As timely as the decision to rest Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya was—given their heavy work load in South Africa across formats—India will...

New Delhi: Minerva Punjab FC will be desperate to re-ignite their faltering I-League aspirations when they host defending champions Aizawl FC in Panchkula on Monday.Minerva...

Cape Town: On a comeback trail in T20 Internationals, Indian batsman Suresh Raina says he wants to use the opportunity to regain his place in...

Tendulkar also recalled the fact that there were many cricketers from Mumbai who could not make it to the national level.Mumbai: Indian cricket legend Sachin...

Sri Lanka have announced the fixtures of the tri-nation series for the Nidahas Trophy 2018, involving Bangladesh and India which is set to start on...

England might be the first and last team to be holders of the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups.FIFA is looking to merge the youth tournaments...

Pandey sat out the entire ODI series and didn’t come into the side even when Kedar Jadhav was injured with Shreyas Iyer preferred in his...

The pair has been skating together since 1997, has now won two Olympic titles, three world championships, eight national championshipsTessa Virtue and Scott Moir held...

They hugged. They watched as fans by the thousands shouted, "We are one." Unification flags for the two Koreas, longtime rivals and sometimes bitter enemies,...

Former Pakistani cricketer Aamer Hanif's son has committed suicide by hanging himself over "non-selection in an under-19 cricket team".Mohammad Zaryab, who was a first-year college...

The score in the Bahia state clash was 1-1 when Bruno Bispo became the ninth player in all, and the fifth from Vitoria, to be...

Argentine superstar Sergio Aguero reportedly punched a Wigan fan in a post-match fracas as Manchester City were sensationally knocked out of the FA Cup by...

Man of the moment Marco Asensio scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo was also on target as Real Madrid kept up the feel-good factor with a...

Friday was a special day for Virat Kohli. He led India to an eight-wicket win in the sixth and final ODI of the six-match series...

Barcelona's visit to Chelsea on Tuesday gives Antonio Conte the perfect opportunity to reaffirm his stature as one of Europe's greatest coaches."To play against Barcelona...

JP Duminy defended his bowlers for targetting Indian batsmen with short balls. (BCCI Photo)Batting has been South Africa’s “Achilles’ heel” during the ongoing series against...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced unchanged squad for the 2nd and last match of the Rocket two-match T20I series against touring Sri on Sunday (Feb...

Karnataka rout OdishaKarnataka beat Railways by 16 runs on Friday to qualify for the knockout phase of the Vijay Hazare Trophy from Group A alongside...

Australia beat New Zealand by five wickets. (Source: Twitter/BlackCaps)Australia scripted history on Friday by registering the highest run chase in Twenty20 history as they beat...

Wives of tennis players sitting with the kids while the dads play on court is not a new sight. But come 2018, the scenario has...

Rohit Sharma made 115 off 126 balls, a knock that included eleven fours and four sixes. (Source: AP)Not his position in the team, not by...

JP Duminy will captain for the three-match T20 series against IndiaCricket South Africa named JP Duminy as captain for the three-match T20 series against India...

Lasith Malinga last played for Sri Lanka in September, 2017. (Source: AP)Sri Lanka speedster Lasith Malinga has hinted at possible retirement, saying that he is...

Kohli has gone on overdrive in India’s ongoing tour of South Africa. India have won the three ODIs played so far and Kohli has scored...

The Blind cricket team won the World Cup 2018 after beating Pakistan by 2 wickets in the final. (Source: CABI)Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has called...

(Photo: AP)London: Spain's ace tennis star Rafael Nadal on Wednesday confirmed that he will take part in the Queen's Club Championship, a warm-up tournament ahead...

Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli took India to 9-wicket win. (Source: BCCI)ICC on Sunday came in for sharp criticism after match officials and umpires called...

Players from Bangladesh and the Sri Lanka congratulate one another at the end of the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test, which...

BCCI’s website has been down for the most part on Sunday.World’s richest cricket board BCCI failed to renew its official domain (bcci.tv) and owing to...

Christian Eriksen scored after just 11 seconds to give his team the crucial lead. - AFPTottenham Hotspur ensured the focus switched back to the pitch,...

