Indian sports coverage in brief: cricket, football, hockey, and India at world events.
The English Football Association has maintained that Gianni Infantino is not the right person to lead FIFA, despite support from the governing body’s executives at an emergency meeting on Wednesday, Times Now…
Tennis, badminton and table tennis players carry hand-eye coordination, footwork and competitive instincts into pickleball, but each must unlearn a key habit, Times Now reports. Tennis players gain from court coverage and…
Real Madrid have agreed a seven-year deal for 19-year-old Ivory Coast forward Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig, The Hindu reports. Diomande impressed at the World Cup, where Ivory Coast reached the round…
Indian Army beat Baghpat FC 4-0 on Wednesday to move top of Group B in the 135th Durand Cup. Samir Murmu, Saikhom Borish Singh, Shubham Rana and Christopher Kamei scored in the…
Former India women’s hockey captain and selector Asunta Lakra has denied all allegations made against her by player Albela Rani Toppo, The Hindu reports. In her preliminary reply to Ethics Committee chairman…
N.S. Chaturved smashed the fastest century in Tamil Nadu Premier League history on Saturday, scoring 121 off 47 balls for Madurai Panthers in a record chase of 240 against VIDA Kovai Kings.…
Newcastle United have sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona for almost €80 million and Sandro Tonali to Tottenham for about €108 million during the 2026-27 summer window, The Hindu reports. Captain Bruno Guimaraes…
Senior cricket writer Vedam Jaishankar’s 75-page book, Developing Champions in Cricket, was released at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association premises in Bengaluru on Thursday. The book covers a young player’s journey,…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has apologised for errors in the attempt to sell a 20% stake in the organisation’s commercial operations to private investors. The proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise plan, which aimed…
Spain has rejected a report claiming FIFA has awarded the 2030 World Cup final to co-host Morocco. Sports minister Milagros Tolon said Spain deserved to stage the title match, signalling confidence that…
