The world No. 39 Indian pair, who entered the tournament unseeded, recovered from a slow start to defeat the Chinese combination 15-21, 21-16, 21-13

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (L-R) (Image Credits: BAI)

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The India vs Netherlands Women's Hockey World Cup phase 2 match will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar through its app and website

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The defeat ended Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's hopes of adding another World Championships medal to their tally, having previously reached the semifinals in 2022 and 2025

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (L-R) (Image credit- BAI)

Mondo Duplantis called his victory in a vibrant lakeside Diamond League event "the greatest pole vaulting competition ever."
The Olympic and world champion then took two attempts at a new world record of 6.32 meters and just failed to delight a noisy crowd at a pop-up venue near the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
Duplantis had cleared the bar at 6.21 meters - with first-time clearances at each of six different heights - for his best result since March, the month that he raised his own world record to 6.31 at an indoor meet in his native Sweden.
Emmanouil Karalis, Duplantis' great friend and rival, cleared 6.16 on Thursday and barely failed on his second attempt at a lifetime best of 6.21.
Three more athletes cleared 5.91, which would have been enough to take bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Duplantis raised his world record to 6.25 and silver medalist Sam Kendricks went over 5.95.
The high-class competition that lasted 2 1/2 hours Thursday also saw four more men, including ..

Mondo Duplantis

The Olympic and world champion then took two attempts at a new world record of 6.32 meters and just failed to delight a noisy crowd at a pop-up venue near the Olympic Museum in Lausanne

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Carlos Alcaraz is ready to return from injury to defend his U.S. Open title.
"Here we go," Alcaraz posted on his social media pages Thursday, with one picture showing him in front of the U.S. Open logo.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since April because of a right wrist injury, forcing him to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon.
Alcaraz won his second U.S. Open title last year, beating Jannik Sinner in the final. He then won the Australian Open and his next tournament, part of his 22-3 start to this season.
But after winning his first match in the Barcelona Open, Alcaraz withdrew from the tournament because of the injury. He is still ranked No. 2 despite his absence.
Photos and videos on social media had shown Alcaraz on the practice court, so it appeared he was on the verge of returning during the hard-court swing preceding the U.S. Open before he withdrew from the Cincinnati Open. That tournament is ongoing, and during a match Wednesday night commentat

Carlos Alcaraz, Carlos, Alcaraz

The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since April because of a right wrist injury, forcing him to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon

The league created or sustained 9,470 annualised jobs, a 16 per cent increase from Season 3

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The number of players making their senior international debut after India's Junior World Cup campaigns has declined since the stellar 2016 edition

Indian hockey team during the 2026 World Cup (PIC: PTI)

Both India's men's and women's teams failed to qualify for the semifinals and will now be playing classification matches

Hockey World Cup 2026 India's classification matches schedule

Legendary goalkeeper and two-time Olympic bronze medallist PR Sreejesh on Monday voiced his frustration over India's underwhelming showing at the FIH World Cup, saying there must be "accountability" and that the global event cannot be treated as a "dress rehearsal."
The Indian men's team lost 3-5 to Argentina in Amstelveen on Monday, extinguishing their wafer-thin hopes of reaching the semifinals. The women's team, meanwhile, succumbed to the pressure of a must-win game and were knocked out of semifinal contention after being held to a goalless draw by Australia on Saturday.
A member of India's bronze medal-winning teams at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics, Sreejesh said someone needs to ask the "difficult" and "uncomfortable" questions over the lacklustre performances.
"...Here's the uncomfortable question: Are we building a team to PLAY good hockey, or a team capable of WINNING against the best in the world?" Sreejesh, India's most successful hockey goalkeeper, wrote on ...

PR Sreejesh, Sreejesh

The Indian men's team lost 3-5 to Argentina in Amstelveen on Monday, extinguishing their wafer-thin hopes of reaching the semifinals

Indian men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton admitted his team's slow start and inability to handle the pressure of a must-win game proved costly as they missed out on a place in the World Cup semifinals here on Monday.
"It was a difficult day today. We didn't want to end like that. We started poorly, but the second quarter was much better. The third quarter wasn't good, but then we scored three goals in the last quarter and could have scored the fourth one too from a corner," Fulton told PTI after the 3-5 loss to Argentina.
"Overall, it was a really strange game. We played at a high level in tournament, but in the big games we have to do better," he added.
He also said the permutations surrounding India's qualification for the semifinals had affected the team's performance.
"There were a lot of permutations going into this game that got the better of us. In the last 10 minutes, we played better hockey. That was a little too late," he said.
Forward Sukhjeet Singh, who scored .

