Manchester City defeats Real Madrid to reach UEFA Champions League final

May 18, 2023

Manchester City stormed into the finals of the UEFA Champions League after thrashing defending champions Real Madrid 4-0 in the second leg of their semifinal match at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. City has set up a title clash with Inter Milan after a 5-1 aggregate win against the Spanish...

ESFI meets IOA, presents training kits for Asian Games

May 18, 2023

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) handed over the training kits to the country's eSports athletes as they gear up to represent the country in four eSports titles—DOTA 2, FIFA 22, Street Fighter V, and League of Legends—at the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will be held in September-October this year. Joint...

Swiatek retires out of Italian Open due to injury

May 18, 2023

World number six Elena Rybakina moved to the semifinals of the ongoing Italian Open after two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek was forced to retire due to an injury to her right thigh. The reigning Wimbledon champion on Wednesday moved to her first-ever Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 semifinal on clay...

India joins Japan, Vietnam, Uzbekistan in Group C of AFC Olympic Football Tournament

May 18, 2023

The Indian women's football team, which has qualified for the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024, has been placed in Group C along with Japan, Vietnam, and Uzbekistan. The draw was held on Thursday. The Indian women's football team, also known as the Blue Tigresses, is ranked 61st in...

‘These games are not only about quality’, Real Madrid boss Ancelotti

May 17, 2023

Ahead of his side's UEFA Champions League semifinal second-leg clash against Manchester City, defending champions Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said that the quality of Manchester City's players alone would not seal them a place in the final, but they would have to show "personality, character, and mentality" on the...

Inter Milan enters first Champions League final since 2010

May 17, 2023

Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 1-0 in an all-Italian UEFA Champions League semifinal second-leg clash, storming into their first final at the prestigious competition since 2010 on Tuesday after completing a 3-0 win on aggregate. Previously, Milan had beaten AC Milan 2-0 in the first leg. Three-time champions Inter will...

Swiatek advances into QFs, Kalinina, Kudermetova advance to semis of Italian Open

May 17, 2023

Number one seed Iga Swiatek overcame a rain delay to march into her third straight quarterfinal of the Italian Open, defeating number 21 seed Donna Vekic in their round of 16 match on Tuesday. Swiatek overcame her opponent 6-3, 6-4 to set up an exciting clash with Elena Rybakina for...

AIFF announces SAFF Championship 2023 draw

May 17, 2023

The draw for the upcoming South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship was announced on Wednesday. The official Twitter handle of All India Football Federation (AIFF) made the announcement on Twitter. The Draw for the #SAFFChampionship2023 is done, and here's how things stand Watch the post-draw Media Interactions here https://bit.ly/3BQu89D #IndianFootball,"...

Prannoy, Treesa, Gayatri climb new career highs in BWF World Rankings

May 17, 2023

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy accomplished his career-best rank of number seven, while the women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also reached a new peak in their careers in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings. In the rankings issued on Tuesday, Prannoy reached the seventh number...

Annu Rani clinches gold in Federation Cup, qualifies Asian Games

May 17, 2023

Olympian and javelin thrower Annu Rani clinched a gold medal on the second day of the Federation Cup 2023 athletics event in Ranchi, crossing the Asian Games 2022 qualification mark set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). At the event held on Tuesday at the Birsa Munda Stadium, Annu...