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Tennis veteran Roberto Bautista Agut made a stunning football debut, scoring twice for Spanish seventh-tier side CD Els Ibarsos in a 4-2 pre-season win. The 38-year-old retired from tennis just months ago…
India’s D Gukesh won the individual gold medal on board one at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, leading the Indian men’s team to a historic first overall gold. The 18-year-old scored…
Kirsty Gilmour, the 32-year-old Scottish shuttler, is competing at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, the city where her international career began at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Newindianexpress.com reports that Gilmour,…
Stand-in skipper Tejasvi Dahiya struck an unbeaten 60 off 29 balls to steer South Delhi Superstarz to a six-wicket victory over New Delhi Tigers in the Delhi Premier League on Saturday. Chasing…
Japan completed a clean sweep across all categories at the World Surf League (WSL) Shore Temple Classic QS 2000 and Pro Junior (JQS) at Mamallapuram beach on Saturday. Ikko Watanabe (17.10) edged…
Vida Kovai Kings thrashed Trichy Grand Cholas by 116 runs in a Tamil Nadu Premier League match at the NPR College ground in Dindigul on Saturday. Batting first, Kovai posted 201 for…
Fresh from their comeback win over Al Arabi in the AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-off, East Bengal will take on Indian Army Football Team in the Durand Cup quarterfinals. The match…
Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has called for the revival and protection of departmental cricket, stating it is a "big need" for developing talent in the country. He said the system played…
Hikaru Nakamura has apologised for blaming Chess.com after a technical glitch disrupted his third-place match at the Esports World Cup. The American grandmaster had wrongly assumed the platform caused the problem, but…
AB de Villiers has praised Stephen Fleming, calling him an accomplished coach and a great cricket brain, after the former New Zealand captain was appointed England's Test head coach. Speaking on his…