Indian Hockey team during Hockey World Cup 2026

Forward Sukhjeet Singh, who scored twice, blamed defensive lapses for India's setback in their last opportunity to make the semifinals

The Indian men's hockey team lost 3-5 to Argentina in a second round pool match to crash out of the semifinal race of the FIH World Cup here on Monday.
Needing to win the match by at least a two-goal margin  to stay in the hunt, India never looked in the game.
Tomas Domene (33rd, 45th minutes) and Joaquin Toscani (1st, 53rd) scored a brace each for Argentina, while the other goal was scored by Nicolas della Torre in the sixth minute.
India's two goals were scored from field efforts by Sukhjeet Singh in the 34th minute and 58th minutes.
As a consolation, India got a penalty stroke 36 minutes from the final hooter and Hardik Singh converted to reduce the margin of victory.

Indian men's hockey team

Needing to win the match by at least a two-goal margin to stay in the hunt, India never looked in the game

India has 3,41,862 registered football players, 16,295 coaches and 3,347 referees, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has told the Central Information Commission (CIC).
The figures were furnished by the football federation in response to an RTI application seeking the number of registered players, coaches and referees in India for the 2015-25 period.
The application also sought details of the club-wise number of injuries reported by Indian Super League (ISL) clubs during FIFA international windows in 2024 and 2025.
It sought information on the achieved and unachieved goals under the AIFF Lakshya 2022 document, Target 2026 and AIFF Strategic Target 2019-22, along with reasons for failure to achieve the objectives and steps taken to meet the unachieved targets.
The application also sought details of initiatives taken by the federation for the development of youth and women's football, plans for the senior women's national team ahead of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, and the priorit

AIFF, India football, Kalya Chaubey, AIFF AGM

The figures were furnished by the football federation in response to an RTI application seeking the number of registered players, coaches and referees in India for the 2015-25 period

The India vs Argentina FIH Men's Hockey World Cup Phase 2 match will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar through its app and website

India vs Argentina Hockey World Cup Phase 2 match live streaming details

A big welcome from the fans at the start. A stoppage-time winner at the end.
For Enzo Maresca, it was the "perfect day" as he earned his first victory as Manchester City manager.
City produced a stirring late rally in Maresca's first Premier League game in charge, scoring twice in the final 10 minutes to grab a 2-1 win at home to Bournemouth on Sunday.
Josko Gvardiol placed a finish into the bottom corner in the first minute of added-on time for the winner, which was initially given offside before being awarded following a video review. Marc Guehi had equalized with a 84th-minute header from a corner to start the comeback.
Maresca, the successor to Pep Guardiola, punched the air when Gvardiol's goal was awarded and went onto the field after the final whistle to hug his players.
A huge banner, reading "Welcome back Enzo," had been held aloft by City fans as the Italian - Guardiola's assistant in City's treble-winning 2022-23 season - emerged from the tunnel before kickoff
Wearing 

Manchester City vs Real Madrid

A big welcome from the fans at the start. A stoppage-time winner at the end.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says he won't run against FIFA President Gianni Infantino but warned the beleaguered head of world soccer that he must either quit or face a leadership challenge in March.
Infantino has come under increasing pressure to step down over his plan, now aborted, to sell stakes in soccer's biggest tournament, the World Cup, to private equity investors. Three of the sport's continental confederations accused him of "deception" and European soccer body UEFA threatened a boycott of FIFA competitions.
"One option is that he realizes that he doesn't have the support, and that's not only a political support of the ones who vote, but the political support of football community, the political support of fans, the political support of the players, former players, coaches," Ceferin said in an interview with "The Rest is Politics: Leading" British podcast which is set to be broadcast Monday.
"And the second option is that he goes to the elections in March, but in th

FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (L-R) (PIC: Reuters)

Infantino has come under increasing pressure to step down over his plan, now aborted, to sell stakes in soccer's biggest tournament

