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July 4, 2024 4:55 PM

Euro 2024: Germany aims to end 36-year winless streak against Spain

Spain and Germany, the two most successful European Championship nations, and among the most impressive sides at Euro 2024, come face to face in the quarter-finals on Friday. Although they have each won three Euro titles, more than any other nation,...

July 4, 2024 2:31 PM

PM Modi meets T20 World Cup-winning Team India, poses with trophy

By: Aditya Ahuja The Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, had a breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, on Thursday. The 'Men in Blue' wore customized India jerseys with 'Champions'...

July 4, 2024 12:28 PM

Durand Cup to begin on July 27, Shillong and Jamshedpur to be new venues

By: Aditya Ahuja The 133rd edition of the Durand Cup football tournament will kick off on July 27. The schedule for the tournament was announced by HQ Eastern Command of the Indian Army, on behalf of the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS),...

July 4, 2024 12:17 PM

Cash, luxury cars and land grants, Paris Games a gold mine for Arab medallists

Tareg Hamedi went from being a hard-working student athlete to a national hero and millionaire after landing Saudi Arabia's second ever Olympic silver medal in the karate competition in Tokyo three years ago. Olympic medals remain a rarity for ath...

July 4, 2024 10:37 AM

BCCI president Roger Binny reaches ITC Maurya Delhi, joins Team India for T20 World Cup win celebrations

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny arrived at the ITC Maurya hotel in Delhi on Thursday to join Team India in celebrating their ICC T20 World Cup triumph. The World Cup-winning Indian team touched down in Delhi fro...

July 4, 2024 10:24 AM

Sinner, Alcaraz, Gauff and Raducanu all march on at Wimbledon

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and top seed Jannik Sinner took contrasting routes into the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday (July 3). Alcaraz came close to dropping the first set of his contest against Australian Aleksandar Vukic but the thi...

July 4, 2024 9:34 AM

T20 WC winning Team India receives a warm welcome at Delhi airport, reaches ITC Maurya

The ICC T20 World Cup-winning Indian team touched down in Delhi on Thursday to a warm welcome from the fans awaiting the sight of their favourite heroes and sight of the silverware. The squad members, support staff, their families and media were stu...

July 3, 2024 11:19 AM

Tennis-Vondrousova out with a whimper, agony for Murray, delight for Djokovic

Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending Wimbledon women's champion to make a first-round exit for 30 years as she was bundled out by Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Tuesday. The Czech sixth seed slumped to a 6-4 6-2 defeat as her reign...

July 3, 2024 11:19 AM

Soccer – Brazil into Copa quarters after 1-1 draw with Colombia

Brazil played out an action-packed 1-1 draw with Colombia in California on Tuesday to set up a mouth-watering Copa America quarter-final against Uruguay. Colombia, who finished top of Group D on seven points, will face Panama in the last eight. Dan...

July 2, 2024 10:14 AM

Euro 2024: Late own goal gives France 1-0 win over tame Belgium

An 85th-minute deflected shot by Randal Kolo Muani, listed as a Jan Vertonghen own goal, gave France a nervy 1-0 win over a disappointing Belgium on Monday and sent them into the quarter-finals despite another poor show by their misfiring forwards. ...

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