14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1286+ words) Two sets up. A US Open title within reach. An opponent finding a way back. Alexander Zverev had been here before. When Ben Shelton took the third set of Sunday’s final, the score acquired an uncomfortable familiarity. Six years earlier,…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1603+ words) Ruben Neves heard the name of his dead friend. He was standing over a free-kick during Al-Hilal’s Saudi Pro League match against Al-Taawoun when a section of the home support reportedly began chanting: The name ordinarily belongs to football’s happier…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (618+ words) India left 38 balls unused. After their recent troubles in T20 cricket, that was a statement worth making. A target of 157 could have invited a measured chase. Abhishek Sharma preferred to dismantle it. His 82 from 32 deliveries propelled India to a seven-wicket victory…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1367+ words) Pakistan did not need a place in the final to become part of its ending. India’s women had beaten Sri Lanka by 72 runs in Dubai on September 13. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana’s opening partnership alone had produced more runs than…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (667+ words) There are dreams that arrive dressed in silk, with surnames, safety nets and soft landings. And then there are dreams that arrive in the rain. Himanshu Yadav was four or five when a friend next door carried a football outside…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1367+ words) The first championship point disappeared with a double fault. Elena Rybakina had arrived at the edge of her first US Open title and served herself another moment of uncertainty. Across the net stood Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1128+ words) India know the way to an Asia Cup final. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have taught them how quickly the road can end there. Seven titles make India the most successful team in the history of the women’s tournament. Yet the…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1243+ words) For a few seconds in Beijing, the future looked like it was running on two legs. A humanoid robot called TianGong Ultra sprinted 100 metres in 8.64 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games, finishing well ahead of the 9.58-second men's 100m world…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1608+ words) One shoe lay unused in Major DP Singh’s cupboard. It was new. It was expensive. It was also completely useless to him. Singh had lost his right leg after suffering severe injuries during the 1999 Kargil War. When he subsequently began…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (556+ words) There are footballers who arrive with hype. Then there are footballers who make history so often that even the hype struggles to keep up. On Wednesday night, Barcelona opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 5-1 win over Feyenoord. The…...