Japan twice came from behind to secure a dramatic 2–2 draw against the Netherlands in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener in Texas. An 88th-minute equaliser from Takumi Kamada capped a resilient performance in front of 69,285 fans.
Germany opened their FIFA World Cup campaign with a dominant 7–1 win over debutants Curacao in Houston. Kai Havertz scored twice as Julian Nagelsmann praised his side’s intensity and reaction after conceding.
India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara clinched his maiden individual recurve gold and partnered with Kumkum Mohod to win the mixed team title, completing a golden double at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya.
Smriti Mandhana’s half-century and Richa Ghosh’s late blitz power India to a strong total before Deepti Sharma’s five-wicket haul dismantles Pakistan as India open their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a dominant win.
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to win their first NBA championship since 1973, ending a 53-year wait.
Three-time defending champion and former World No.1 Iga Swiatek returned to the semifinals with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Elena Rybakina in Thursday's quarterfinals here, recording her 15th straight win at the tournament overall.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday announced Rajat Patidar as skipper for IPL 2025, contrary to wide-spread speculations of Virat Kohli returning as skipper of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after the franchise released former captain Faf du Plessis, their captain from 2022 to 2024, before the mega auction.
Former India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule has been appointed spin bowling coach of the Rajasthan Royals, the Inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions. He worked in the same capacity with RR from 2018 to 2021.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir believes Jasprit Bumrah’s absence from the ICC Champions Trophy squad could be a golden opportunity for the side’s rising pacers — Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana.
Ahead of the start of the third edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur believes the five-team tournament has been a big reason behind the strike rate of all batters becoming better in the ongoing 2024/25 domestic season.
