The Hundred: early days yet
Suresh MenonWisden said when the idea was mooted that “The Hundred hung over the English game suspended only by the conviction of a suited few…”
Onus on the individual: the pandemic has changed the rules
Suresh MenonLuckily for Pant and India, there is time enough for the player to recover before the first Test on August 4
Cricket on a knife-edge: learning to live with the virus
Suresh MenonThe trial is over, and we await the judgement. Last weekend saw one of the biggest experiments in recent sporting history at three venues across England: Wembley, Wimbledon and Lord’s. It involved crowds of over 60,000 as Italy beat England in the Euro final, 15,000 as Novak Djokovic climbed into the record books with his 20th Grand Slam title (and Ashleigh Barty claimed her second), and some 20,000 who watched a hastily put together England beat Pakistan in a One-Day International.That’s nearly
Gibbs accuses BCCI of interference
AP Says the Indian board is trying to stop him from participating in Kashmir League
Stokes takes indefinite break for ‘mental well-being’
PTI The Star England all-rounder has withdrawn from the home Test series against India beginning August 4.
Tokyo Olympics | Football’s big names take a tumble
AP Brazil advances along with Ivory Coast, Spain and Japan
Shock defeats for France, Argentina
Reuters Spain held by Eygpt; Richarlison hat-trick for Brazil
Tokyo Olympics | Indian women's hockey team reaches Olympic quarter-finals
Shyam Vasudevan Vandana (4th, 17th, 49th minutes) achieved a rare feat by becoming the first Indian woman hockey player to score a hat-trick in the Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics | India beats Japan 5-3 to end pool engagements on a high in men's hockey
PTI India finished second in Pool A behind Australia with four victories out of five Games
Tokyo Olympics | India score late winner to keep QF hopes alive in women's hockey
PTI India waited anxiously for 57 minutes before Navneet Kaur scored the winner
Tokyo Olympics | Switzerland’s Bencic beats Vondrousova to win Olympic tennis title
AFP Bencic will also play in Sunday’s women’s doubles final alongside Viktorija Golubic against Czechs Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova
Djokovic's temper flares up in bronze medal match loss
AP Djokovic's frustration was evident in his on-court behavior as the match wore on.
Tokyo Olympics | Zverev shatters Djokovic’s Golden Slam hopes
PTI Khachanov in final; Mektic and Pavic take gold in all-Croatian men’s doubles affairCorfe Castle for Sultan Pheroze Plate
Trainer L. D’Silva’s ward Corfe Castle, who won well in his last start at Mumbai over 1,200m, is in good shape and should win the Sultan Pheroze Plate, the main event of Sunday’s (Aug. 1) races here. Rails will be announced one hours before the first race.1. ROYSTON ROCK PLATE (1,200m) (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only (Cat. II), 1.30 p.m.: 1. Ashwa Sultan (8) Ashad Asbar 56, 2. Dream Jewel (4) Kiran Naidu 56, 3. Flying Rudolf (10) G. Naresh 56, 4. Gurbaaz (15) Kuldeep Singh 56, 5. Jean Lafette (12)Ashwa Bravo obliges in Three Wishes Plate
Trainer M. Srinivas Reddy’s Ashwa Bravo (P. Trevor up) claimed the Three Wishes Plate, the feature event of the opening day of the monsoon season races, here on Monday (July 26). The winner is owned by Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Private Limited, Mr. Yohan Z. Poonawalla, Ms. Delna Z. Poonawalla & Ms. Simone Z. Poonawalla & Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh Chauhan. P. Trevor stole the limelight by riding four winners, while trainersAshwa Bravo for Three Wishes Plate
Trainer M. Srinivas Reddy’s Ashwa Bravo should score over his rivals in the Three Wishes Plate, the chief event of the opening day’s races of the Hyderabad monsoon season here on Monday (July 26). There will be no false rails.1. CON AMORE PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only (Cat. II), 1.05 p.m.: 1. Epsom (12) Kuldeep Singh 56, 2. Indian Glory (4) Md. Ismail 56, 3. N R I Sport (15) Uday Kiran P 56, 4. One More Time (1) C.P. Bopanna 56, 5. Sorrento (14) B.R. Kumar 56, 6. Starwalt
U.S. smash world record to win men’s Olympic 4x100m swimming medley relay
AFP The U.S. team of Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, and Zach Apple touched in 3:26.78 minutes to smash the global 3:27.28 mark set at the 2009 world championships.- 5hrs
Simone Biles opts out of floor exercise final at Olympics
PTI Jennifer Gadirova of Britain will replace Biles in the finals, which are scheduled for August 2.- 4hrs
Tokyo Olympics | Thompson-Herah defends 100m title in style
Stan Rayan Jamaican sprinters sweep the podium; Discus thrower Kamalpreet enters final, long jumper Sreeshankar crashes out