That ODIs unshackle Indian batsmen — home or away — is best exemplified by Rohit Sharma. While a straggler in Test cricket, he is already...

Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque celebrates his century against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)Skipper Mahmudullah Riyad, on nine, was batting alongside Mominul when stumps were drawn at the...

Rohit Sharma has reiterated he does not need to make drastic changes in his gameplay. (Source: AP)In the four innings that he played in the...

(Photo: BCCI)The ED has alleged violations of foreign exchange rules during the 2009 edition of the IPL held in South Africa.Mumbai: The Bombay High Court...

Leroy Sane suffered an ankle ligament injury during an FA Cup match. - AFPManchester City winger Leroy Sane damaged ankle ligaments in his side's 2-0...

Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates his 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in their Australian Open final in Melbourne on...

Steve Smith forecasts South Africa barrage for Australian batsmen.Steve Smith expects his touring batsmen to be given a thorough test of their credentials when they...

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) vies with Alaves’ Chilean defender Guillermo Maripan during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves...

England players celebrate defeating Australia after the fifth one-day international (ODI) cricket match between England and Australia at the Optus Perth stadium in Perth on...

Suresh Raina last played against England in February in 2017. (Source: Express Archive)Suresh Raina returned to the Indian team setup for the first time after...

Pakistan won the series 2-1.New Zealand vs Pakistan 3rd T20I: Pakistan reclaimed the top ranking in T20 cricket after they won the T20I series against...

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (R) reacts at the final whistle - AFPJay Rodriguez scored twice as West Brom pulled off a thrilling 3-2 victory...

Morne Morkel is bowled by Mohammed Shami on the fourth day of the third Test match between South Africa and India in Johannesburg. (Photo: AP)Bowlers...

Ali Bacher says practice in India and South Africa where a groundsman can be told what type of pitch to prepare is ‘unacceptable’.As the batsmen...

After the break, Saina used all her experience to take the lead(14-13) for the firsttime in the match. Both the players went toe-to-toe as they...

Switzerland’s Roger Federer serves to Hyeon Chung of South Korea in their Australian Open semi-final in Melbourne on Friday. Federer was ahead 6-1, 5-2 when...

Jonty Rhodes' love for India is well known.Jonty, arguably the greatest ever, sometimes wins hearts of fans with his words of praise for the country.He...

Ravichandran AshwinSomeone like Kedar Jadhav, who can bat, bowl off-spin and keep wickets, is likely to be retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.Bengaluru: Hope and...

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored to help Barcelona reach Copa del rey semi-finals- AFPPhilippe Coutinho was named on the bench for the first time...

President Moon Jae-in speaks to a female ice hockey player in training early this month.Just in case the title makes you wonder whether the venue...

After his quarterfinal win over Tomas Berdych at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday, Federer said he sent a text message to Nadal before he went...

Lakmal was the wrecker-in-chief to unsettle the Bangladesh batting. AFPSri Lanka handed Bangladesh one of their worst losses as a 10-wicket victory on Thursday sent...

Well into the final session, off the 161th ball of his innings, Cheteshwar Pujara cover-drove Lungi Ngidi on the up to pick a boundary. It...

Afghanistan sprung a surprise on New Zealand by handing them a massive 202-run drubbing in Christchurch to storm into the semi-finals of Under-19 World Cup....

DeMarcus Cousins considered it the most impressive statistical game of his career and only half-jokingly asserted that he was most proud of the stamina he...

 Australia’s Lloyd Pope celebrates his eight-wicket haul against England in the U-19 World Cup on TUesday. — ICCPope was not the only one to shatter...

India captain Virat Kohli (left) with coach Ravi Shastri in a practice session at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg ahead of the third and final...

New England Women's Coach Phil Neville In 'Sexist' Tweet RowPhil Neville, who has yet to confirm or deny if he sent the contentious messages, appeared...

Mashrafe and Shakib played the lead roles to bundle Zimbabwe out for 125.A Shakib Al Hasan inspired Bangladesh bundled Zimbabwe out for 125 to net...

The 2018 edition of the Women’s World T20 will be hosted by Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana and St Lucia from November 9-24, the ICC has...

Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer, right, bagged four wickets to derail the Bangladesh batting. AFP      Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer, right, bagged four wickets to derail...

United on Monday confirmed the signing of Chile striker Alexis SanchezUnited on Monday confirmed the signing of Chile striker Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in a...

Kusal Perera scored 49 runs for Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)Dhaka: Thisara Perera starred with bat and ball as Sri Lanka ended their recent dismal run...

Ajinkya Rahane is set to be included for the final Test.Defiant Shastri defends decision to leave out Rahane.Johannesburg: India coach Ravi Shastri on Monday defended...

Kane's goal was his ninth in his past five Premier League.The result moves Spurs to within two points of fourth-placed Liverpool, who have a game...

David Warner will lead Australia in the ODI and T20I Triangular Series while Steve Smith and the rest of the Test team travel to South...

If Rafael Nadal wanted a fitness test in the first week, he got one in his almost four-hour, 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3 win over...

Barcelona’s Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi celebrate a goal against Real Betis at Estadio Benito Villamarin, Seville, Spain. Photo: ReutersBarcelona rode further away from their...

Virat KohliBut if this ploy had not yielded results, questions about Rahane are not illogical from the media’s — and fans — perspective.There were two...

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick for Manchester CityCity's 30-match unbeaten run in the league, which spanned two seasons, came to a dramatic end with a...

Elina Svitolina ended 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk’s run at the Australian Open, met her at the net for a warm embrace and offered some words of...

Mourinho had already revealed that Carrick would be offered a coaching position.Jose Mourinho has confirmed Manchester United club captain Michael Carrick will retire at the...

MS Dhoni was an automatic choice for leading the side once it was confirmed that Chennai Super Kings will be part of this years Indian...

Virat KohliVirat Kohli has become only the second India batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to reach the 900-point mark in the latest ICC Player Rankings for...

Industrial designer Lee Suk-woo poses at his office in Seogyo-dong, western Seoul, Tuesday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukThe Olympic medal is a symbol...

Pele waves as he arrives at opening event of 2018 Carioca Football Championship (file photo)Pele is in hospital after collapsing due to exhaustion, preventing him...

Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera looks his bat as he walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal by Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan during the Tri-Nation...

La Liga leaders Barcelona were given a fresh boost on Thursday when key defender Gerard Pique signed a contract extension until 2022. Having recently lost...

Joel Embiid is headed to the NBA All-Star game for the first time, and he celebrated with another impressive performance.Embiid scored 26 points and matched...

Kagiso RabadaJohannesburg: Five days before the final Test on a pitch that bore an excessively green tinge, pacer Kagiso Rabada said South Africa were gunning...

Earlier four BCCI contracted commentators Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Harsha Bhogle and Murali Kartik were handed over conflict of interest disclosure forms.Commentators contracted with the...

Ben Stokes was not included in England’s squad for the Australian tour. (Express Archive)England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday announced that allrounder Ben...

When Anish Bhanwala shot 31 to win the 25m rapid fire gold beating the likes of Olympian Gurpreet Singh in the final of National Shooting...

A golf swing is not all about creating power to your maximum. Golf is a target game. Still, a huge tee shot will give you...

Chelsea needed a penalty shoot-out before finally killing off Norwich after a 1-1 draw in Wednesday's FA Cup third round replay, while Bournemouth slumped to...

India also play Belgium and New Zealand apart from Japan in two separate five-day series. India U-19 coach Rahul Dravid (centre) poses with the Indian hockey...

By playing a few knocks in crisis situations last season, Lad became a certainty in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team. Lad, who will be in the...

Theo Walcott has completed his £25million move from Arsenal to Everton.Walcott has signed a contract tying him to the Toffees until 2021 and will wear...

Second-ranked Caroline Wozniacki fended off two match points and rallied from 5-1 down to win the last six games in the third set and avoid...

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane on Wednesday dismissed media speculation linking superstar Cristiano Ronaldo with a move away from the Bernabeu. "I can't imagine a...

Top officials of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) believe they have enough talent coming through the ranks to become a competitive member of the international...

