World No.1 Iga Swiatek came back from 0-3 down to save a match point at 5-3 in the decider before overcoming Naomi Osaka and pulling off a great escape into the third round at the French Open here on Wednesday. ....

The Islamic State terrorist organisation has issued an ominous threat against the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan to be held here next month and New York officials said on Wednesday that they are heightening security. ....

The entire footballing fraternity is counting the days till June 6 when an icon of the sport, Sunil Chettri will be donning the Blue Tigers jersey for the final time against Kuwait at Salt Lake Stadium. ....

India’s never-say-die attitude came to the fore in their match against Argentina as they won 5-4 in their fourth match of the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24. ....

After tasting a maiden IPL glory, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh has set his goal high and aims to replicate the success in the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA. ....

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the summit clash of the IPL 2024 on Sunday. ....

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have set up the Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after crushing Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 36 runs in Qualifier 2 on Friday. Ahead of the title encounter, former Australia batter Matthew Hayden and former England batter Kevin Pietersen have backed KKR to win the title. ....

The Indian junior women’s hockey team commenced their tour of Europe with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands’ club Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push. ....

The Indian junior men’s hockey team and Indian junior women’s hockey team embarked on a tour of Europe on Saturday. During the tour, the Indian junior men’s team will compete against Belgium, Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push, and Germany while the Indian Junior women’s hockey Team will take on Belgium, Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push, Germany, and Oranje Rood. ....

With the T20 World Cup just around the corner, former Australian cricketer Tom Moody has questioned whether India will be able to "play the brand of cricket that's required to win a World Cup", considering the very limited time frame the team has, to prepare after the IPL. ....

Cricket Ireland has named a 15-member men's squad to represent Ireland in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with opener Paul Stirling leading the side in the mega event to be played in the Caribbean and the USA in June. ....