Spain's Jordan Diaz achieved a stunning victory at the European Championships in Rome, leaping 18.18 meters in the triple jump. Not only did he win the gold medal, but his incredible leap also broke a championship record that had stood for 26 years, making it the third-best jump of all time. Before Pedro Pichardo of Portugal jumped 18.04 metres, breaking Jonathan Edwards' 1998 record of 17.99 metres. Diaz jumped a personal best of 17.96 metres on his fourth try, putting him in second place. Diaz's outstanding performance ousted Pichardo, the current Olympic and European champion, whose mos
On Tuesday, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced that India will be the host nation of the 2025 FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup. For the first time, the tournament will feature 24 teams in December 2025. Since 2013, this is India's fourth time hosting the tournament. The president of the FIH, Tayyab Ikram, stressed the importance of increasing the tournament's reach. He said, "One of the main goals of our empowerment and engagement approach is to increase the number of teams that participate. We witnessed firsthand at the FIH Hockey 5s World Cup in Oman the tremendous v
The Under-19 World Cup quarterfinal in 2010 was a heartbreaking experience for Saurabh Netravalkar. After fourteen years, he helped the United States defeat Pakistan in a T20 World Cup match by defending eighteen runs in a Super Over, setting them up for the Super Eights.Netravalkar is now on leave from his day job, but if things go well in the USA, he might need to stay longer. With a master's degree in computer engineering, he started his journey from India to the USA, but his love of cricket never wavered. Playing with such luminaries as Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, and Suresh Raina in India
In a tense T20 Super Sunday Group 'A' match between India and Pakistan at the Nassau Country International Cricket Stadium in New York, India narrowly defeated Pakistan by six runs. Despite India's batting struggles, Pakistan couldn't chase down the target, ending at 113/7 against a strong Indian pace attack. Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first, but rain repeatedly caused disruptions. India's batting stumbled when put into bat, resulting in an unanticipated collapse. However, India pulled off a thrilling comeback, despite having set a modest target of 120 runs when Pakistan's
On Sunday, Max Verstappen captured the Canadian Grand Prix for the third time in a row. It was his 60th Formula 1 triumph overall and his sixth in nine races this year. At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Ile Notre-Dame, Verstappen dominated late on after starting second in the rain with pole-sitter George Russell. In the last 75 Formula One races, the 26-year-old Dutchman has won 50 races. Verstappen won the 70-lap race on the 4.36-kilometer road course, 3.879 seconds ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren. Verstappen led every lap last year after starting in pole position. The course was damp when
After defeating Alexander Zverev in five sets on Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz created history by winning his maiden French Open championship. He became the youngest person to achieve Grand Slam triumphs on all three surfaces. Adding a third Grand Slam to his collection—which already includes the 2022 U.S. Open and 2023 Wimbledon titles—was the 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory. Legends like Pete Sampras were unable to accomplish the feat of winning majors on hard, grass, and clay courts until Alcaraz, at the age of 21, joined an exclusive group of seven men. Comparing Alcaraz's early success t
At Friday's Edwin Moses Legends Meet in Atlanta, world-record holder and Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the 400-meter hurdles in a season-opening 52.70 seconds, marking her return to competition after over 22 months. In 2024, the 24-year-old returned to her speciality event after focusing on the 400-meter flat in 2023. There, she missed the World Championships owing to injury. She sets a new career-best time in her comeback to the event. Femke Bol, the reigning 400-meter hurdles world champion, will kick off her season on Sunday in the Stockholm Diamond League with a mar
The 2024 Singapore Sports Awards were presented on June 3, and the winners were bowler Darren Ong and sprinter Shanti Pereira. With her Sportswoman of the Year title, Pereira becomes the first track and field athlete to do so since 2004. Coach Luis Cunha, whom she was under, was honoured with the title. A few of Pereira's achievements include winning 100-meter and 200-meter titles at the Cambodia SEA Games and Asian Athletics Championships; making a semi-final appearance at the World Championships in Budapest; and winning 200-meter gold and 100-meter silver at the Hangzhou Asian Games. A n
On Saturday, R Praggnanandhaa created history in the Norway Chess Competition by defeating world number two Fabiano Caruana in round five. This win followed his earlier victory against world number one Magnus Carlsen in round three, marking his first time defeating both top players in classical chess. His outstanding performance has elevated him to the top ten of the FIDE World Ranking. The official Norway Chess handle on X praised his accomplishment. It read, "Pragg is back! Praggnanandhaa, a young prodigy, once again stuns the chess world by defeating World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana in Round
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has been awarded the ICC ODI Player of the Year 2023 and is a member of the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year. Kohli got his medal in New York as India prepared to play their first T20 World Cup match against Ireland on June 5. The 35-year-old returned in style this year, managing 1,377 runs in 27 ODIs at an average of 72.47 and a strike rate of 99.13. He scored six centuries and eight fifties, with a best score 166. Kohli played a big part in India's Asia Cup 2023 win, especially with an unbeaten 122 against Pakistan. He also contributed 765 runs in 11 ODI Wor