FIFA World Cup 2018

German tennis player Alexander Zverev, who pointed out a 'fan' singing a Nazi-era anthem (photo: DW)

Tennis fan kicked out of US Open by own idol for singing Nazi-era anthem

File photo of a cricket poster. The BCCI has said the measure is aimed at accommodating as many passionate cricket fans as possible, ensuring their participation in the historic event (@cricketworldcup/Twitter)

ICC World Cup: Another chance for fans as 400,000 tickets go on sale from 8 September

Lionel Messi (Photo: National Herald Archives)

Great to have Messi back leading Albiceleste, but for how long?

Luis Rubiales (left), the unrepentant Spanish football federation chief; Jenni Hermoso, the FIFA World Cup winning women's team forward on whom he forced a kiss during the victory celebration. Hermoso has now filed a criminal complaint (photos: DW)

Football: Spain's Jenni Hermoso files criminal complaint against Luis Rubiales over the kiss

Controversial Spanish women's football coach Jorge Vilda during the FIFA Women's World Cup. He has now been fired in the wake of the Luis Rubiales (photo: DW)

Spanish football fires FIFA World Cup-winning women's coach Jorge Vilda

Demonstration in support of Spain's forward Jenni Hermoso, whom federation chief Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed during the celebration of the women's football team's FIFA World Cup victory (photo: DW)

How Spain's World Cup win and Rubiales' kiss could reshape football

Viswanathan Anand discusses the emergence of young talents and his dual role as mentor and player (photo: @vishy64theking/ Twitter)

I am happy to have stepped aside, says Viswanathan Anand

Jay Shah, BCCI secretary and also president of Asian Cricket Council, presents a golden ticket of the ICC World Cup to Amitabh Bachchan. (Photo: @BCCI/X)

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Luis Rubiales, chief of Spain's football federation. Spanish men's football team have also slammed the kiss and his refusal to apologise as 'unacceptable behaviour' (photo: DW)

Sports

Luis Rubiales: Men's football team in Spain also slams 'unacceptable behaviour'

06 Sep 2023, 9:50 AM

A chess prodigy, D. Gukesh has become India's No. 1 chess player, surpassing the legendary Viswanathan Anand (photo: @DGukesh/Twitter)

Sports

Who is D. Gukesh, the boy who toppled Viswanathan Anand as India’s No.1?

05 Sep 2023, 8:51 PM

Rohit Sharma with the ICC World Cup trophy. (photo: @BCCI/Twitter)

Sports

ICC World Cup: India cover all the bases, but look thin on spin

05 Sep 2023, 4:49 PM

Representative image of LA 2028 promotions (Photo: International Olympic Committee)

Sports

Olympics: Cricket, in T20 avatar, set to make an entry from LA 2028

05 Sep 2023, 1:25 PM

A group of young female football players with their female coach (Photo: DW)

Sports

Manipur violence threatens status of women’s football

05 Sep 2023, 10:59 AM

Chess plyer R Praggnanandhaa takes part in Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz chess (photo: Gautam Bhattacharyya)

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I have the potential to be a world champion, declares Pragg

04 Sep 2023, 4:39 PM

The Pallekele stadium ground being covered amid rains on Saturday (Photo: IANS)

Cricket

Heavy rains in Colombo may force Asia Cup Super Four games to be shifted to another venue

03 Sep 2023, 7:32 PM

A false alarm about Streak's death did the rounds of social media a few days ago. But not this time (photo: Getty Images)

Sports

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak passes away

03 Sep 2023, 2:25 PM

AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey with Arsene Wenger in Sydney (photo courtesy All India Football Federation)

Sports

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: "India a cricket-watching but football-playing nation": Kalyan Chaubey

03 Sep 2023, 7:44 AM

Hardik Pandya in action in ODI against Pakistan in Columbo on Saturday (Photo courtesy: BCCI)

Cricket

Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya guide India to 266 after opening blows from Afridi

02 Sep 2023, 8:18 PM

Virat Kohli and Haris Rauf share a warm exchange during a practice session before the India-Pakistan game in Asia Cup 2023. (photo: @mufaddal_vohra/ X)

Sports

Off-pitch bonhomie makes India-Pakistan matches special

02 Sep 2023, 7:06 PM

Representative image of chess (Photo: DW)

Sports

Chess and sexism - can the sport be made safer for women?

02 Sep 2023, 3:16 PM

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