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Lausanne Diamond League 2026 Live Updates: Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra takes centre stage in the men’s javelin throw at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday. Follow all the live updates, throws, standings and results from the men’s javelin competition here. Chopra will compete in a star-studded field featuring Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, Pakistan’s…

Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand celebrating a point during day 5 of the BWF World Championships 2026 being held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. (Photo Courtesy: BAI) NEW DELHI: On July 23, Treesa Jolly posted an old photo of herself alongside teammate Gayatri Pullela Gopichand on Instagram. In the photo, an enthused and pumped-up…

Satwik-Chirag out of BWF World Championships (ANI Image) India’s hopes of securing another medal at the BWF World Championships suffered a blow as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out in the quarter-finals after losing to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in straight games.The Indian pair went down 18-21, 9-21 in a one-sided…

India’s Treesa Jolly, front right, and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, left, celebrate with the latter’s father and their coach Pullela Gopichand after winning a women’s doubles quarterfinal badminton match against China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian, unseen, at the BWF World Championships, at IGI Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: For B…

Joe Root has etched his name into the Test cricket record books, overtaking Australia great Steve Smith to become the leading fielder for most catches in the history of the format. Root reached the landmark during Pakistan’s second innings of the first Test against England at Headingley on Friday, taking a sharp catch at leg…

NEW DELHI: Ali Usman gave Pakistan a big boost with a five-wicket haul, but England still took a commanding 238-run lead in the first Test at Headingley on Friday. England, who resumed Day 3 on 366-8, were bowled out for 409 in 89.5 overs. Their lower order added 43 runs, with Jofra Archer scoring 23…

England vs Pakistan 1st Test Live Score: England strengthened their grip on the first Test against Pakistan on Thursday, with Joe Root and Harry Brook among four batters to score half-centuries. The hosts finished Day 2 on 366-8, taking a first-innings lead of 195 runs. Brook, the world’s top-ranked Test batter, came closest to a…

Kuldeep Yadav in the pavilion as rain delays the start of Day 2 of the 1st Test match against Sri Lanka, at Galle International Stadium in Galle on Sunday. (ANI Photo) India spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule has backed Kuldeep Yadav after his quiet outing in the first Test against Sri Lanka, saying the left-arm…

India’s Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, right, and Treesa Jolly (AP Photo) India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a World Championships medal after producing a superb comeback victory over China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in the women’s doubles quarterfinals on Friday.The unseeded Indian pair fought for 69 minutes before overcoming their Chinese opponents…

Australia captain Pat Cummins Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons expects Australia to respond strongly in the second Test after his side recorded a nine-wicket win in the series opener in Darwin.The result was Bangladesh’s first Test victory on Australian soil and was described by Australian media as the “Darwin Disaster”. Simmons said his players cannot afford…