Jose Mourinho 's second stint in charge of Real Madrid got off to a winning start as his team snatched a 2-1 victory at Espanyol.
In Italy, Inter Milan kicked off its title defense with a dominant 4-1 win over newly-promoted Monza in Serie A .
Elsewhere in Europe, Manchester United lost 2-0 at newly-promoted Hull in the Premier League, while in France, last season's runner-up Lens comfortably beat Auxerre 5-2.
Espi gives Mourinho winning start
Carlos Espi came off the bench to score a late winner for Madrid on his debut for the Spanish giant.
The 21-year-old Espi was one of the standouts of La Liga last season and Madrid reportedly paid Levante 25 million euros ($28 million) for him.
Espi was brought on in the 79th minute and scored 11 minutes later, pouncing after Kylian Mbappe had been knocked off the ball and firing past Marko Dmitrovic.
Jude Bellingham headed in a free kick in the ninth minute and almost scored in similar fashion early in the second half but saw his header .

Jose Mourinho

In Italy, Inter Milan kicked off its title defense with a dominant 4-1 win over newly-promoted Monza in Serie A

FIFA banned three Argentina players on Friday, including a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents after losing the World Cup final.
The ban for Paredes - who grabbed Spain's Eric Garcia by the throat and pushed Gavi to the ground - ranks with the FIFA sanctions for Uruguay forward Luis Suarez in 2014 as among the most severe in World Cup history.
Argentina defender Nahuel Molina was handed a seven-game ban while Thiago Almada was given a one-game suspension. FIFA imposed fines of $90,000 on Paredes and Molina, and $30,000 for Almada.
The ban for Paredes is effectively a one-year expulsion from the Argentina team as the FIFA calendar for national team schedules includes 10 games through June 2027.
All of those games could be friendlies with no competitive games currently scheduled.
Spain's Gavi also banned for game vs England
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Gavi also was banned for one game, which is a Nations League match for Spain agains

Leandro Paredes

FIFA banned three Argentina players on Friday, including a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents after losing the World Cup final.

During the interaction, PM Modi said athletes have been among the most frequent visitors to his residence and appreciated their consistent efforts over the years to achieve success for India.

PM Modi lauds CWG medallists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain for objecting to a distorted map of India at a restaurant in Glasgow during his light-hearted interaction with the CWG medal-winners here.
The PM cracked jokes and heard from the medallists about their experiences building up to the Games and during their stay in Glasgow in the interaction which took place on Sunday. Modi's office released its video on Monday.
"Kya hua wo restaurant waale se jhagda kar rahi thi? (What happened, you were fighting with that restaurant guy?)" he asked Lovlina, who won the 75kg category gold.
The Assam boxer laughed and replied, "It was a happy occasion sir, we were celebrating and I didn't like to see the distorted flag. I politely told them and they have made the changes also."
The PM, while applauding her, said it was a thoughtful gesture at a time when she was just out to celebrate her triumph.
"To be able to recognise the significance of that map at a t

PM Modi praises Lovlina Borgohain

The PM cracked jokes and heard from the medallists about their experiences building up to the Games and during their stay in Glasgow in the interaction which took place on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Indian boxer had endured injuries, missed major international events and made a significant change in weight category before finally getting her opportunity at the CWG 2026.

Sakshi Choudhary and Virat Kohli

Country does well in Commonwealth and Asian games but must aim higher

India's Tejaswin Shankar celebrates with the national flag after winning the bronze medal in the men's decathlon event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 (PTI Photo)

NITI Aayog's 2036 target rests on cheaper inputs, testing laboratories, port-linked clusters, procurement reform and closer ties with global brands, industry leaders said at the IAMGAME conclave

The panel, moderated by Abhishek Anand of the Sports & Physical Activity Centre, featured NITI Aayog’s Sanjeet Singh, The Convergence Foundation’s Piyush Doshi and Sanspareils Greenlands’ Puneet Anand.

The panel, moderated by Abhishek Anand of the Sports & Physical Activity Centre, featured NITI Aayog's Sanjeet Singh, The Convergence Foundation's Piyush Doshi and Sanspareils Greenlands' Puneet Anand.

Advertising spend on women's sports has risen 120 per cent since 2022, while women account for more than half of new sports fans in the US

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The token exit price masks Rs 40.8 crore of paid-up equity and other historical financing at Jamshedpur FC; revenue fell 41 per cent in FY26 as income from central rights collapsed

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In 2025, Bill Chisholm-led group bought the Boston Celtics at a $6.1 bn valuation, just a few months before Mark Walter, a financier, bought a majority stake in the Lakers with a valuation at $10 bn

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