Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar (Image credit: PCI) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed its best day at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Thursday, winning 26 medals, including seven golds, to reclaim fourth place in the standings. The haul took India’s overall tally to 88 medals — 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze — with…
Joe Root etched his name in the record books on Thursday, becoming the first England batter to cross 8,000 runs in One-Day Internationals during the clash against Sri Lanka in the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series.The experienced right-hander reached the landmark with a fluent knock of 69 off 66 deliveries, striking eight fours. He achieved the feat…
Patrick and Brittany Mahomes’ $325 Million Soccer Investment (Getty Images) The Kansas City Current are now worth $325 million, according to Forbes’ 2026 NWSL valuations. That puts the club co-owned by Patrick and Brittany Mahomes second in the league, behind only Angel City FC at $340 million. A year ago Forbes had the Current at…
Sanju Samson celebrates after scoring 50 runs during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch, New Zealand. Sanju Samson continued his consistent run in T20Is this year with a 67 off 33 balls as India pulled off their highest successful chase in T20 cricket, beating New Zealand by four wickets in…
(L-R) Sameer Minhas, Arafat Minhas, Kashif Minhas (father) and Abdullah Minhas in the wedding ceremony of Arafat. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: Kashif Minhas has captured thousands of photographs of cricketers over the years. He is also an avid birdwatcher who sometimes waits for hours to get that perfect shot. But when his sons are playing…
Teenage Indian para swimmer Ravi Budigina won his third medal at the Asian Para Games 2026, claiming bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 event in Nagoya on Thursday. Kapil Kumar and Swatik Patil also finished on the podium in their respective events, taking India’s medal tally in swimming to nine.The 18-year-old visually impaired swimmer…
India swept all three medals in the men’s high jump T63 final at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Thursday, with Shailesh Kumar winning gold ahead of Varun Bhati and Rahul Saroha at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Japan.Shailesh cleared 1.89m to set a new Asian Para Games record, breaking the previous…
Abhishek Sharma (Photo/BCCI) Abhishek Sharma set a new record for hitting the first ball he faced for a six most often in T20Is, but India had a huge target to chase after New Zealand posted 225/8 in the opening T20I in Christchurch on Thursday.Chasing 226, Abhishek faced his first delivery off the final ball of…
Glenn Phillips runs past Nitish Kumar Reddy during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch, New Zealand. For the first time in men’s T20I cricket, five Indian bowlers conceded 40 or more runs in an innings as New Zealand piled up 225/8 in the first T20I in Christchurch on Thursday. The…
Daniil Medvedev (AP Photo) ALMATY: After slipping to No. 18 last September — his lowest ranking in seven years — former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev has mounted a determined resurgence in 2026, climbing back to No. 5. The top seed at the Almaty Open, the 30-year-old is making a late-season push to secure his…