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Indian Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra faced a series of criticism and hatred on social media for inviting Pakistan’s javelin star and Paris Olympics gold medallist Arshad Nadeem to participate in the inaugural season of Neeraj Chopra Classic to be held at the Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, on May 24. The Indian javelin star, Chopra, broke the silence and addressed the trolls directed towards him and his family on social media. Through a post on his social media handles, Chopra said he won’t step back from speaking up against what’s wrong when it comes to questioning his patriotism. “I usually am a…

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami side suffered a 0-2 defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal earlier today at BC Place. In front of a record crowd of 53,837, the Whitecaps produced a fantastic display of football to draw first blood in this semifinal tie. With Messi in the starting XI, Miami fans were expecting a better performance, but the Whitecaps managed to hold them off, securing a clean sheet. Not only Messi, but stars like Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets, Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez, and Spanish defender Jordi Alba were also in…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finally broke their home jinx in the ongoing IPL 2025 season with a thrilling 11-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR). While Josh Hazlewood earned the Player of the Match award for his fiery four-wicket spell, it was Virat Kohli who once again made headlines, not just for his batting, but also for fulfilling a rather cheeky wish from his wife, Anushka Sharma. Kohli played a commanding knock of 70 runs off 42 balls at a strike rate of 166.66, laying a strong platform for RCB’s innings. With this performance, he climbed to the second spot in…

Hockey India has revealed a 54-player core probable squad for the upcoming Senior Men’s National Coaching Camp, set to begin on April 25, 2025, at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru. The selection follows standout performances at the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025 held in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Based on these displays, Hockey India has put together a group of 54 players who will take part in the initial phase of the camp, running from April 25 to 30. During this period, the coaching staff will assess the squad before narrowing it down to…

Bengaluru FC (BFC) suffered a shocking exit from the ongoing Kalinga Super Cup 2025 earlier today, as Inter Kashi edged past the ISL runners-up in the pre-quarterfinals at the Kalinga Stadium. BFC, despite fielding a full-strength squad, delivered a disappointing performance. Even with head coach Antonio Lopez Habas and key midfielder Joni Kauko, Inter Kashi held their nerve and defeated them in a penalty shootout. After the match, BFC owner Parth Jindal appeared furious as he shared a message on X (formerly known as Twitter), demanding answers from both the players and the coaching group after such a display. He…

With just over a minute remaining, this was shaping up to be a vital result for in-form Aston Villa. But then, Jeremy Doku, a second-half substitute, burst free down the left, leaving Axel Disasi trailing in his wake. A delightful ball with the outside of his right boot travelled across the six-yard box for Matheus Nunes to slam in from a tight angle. On the touchline, Pep Guardiola – Manchester City’s manager, who has won the Champions League thrice in all – celebration as though his team had just clinched club football’s premier trophy. City’s 2-1 win lifted them to…

Leeds United, who were relegated from the English Premier League (EPL) in 2022-23, returned to the top tier in style with a 6-0 thrashing of Stoke City in an Easter Monday game in the EFL Championship. A few hours later, Burnley also joined them by beating third-placed Sheffiled United 2-1 at Turf Moor. A Josh Brownhill double either side of a Thomas Cannon strike for United ensured that Scott Parker’s Burnley would also take one of the two automatic promotion slots. Leeds, one of England’s leading clubs in the 1960s and 1970s, last won the top-flight title in 1991-92 For…

By Abhishek Mishra The Neeraj Chopra Classic international javelin event was originally scheduled to take place at Panchkula’s Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex but has now been shifted to Bengaluru’s Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium. The change of venue was necessary as the Panchkula site lacked the facilities required for a World Athletics Category A event. The competition will still take place on the same date—24 May 2025—with Neeraj Chopra himself confirming the change. In a live online press conference today, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra confirmed that the NC Classic Javelin Meet will be held at the Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium in…

Real Madrid kept their faint hopes of retaining their LaLiga crown alive with a dramatic stoppage-time victory over Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Federico Valverde, the Uruguayan who has had to play in multiple positions this season because of injury crises, smashed home a spectacular 93rd-minute winner from an acute angle as Real stayed four points behind Barcelona with six rounds of matches remaining. Real had seen a Vinicius Junior strike ruled out for offside late in the second half, while Jude Bellingham had missed a couple of great chances. Real, who had endured a miserable week…

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, along with Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, have been retained as A+ Grade players as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the contracts for the 2024-25 season. Shreyas Iyer (Grade B) and Ishan Kishan (C) make a comeback after being left out of the last list. The announcement is the strongest possible indicator that Rohit will indeed captain the side in the five-Test series starting in England in June. In all, 34 players have been given central contracts, with 19 of them in the C grade. Rohit, Kohli and Jadeja have…