[ad_1] Mohammed Siraj (X- Cricbuzz) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finally ended their 18-year wait for an Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2025. The breakthrough came in the very first season of the new three-year cycle after the mega auction. RCB built a fresh core with major signings like Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Phil Salt, while parting ways with

[ad_1] LONDON — The two game mark of a Premier League season should feel far too premature a moment for doom mongering, and yet it is a real challenge to watch this West Ham team in action and not expect the worst. After all, there were plenty in the London Stadium who were ready for the deluge long before Michael

[ad_1] The Tennessee Titans will host the Minnesota Vikings in an NFL preseason finale on Friday. Both teams are 1-1 in preseason play, with Tennessee most recently topping the Atlanta Falcons, 23-20, and Minnesota falling to the New England Patriots, 20-12. No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward is expected to play a few series for the Titans, while the

[ad_1] The US Open officially kicks off on Aug. 24 with the first round matches for the men and women’s tournaments. The US Open is the final Grand Slam event of the year and one of the most anticipated tournaments on the tennis calendar. Last year’s tournaments were won by Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner and both will be in

[ad_1] The U.S. Open kicks off in New York, showcasing the best players in the world on the biggest stage. Jannik Sinner, fresh off a win at Wimbledon, is the defending US Open champion on the men’s side. Taft Gantt, who nailed all four semifinalists for Wimbledon in July, breaks down his best bets for the tournament. For more real-time,

[ad_1] On Friday late evening, when 17-year-old Haryana wrestler Kajal Dochak won the title in the women’s 72 Kg final with a 8-6 win over China’s Liu Yuqi to become India’s second U20 World Champion this week, her father Ravinder Dochak and uncle Krishan Dochak, a former International wrestler, were busy managing their small transport business in Sonepat. “I used

[ad_1] The 2026 World Cup draw’s date and location were unexpectedly announced on Friday. The event will take place in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5 at 12 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center as U.S. President Donald Trump announced the news in the Oval Office alongside Vice President JD Vance and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. While the draw had previously

[ad_1] Canadian shot put star Sarah Mitton placed second at the Diamond League track and field stop in Brussels on Friday. American Chase Jackson won the event with a meet-record throw of 20.90 metres. Mitton, who had already clinched her spot in next week’s Diamond League Final in Zurich, topped out at 19.89m. The Brooklyn, N.S., native ranks third in the standings, behind back-to-back world champion

[ad_1] India’s chief athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair says the Athletics Federation of India is not only focussing on Asian Games and Asian Championship as medal events but also will use these tournaments as building blocks for the next World Championships and Los Angeles Olympics. Nair said as part of a larger plan, the AFI is looking at certain strong disciplines

[ad_1] The Bangladesh selectors on Friday recalled wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan to their 16-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in which Litton Das will lead the side. The 31-year-old Hasan last played a T20I three years ago, during the 2022 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. The squad announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will also

[ad_1] Mirra Andreeva: The 18-year-old from Russia has been a dangerous floater in Grand Slam main draws for a few years, but after a charge up the rankings, the fifth seed in New York will be a serious threat to knock the top players off their perch. A recent issue in her left ankle notwithstanding. Victoria Mboko: The Canadian, another

[ad_1] Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz enter the 2025 US Open as the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world, and they have met in back-to-back grand slam finals. Alcaraz won the French Open, while Sinner responded with a win at Wimbledon. Sinner is the +110 favorite in the men’s US Open odds, followed by Alcaraz (+170) and

[ad_1] Matthew Breetzke continued his dream start to his One-Day International career as he smashed 88 runs against Australia in the second ODI at Mackay on Thursday. His knock on Thursday against an Australian bowling attack comprising of Josh Hazlewood, Xavier Bartlett, Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa saw Breetzke equal the ODI record for most consecutive fifties right

[ad_1] The No. 21 Iowa State Cyclones kick off their 2025 season against the Big 12 Conference rival Kansas State Wildcats in a Week 0 matchup in Ireland on Saturday, Aug. 23. Iowa State shared the regular-season Big 12 championship, while Kansas State shared eighth-place in the conference with West Virginia. The Wildcats (5-4, 9-4), who were 2-1 against ranked

[ad_1] At 10 minutes to 6 p.m, as Vishal TK lined up for the warm-ups, one could hear murmurs from the stands. Since May, he had already clocked four sub-46 seconds over the 400m. Three of those had come this month, including one in the semifinals on Wednesday. On Thursday evening, as he positioned on the blocks at the National

[ad_1] SEC athletic directors are moving closer to adopting a nine-game conference football schedule, sources told CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. The development comes as the College Football Playoff will implement new metrics in 2025 that place greater emphasis on strength of schedule, a change that could benefit SEC teams. The proposed expansion would mark a major shift for the SEC,

[ad_1] Ajay Singh was re-elected President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for a third consecutive term on Thursday, in polls delayed by almost five months due to legal issues between various competing factions. Singh, representing Uttarakhand, defeated former boxer Jaslal Pradhan, from the Sikkim unit, 40-26 in the election conducted in the presence of Returning Officer Rajesh Tandon

[ad_1] WWE John Cena has a date for his final match. Cena’s farewell tour comes to an end on Dec. 13 as WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event hosts his professional wrestling retirement. NBC confirmed the news following an announcement that Saturday Night’s Main Event will stream exclusively on Peacock. Last year, WWE struck a deal to air quarterly primetime specials on

[ad_1] College basketball schedules are nearing completion ahead of the 2025-26 season, and there will be no shortage of marquee nonconference matchups over the first couple months. While the Players Era Festival will bring numerous high-profile showdowns to Las Vegas in November, we’re also in store for some blockbuster, on-campus games. Just to name a few of the on-campus highlights,

[ad_1] Rahul Dravid bowed out as India’s head coach with his greatest success, winning the 2024 T20 World Cup. It also marked the end of the T20I careers of captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, with the three players announcing their retirements during the celebratory scenes after the dramatic final against South Africa. Dravid has now opened up

[ad_1] Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo is 70-years-old and the longest-tenured active men’s college basketball coach among high major programs. He has seen some things since taking over the Michigan State program in 1995. But nothing he’s seen is as comparably cataclysmic, he said this week in an interview with Jon Rothstein, than the transfer portal and the chaos

[ad_1] The President of the United States, regularly referred to by the acronym POTUS, is often called the most powerful person in the world. And the present resident of the White House is also one of the richest. But does that explain Donald Trump possessing a trophy that neither he, nor any American sportsperson or team, has won? When the

[ad_1] Seasoned mid-fielder Salima Tete was on Thursday retained as captain of a 20-member Indian women’s hockey team for the Asia Cup to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 5 to 14. The tournament assumes added significance as the winner will secure a direct berth in the 2026 FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup. India has been drawn in Pool

[ad_1] India and Pakistan won’t engage in any bilateral sporting clash but the cricket team will not be stopped from playing the multi-lateral Asia Cup next month, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry unveiled the new policy with regards to India’s international engagements with emphasis on Pakistan. Sources said it is effective immediately. “India’s approach to sports events

[ad_1] A two-day tournament piggybacking on the biggest names in singles tennis ended up confirming that the current generation of doubles specialists are indeed the better at what they do. Defending champions, and wild cards Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, clinched the $1 million top prize at the US Open mixed doubles tournament, a new format from which others of