Furious Chinese football fans branded Carlos Tevez shamelessFurious Chinese football fans branded Carlos Tevez shameless and "a rat" on Wednesday after the Argentine striker described...

Cheteshwar Pujara dives unsuccessfully to avoid a run out during the test match between South Africa and India at Centurion Park. (Source: AP)Cheteshwar Pujara added...

The Japan NewsThere was disappointment and surprise among the yokozuna on Day 3 of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday as two of...

The Indian cricket team has lost three wickets in the second innings of the 2nd Test at Centurion, needing 252 more runs to win the...

He dismissed the public's worries that South Korean hockey players will suffer if a unified women's hockey team with North Korea is formed. "In ice hockey,...

 Virat Kohli (Photo: NS)Centurion: India skipper Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent against the umpire during...

Jiveshan Pillay was given out for obstructing the field. (Source: Twitter)Obstructing the field has always been a controversial rule in cricket even with the rulebook...

Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho retires from professional footballRonaldinho, Brazilian World Cup winner, has formally confirmed his retirement from professional football, more than two years since his...

Arsenal striker Theo Walcott is edging closer to a 20 million British pounds move to Everton after he travelled to Merseyside for a medical as...

SA pacer Lungi Ngidi celebrates the dismissal of India opener K.L. Rahul. (Photo: AP)Centurion: New fast bowling discovery Lungi Ngidi plunged India into deep trouble...

Manchester United coast to a comfortable 3-0 victory against Stoke at Old TraffordManchester United took time off from their pursuit of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez...

Manchester United's goalkeeper David de Gea (C) grasps the ball in this file imageManager Jose Mourinho has indicated that Manchester United will do all they...

Irfan Pathan was dropped after two Ranji games despite being named captain and mentor for the season. (Source: collected photo)Snubbed and dropped from Baroda after...

Manchester City’s quest to be the latest “Invincibles” of English soccer ended thanks to nine minutes of mayhem on Sunday. Hounded and harassed by Liverpool’s...

Bhambri had a chance against world number 103 Baghdatis, but he made a staggering 33 unforced errors in contrast to just three of the Cypriot...

Speed skaters race around a 400-meter oval track for distances from 500 meters up to 10,000 meters in the Olympics. The event has been popular...

Prithvi Shaw hammered 50 runs in 39 balls as India seals another win. (Twitter/ICC Cricket World Cup)India continued their dominance in the U-19 ICC World...

Photo: Stoke City announced the appointment of Paul Lambert ?Premier League club Stoke City appointed Paul Lambert as their new manager on Monday after the Scot...

Former Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been appointed as the new manager of Wales, the Football Association of Wales announced on Monday. The FAW...

Tamim Iqbal struck an unbeaten 84. (Source: AP)Bangladesh cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the opening tri-nations campaign on Monday, overtaking the...

Pant’s century was the fastest by an Indian in this format. (Source: PTI)Little over a week ago, Delhi’s selection panel got into a huddle to...

R Ashwin scalped a total of four wickets in the innings. (Source: AP)Had Kagiso Rabada not been dropped twice on successive balls, Ravichandran Ashwin would...

Former explosive batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana has no doubt in his mind that Sri Lanka will tide over the bad times and make a strong comeback...

Kamlesh Nagarkoti consistently clocked 145 kmph and nabbed three wickets. (Source: Cricket World Cup Twitter)Not many teams can boast of putting into shade an Australian...

Kamlesh Nagarkoti’s delivery at 145kmph, which castled Will Sutherland and left his off-stump in a mess was a sight to behold for Indian fans across...

Rishabh Pant scored 32-ball century for Delhi. (File Photo)Rishabh Pant is renowned as an attacking batsman and the southpaw rarely tries to curb his natural...

Eoin Morgan is open to different coaches for the three formats in cricket. (Source: AP)According to England skipper, Eoin Morgan the future of cricket will...

Glenn Maxwell has not been included in Australia’s ODI squad against England.Australia coach Darren Lehmann has cleared the air over rumors surrounding the exclusion of...

R Ashwin picked three out of the six South African wickets that fell on day 1 of second Test. (Source: AP)What a day on a...

