WUHAN: Coco Gauff ‘s serve – taken apart and reassembled on television and internet channels — is the most talked-about shot in tennis.The 21-year-old American, athlete supreme, teamed up with sports performance specialist Gavin MacMillan to retool her serve in the lead-up to the US Open. MacMillan, who worked with the world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka…
Hikaru Nakamura took the king from D Gukesh’s pieces and threw it to the crowd after defeating him (Screengrabs) Magnus Carlsen‘s coach Peter Heine Nielsen has defended Hikaru Nakamura’s controversial action of throwing World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju’s king piece into the crowd. The incident occurred during an exhibition match called Checkmate: USA vs India in…
Naomi Osaka showcased custom Labubu dolls during her US Open semi-final run in New York. (AP) Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, has completed her viral US Open Labubu collection by revealing the sixth and final member on social media this weekend. The tennis star’s collection of custom zoomorphic monster dolls gained significant attention…
World Para Athletics Championships 2025 at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India is celebrating the success of its differently-abled athletes, who achieved a record medal haul at the World Para Athletics Championships, which concluded here on Sunday.The event was probably the largest multi-nation competition hosted by India since the Delhi Commonwealth…
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) PARIS: Kylian Mbappe is receiving treatment for a “small niggle” in his right ankle after meeting up with his international team-mates ahead of the latest round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers, France coach Didier Deschamps said Monday.The France captain sustained the knock at the end of Real Madrid’s…
Jannik Sinner has responded to Alexander Zverev’s claim that the courts are being made in favour of the Italian and Carlos Alcaraz (Images via Getty Images) Jannik Sinner has strongly dismissed Alexander Zverev’s claims of tournament bias at the 2025 Shanghai Masters, insisting his focus is solely on playing tennis rather than worrying about court…
Tazmin Brits of South Africa with team mate Laura Wolvaardt (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) South Africa secured a commanding six-wicket victory against reigning T20I champions New Zealand in the Women’s ODI World Cup at Indore on Monday. Tazmin Brits’ spectacular century, her fourth in five matches, and Nonkululeko Mlaba’s four-wicket haul led South Africa…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi got on a video call with Rajasthan Royals batting coach Vikram Rathour (Screengrabs/X) Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-year-old batting sensation, had a light-hearted exchange with Rajasthan Royals batting coach and former India batting coach Vikram Rathour , and the video has gone viral for all the right reasons. Currently in Australia with the India…
ICC Women’s ODI World Cup: England vs Bangladesh (PTI and AP photo) Opening their 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup campaign with a crushing 10-wicket victory over South Africa in Guwahati on Friday, England will look to turn Barsapara Cricket Stadium into a happy hunting ground when they face Bangladesh in their second group league…
Prithvi Shaw (Photo by Charle Lombard/Gallo Images/Getty Images) India batter Prithvi Shaw will face his former domestic team Mumbai when he represents Maharashtra in a three-day practice match at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje from October 7 to 9. Shaw, who debuted in First-Class cricket for Mumbai in the 2016-17 season and made his Test…
