The all-English Champions League final will be held in Porto with 12,000 fans from Chelsea and Manchester City, UEFA confirmed Thursday. The May 29 showpiece was moved from Istanbul to the 50,000-capacity Estadio do Dragao due to England imposing tougher...

Left stranded after the final three Olympic qualifiers were cancelled, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth still harbours “some hope” of making it to the Tokyo Games, his faint optimism resting on the world body’s assurance of a statement on the qualification...

Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho both scored twice as Borussia Dortmund withstood a second-half fightback in teeming rain to beat Leipzig 4-1 in the German Cup final on Thursday. Captain Marco Reus was involved in all four goals as Dortmund...

Paris Saint-Germain led twice through goals by Kylian Mbappe but needed penalty kicks to beat Montpellier and reach the French Cup final on Wednesday. Although PSG’s league title defense is hanging by a thread, it remains on course for a...

Emile Smith Rowe took advantage of a defensive howler to score the winner as Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to stop the hosts from moving third in the Premier League. Italy midfielder Jorginho’s attempted back pass...

It is yet to sink in for Muhammed Hanan V. The 17-year-old Malappuram lad has suddenly become the toast of Tirur town by entering the world rankings released by World Athletics this month. Hanan, running with borrowed spikes in the...

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has stopped following the news. The constant feed about deaths has left him disturbed. He came to know about the demise of a distant relative during a phone call with the family. “It is not nice...

Star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth’s chances of booking berths for Tokyo Olympics are all but over after the world body on Wednesday cancelled the last qualifying event in Singapore due to the coronavirus-related travel restrictions. The tournament...

When Anjum Moudgil won India’s first shooting quota for the Tokyo Olympic Games, in an event that wasn’t considered her own, the implication was that the 10m Air rifle event was now set to become a priority for her. The...

Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh believes the upcoming Olympics provides his side the best opportunity to break the four decade-long medal drought as they hope to produce their peak performance during the Tokyo Games. India have won eight...