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Budapest: Neeraj Chopra has arguably become India's greatest sportsperson of all time but the slightest reference makes the newly-crowned World Champion uncomfortable. Chopra, who is known for his humility besides his world-conquering skills with javelin, won the coveted world title with a solid throw of...

Barcelona: Teenager Lamine Yamal helped Barcelona fight back to win a 4-3 thriller at Villarreal in the Spanish league. The 16-year-old forward set up Gavi Páez's opening goal for Barcelona hit the woodwork twice, and played a key role in Robert Lewandowski's winning goal as...

London (UK): West Ham United have completed the signing of Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus from Dutch football club Ajax, the Premier League club announced Monday. The 23-year-old, who will wear the No 14 shirt, has agreed a five-year deal and is West Ham's fourth senior...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Kishore Jena finished fifth in the men’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 held in Budapest. The Odisha-born track and field athlete achieved his finest throw during his fifth attempt, reaching a distance of 84.77 meters. Jena started off with a...

Budapest: Neeraj Chopra has won every title his sport offers but the Olympic champion is not someone who would sit on laurels, rather he would push himself to excel further since "throwers have no finish line". Chopra Sunday became the first Indian to win a...

Oman: The Indian Men's Hockey Team will begin their campaign at the Men's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier against Bangladesh in Salalah, Oman Monday. The tournament is scheduled to take place from August 29 to September 2. India are placed in the Elite Pool...

Durham (England): New Zealand will give experienced cricketer Kane Williamson every chance to prove his fitness ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup campaign in India. He has two weeks to prove his fitness following which the Black Caps will name their squad for...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated Neeraj Chopra for winning a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships and said he exemplifies excellence. In a series of tweets, the President said, "Neeraj Chopra adds yet another golden page to...

Manchester: Erling Haaland missed a penalty. Virgil van Dijk was shown a straight red card. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker made sloppy defensive errors leading to goals. Manchester City and Liverpool delivered performances rife with errors from their star names in the Premier League Sunday....

New York: Roberto Mancini was appointed coach of the Saudi Arabia national team, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy. The Saudi Arabian soccer federation (SAFF) said the Italian has been given a four-year contract. His...