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ATP The ATP will introduce a new extreme heat rule from the 2026 season which will allow players on the men's tour to take a 10-minute cooling break during best-of-three sets singles matches. The rule is similar to what the WTA - which governs women's professional tennis - brought in more than 30 years ago to protect players in the heat. At the Shanghai Masters in October, temperatures were as high as 34C and humidity at 80% in the daytime, and after world number 15 Holger Ru

Kate O'Connor By any standards, 2025 has been a memorable and life-changing breakthrough year for multi-event athlete Kate O'Connor. The 25-year-old has been one of the success stories of Irish and Northern Irish sport over the past 12 months, her outstanding performances in track and field culminating in a remarkable  silver medal  in the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. The Newry native, who is based in Dundalk, also picked up a pentath

Golf While this golfing year will be remembered for historic and thrilling action, manoeuvres off the course in 2025 also provide a highly significant legacy. A group of new bosses are laying groundwork for rapid evolution, if not revolution, in the professional game. We know that the world's best players create captivating sport, as Rory McIlroy's dramatic Grand Slam completing Masters victory, Scottie Scheffler's ruthless domination that has led to him being named PGA Tour

EPL Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal as Aston Villa kept up their title charge. Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal as Aston Villa kept up their title charge. Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest demolished struggling Tottenham 3-0 while Sunderland saw off local rivals Newcastle 1-0 thanks to a Nick Woltemade own

Ruben Amorim Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side had inspired the Old Trafford crowd in a pulsating 4-4 draw against Bournemouth, but must be more ruthless to turn draws into victories. Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side had inspired the Old Trafford crowd in a pulsating 4-4 draw against Bournemouth, but must be more ruthless to turn draws into victories. Three times United led the Cherries on Monday in arguably the best offensive performance of A

68th National Shooting Championships Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and ISSF World Cup Final 2025 gold medallist Simranpreet Kaur Brar bagged gold medals in the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi, today. Manu Bhaker won in the senior women’s 25m sports pistol event, while Simranpreet Kaur Brar won in the junior women’s 25m sports pistol event. Manu shot 36 in the final to secure the gold, finishing four hit

Under-19 Asia Cup Cricket In the Under-19 Asia Cup Cricket, India will take on Malaysia in their third group-stage match at the Sevens Stadium, Dubai, today. The match will begin at 10:30 AM, Indian Time.   Ayush Mhatre-led India will look to continue their winning streak after registering a victory over Pakistan, beating them by 90 runs in the second match in Dubai on Sunday. Aaron George scored 85 runs off 88 balls, helping India score 240 runs. In return, Indian bowlers re

Lionel Messi Amidst the pandemonium that unfolded in Kolkata, Lionel Messi would have found a strange connection with a humid night in Santa Fe, one and a half decades ago. In the vast arena, the nearest international stadium to his hometown Rosario, he saw enraged masses peel off his posters, the audience breaking chairs and jeering him. He slumped to the turf, weary with the burden of a country, as the symbol of a nation’s collective failings, after the Copa America game wi

IPL The mock auction was born in the drawing room of the franchises. The practice, they thought, would prepare them for all sorts of probabilities. In the lead-up to the 2024 mega auction, where Royal Challengers Bengaluru assembled a squad so strong that it was able to overcome the most challenging of conditions at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the franchise had given a sneak peek into their drawing board. Having drawn up nine different combinations, Team No. 5 was their pick,

Team England On a weekend when Phil Foden and Cole Palmer helped  Manchester City  and  Chelsea  to vital Premier League victories,  Aston Villa 's Morgan Rogers showed just why he retains a firm grip on the number 10 position in Thomas Tuchel's England set-up. Villa's eight-match winning run in all competitions appeared under serious threat at the midway point of Sunday's game at third-bottom West Ham, who led 2-1 at the break against a side who appeared jaded and short of i

