Lionel Messi, who captained Argentina to World Cup victory in 2022 and the final in 2026, is retiring from international football, he said on Monday.
The record eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is his country’s record appearance-maker and scorer with 125 goals in 207 games, having transformed a complicated relationship with the...
England beat Pakistan by 194 runs in the second test and sealed their first home test series victory for two years with another demolition job by their bowling attack at Lord’s on Sunday.
The outcome was a formality as Pakistan were reduced to 14-3 before lunch chasing an unlikely target...
Indian javelin throw ace Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League Finals to be held in Brussels on September 5 despite competing in just two events of the prestigious one-day meeting series.
Chopra secured 12 points after finishing second in both the Doha and Lausanne DL events on June...
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa created history, becoming the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour after staging a stunning comeback to defeat defending champion Fabiano Caruana 15-13 in the final at St. Louis in the US last night. Praggnanandhaa started the final day six points behind Caruana but...
In Hockey, India registered a comprehensive 5-3 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the FIH World Cup at Amstelveen in the Netherlands today, to qualify for the next round.
The defeat ended Pakistan’s campaign in the group stage. The match produced a thrilling second quarter, with four goals scored between the...
India has made a strong start at the U-23 Commonwealth Fencing Championship in Lagos, Nigeria, winning 17 medals, including 4 gold, on the opening day. The Indian contingent has secured 4 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze medals at the championship, which began on Sunday. Indian fencers reached the...
In Badminton, India’s Tanvi Sharma, Ashmita Chaliha and Rakshitha Ramraj have progressed to the Women singles quarterfinals at the Korea Masters in Asan. Tanvi continued her impressive run by defeating her compatriot Shriyanshi Valishetty 21-16, 17-21, 21-13 in the pre-quarterfinals. Ashmita beat home favourite Kim Min-ji 21-17, 21-6, while...
Former champion PV Sindhu will be the ninth seed in the women’s singles event at the BWF World Badminton Championships 2026, scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from August 17 to 23. India’s highest-seeded entry at the World Badminton Championships will be...
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced that the Indian Football League (IFL) 2026-27 will begin on 16th of October. The Governing Council of the IFL met at the Football House in New Delhi yesterday. The meeting was attended by representatives from 10 of the 11 IFL clubs.
Governing...
