singles main draw at the 2026 US Open, which was released here on Thursday.
Budapest, Aug 27 (IANS) Eighth seed and World No 54 Velavan Senthilkumar stunned Malaysian world No 18 and top seed Eain Yow Ng 11-2, 11-9, 11-8 in the quarterfinals of the Budapest Open squash, a USD 43,500 PSA Copper event in the Hungarian capital on Thursday.
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) is set to host the KSLTA World Tennis Junior J30 Bengaluru from August 29 to September 5, with a strong field of India's leading junior players and youngsters representing several countries set to compete at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Purani Dilli 6 have their sights firmly set on a place in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 final after storming into Qualifier 2 with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Outer Delhi Warriors in the Eliminator at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Amstelveen, Aug 27 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey team signed off from the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and the Netherlands 2026 on a high, defeating world No. 5 Germany 3-1 in the 5th-6th place classification match in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on Thursday.
Patiala, Aug 27 (IANS) The 2026 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Arundhati Choudhary on Thursday attended the 'Khelo India Dialogue', a virtual address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Choudhary reacted to Modi's address to the youth as she highlighted that the PM is standing with the athletes at all times, be it a win or a loss.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) For Hong Kong China left-arm wrist-spinner Kary Chan, a brief hospital stay due to diarrhoea was merely a minor speed bump on the road to a dream of featuring in this year’s Women’s Asia Cup. Known as Ka Ying Chan on the team sheet, Kary is one of only seven bowlers in history to surpass 150 Women’s T20I wickets.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Khelo India Samvaad (Khelo India Dialogue) via video conference on Thursday, addressing youth and athletes who connected from over 5,000 institutes across the country as part of the National Sports Day 2026 celebrations.v
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) For Vishmi Gunaratne, entering international cricket as a teenager after being a terrific batting prodigy in the domestic circuit brought a rapid trial by fire. Now an established figure in Sri Lanka’s top order via playing 37 ODIs and 59 T20Is, Vishmi believes that early exposure forced a crucial evolution in her mental approach to the game.
Colombo, Aug 27 (IANS) India’s hopes of upping their position in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings took a hit on Thursday as a resilient day five rearguard act by Sri Lanka forced the second Test at the SSC Ground to end in a draw.
