National champion Velavan Senthilkumar stormed into the semifinals of the Batch Open squash, a USD 12,000 PSA Challenger Tour event, in Paris with a straight-games victory over Jakub Solnicky of the Czech Republic

Ashmita Chaliha (world rank 53) beat former Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li (world rank 25) of Canada in straight games 26-24, 24-22 at the Uber Cup 2024, here on Saturday. Priya and Shruti Mishra also won their opening match against Jeslyn Choi and Catherine Chow 21-12, 21-10 to give Indian women a 2-0 lead in their first Group stage tie against Canada.

Colombia and Bolivia will play a friendly in June as they finalize preparations for this year's Copa America in the United States, the Colombian football federation (FCF) said on Friday. The match will be played at the Pratt and Whitney stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, on June 15, according to an FCF statement, reported Agency.

German Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg will leave Haas at the end of the season to join Sauber in 2025, the two teams confirmed on Friday. The German racer signed a multi-year deal with Sauber and in 2026 will become the first driver for Audi's entry into the F1.

Ahead of the May 1 deadline for teams to submit their Men’s T20 World Cup squads, the discussion around who makes it to India’s squad for the mega event happening in the West Indies and USA from June 1 is at an all-time high. With every match in IPL 2024, the list of contenders for the Men’s T20 World Cup selection gets a new addition. On the other hand, some surge ahead to be the front-runners through their scintillating performances.

Former Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Yogita Bali has expressed her support for Hockey India’s holistic initiatives aimed at advancing the sport across all levels, with a special emphasis on the eagerly anticipated National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL).

The inaugural edition of the Bengal Pro T20 League is set to kick off on June 11 in Kolkata as 8 teams get ready to showcase their talent on the big stage. The league is conceptualised on the lines of the IPL involving 8 franchise teams in both the men's and women's categories. The tournament will be played from June 11 to 28.

Top-seeded Indian Velavan Senthilkumar eased past Frenchman Matteo Carrouget in straight games to move into the quarterfinals of the Batch Open squash, a USD 12,000 PSA Challenger Tour event in Paris. National champion Senthilkumar, ranked 58 in the world, beat Carrouget 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 in 29 minutes in the second round on Thursday after receiving a bye in the opening round.

After the bottom-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ended their six-match losing streak by beating the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Faf du Plessis expresses a "massive relief", saying the win affects the team's confidence so he will now "sleep a little bit easier". RCB secured their second victory in IPL 2024 with a 35-run win against SRH at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Their previous win took place precisely a month earlier against Punjab Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where they successfully chased down 177 runs.

Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City leapfrogged Liverpool and kept pressure on leaders Arsenal with a superb 4-0 win away to Brighton & Hove Albion. By City out of Premier League action for 12 days, both the Gunners and Liverpool had moved above Pep Guardiola‘s side during the interim. But, knowing six victories would guarantee another title, City were at their best on the south coast, dispatching a Brighton side previously beaten just twice at home this campaign.