Namit Kumar

Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz era begins with Sinner’s US Open triumph

Take a peek at Monday’s US Open final, and one finds that Jannik Sinner is an elegant shotmaker. Don...

Aryna Sabalenka, channels her easy power to win US Open beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5

In Sunday’s US Open final, Aryna Sabalenka won 22 of the 28 points she faced on Jessica Pegula’s sec...

US Open: OG ‘Next Gen’ Taylor Fritz living the American dream as he sets up final date with Jannik Sinner

In 2017, men’s tennis went through a moment it did not anticipate. As Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal...

Heiress Jessica Pegula looking to earn a throne at US Open final, against Aryna Sabalenka

During the decade or so that Jessica Pegula, the World No. 6 from the United States, spent grinding ...

‘Awful match’ Does Novak Djokovic’s US Open defeat signal end is near?

A day after Carlos Alcaraz, holder of the last two Major titles and heavy tournament favourite, was ...

Lesson for Carlos Alcaraz after shock US Open defeat: How to win on a bad day

About an hour into his second round contest at the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz finally came alive. Again...

US Open: After her stunning Paris gold, Zheng Qinwen could be the one to watch in an open draw for the women’s title

Women’s tennis was the source of an unlikely gold medal that eventually proved crucial for China to ...

Doping controversy looms over Jannik Sinner, US Open even as they attempt to refocus attention on tennis

Elegant and effortless as his style of play may be, Jannik Sinner’s rise to World No. 1 has not auto...

Explained: Why Jannik Sinner’s ban for doping was swiftly overruled by International Tennis Integrity Agency

On Tuesday, mere hours after he lifted the title at the Cincinnati Masters to announce himself as on...

Why Indian hockey star Abhishek is disappointed with Paris Olympic showing: ‘It’s a bronze when gold was in reach’

Receptions held by the prime minister and president of the country, felicitations in their hometowns...

Vinesh returns: Love I got worth more than 1,000 Olympic Golds

NEVER HAS an athlete without a medal around her neck got the kind of grand homecoming that awaited V...

Sumit Antil to take over the baton of chasing gold from Neeraj Chopra as Paralympics roll in

This summer, India were kept captivated through the three-week-long festival of sport in Paris, keen...

PR Sreejesh shares memory of Paris Olympics: ‘Crowd was cheering ‘Sreejesh-Sreejesh’ and I heard ‘Sachin-Sachin’!’

In the final few matches of the Paris Olympics, as his retirement neared and India looked to fight f...

Bling of Imane Khelif boxing Gold could soften the blows of bullying she faced

As Algeria’s Imane Khelif began her quest for a dream Olympic gold, little did she know that during ...

Brutal, precise shotmaking, perfect combination of resolute defence and calculated aggression: how Djokovic defeated Alcaraz

In ‘Serve to Win,’ the autobiography/lifestyle guide/cookbook authored by Novak Djokovic in 2013, so...

Andy Murray retires: An underrated great forever in the shadow of the ‘Big Three’ of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal

After the subdued, unexpectedly understated farewell to one of the highlight members of the greatest...

A new High Performance Swimming Programme aimed at producing young champion swimmers launched

At all multi-event Games, the kind seen as the holy grail in Indian sport, athletics and swimming co...

Wimbledon 2024: After one of his worst drubbings in final against Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic faces moment of reckoning

On the day Novak Djokovic was attempting to make unparalleled history – to become the only player, m...

Wimbledon 2024: With a blinding level of tennis, Carlos Alcaraz shows not just his immense talent, but also his appetite for the big stage

Deep into the deciding-set tie-breaker in Sunday’s Wimbledon final, Carlos Alcaraz was a mere two po...

Wimbledon: Barbora Krejcikova’s surreal title triumph should catapult her into the league of modern superstars

Not merely is Barbora Krejcikova a former World No. 2 and Grand Slam singles champion, but with a to...

Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz: Players in opposite ends of their careers eye history at Wimbledon final

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic will play his 37th Major final. Carlos Alcaraz will play his fourth. Djoko...

Wimbledon: Lorenzo Musetti, an aesthete’s delight, has the tools to push Novak Djokovic – here’s why

At the 2021 French Open, Lorenzo Musetti was on the cusp of one of the biggest upsets of the tournam...

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic may thrive as underdog; Alcaraz, Sinner enter as favourites

When he was forced to withdraw from the French Open quarterfinal after tearing his medial meniscus i...

Fringes to Olympics via French Open door: How journeyman Balaji got his lucky break

EARLIER THIS month, Sriram Balaji, the World No. 62 and the third-highest-ranked Indian doubles tenn...

Sumit Nagal capitalises on clay and consistency to be on Olympic cusp, but needs to step up to get to next level

During a year which saw Sumit Nagal, India’s top-ranked singles tennis player, surge up the rankings...

French Open: Carlos Alcaraz wins his third Slam at age of 21; matches Murray, Wawrinka in career slams

Some time during the late 20th century, an administrator at a hunting club in the hill village of El...

Iga Swiatek enters league of clay-court greats with fourth French Open title

Clay can be the most fickle surface in tennis, especially the kind at the French Open in Paris. The ...

French Open: Carlos Alcaraz finds joy in suffering as he overcomes Jannik Sinner in five-set semifinal

It was a clash billed to be a high-octane thriller — similar to previous contests of this hyped, bur...

French Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner renew feisty rivalry hoping to give a taste of tennis’s future

This week at the French Open, for just the third time in 20 years, none of Rafael Nadal, Roger Feder...

French Open: Alexander Zverev’s solid backhand and power can nullify Rafa Nadal’s topspin-laden lefty forehand

And so it may not be. What had been billed for months as the grand farewell, for the grandest of rel...