Sabalenka ‘fresh’ for first tournament since losing No.1 spot
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar9d ago
Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday she was feeling “fresh” ahead of her first tournament since being ousted as the world’s number one player.
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top 93%AFCON Qualifiers 2027 — Wissa helps DR Congo win; Tunisia settles for second consecutive draw
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar9d ago
Yoane Wissa was on target as the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe in Harare to move top of Group E with a full haul of six points.
Turkiye vs Italy player ratings: Azzuri hits four, Mancini earns first win of second stint
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar9d ago
After succumbing to a 2-0 defeat against Belgium, Roberto Mancini’s Italy found its groove against Turkey to secure a dominant 4-1 win in the latest round of fixtures of the UEFA Nations League on...
Inside Salt Lake Stadium’s restoration – How the VYBK pitch got ready for India vs Brazil in Kolkata
Sportstar Featuresby Amitabha Das Sharma10d ago
India’s football aficionados were in for a big surprise when five-time World Cup champion Brazil — the famed Seleção — confirmed an international friendly against the Blue Tigers at the Salt Lake...
Berlin Marathon winner Tigst Assefa finished race with torn Achilles Heel
Sportstar Featuresby AFP10d ago
Berlin Marathon winner Tigst Assefa has undergone surgery in Munich on Monday after finishing Sunday’s race with a torn Achilles, her manager confirmed.
AFI says long jumper Shaili Singh’s mark wrongly measured by Asiad officials; will move CAS
Sportstar Featuresby PTI10d ago
Claiming that the officials at the ongoing Asian Games took a “shorter” measurement of long jumper Shaili Singh’s effort which denied her a medal, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has...
LeBron James says Philadelphia 76ers must get uncomfortable to become great
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
LeBron James warned his new Philadelphia 76ers teammates on Monday that they must work hard on repetitive tasks and escape their comfort zones in order to achieve greatness.
Asian Games 2026 Day 10: A national record, a handful of medals, but no gold
Sportstar Featuresby Uthra Ganesan10d ago
A national record was broken and some personal marks were bested as the Paloma Mizuho Athletics Stadium added more medals to India’s kitty on Monday, of both hues except for the golden one India...
Chess Olympiad 2026: India’s podium finish overshadowed by missed title defence
Sportstar Featuresby P K Ajith Kumar10d ago
There was no repeat of the glory of Budapest, but India’s men and women managed to climb the podium nevertheless.
Vozinha, FIFA World Cup hero of Cape Verde, opens up consequences of fame after FWC 2026
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
Vozinha played a crucial role in Cape Verde’s unexpected run to the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s round of 32, by producing stellar clean sheets against Saudi Arabia and eventual champion Spain.
Asian Games 2026, Day 10: Indian results on September 28 — How many medals did India win?
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
ARCHERY Compound Men’s Individual 1/16 Elimination: Sahil Jadhav beat Jamiyangombo Purevdorj (Mongolia) 149–137; Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru beat Sostar Andaru Rinaldi (Indonesia) 144–142.
Asian Games 2026 Day 11: Full September 29 schedule, IST timings and Indians in action
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
India’s campaign continues on Day 11 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, with participants taking part in 13 disciplines.
PAK vs ENG: Jos Buttler set to miss England ODI series in Pakistan due to injury
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
Wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler is set to miss out on England’s One Day International series in Pakistan post a hamstring injury.
WPL 2027 Retention: Full confirmed squads ahead of mini auction
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
The retentione exercise ahead of the mini auction for the Women’s Premier League’s 2027 season came to an end on September 28, Monday.
She wanted sympathy. Her mother gave her a scolding. Now Esha Singh is an Asian Games shooting silver medallist
Sportstar Featuresby Jonathan Selvaraj10d ago
The night before the second day of competition in the 25m pistol event at the Asian Games, Esha Singh was unable to sleep. The pressure had been building for days.
India has 99 chess Grandmasters. But what happens after the title
Sportstar Featuresby Jayantho Sengupta; Anish Pathiyil10d ago
Long before S. Vijayalakshmi began teaching students through a laptop, she learnt the trade by cutting out the chess game published each day in The Hindu and pasting it into a notebook.
IND vs AUS, U-19 Test Live Score: India 130/2 at Lunch, trails by 87 runs; Raichandani scores fifty
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
India is back on track and in a comfortable position thanks to the ongoing 84-run stand between the captain and vice captain. Yashbardhan is nearing his half-century as well.
Asian Games 2026 LIVE shooting updates, September 28: Esha Singh in action in 25m pistol final; India loses out on team medal as Rahi misses target
Sportstar Featuresby Team Sportstar10d ago
The pressure may have gotten to Esha, who registers a three to slip to third. Tien Chia-Chen of Chinese Taipei is the next to push the safety flag through her barrel.
Harita Bhadra: The handmade jewellery maker who sprinted to Asian Games bronze
Sportstar Featuresby Jonathan Selvaraj10d ago
In June, after she qualified for the Asian Games by winning the women’s 200m at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, Harita Bhadra took off her racing bib...
‘I hate myself for not winning silver’: Tejaswin Shankar’s Asian Games reckoning
Sportstar Featuresby Jonathan Selvaraj10d ago
At the start of the final event of the men’s decathlon at the Asian Games, the 1500m, Tejaswin Shankar already knew where he would be on the podium.