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Serena Williams wins again at US Open, beating No. 2 seed Kontaveit

Not the end for Venus & Serena Williams, they will continue to play doubles for 2-3 years: childhood coach Rick Macci

Short of words to describe Suryakumar Yadav’s innings: Rohit Sharma

Bowling notes: Jadeja, Chahal rediscover form; Kohli shakes off rust by rolling arm over

India vs Hong Kong: KL Rahul’s lack of intent under the scanner, Jadeja’s contribution crucial yet again

Asia Cup 2022: Watch Virat Kohli bowling after six years breaks the internet

US Open Day 2: Rafael Nadal stutters; Swiatek, Alcaraz coast; Raducanu, Osaka crash out

Mikhail Gorbachev chess connection: From carving wood pieces to playing seven-time world champion Karpov’s move vs Polgar

India vs Hong Kong Asia Cup 2022 Team Prediction: Will India make changes to their Playing XI?

Back to his roots: Moeen Ali likely to be England captain for Pakistan tour

India Vs Hong Kong (IND vs HKG), Asia Cup 2022 Live Streaming: When and where to watch IND Vs HKG match live?

New Zealand’s De Grandhomme quits internationals for Big Bash payday

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman carrom-flicks Bangladesh into misery with a three-fer

Rory McIlroy a ‘Super Bowl’ champ in a year without winning major

“Best announcement video ever”, “Why is he in Jail?”: Fans confused over Birmingham’s Hannibal Lecter inspired announcement video of Mejbri

Won’t go down without a fight: Serena Williams extends farewell tour with US Open win

While You Were Asleep: Griezmann scores in Atleti’s win, Marsh ruled out of Zimbabwe series due to injury and Malan guides Rockets top of The Hundred table

How a better posture helped Amlan break nat’l mark

India’s World Wrestling Championship women’s team picked, with blessing from Ayodhya seers

While You Were Asleep: Lewandowski scores an incredible backheel goal, Benzema’s brace keeps Real Madrid start perfect, Neymar rescues PSG

‘You are okay to talk to me? Right Jaddu?’ Sanjay Manjrekar’s cheeky question to Ravindra Jadeja in post-match interview

Hardik Pandya: The cool cat who is India’s most valuable player in T20Is

Pandya’s last-over six lifts India to victory in thriller against Pak

“This Indian team is more secure than any team I’ve played for. Credit goes to the management and captain.” Hardik Pandya

Hardik seals it with a six, India beat Pakistan in Asia Cup

No Bumrah & Shami, but Bhuvneshwar leads effective short-ball barrage

Naseem Shah: The boy who rattled India and almost won the game for Pakistan

Asia Cup: Pacer Farooqi swings it Afghanistan’s way against Sri Lanka

Kohli and Babar rather than Kohli versus Babar

Coach Rahul Dravid recovers from Covid, to join team for Sunday’s India-Pakistan Asia Cup game

We won’t stop experimenting and finding new answers: Rohit

Liverpool equals scoring record with 9-0 win vs. Bournemouth

BWF World Championships Day 6 Live: Satwick-Chirag in doubles action

Cricket in the desert: Nostalgia in ageing Sharjah, a coldness in future-ready Dubai

Neeraj Chopra returns to action with Diamond League title

Despite 0-5 record, Satwik-Chirag upbeat about Malaysian challenge

From aggressive to intimidating: The Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty story

FIFA lifts suspension of Indian football federation

World Championships: Two Indian doubles pairs raise medal hopes

BWF World Championships Day 5 Live updates: MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila in action

Real’s Benzema named UEFA player of year, Ancelotti wins coach’s award

Watch: Virat Kohli’s heartwarming gesture after fan from Lahore breached security to click selfie

Serena Williams’ 1st opponent at US Open is Danka Kovinic

Punjab Kings decide to not renew head coach Kumble’s contract

BWF World Championships Day 4 Live: Dhruv-Arjun will be in action

Daniel Ricciardo to leave McLaren at end of F1 season

Petra Kvitova gets engaged to coach Jiri Vanek in ‘special place’ at Wimbledon

Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv denied unlikely spot in UEFA Champions League after heavy aggregate loss to Benfica

