Iran striker Sardar Azmoun, the third-highest goalscorer in the country’s history, has been left out of their World Cup squad. Azmoun’s omission comes amid reports of “disloyalty” to the Iranian government. The 31-year-old, who plays his club football in the United Arab Emirates, is said to have angered the regime by posting a photo of…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Tim David has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and suspended for one match after breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during RCB’s five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.David, who scored 24 runs off 17 balls…
The year is 2018 and after yet another disappointing season filled with demoralizing losses, Royal Challengers Bengaluru was in the lowest of lows with only a couple of runner-up finishes to its name. The brand however was no short of superstars. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, two of the biggest names in world cricket…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Tim David will miss his side’s first match of IPL 2027 after earning a one-match suspension for accumulating five demerit points. According to a statement from IPL, David was fined 50% of his match fee and handed two demerit points for an incident in the 10th over of the first innings…
Luis de la Fuente was not disappointed to be overlooked for the Real Madrid job but would rather it was taken by a Spaniard and not Jose Mourinho. Mourinho will return for a second spell at the Santiago Bernabeu if incumbent Florentino Perez wins the presidential election, as expected, against challenger Enrico Riquelme on Sunday….
Serena Williams has confirmed her return to professional tennis at the age of 44. Williams, the 23-time grand slam champion, announced her decision to step away from the sport in 2022, her last match a third-round defeat to Ajla Tomljanovic at the US Open. But reports of her return emerged last week and, in a…
Former India international Sanjay Manjrekar has said Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s two-time title-winning side is “a little more consistent” than Mumbai Indians’ prime teams. RCB became just the third team in IPL history to win back-to-back titles after defeating Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. MI (2019 and 2020) and Chennai…
Every morning during his formative years, Shashwat Jagtap would leave his home in Kalyan and spend nearly two hours travelling across Mumbai to train at the MIG Club in Bandra. On Monday evening at the Wankhede Stadium, those countless commutes finally seemed worthwhile. The 23-year-old announced himself on the bigger stage with a scintillating unbeaten…
Arnav Paparkar blazed into Round 3 on his debut at the Roland-Garros Junior Championships, playing like he belonged there. The Indian junior, ranked 31st on the ITF junior circuit, overpowered 15th seed Kuan-Shou Chen of Chinese Taipei 6-2 6-4 in the second round — a result that was comfortable from the first game to the…
Virat Kohli (on the left) after RCB’s second IPL title (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles used Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2026 title win as an example of the strong relationship between India and Australia. Speaking a day after RCB defeated Gujarat Titans to win their second consecutive IPL trophy, Marles…
