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Green Bay Packers fans stand for a moment of silence honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk before Thursday Night Football against the Washington Commanders at Lambeau Field. | Image via Getty Images The Green Bay Packers and the NFL held a moment of silence for conservative activist Charlie Kirk before Thursday Night Football against the Washington…

A year ago, captain Rohit Rajpal made a conservative choice to field Sriram Balaji, the senior most player in the Indian team, in the singles against Sweden in a World Group I tie in Stockholm. The team was depleted in the absence of leading singles player Sumit Nagal but with Balaji being a doubles specialist,…

Kuldeep Yadav of India celebrates with Suryakumar Yadav of India. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Kochi: Kapil Pandey has seen Kuldeep Yadav grow from a reticent boy with a quirky action in Kanpur’s bylanes to one of the sharpest wristspinners in world cricket. On Wednesday, as Kuldeep ran through UAE’s hapless batters with guile and…

Jaismine Lamboria and Pooja Rani (Image-X) India’s women boxers continued to script a stirring run at the ongoing World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Late on Wednesday night, two contrasting figures of Indian boxing — 34-year-old seasoned campaigner Pooja Rani and 24-year-old rising star Jaismine Lamboria — sealed semifinal berths in their weight categories. With their…

There have been plenty of protests against the Israel-Premier Tech team during the Vuelta a España cycling race in Spain. (AP) Cycling team Israel-Premier Tech will use the abbreviated name IPT for upcoming races in Canada this week to avoid potential protests, race organisers announced on Thursday in Quebec City. The decision comes amid ongoing…

Aymeric Laporte (Photo by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images) Athletic Bilbao have confirmed the return of Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte after FIFA authorized his move from Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. The switch had stalled on deadline day due to administrative delays, but the world football governing body has now allowed the registration to be…

World Champion D Gukesh has now suffered three consecutive defeats at the FIDE Grand Swiss. (Image: FIDE) World champion D Gukesh suffered his third consecutive defeat at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, losing to 16-year-old Turkish Grandmaster Ediz Gurel in the seventh round on Thursday. This loss came after previous defeats to USA’s…

Brooklyn Nets Jason Collins(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Jason Collins, the former NBA player who made history as the first openly gay man to play in a major US professional sports league, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, the league said on Thursday. An official statement said, “NBA Ambassador and 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins…

Rishabh Yadav of India (Photo by Dean Alberga/Handout/World Archery Federation via Getty Images ) India made history at the World Archery Championships 2025 in Gwangju as the men’s compound team claimed their first-ever gold medal. The trio of Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini, and Prathamesh Fuge defeated France 235-233 in the final, showcasing grit and determination…

(Image via Getty: Charlie Kirk visits SiriusXM Studios on March 03, 2020, in New York City) On September 10, Nada Tawfik of BBC News reported that Charlie Kirk was doing what he often did, giving a talk and going into his ‘prove me wrong’ style debate, when a figure wearing dark clothing appeared on a…