L-R: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani; Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has become the latest high-profile figure to back Egypt after its controversial 3-2 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Argentina, declaring that the African side had been “robbed” in a remark…
NEW DELHI: Do you remember the feeling of sitting your Class 10 board exam? Very few don’t feel butterflies in their stomach beforehand. For India’s 98th Grandmaster (GM) Aswath S, the board exam meant putting the chessboard, his lifelong companion, aside for four months, from the start of the year until April, for the sake…
Former India captain Rohit Sharma has reached London early to begin preparations for the upcoming three-ODI series against England, starting July 14 in Birmingham. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Rohit has already had a couple of full-fledged sessions at local clubs in and around London with his close friends and local club bowlers.Slough Cricket Club, located…
Kylian Mbappe, and Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla (AP Photos) Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla has escalated her bitter feud with France captain Kylian Mbappe, launching a fresh verbal attack on the World Cup winner and refusing to apologise for the racist remarks that have sparked widespread international condemnation.The Paraguay opposition lawmaker, who earlier described Mbappe as…
Arnav Paparkar (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The question – “Who is Arnav Paparkar?” – quickly started trending on social media after the young Indian tennis player created history at Wimbledon. Paparkar became the first Indian in 36 years to reach the boys’ singles quarterfinals at the prestigious tournament. The 18-year-old defeated Japan’s Ryo Tabata…
Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Cristiano Ronaldo shared an emotional message after Portugal’s FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign came to an end with a heartbreaking Round of 16 defeat to Spain.The Portuguese captain had already announced before the Spain match that this would be his final FIFA World Cup. Portugal suffered a late 2-1…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the one-off Test against England at Lord’s, India have been forced into a late change after opener Pratika Rawal was ruled out with a knee injury. The Women’s Selection Committee has named Priya Punia as her replacement for the match, which begins on Friday.Pratika picked up a cut around her right…
There are few careers in football that will divide opinion quite like Neymar‘s.He leaves the Brazil national team as its greatest goalscorer ever. He retires having broken a record many believed would never fall, surpassing Pelé’s tally of international goals after more than six decades. His international journey ends with 80 goals, 59 assists and…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) argues with referee Francois Letexier, of France, during the World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo) The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has reportedly lodged a formal complaint with FIFA against referee Francois Letexier following Egypt’s 3-2 defeat to Argentina…
Argentinas fans display a banner depicting Leo Messi and Diego Armando Maradona, in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (left) and Argentina players singing ‘the fourth star’ in dressing room after win over Egypt. Argentina’s dressing room erupted in celebration after the team pulled off a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in the FIFA World…
Cory Sandhagen has spent years hovering around the UFC bantamweight title picture without quite breaking through. He’s challenged for championship gold twice, fallen short both times, and now finds himself back in familiar territory – needing another statement win in one of the promotion’s deepest divisions.His assignment at International Fight Week is a familiar face….
KOCHI: Star shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa, who won the women’s doubles gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, says she is not a fan of badminton’s new 15×3 scoring system, arguing that the diet version strips the sport of the drama and intensity that have made it so riveting. The All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament,…