The mystery spinner on a Karachi night, the infamy of a 100th hundred, a tie without a super over: Five classic Asia Cup matches

While You Were Asleep: Pujara and Sussex into Royal One Day Cup SF, Hong Kong one step closer to Asia Cup, Dimitrov forced to retire against Thiem

BWF World Championships Day 3 Live: Indian shuttlers in action

England midfielder Jill Scott retires from football

Praful Patel trying to torpedo tournament, says Supreme Court

Durand Cup: East Bengal start with goalless draw against Indian Navy Kolkata

BCCI asks state associations to postpone elections

Team India’s ‘Kaala Chashma’ dressing room celebrations after series win against Zimbabwe

If not for Shubman Gill, Sikandar Raza would have pulled off a heist

Praggnanandhaa beats World Champion Magnus Carlsen again, finishes runner-up in FTX Crypto Cup

Asia Cup: From MS Dhoni’s severed head to Mohammad Sami’s 17-ball over, 5 controversial moments to remember

IND vs ZIM 3rd ODI Live Streaming: When and where to watch match live?

While You Were Asleep: Naseem bags maiden five-fer, Boult, Russell join BBL draft, Kuwait pip UAE by 1 wicket in Asia Cup qualifier

Watch Lionel Messi assist Kylian Mbappe, goal in record 8 seconds

‘Told him not to dive’: Shahid Afridi on Shaheen Afridi’s knee injury ahead of Asia Cup

Man City fight back for thrilling 3-3 draw at Newcastle

For World Championships medallists Srikanth and Sen, Tokyo 2022 will be a tougher challenge

Indo-Pak drama: India vs Pakistan in last five Asia Cups

Ligue 1: 10-man Marseille edge past Nantes 2-1

Serie A: Romelu Lukaku stars in Inter Milan’s 3-0 win over Spezia

While You Were Asleep: Warner returns to BBL after 9 years, Usyk beats Joshua to retain heavyweight titles, Real Madrid breeze past Celta Vigo

Rajasthan United stun ATK Mohun Bagan 3-2 in Durand Cup

Shaheen Afridi’s injury is a big relief for Indian batsmen: Waqar Younis

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel unimpressed by referee Mike Dean’s apology

Private Trialthon at Sukhna for 1st time; rules flouted, wrong precedent being set: officials

‘We are being punished for no fault of ours… There’s a huge amount of uncertainty within our group’

LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Los Angeles Lakers

Watch: Carlos Alcaraz’s special drop shot in his win over Cilic….even he couldn’t believe it

Robert Lewandowski has watch stolen before Barcelona practice

Mike Tyson spotted in a wheelchair at Miami airport month after his expiry date coming soon remark

While You Were Asleep: New Zealand A announce squad for India tour, Keys knocks out No. 1 Swiatek in Cincinnati and Pakistan clinch ODI series vs the Netherlands

Sarel Erwee, who nearly quit cricket after mental battles, and lower order put South Africa ahead versus England

Neeraj Chopra yet to take a call on Lausanne Diamond League

NEROCA crush TRAU FC 3-1 in first ever ‘Imphal derby’

WI vs NZ, 1st ODI: Shamarh Brooks stars in West Indies five-wicket win over New Zealand

While You Were Asleep: Pujara steers Sussex to four-wicket win over Durham, Ireland win T20I series vs Afghanistan, USA pip Scotland by 2 wickets

Have a crack at the BCCI umpiring exam that stumped 137 of 140 candidates

I was out for 2 months but team hasn’t forgotten what I have done for 2 years: KL Rahul

‘Can’t believe I just played Serena Williams’: Emma Raducanu after destroying 23-time Grand Slam champion at Cincinnati Masters

Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule

Elon Musk says he is buying Manchester United

While You Were Asleep: Pakistan beat the Netherlands, Raducanu shows no mercy to Williams and Kyrgios skips Davis Cup

Mohammad Hasnain: The 150kph Pakistan pace tearaway who never had it easy

Di Maria sidelined with injury after Juve debut

Sanath Jayasuriya meets actor Mammootty

While You Were Asleep: Liverpool draw 1-1 vs Palace, Afghanistan level series with Ireland and Williams-Raducanu match postponed in Cincinnati

