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Buckingham and Invictor should fight out the finish of the Poonawalla Breeders’ Multi-Million (Gr. 1), the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Feb. 22) evening races. Rails will be announced one hour before the first race. 1. KUMAR R. DALAL GOLD TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86, 4.00 p.m.: 1. Kings Gambit (1) Yash Narredu…

Mercedes’ George Russell in action during pre-season testing. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mercedes driver George Russell was fastest on the first day of Formula 1’s final testing event ahead of the new season, edging McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. In the afternoon session at the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday (February 18, 2026),…

The 13th Indian Open race walk competition in Chandigarh over the weekend will see some of India’s prominent names in action competing across new distances for the first time as per World Athletics norms. The standard distance in race walk till last year was 20km and 35km in all World Athletics events before it was…

Coffee and beer were both flowing as bleary-eyed fans in Western Canada tuned in to the breakfast-time Olympic hockey semifinal against Finland. The Games in northern Italy are taking place eight time zones ahead of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and nine hours ahead for folks in British Columbia. It’s been a similar situation to other Olympic…

A file image of Rei Sakamoto | Photo Credit: AP Second seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan battled past 18-year-old Italian Federico Cina 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-2 in the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Delhi Open here on Friday. Sakamoto, 19, lost the tie-breaker in the first set, but grew in confidence against the fellow teenager from…

File photo of Indian hockey players during a FIH Pro League tournament. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s hopes of a revival in the FIH Men’s Pro League were dashed as they suffered a 0–2 loss to Spain, continuing their unabated slump in form in Hobart on Saturday (February 21, 2026). Goals from Ignacio Abajo…

The Indian Super League (ISL) team, Kerala Blasters Football Club (KBFC), was denied permission to hold its customary pre-match press conference at the media room of the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (JNIS), its home ground, here ahead of the season opener against Mumbai FC on Sunday (February 22, 2026). The denial was the latest episode…

Stars, stars everywhere. That’s what the 2026 World Baseball Classic has in store for baseball fans when the 20-team tournament begins on March 4. Team USA, Japan, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and other countries are stacked with MLB talent and all will aim to reach the championship game on March 17 in Miami. – World…

You know all about the Power 6 conferences in college basketball. You hear about those more than any other, and those groups often dominate the March Madness conversation. There are 25 other conferences out there, however, and our goal is to get you up to speed on the teams, players and fights in the standings…

Neymar has admitted that he could retire from professional football at the end of 2026, with the experienced Brazil international having endured more struggles on the injury front. He is desperate to represent his country at this summer’s World Cup, but is unable to speculate on what the long term future will look like —…