NEW DELHI: One night after tournament favourite Carlos Alcaraz made his earliest Grand Slam exit in three years after shock defeat to unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, defending champion Novak Djokovic bowed out in the US Open third round with a 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia on Friday…
NEW DELHI: Indian table tennis player Archana Kamath has made the difficult decision to step away from elite sports to pursue a Master’s in Public Policy at the University of Michigan. This move marks a significant shift for the 24-year-old, who achieved notable success representing India at the highest level, including the recent Paris Olympics.Despite…
Brazilian Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina’s remarkable wave ride in Tahiti, captured by AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet, has garnered global acclaim with the photograph becoming a viral sensation and possibly the defining image of both the sport and the 2024 Paris Summer Games. Brouillet, stationed in a boat in the channel, managed to photograph Medina exiting…
NEW DELHI: In defence of the harshly criticized US leg of last month’s T20 World Cup, former India head coach Rahul Dravid said that “playing at odd hours” and adjusting to “challenging” facilities were essential “compromises” made in order to bring cricket to a wider audience.Dravid stated he was okay with the 10.30 a.m. (local…
One half of India’s ace men’s doubles badminton team, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, struck gold soon after he settled inside the Athletes Village at the Paris Olympics as he met tennis legend Rafael Nadal and got himself pictured with the Spanish super star. Satwik shared the photo in an Instagram story, and captioned it: “With the best”.The…
NEW DELHI: Rafa Nadal experienced his earliest exit from the French Open on Monday, falling 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 in the first round to fourth seed Alexander Zverev. This unexpected defeat has left fans questioning whether the 14-time champion will return to the Grand Slam he has dominated for two decades.The 22-time major champion, who first…
