Madrid Real Madrid’s harrowing season came to a fittingly miserable end on Sunday as they slumped to a staggering 12th La Liga defeat, losing 2-0 at home to Real Betis as many fans left the stadium early and those who stayed booed the players off the pitch. With Gareth Bale,Read More

New Delhi Unapologetic about her same-sex relationship with a younger relative, India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand is facing a tough battle of acceptance in her family. Dutee, who won two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, became one of the few athletes in India to openly admit same-sex relationship.Read More

LEEDS England pacer Chris Woakes claimed five wickets while batsmen Joe Root and Eoin Morgan hit half-centuries to help the hosts defeat Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth and final ODI at Headingley. Root made 84 and Morgan scored 76 as England made 351/9 in 50 overs before WoakesRead More

Mohammed Shami Speed Merchant EARLY last year, it seemed that the Mohammed Shami story — humble origins in Uttar Pradesh, prospering with help from kindness of strangers in Kolkata, then stardom at the 2015 World Cup — was going to end badly. Accused by his wife of domestic violence, adulteryRead More

ROME In a major shock, world No. 4 Dominic Thiem was dumped out of the Italian Open in the second round today by Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. The Austrian, who had received a first round bye, lost 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the final warm-up tournament before the start of the FrenchRead More

Perth The Indian men’s hockey team ended its tour Down Under with a 2-5 loss to World No. 2 Australia in the fifth and final match here on Friday. Trent Mitton (11th and 24th minutes), Flynn Ogilvie (3rd), Blake Govers (28th) and Tim Brand (43rd) scored for the hosts whileRead More

London The ICC on Friday released the official song of the men’s World Cup—‘Stand By’ with LORYN and Rudimental across all streaming platforms. ‘Stand By’—a collaboration between new artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most successful and influential acts, Rudimental – will be played in ground and city eventsRead More

Perth The Indian men’s hockey team were blanked 4-0 by world No. 2 Australia in the fourth match of the Australian tour, with Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward scoring two goals each for the hosts. After remaining unbeaten in their first three matches of the tour, world No. 5 IndiaRead More

Rohit Mahajan Jasprit Bumrah’s action, he says, is a bit “jumbled up”. It’s certainly that, and a bit comical, and quite deceptive, and very effective. When Bumrah steams in to bowl, for a split second both his arms are parallel and his hands pointing toward the batsman — it’s bewilderinglyRead More

Washington The year-long trade war with China is pushing American companies to source more from GSP countries such as India, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and Turkey, a latest report said Tuesday warning that cancelling GSP benefits to India would only help China. The Coalition for GSP, a group of American companiesRead More