From Daniil Medvedev smashing his racquet and breaking a camera to Harbhajan Singh using a casually racist analogy for Jofra Archer, sports controversies dominated headlines.
Nagal, India’s best performer in recent Grand Slam men’s singles, has approached the Chinese Embassy in Delhi after his visa was rejected ahead of 2026 AO Asia-Pacific Playoff in Chengdu.
Early in her partnership with coach Gavin MacMillan and adapting to a new serve, Gauff battled through a tough match to set up a third-round clash with 28th seed Magdalena Frech.
Incident occurred when Benjamin Bonzi was readying his second serve. The chair umpire reset it to a first serve, prompting Medvedev’s outburst, halting the match for 6 minutes.
Tennis player Radhika Yadav was shot dead by her father in Gurugram. Her crime? Being successful, ambitious, and visible online. A chilling case of patriarchy.
According to the police, Yadav, 49, confessed to the murder stating he was repeatedly taunted for depending on his daughter's earnings & had urged her to shut down the tennis academy.
Under Wimbledon's heat rule & with temperatures expected to rise, players are allowed a 10-min break when the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is at or above 30.1 degrees Celsius.
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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