Fan asked to remove Ukraine flag because it was too big says Cincinnati Open

FIFA suspends All India Football Federation due to ‘third party influence’

Mumbai Khiladis clinch thriller to secure first win in Ultimate Kho Kho

Suryakumar is a bit like AB de Villiers, No. 4 is his best spot: Ponting

Days after meeting CWG athletes, PM Modi says transparent selection without nepotism got India medals

Ligue 1: Alexis Sanchez makes debut for Marseille in a 1-1 draw at Brest

La Liga: David Alaba scores on 1st touch, Real Madrid rallies past Almeria

While You Were Asleep: WI beat NZ by 8 wickets, Argentina midfielder Lo Celso joins Villarreal, Roma beat Salernitana 1-0 in Serie A

CWG medallists at their relaxed best

Indigenous sport gets modern treatment as Kho Kho is the latest to try league format

Kane salvages point for Spurs at Chelsea with last-gasp header

Bayern ease past Wolfsburg 2-0 with Musiala and Mueller on target

Will hold meeting to decide presidential candidate once electoral list becomes clear: Bhaichung Bhutia

‘I could have changed them all at half-time’: Erik ten Hag blasts Manchester United players after 4-0 loss at Brentford

Meltdown: Man United feels heat after 4-0 loss at Brentford

Let’s cry after mixed doubles match: How Sharath Kamal comforted Sreeja after her heartbreaking loss

Brentford slapping us: Reactions pour in as Man United suffer 4-0 humiliation

I almost decided to quit wrestling after Tokyo, says Vinesh

India’s global T20 take over shows that being first is overrated

While You Were Asleep: Barcelona register four signings, Afghanistan beat Ireland, and New Zealand dominate West Indies to clinch T20I series

Watch: Cheteshwar Pujara slams 22 runs in one over in Royal London One Day Cup

Cricket chases the American dream

No Indian player can play or mentor any team in overseas T20 leagues: BCCI

While You Were Asleep: Haddad Maia shocks World No.1 Swiatek, Zimbabwe announce squad for India series, and Kyrgios steamrolls Alex de Minaur at Canadian Masters

Rampaging Nick Kyrgios on a mission to shed ‘wasted talent’ tag

FIFA moves World Cup start in Qatar up 1 day to November 20

Ireland beat Afghanistan to take 2-0 lead in T20 series

Babar Azam backs Hasan Ali to make comeback

Silver Sable: How a “lazy” mason cleared hurdles, built a new home and found a way to beat Kenyans at steeplechase

Chess an escape from war for South Sudan’s players

Real beat Eintracht 2-0 for record-equalling fifth UEFA Super Cup win

New Zealand beats West Indies by 13 runs in 1st T20 game

While You Were Asleep: Serena Williams loses to Bencic, New Zealand beat West Indies in 1st T20I & Real Madrid outplay Eintracht Frankfurt by 2-0

Returning home from CWG, Indian women’s cricket team members look at ‘silver’ lining

Long jumper Sreeshankar finishes 6th in Monaco Diamond League

Osaka retires, Raducanu exits, Andreescu upsets in Toronto

While You Were Asleep: Trent Boult released from NZ contract, Kyrgios wins against Sebastian, Ortiz withdraws from LIV Golf players’ lawsuit & Dynamo Kyiv in the CL playoffs

Trent Boult released from NZ contract to spend more time at home

UEFA Super Cup Final Preview: Real Madrid aim to keep momentum against Eintracht Frankfurt

Chess Olympiad gold for Ukraine: ‘But medal can’t stop a war’

Germany striker Werner returns to Leipzig from Chelsea

Recipe for Gold: Ice baths for Lakshya, brother’s rice & dal for Satwik, Lamb for Chirag, Nandos’ grilled chicken, and manic ab workouts + Italian for Sindhu

CWG 2022: Capsule of India’s gold medal winners Birmingham

Tenacious Praggnanandhaa emerges from Gukesh’s shadow at Chess Olympiad

PV Sindhu ‘phenomenal’, Lakshya Sen ‘India’s pride’: PM Modi hails medal winners at Commonwealth Games

India’s lesson from CWG: Diversify sports. The eight medals in athletics is a landmark moment

