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Three-year Slam drought raises questions for Djokovic after US Open loss

After his first-round loss to Mariano Navone at the U.S. Open on Sunday night, it remains to be seen whether the 39-year-old Djokovic will ever bring those bags out on a court again for a professional

Wawrinka's Grand Slam career ends at US Open after defeat by Berrettini

Wawrinka won the last of his three major titles in Flushing Meadows when he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 10 years ago

Linda Noskova returns to Grand Slam action at US Open after Wimbledon win

The 21-year-old from the Czech Republic won Wimbledon, the youngest champion there in a decade and a half, for her first Grand Slam title

Stefanos Tsitsipas says Kyrgios' cocaine ban was widely expected by many

Kyrgios was banned earlier this month after he revealed he tested positive for cocaine in June

Alcaraz victorious on US Open return; Sabalenka also wins her opening match

Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April

Indian paddler Ankur bags maiden WTT title and doubles gold in Czechia

The world number 78 overcame third-seed Slovenian Deni Kozul 3-1 (9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6) in the singles final to cap a remarkable campaign

Djokovic crashes out in US Open first round, 25th Grand Slam wait continues

The defeat marked Djokovic's earliest exit from a Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open

Hockey WC 2026: Germany beat Spain in the final to lift 4th World Cup title

The result comes just less than 24 hours after Argentina's women's team secured the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup title, beating Netherlands by 3-1 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw

US Open 2026 : Pegula, Medvedev and Kostyuk march into R2 with easy wins

Pegula and Kostyuk both won easily and now the get the benefit of any extra day of rest before returning for the second round

China Masters: Lakshya Sen headlines India challenge, women's trio in focus

Sen, who became the first Indian male shuttler to reach an Olympic semifinal in Paris two years ago before finishing fourth, will face France's newly-crowned world champion Alex Lanier

US Open 2026: A record payday, historic chases and stars in the spotlight

The US Open will hand out $108 million in prize money, a 20 per cent increase from last year and the biggest purse in Grand Slam history

Six games, one defeat: How India produced a historic Women's Hockey WC run

India did not need a string of unlikely upsets to finish fifth. They simply became extremely difficult to beat

Wrestling to athletics: Doping cases cloud India's Asian Games preparations

Athlete Abhishek Pal has been the latest addition to India's growing list of doping cases ahead of the Asian Games 2026

A career interrupted: Neeraj Chopra's battle with injuries continues

The injury means Neeraj Chopra will be unable to defend his two-time Asian Games gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya

ARG overcome NED in shoot-out to clinch third Women's Hockey WC title

The clash was a rematch of four years in the making after the two sides met in the last World Cup final in 2022, where the Dutch prevailed 3-1

Djokovic looks to turn his Cincinnati early exit into US Open 2026 success

The 39-year-old who holds the record with 24 Grand Slam titles goes into the U.S. Open fresh off losing his first match at the Cincinnati Open earlier this month

Praggnanandhaa becomes first Indian to win Grand Chess Tour title

R Praggnanandhaa beat US grandmaster Fabiano Caruana 15-13 in the Grand Chess Tour finale to claim his maiden GCT title and a $200,000 winner's prize

Why is Indian Hockey struggling to produce next generation of senior stars?

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

Hockey World Cup 2026: When will India play their classification matches

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

Sreejesh calls for accountability after India's 2026 Hockey World Cup exit

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