Rohan Bopanna, Ivan Dodig reach men’s doubles quarter-finals at Canadian Open with straight-set win

HIGHLIGHTS Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodi had earlier beaten Italian pair Fabio Fognini and Lorenzo Sonego in the 1st round Bopanna and Dodig could face third-seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the next round Bopanna earlier hit out at the AITA for allegedly misleading players on Tokyo Olympics qualification Rohan…

Asked Anderson why he whipped me: Stuart Broad recalls training injury, says gutted to miss india Tests

HIGHLIGHTS Stuart Broad picked up a training injury in the lead up to the 2nd Test The calf injury ruled Broad out of the remainder of the 5-Test series Broad said he is looking to return to international action at Ashes later this year Premier England pacer Stuart Broad said on Thursday that he is gutted to miss the…

ENG vs IND: Virat Kohli’s India are firm favourite, they should win the series convincingly, says Michael Holding

HIGHLIGHTS India should win the Test series convincingly, feels Michael Holding First Test ended in draw after rain washed out the final day India are looking good with Bumrah returning to form, says Holding The second match of the five-match Test series between England and India will start from Thursday on the iconic…

Indian hockey players returning from Olympics felicitated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

HIGHLIGHTS Lakra and Ekka presented Patnaik the Indian men’s and women’s team jerseys respectively Lakra and Rohidas were awarded Rs 2.5 crores each following the national men team’s historic bronze medal win Ekka and Toppo were handed Rs 50 lakhs each after the women’s side reached the…

Lionel Messi signs 2-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona

HIGHLIGHTS Lionel Messi signs 2-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona could not afford to keep Lionel Messi under La Liga rules PSG fans throng airport and stadium to greet Lionel Messi Only two days ago, Lionel Messi had wept as he bade farewell to his boyhood team, describing his feelings at being told he…

Tokyo 2020: India men’s doubles badminton player Chirag Shetty admits difficult to digest early Olympic exit

HIGHLIGHTS Difficult to come to terms with the early exit from the Tokyo Games says Chirag Shetty Chirag and Satwik defeated eventual gold medallists Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin Chirag and Satwik won two of their three group matches but failed to qualify for knockout stage India’s men’s doubles badminton players…

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Toronto Masters with persistent left foot injury

HIGHLIGHTS Rafael Nadal out of Toronto Masters because of foot injury The injury has kept Nadal out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics Nadal has said he has been dealing with a recurring foot issue since 2005 Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Toronto Masters on Tuesday because of an injured left foot that has troubled…

Bianca Andreescu wins 1st round match in Montreal, Daniil Medvedev reaches third round in Toronto

HIGHLIGHTS Andreescu was playing her first match since a first-round exit at Wimbledon in late June Medvedev lost to Rafael Nadal in the finals of the Toronto event in 2019, the last year it was played World No.2 Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday,…

AFI to conduct javelin throwing competition every year on August 7 in honour of gold medallist Neeraj Chopra

HIGHLIGHTS AFI to host javelin competition every year on August 7 to honour Neeraj Chopra Neeraj Chopra wins gold medal with the best throw of 87.58 in the men’s javelin final Neeraj Chopra wins historic athletics gold to join Abhinav Bindra in elite list August 7 will be itched in the memories of Indian sports fans…

IPL-bound New Zealand cricketers get green light, NZC announces different squads for Pakistan and Bangladesh tour

HIGHLIGHTS IPL-bound New Zealand cricketers get green light from NZC NZC has announced different squads for sub-continent tour and T20 World Cup IPL is set to resume from September 19 under a strict bio-bubble in UAE On Tuesday, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has given the green light to their Indian Premier League…