As the gender furore that engulfed boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics rumbles on, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is weighing reintroducing testing, while several sports have already embraced testing for male chromosomes. Such testing has its critics and the Olympics have already tried it once only to abandon it in 1996. Incoming president Kirsty…
The MCA Emerging Team members and office-bearers at a press briefing in Mumbai on June 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Promising all-rounder Suryansh Shedge will lead a 17-member Mumbai Emerging team on a four-week exposure tour to the United Kingdom, starting June 28. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) secretary Abhay Hadap announced the squad…
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s superb century at Headingley against England in the first Test of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy may have earned him plaudits on the field, but it was a post-match video shared by the BCCI that offered fans a rare, candid glimpse into the mindset behind the performance. The 23-year-old’s 101 off 159 balls…
Rishabh Pant bettered MS Dhoni’s record for most runs by a wicketkeeper in away Tests in SENA countries during Day 2 of the first Test between England in India at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday. The Indian wicketkeeper scored his sixth Test half century, eclipsing the former skipper’s record of 1731 runs at an average of…
Marc Marquez took the 100th pole of his career on his Ducati debut at the Mugello Circuit at their home Italian Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session where the lap record was broken several times. It was Marquez’s sixth pole of the season and the 72nd MotoGP pole of his career to go…
Indian Test captain Shubman Gill during a practice session ahead of the Test cricket match series against England, in UK. Photo: @BCCI via PTI India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill is a mix of his predecessors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli but he will be “very much his own man” in the middle when he…
The Indian batters dominated on the first day of the First Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. Skipper Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored brilliant hundreds with Gill still unbeaten on the crease. Vice-Captain Rishab Pant also scored an attacking 65 runs and is still on the crease. India’s Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar praised the…
WRESTLING With medals in all categories, India women wrestlers win team title at U-23 Asian Championship Putting up a dominating show, Indian women wrestlers won the team title at the Under-23 Asian Championship by winning a medal in each of the 10 categories, including four gold and five silver at Vung Tau in Vietnam. Priyanshi…
Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has extended his contract with Nottingham Forest until the summer of 2028 after helping the club qualify for a European competition for the first time since 1995-96, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Portuguese Nuno, who previously managed Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur, joined Forest in December 2023 and helped…
Netherlands beats Nepal in historic T20 match with three super overs, securing victory with a six in the final over. Photo: X/@KNCBcricket The Netherlands beat Nepal after an incredible three super overs during a T20 International tri-series match in Glasgow, the first time in the history of T20 or List A cricket. Michael Levitt struck…
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar praised Rishabh Pant for his measured innings against England on Day1 of first test at Headingley, Leeds. He is currently unbeaten on 65* having played 102 balls. His inning was a perfect display of Test cricket where he took his time in the start playing with caution but later maximized…
IND vs ENG, Live Score: Catch the scores, updates and highlights from Day 2 of the first Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series taking place at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday. Updated : Jun 21, 2025 14:10 IST Comments Follow Us SHARE Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit READ LATER Welcome to Sportstar’s live…
The FIFA Club World Cup in the United States has witnessed several chapters: a new expanded format, more Asian and European teams pitted against each other, and an amateur side, Auckland City, locking horns with the elites of club football. Though the club from New Zealand suffered carnage — a 0-10 loss, the heaviest in…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Cricket Council (ICC) is ready to sanction four-day Tests for smaller nations in the 2027-29 World Test Championship cycle but India, Australia and England can still play the traditional five-day matches, according a report here. The move…
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that the Indian side full of youngsters will not miss the services of their Former captain and one of the modern greats of Batting, Virat Kohli. Virat announced his retirement from Test cricket in May before the team was announced for the anticipated five-Test series against England. Kohli scored…
Star German midfielder Jamal Musiala went off injured only 25 minutes after entering Friday night’s Club World Cup match for Bayern Munich and was substituted by national team veteran Thomas Müller in the 82nd minute. Musiala came on in the 57th minute against Boca Juniors. The nature of his injury wasn’t immediately known. READ: Liverpool…