While You Were Asleep: Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold, Sagar Ahlawat settles for silver in boxing, shuttlers Srikanth, Gayatri-Treesa win bronze medals

Shreyas Iyer, spinners complete 4-1 Windies rout as India win final game by 88 runs

India’s double dose in triple jump: Eldhose, Abdulla bag gold, silver

Big stage fright gets to India again as they lose to Australia in CWG final

Chess Olympiad: Praggnanandhaa keeps India in title hunt as top teams prepare for final push

With speed, IQ in the ring and strength, Nitu lands a gold medal

McGrath plays Commonwealth Games final despite testing positive for Covid-19

Bhavina Patel wins gold, Sonalben bags bronze in para TT at CWG

Indian men beat South Africa 3-2 to enter CWG hockey final

Priyanka Goswami leaves nothing to chance, races to 10k glory

CWG wrestling: After anxious moments off the mat to ‘make weight’, Ravi Dahiya shows swagger on it to win gold

Intimidating Vinesh Phogat pounces CWG gold, Ravi Dahiya too wins yellow metal

Historic triple jump silver at U20 Worlds in bag, Selva eager to savour mom’s biryani

Canada’s Amarveer Dhesi makes former India national champion father proud with Commonwealth Games wrestling medal

GM Aronian’s influence endears in chess-obsessed Armenia though he now plays for USA

Milkman’s son Deepak Punia beats Pakistan’s Muhammad Inam to bring CWG gold

MI owner asked to respond to ‘conflict of interest’ allegation

The humble Birmingham Balti, with its roots in Kashmir, becomes a hit with CWG athletes

A one centimetre foul, a comeback jump, and a silver: How Murali Sreeshankar won his CWG medal

While You Were Asleep: Sudhir bags gold in para powerlifting, Sreeshankar wins silver in men’s long jump, Rohit Tokas secures India’s seventh medal in boxing

In troubled Sri Lanka, chess dreams threaten to turn to ashes

In Birmingham, a Punjab tailor’s son does some heavy lifting to stitch up a victory saga

CWG 2022: Ghosal-Pallikal power into mixed doubles quarterfinals

CWG 2022 Hockey: Harmanpreet’s hat-trick hands India 4-1 win over Wales, enter semifinals

CWG 2022: Feeling ‘robbed’ after defeat in memorable bout, boxer Chaudhary wonders what’s next

‘Would a Javelin pierce my chest? Was my fifth step good? Oh, the bar didn’t fall. I am such a fool’ — Tejaswin Shankar conquers mind demons to win CWG bronze medal

CWG Day 7 schedule: Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya in Long Jump Final, India hockey men look to finish atop Pool B

While You Were Asleep: Weightlifter Gurdeep Singh, High jumper Tejaswin Shankar bag bronze; Nikhat, Nitu & Hussamuddin assure medals in boxing; India Women cricket team beat Barbados

CWG: Raised by single mother, a cop, Tulika Maan battles odds to win judo silver medal

Saurav Ghosal beats best friend, wins historic bronze 

CWG 2022: Lovepreet adds 109kg bronze to India’s weightlifting tally

Former India pacer RP Singh senior’s son Harry selected for England Under-19

Unbeaten: Tania, the leading light and firefighter of India A team, continues to dazzle

CWG 2022: Cry. Another Day.

WFI blames it on Punam, claims lifter competed with injury

CWG 2022: When Axl Rose and Arjit Singh lovers combined to give India TT Gold

IND vs WI 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma retires hurt against West Indies

With his mother’s good-luck charm by his side, weightlifter Thakur completes hat-trick of CWG podium finishes

Lawn bowls: Birmingham Games committee picks slapstick show ‘Come Bowl With Me’, a takedown of an idiosyncrasy

While You Were Asleep: Srihari finishes fifth in 50m backstroke, cyclist Meenakshi suffers crash, India’s men’s TT team storm into final

From cutting chaff on the fields to lifting barbell to win CWG bronze: Weightlifter Harjinder’s journey

CWG 2022: Shushila, a wounded hero

In draw with England, India’s men’s hockey team go from excellent to average

Abdusattory: The Boa Constrictor from Uzbekistan who squeezes his opponents

CWG: On a day of near-misses, a silver lining as judoka Shushila, a farmer’s daughter, finishes on podium