[ad_1] Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal could be in trouble for allegedly hiring people with dwarfism as entertainers during his lavish 18th birthday party this weekend. Yamal hosted the party on Sunday at a rented property in Olivella a small town 50 kilometres north west of Barcelona, BBC Sport reports, with guests, including a glittering star cast of his Barcelona teammates, Youtubers

[ad_1] Vaishali Rameshbabu was teetering on the brink of elimination. Twice in two games. Having battled out draws in both of her classical games in the FIDE World Cup Round 3 clash against USA’s Carissa Yip — an International Master, but among the top up and coming stars in the sport — Vaishali salvaged two draws from losing positions in

[ad_1] With college basketball’s 2025-26 rosters now mostly set, a clearer picture of the season ahead is beginning to emerge. On the heels of a historic NCAA Tournament tally for the SEC, a couple of other power conferences are assembling their horses. The Big Ten has nine of the top 30 and 14 of the top 50 in Bart Torvik’s

[ad_1] There is this scorecard from the 2008 Ranji Trophy game between Saurashtra and Orissa that has a strange connection with the just concluded India-England Test at Lord’s. It has the following entries: No. 4 Cheteshwar Pujara (302), No.5 Sitanshu Kotak (37) and No. 6 Ravindra Jadeja (232). Pujara and Jadeja that day shared a record 5th wicket partnership of

[ad_1] Tired of near perfect shooting scores, and ‘penguin walks’ in high profile tournaments like the World Championships and Olympics in tightly wound together jackets raising eyebrows, the world body of shooting has proposed some radical changes. These intend to put the onus of technique back in the hands of shooters and their level of training, rather than the gear

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[ad_1] What was the reason for Jannik Sinner beating Carlos Alcaraz relatively comfortably in the Wimbledon final? The legendary Jimmy Connors believes it was because of Sinner’s return of serves. “It’s interesting for me because everybody has put so much emphasis on the serve. This guy [Sinner] has a 140mph serve, and look at that, it’s so hard. That’s the

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[ad_1] Kishore Shallow, Cricket West Indies president, has advised the Chair of the Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee to convene an emergency meeting following the team’s harrowing loss to Australia in the third Test on Tuesday. West Indies was bundled out for mere 27 — second-lowest score in Test history — and lost the game by 176 runs. Touring Australia won

[ad_1] Rory McIlroy gets to return home for the 2025 Open Championship as it will be held near his hometown in Northern Ireland beginning on Thursday. Royal Portrush Golf Club will host the 2025 British Open, and the course is just 60 miles from where McIlroy grew up. It’s been 15 years since the Irishman won an event in his

[ad_1] The thread that bound together cricket’s golden age of all-rounders was players who bowled fast and batted flamboyantly. Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Richard Hadlee and Ian Botham are not merely cricketing greats, but emblazoners of 1980s’ blitheness; Imran and Kapil were totems in their country’s coming-of-age phase, their relevance extending beyond their feats. Ravindra Jadeja doesn’t walk with a

[ad_1] Which is the one missing trophy from the Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner cabinets? Both Wimbledon finalists and champions of last two editions, are only one Slam away from completing the Career Grand Slam. While Sinner is missing a Roland Garros trophy, something that he memorably fought for earlier this year in a fighting loss, while Alcaraz can get

[ad_1] Mohammed Siraj at Lord’s and Javagal Srinath in Chennai NEW DELHI: Despite India’s narrow 22-run loss at Lord’s, former India captain Anil Kumble praised the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy as a shining example of why Test cricket remains so compelling. With England now leading the five-match series 2-1, Kumble highlighted the quality of cricket seen so far.India had bounced back strongly

[ad_1] A charged-up Jofra Archer bowled in full rhythm in his comeback Test, helping England beat India by 22 runs for a famous win at Lord’s on Monday. The English pacer was quick in the air, and his terrifying deliveries troubled and dismissed three Indian batters — opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar. Archer started Day 5 high

[ad_1] The Golden State Valkyries are set to host the Phoenix Mercury at the Chase Center in a WNBA matchup on Monday. The Valkyries are 10-10 overall and 7-3 at home this season. Golden State is looking to bounce back from a 104-102 loss to the Las Vegas Aces in their last outing. The Mercury have won two straight and

[ad_1] Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays’ 1977 expansion season and spent 12 seasons with the club as a key member of its starting rotation, has died at 69. The Blue Jays confirmed Clancy’s death in a social media post Monday. A cause of death was not given. Clancy was selected by the

[ad_1] EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Coming off of lifting the Club World Cup, there was a noticeable swagger to Levi Cowill and the Chelsea squad. Following a lead-up to the match where there was an assumption that they’d lose to Paris Saint-Germain, the Blues rolled up to MetLife Stadium, pressed the Parisians off the pitch, and lifted their second trophy

[ad_1] MLB Home Run Derby Best Bets For more real-time, free picks every day: Inside the Lines Blog (Lines from DraftKings) Winning Nationality: USA -205 Five of the eight participants in the derby are from the United States, and notably, five of the top six in terms of odds are American. This bet essentially comes down to rooting against Oneil Cruz.

[ad_1] “No tournament will be perfect.” There were tones of practicality in Jurgen Klinsmann’s comment as he and his fellow members of the FIFA technical study group reviewed the Club World Cup during a media briefing in New York City on Thursday. The refrain, though, could not be truer about this tournament, and not only because hiccups are to be

[ad_1] Imagn Images SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated his interest in expansion of the NCAA basketball tournaments expansion Monday, saying “we think there are enough quality teams to make this growth appropriate.” “Nothing in college basketball is static,” Sankey said from the 2025 SEC Kickoff event in Atlanta. “So tournament expansion is certainly worth exploring.” The NCAA Division I men’s

[ad_1] Shoaib Bashir of England (Getty Images) England’s young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests against India after scans confirmed a fractured finger in his left hand – an injury he sustained during the third Test at Lord’s, where he still went on to take the match-winning wicket.Score: India vs England 3rd TestDespite being

[ad_1] Punjab and the global running community are in mourning after news emerged that Fauja Singh, the iconic 114‑year‑old “Turbaned Tornado”, tragically died in a road accident on July 14, 2025, at his home village of Beas Pind near Jalandhar. According to multiple reports, he was struck by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the road at around 3:30 pm, and

[ad_1] India captain Shubman Gill provided an update on his vice captain Rishabh Pant’s injury which he sustained while keeping during the opening day of the Lord’s Test, something that kept him away from wicketkeeping duties. With pant unable to keep, Dhruv Jurel had donned the wicketkeeper’s for the remainder of the match. “Rishabh went for scans. There is no

[ad_1] During Sunday’s Wimbledon final, at the most crucial juncture of the match until that point, Jannik Sinner ostensibly took a leaf out of his opponent’s book. Serving to win the second set and level the scores, Sinner did not retreat into himself or play within his comfort zone, instead raising his level another gear and producing some of the

[ad_1] The crackling contest between India and England at Lord’s ended with the hosts walking away with the victory and a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series on Monday. With on-field spats aplenty, this was one of the most spicier Tests in recent memory but it was England who had the last laugh with a 22-run victory, leaving India with