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PKL 2025: Bengal Warriorz full squad, schedule and live streaming details

Bengal Warriorz will start their PKL 2025 campaign against defending champions Haryana Steelers on 31 August at Rajiv Gandhi Inndoor Stadium in Vizag

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic invests in Le Mans FC alongside Ex-F1 drivers

Le Mans said in a statement that they have joined other new financial investors in the club, including Latin American sports investment firm OutField and Georgios Frangulis

Lakshya Sen, Tharun Mannepalli fall short At semi-final stage In Macau Open

Lakshya, a 2021 world championship bronze medallist and reigning Commonwealth Games champion, couldn't match the pace and precision of Indonesia's Alwi Farhan

Rowdy Gaines calls for overhaul as USA swimming falters in Singapore

Rowdy Gaines, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, minces few words when he broadcasts swimming for the American network NBC

India's men and women team qualifies for 2026 World TT Championships

Only 16 coveted Asian quota spots were available per gender. Four regional champions from Central Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, and West Asia secured direct qualification for the WTTC

PKL 2025: Patna Pirates full squad, schedule, and live streaming details

Patna Pirates will begin their PKL 2025 campaign against UP Yoddhas on September 1 at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Vizag

Gauff battles through 14 double-faults to reach next round in Montreal

Two days after surviving 23 double-faults and a third-set tiebreaker against fellow American Danielle Collins, the top-seeded Gauff rallied from a set and break down against Kudermetova

I'm an aggressive player, don't feel pressure: Chess champ Divya Deshmukh

Newly-crowned FIDE Women's Chess World Cup champion Divya Deshmukh on Thursday said she is an aggressive player for whom pressure does not matter much.

F1 champion Max Verstappen to stay at Red Bull for 2026, confirms extension

Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull through 2028. At recent races he had deflected direct questions about whether he'd stay with the team next year

Tharun and Lakshya Sen advance to Macau Open quarterfinals with big wins

Tharun rallied splendidly to outwit Lee, a world No. 15, 19-21, 21-14, 22-20 in a match that went past the hour-mark

GM Divya says she focused on performance, blocked out distractions

Divya arrived here on Wednesday from Batumi, Georgia to a reception befitting a world champion, with the young achiever overwhelmed by the affection shown by the people at the airport

Haryana, Pune and Tamil favourites to win PKL 2025: Rishank Devadiga

According to Devadiga, PKL has transformed the landscape of Indian kabaddi by offering players both visibility and financial stability

PKL season 12 to be played across Vizag, Jaipur, Chennai and New Delhi

The 12th season of the Pro Kabaddi League will be held across Visakhapatnam, Jaipur, Chennai and New Delhi from August 29.

Leon Marchand breaks 200m medley world record in 1:52.61 seconds

The Frenchman set the mark swimming in the semifinals and, in theory, could break it again in Thursday's finals

Maharashtra cabinet honours Divya Deshmukh for world chess title win

In a statement on Monday, Fadnavis said Divya Deshmukh has inscribed the state's name in golden letters on the international chess board

UP leads in sports push, over 500 athletes get jobs: CM Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath said that over the past eight years, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed significant development in sports infrastructure at the grassroots level

World Championships 2025 woes persist for struggling Indian swimmers

The result marked the end of Prakash's campaign at the ongoing Championships, following his 43rd-place finish in the 200m freestyle on Monday

ACL surgery forces steeplechaser Sable to miss September World Championship

The 30-year-old Sable, the reigning Asian champion and a gold medallist in the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, went under the knife in a Mumbai hospital

Divya hopes this is just the beginning after FIDE Women's World Cup win

Divya Deshmukh came to the star-studded FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 here as an underdog, hoping to at least win one Grandmaster norm in her journey to become a GM in the future.

Macau Open: Satwik-Chirag chase title; Lakshya, Prannoy seek form boost

The Asian Games champions earned yet another semifinal finish at the China Open Super 1000 last week, going down to Malaysian second seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.