Ledecky dominates 1,500m to win second gold at world championships
BUDAPEST : American Katie Ledecky dominated the women's 1,500 metres freestyle event to claim her second gold medal at the swimming world championships in Budapest on Monday.
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Indian cricketers have nets at Leicestershire County Ground
Rohit Sharma and opener Shubman Gill, on Monday hit the nets here ahead of the rescheduled fifth and final Test against England, starting in Birmingham on July 1. Rohit and Gill are likely to open the innings for India in the Test and the duo got into the groove as they looked to sharpen their skills during the practice session at the Leicestershire County Ground. Rohit, who was rested for the T20I series against South Africa at home, defended a few deliveries on the front foot, while also playing the pull shots against the short balls. Gill, too, looked to work on his game during the batting session.
India's Daruvala to have first taste of F1 with McLaren
Jehan Daruvala will drive a Formula One car for the first time when he tests last year's McLaren at Silverstone this week as part of his bid to become the third Indian to race at the pinnacle of motorsport.
Is Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou running out of time to make good on summer aim?
The path of least resistance has never held any appeal for Ange Postecoglou.
Editor’s column: Summer opportunities and Jacques’ reality
The mid-season international window is a good idea in theory, it just falls a bit flat in reality.
Serena Williams will find it 'super difficult' to contend for Wimbledon victory, says Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova believes it will be «super difficult» for Serena Williams to challenge for another Grand Slam title at Wimbledon after a year away from tennis. Williams, 40, made the shock announcement last week that she would be returning at the third major of the season. Ad/> Williams hasn’t played since suffering a leg injury in the first round of Wimbledon in 2021, but is competing in the doubles at this week’s Eastbourne International with Ons Jabeur before trying to win an eighth Wimbledon singles title.
Emma Raducanu: Anett Kontaveit to work with Brit's former coach ahead of Wimbledon
World number two Anett Kontaveit has appointed Emma Raducanu’s former tennis coach Torben Beltz.
India vs South Africa: Hits and misses for Team India
Team India coach Rahul Dravid has gone on record to say that he wants to identify his core team for the tournament as soon as possible and by the end of the England T20Is in July, wants to have a fair idea about the 18 to 20-odd players he would be looking at ahead of the World Cup in Australia. Some of the regular players were rested for the series against South Africa. Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah were all rested. Surykumar Yadav was nursing an injury. KL Rahul was initially named the captain of the series before he got injured and Rishabh Pant was asked to lead for the first time. TimesofIndia.com here looks at players who were given a full run in the series, that is, they played all the five matches against South Africa and how some of them capitalised on the chances, while others failed to make the most of the opportunities - the hits and the misses. First a look at the players who made it count: