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Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (AP Photo/Alikhan Sariyev) Real Madrid and Bayern Munich secured commanding victories in Tuesday’s Champions League matches, with Kylian Mbappé scoring three goals for Madrid in Kazakhstan and Harry Kane netting twice for Bayern in Cyprus. The matches featured several notable results, including Tottenham’s late draw against Norwegian newcomers Bodø/Glimt and Liverpool’s…

The official attendance of 22,843 on Sunday was a record at any league match of an ICC Women’s World Cup game, breaking the attendance of 15935 set at the 2024 T20 World Cup game between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (PTI Photo) GUWAHATI: Deepti Sharma starred with an all-round show as India recovered from a…

Tilak Varma met Telangana CM Revanth Reddy after he guided India to the Asia Cup 2025 trophy in Dubai (Images via X/@ANI & Getty Images) India’s Asia Cup 2025 final hero Tilak Varma paid a visit to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, where he was felicitated for his match-winning performance against Pakistan…

3 senior players were rested as Team India returned to training ahead of the first WI Test (Images via Getty Images) Less than 48 hours after lifting the Asia Cup, India’s Test squad was back in training for the first of two Tests against the West Indies, starting Thursday in Ahmedabad. Three senior players were…

Jannik Sinner will face USA’s Learner Tien in the final of the China Open (Images via Getty Images) Jannik Sinner reached the China Open final for the third year in succession on Tuesday, setting up a title clash with teenage American Learner Tien. The world number two was made to work hard in his semi-final…

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates against Taylor Fritz of USA during the Singles Final on day seven of Kinoshita Group Japan Open (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images) World number one Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week’s Shanghai Masters due to “physical issues,” shortly after clinching the Japan Open title in Tokyo.The 22-year-old Spaniard had injured his…

NEW DELHI: A balmy April night under the Lucknow lights offered a high-scoring thriller not so long back, with Mumbai Indians chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in the 16th match of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).The equation had boiled down to 24 runs off seven balls with five wickets in hand when, suddenly,…

What is the way forward for USA Cricket? (Images via X/Screengrab & Getty Images) USA Cricket’s (USAC) troubles have escalated further after the suspension handed by the ICC last week. In a new twist, six of the nine member leagues have voted to remove League Director Anj Balusu. The move reflects growing frustration within the…

While Nakamura did ‘trigger’ the rule change, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky explained that there were others too who were abusing the 400-point rule (Images via X/@chess24com & IANS) The world chess body, FIDE, has announced a major change to its rating system, set to come into effect from October 1. The reform directly impacts players…

Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh Rising India star Abhishek Sharma returned home on Tuesday after a scintillating performance at the Asia Cup 2025, where he finished as the player of the tournament. The 25-year-old left-handed batter amassed 314 runs at a strike rate of 200, finishing as the highest run-getter as India lifted the trophy.Go…