Yashasvi Jaiswal Yashasvi Jaiswal makes another strong case to be considered for India comeback Overlooked from India’s T20I set-up for a year after he was part of the World Cup-winning squad, Yashasvi Jaiswal made a statement hundred in only his second game back for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy during a tall chase against Haryana in Pune. Opening the batting in a 235-run chase in the Super League stage, Jaiswal waltzed through the gears to rack up a 48-ball hundred

Messi in Mumbai Tour 13-year-old Tanishka Kawade found herself with the ball at her feet. What followed was both instinctive and fearless - she nutmegged Luis Suarez. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai was packed to capacity, buzzing with noise and anticipation, as thousands of ardent fans gathered to catch a  glimpse of football superstar Lionel Messi  on Day 2 of “GOAT India Tour”. Every seat in every stand was filled, every phone held high, as the global icon made his way arou

India U19 vs Pakistan U19 IND U19 vs PAK U19, India vs Pakistan U19 Asia Cup 2025 Today Match: Aaron George top scored with 85 runs on Sunday as India U19 managed to set a target of 241 against Pakistan U19 IND vs PAK U19 Asia Cup 2025: Deepesh Devendran ran through the Pakistan top order and provided important breakthroughs at crucial moments to help India U19 win the Asia Cup encounter by 90 runs. Huzaifa Ahsan was the lone bright spot for the Men in Green with 70 runs from

Shubhman Gill Arshdeep and Harshit set the tone with early strikes; Hardik, Varun, Dube and Kuldeep, too, chip in; Markram top-scores with a fighting 61; Abhishek makes short work of the chase India turned up the heat on a chilly Dharamshala night to flatten South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday (December 14, 2025). The win, set up by an exceptional bowling performance, gave India a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The caravan now rolls ont

Team India training session Never before has a match been played in the searing cold of a December evening but, still, runs can be expected to be plundered at this stadium that is 1,317m above sea level The build-up to the third T20I between India and South Africa on Sunday does not start in Dharamshala. Instead, it begins about 50 km away at the bottom of Kangra, before the wide highways make way for the narrow roads that traverse the hillside, where several billboards, big

Vinesh Phogat Indian wrestling star Vinesh Phogat has announced her return to competitive wrestling, setting her sights on a record fourth appearance at the Olympic Games. The announcement was made through her official social media account on Thursday. Phogat confirmed that she has begun preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, signaling a renewed commitment to the sport at the highest level.   If she qualifies, she will become the first Indian woman wrestler to compet

Lizelle Lee Lizelle Lee hit a sparkling unbeaten 77 to ensure Hobart Hurricanes sealed their first Women's Big Bash League title with a dominant eight-wicket win over Perth Scorchers. Chasing 138 for victory, Hurricanes opener Lee smashed 10 fours and four sixes in her 44-ball knock at Hobart's Ninja Stadium against the increasingly ragged Scorchers. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt added 35 off 27 in a stand of 77 with Lee to steer the hosts close, before Nicola Carey slappe

Battocletti Portugal will host the European Cross Country Championships for a fourth time this weekend as its 31st edition heads to Lagos At last year's event in Turkey, Norway's two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen won his third senior men's title and Nadia Battocletti of Italy took gold in the senior women's race. Battocletti became the first woman in championship history last year to win individual titles at U20, U23 and senior level. She looks primed to defend her

Erling Haaland , Lionel Messi & Chistiano Ronaldo Manchester City 's  Erling Haaland  is inspired by the "incredible" career longevity of  Cristiano Ronaldo  and  Lionel Messi . Ronaldo, 40, has scored over 950 goals and is expected to captain  Portugal  at the 2026 World Cup. Messi, 38, an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, led Inter Miami to the MLS Cup for the first time on Dec. 6. He was named Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player for the second season in a row while als

IOC President Youth athletes from Russia and Belarus should be allowed to compete for their countries at international events again, says the International Olympic Committee. The IOC's executive board has recommended athletes from the two nations should compete at both individual and team youth events under their country's flag and national anthem, with the proposal supported at its Olympic summit meeting in Switzerland. The next step involves international federations discus