Chandrakant Pandit has parted ways with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a bid to ‘explore new opportunities’, the team announced on Tuesday. Pandit was appointed as the head coach of KKR in 2022 when he guided Madhya Pradesh to its maiden Ranji Trophy title. He was with the team for … Read more
Venus Williams’ recent singles win at the D.C. Open showcased her longevity and brought attention to health coverage for ageing athletes following a joking comment she made in an on-court interview. “I had to come back for the insurance,” the five-time Wimbledon champion said after Tuesday’s match, her first in 16 months. “They informed me … Read more
Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s pacer Yash Dayal has been accused of raping a minor in an FIR registered against him by Jaipur Police. The 27-year-old cricketer from Uttar Pradesh is already facing charges of sexual exploitation from a woman in Ghaziabad who has alleged that Dayal abused her after promising to … Read more
WNBA All-Star Game viewership dropped to an average of 2.2 million viewers this year from a record 3.4 million on ESPN in 2024, the network said on Tuesday, even as the annual showcase was the most-watched program of Saturday night across TV. The 2024 affair had the benefit of the wildly popular Indiana Fever sharpshooter … Read more
Australia survived a late comeback by Japan to win the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup for the first time on Sunday. The Opals, runners up to Japan in 2017, triumphed 88 – 79 at the Shenzhen Sports Centre in southern China. Australia, which previously defeated its Japanese rival 79 – 67 in the group stages, led … Read more
The WNBA All-Stars wanted to send a clear message to the league on the game’s brightest stage. All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night’s WNBA All-Star Game in shirts that read “Pay us what you owe us.” “We get a very tiny percentage of all the money … Read more
BADMINTON Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team championships: India beats Sri Lanka in opening match India kicked off its Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team championships campaign in style as it thrashed Sri Lanka 110-69 in its Group D clash in Indonesia on Friday. The mixed doubles combination of Vishnu Kode and Reshika U began India’s march … Read more
Damian Lillard signed a three-year deal worth $42 million to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. Lillard, 35, was the sixth pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Trail Blazers and spent 11 seasons with Portland before he was traded to … Read more
Backed by what they said was their largest attendance ever for collective bargaining negotiations, WNBA players met with the league on Thursday, with the sides far apart in discussions for a new deal. All-Stars Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese were among about 40 players who took part in the first face-to-face meeting featuring … Read more
The annual cricket extravaganza the Indian Premier League (IPL) has proved to be a golden-egg-laying goose for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), contributing over 59 per cent of its revenue in FY24, according to a report by Rediffusion. Experts say the Board can take it further still by branching outside India. … Read more