Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool celebrates (Getty Images) London: A consortium headed by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has agreed to buy a 30% minority equity stake in Liverpool FC in an investment understood to be worth around £1.7 billion.Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought the…
Australia vs Bangladesh Live Score: Bangladesh moved closer to one of the biggest wins in their Test cricket history after Australia slipped to 161-4 at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday. Australia remain 67 runs behind, with Cameron Green unbeaten on 43 and Alex Carey on 19. The hosts…
Devdutt Padikkal (BCCI Photo) The fabulous, fluent 131 not out off 178 balls against Sri Lanka on Saturday was more than Devdutt Padikkal’s maiden Test century. It was another comeback chapter for the resilient 26-year-old, who had waited 632 days for another India appearance.Padikkal’s career has been marked by such recoveries. After a modest 119…
India beat Wales in the World Cup opener. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India made a confident start to their FIH Hockey World Cup campaign, defeating Wales 3-1 in their opening Pool D match at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Saturday. Captain Harmanpreet Singh led from the front with a brace, scoring…
PV Sindhu spars with Ayush Shetty at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. (Photo: Tanuj Lakhina) New Delhi: In badminton, a point, a set, a match and, by extension, a title, can be decided not just by a drop shot, a smash or a fake at the net. External factors such as the weather, the draft…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (right) and Chirag Shetty (File photo) NEW DELHI: A recurring shoulder injury has been a source of frustration for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and, at times, irritation for his partner Chirag Shetty, but the Indian doubles pair have no plans to change their aggressive approach as they target a strong showing at their first World…
Harmanpreet Singh (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Singh was pleased with his side’s winning start to the FIH Hockey World Cup but admitted there were lessons to take from the 3-1 victory over Wales in their Pool D opener in Amstelveen on Saturday. Harmanpreet, who scored twice from penalty corners, said…
India’s Devdutt Padikkal celebrates his century during the day one of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Devdutt Padikkal made a strong statement in India’s first Test against Sri Lanka, dominating the opening day in Galle and strengthening his case…
Seventeen years after Hyderabad hosted the BWF World Championships, badminton’s biggest tournament is returning to India with the 2026 edition set to begin at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The return offers an opportunity to look back at the last time the world’s best shuttlers gathered in India — an edition remembered…
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has explained what happened during his chaotic third-place match against Alireza Firouzja at the Esports World Cup 2026, after a series of technical problems eventually brought the contest to an unexpected end.Nakamura was competing against his Falcons Esports teammate Firouzja for third place. The match was already close and complicated when multiple…