U19 World Cup Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia: India dominate Australia.India posted 328 for 7 against Australia in their first game of the U19...

Australia vs England Live Cricket Score 1st ODI: Australia play England at MCG. (AP Photo)Australia are rebuilding their innings against England. Aaron Finch is playing...

Less than a week after five powerlifters, including world champion Saksham Yadav, were killed in a car accident on the Delhi-Haryana border, another road accident...

Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has been named the vice-captain for the Bangladesh Test series, Sri Lanka Cricket announced in Colombo on Saturday.Fellow fast bowlers Lahiru...

A terrific five-wicket haul by seamer Trent Boult helped New Zealand win the third One-Day International against Pakistan in Dunedin by 183 runs. With this...

Ten seasons ago, the Boston Celtics came to London and won. They went on to win the NBA title.As they repeated the first half of...

Pakistan's jinx in World Cups continued against India as our boys triumphed over the arch-rivals in the Blind Cricket World Cup match between the two...

Arjun Tendulkar is continuing to make headlines with his impressive performances. The 18-year-old son of Master Blaster is currently in Australia to take part in Spirit...

Stablemaster Takanohana has been dismissed from the board of the Japan Sumo Association. The trouble triggered by then yokozuna Harumafuji’s violent act during a regional...

Arsene Wenger admitted Friday that Alexis Sanchez's future is up in the air as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola stayed tight-lipped over potential moves for...

Korea's teen figure skater Cha Jun-hwan needed a big rally to qualify for the PyeongChang Olympics Sunday.Before the third and last leg of the Olympic...

Wayne Ellington leads Miami in 3-pointers, which made Tuesday’s game-winning basket a bit of a surprise.Ellington converted a go-ahead driving layup with less than a...

The Indian cricket board is worried that if the sport is included in the Olympics, it would come under the aegis of the Indian Olympic...

Pakistan’s top all-rounder Imad Wasim has been ruled out of the T20 series in New Zealand after the national selectors confirmed that he is yet...

Just below the Cow Corner bar, positioned perfectly for T20 cricket’s famous leg-side slog, the lawnmower is trimming the grass bank. A couple of groundsmen...

Rahul Dravid is widely regarded as one of the masters’ in the game of cricket and till date there is yet to be a batsman...

England named batsman Liam Livingstone in their squad for the two-Test tour of New Zealand starting in March. The 24-year-old Livingstone has not played Test...

Manali resident Aanchal Thakur has made history by winning India's first-ever international medal in skiing.The 21-year-old clinched bronze in the coveted Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup...

Three years after he last played a One-Day International for Australia, all-rounder Cameron White can dream of once again playin for the national team after...

Perth Stadium is set to take over hosting duties from the historic WACA ground after the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved the newly-built venue to...

Novak Djokovic stopped quickly, abruptly changed directions and stabbed at a full-stretch volley that whizzed past Dominic Thiem for a winner.He then turned and beamed....

World powerlifting champion Saksham Yadav and four of his gym partners, themselves powerlifters, were killed and a fifth friend critically injured when they were speeding...

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named as an assistant to national coach Darren Lehmann for the triangular Twenty20 series against New Zealand and...

New Zealand beat Pakistan by eight wickets in a rain-shortened second one-day international in Nelson on Tuesday.Following a lengthy rain delay, New Zealand were set...

When Roger Federer turned up to play in the Swiss Open after his maiden Wimbledon crown in 2003, he had a surprise waiting.The organisers gave...

Imran Khan said that he has proposed marriage to a woman believed to be a faith healer but denied reports that he had gotten married...

Atletico Madrid won the HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens on their debut. Hong Kong; May 31, 2015: Atletico Madrid came from two goals down to beat West...

The draw for the AFC Champions League quarter-finals was held on Thursday.June 18, 2015: Former champions Guangzhou Evergrande will face old rivals Kashiwa Reysol in...

Four powerlifting players were killed, while two others including world champion Saksham Yadav were seriously injured after their car met with an accident near the...

He has been hailed as the next Kapil Dev, called India's Jacques Kallis and is considered the next big thing in Indian cricket. However, for...