PERTH: Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff guided USA to the United Cup quarterfinals with a 3-0 win against Croatia on Tuesday.

SYDNEY: Flavio Cobolli bounced back from the verge of defeat on saving a match point and produced a memorable comeback as Italy sweeps France to book a place in the quarterfinals of the United Cup.

LONDON: Former England men’s senior football manager Gareth Southgate has been recognised in the New Year Honours List for 2025.

LONDON: Newcastle United recorded their fourth straight Premier League win after a 2-0 victory over struggling Manchester United at Old Trafford.

PUNE: Paralympic javelin throw gold medallist Navdeep Singh emphasised how the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has helped transform the Kabaddi from primarily a rural sport into a professional spectacle.

MELBOURNE: The ongoing Boxing Day Test between India and Australia has set a new record for attendance figures in longer format games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), beating the previous record set in 1936/37 when Australia faced England in a six-day game.

HYDERABAD: Kerala outclassed Manipur 5-1 to advance to the final of the Santosh Trophy for the 16th time on Sunday, at the Gachibowli Stadium.

NEW DELHI: World Boxing has added Asia as the newest member and the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) will have seven key positions in the newly formed organisational structure of the interim body, including BFI president Ajay Singh, who has been appointed as a board member.

COIMBATORE: The 11th edition of the Yuva Kabaddi Series Division 2 at the Karpagam Academy of Higher Education in Coimbatore delivered thrilling action on the fourth day.

ROURKELA: Soorma Hockey Club have announced double Olympic bronze medallist Harmanpreet Singh as the captain for the upcoming season of the Hockey India League (HIL), commencing on December 28 in Rourkela.