The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers fuming as they scrambled to keep the multi-sport event afloat.
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22nd Sep 2026 | Updated at 03:44am 22nd Sep 2026
Breaking barriers inside and outside the ring
Balraj Singh Khara is a British professional super-middleweight boxer who was born with a hearing impairment. Raised in Feltham, West London, he turned professional in 2022 and has built a reputation for resilience, determination and focus,...
Glasgow passes Commonwealth Games baton to Amdavad
- 06 Aug 2026
As the Glasgow Commonwealth Games concluded, India officially began the countdown to the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad with a vibrant handover ceremony celebrating the country's culture, heritage and modern identity through music, dance...
HCI London celebrates women in blue at India House
The High Commission of India in the UK hosted a special reception for the Indian women’s cricket team at India House, attended by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.During the event, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Head Coach Amol...
Dementia affected football fans' gesture
Football fans living with dementia made history at Wembley Stadium when they joined England and Wales players as mascots for their international friendly. As part of the official charity partnership between Alzheimer's Society and The Football...
Double gold for India at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest
- 25 Sep 2024
India made history by achieving a double gold in the Chess Olympiad, winning outright in both the open and women's sections. Both Indian teams dominated in the final round, securing convincing 3½-½ victories. In the open section, Dommaraju Gukesh...
Neeraj finishes second in Diamond League, misses crown by 1 cm
- 18 Sep 2024
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra agonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in the season finale Diamond League series at Brussels.
In the five-day (July 12 to 16) Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, India finished third with a total of 27 medals, including six gold, 12 silver and nine bronze medals, in the second best ever performance.
The Bharat Cricket Community in London recently kicked off the 7th edition of the T20 cricket tournament, known as BPL, with a spectacular opening ceremony....
Off-spinner R Ashwin run through the ill-equipped West Indies batting line-up by claiming seven wickets for 71 runs to set-up an innings and 141 run victory...
Lakshya Sen ended his year-long title drought with a stunning 21-18, 22-20 win over All England champion Li Shi Feng in the Canada Open BWF Super-500 final...
England captain Ben Stokes’ swashbuckling 155 was in vain as Australia won the second Ashes Test at Lord’s by 43 runs on an extraordinary final day to take a 2-0 lead in the five-Test series.
Despite a one-hour rain delay, the defending men's champion Novak Djokovic and the women's top seed Iga Swiatek both won their opening matches at Wimbledon. Djokovic defeated Pedro Cachin to extend his incredible streak at SW19, while Swiatek...
The West Indies will not be part of the upcoming ODI World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament after being eliminated from the qualifiers, a result that has plunged the Caribbean region’s cricket to an unimaginable low. Clive...
The India-Pakistan group stage match of the 2023 50-over World Cup, which will be hosted by India, will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 15, according to the the schedule released by International Cricket Council...
The Bharat Cricket Community (BCC) has announced the start of the seventh season of BPL 7 for cricket fans across the UK. This competition aims to bring the thrill and competition of the Premier League to nearby cricket grounds with its abundance...
