Sports Minister hands over trophies to 2020 National Sports Awards winners

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday physically handed over trophies to the winners of National Sports Awards 2020 after...

MP: Indore cops unearth T20 world cup betting racket being operated from Goa; one...

Indore (MP), Nov 1 (PTI) Indore Police on Monday claimed to have busted a Goa-based online racket involved in taking bets on the ongoing...

Sidhu attacks those who offer ‘lollipops’ for seeking votes ahead of polls

Chandigarh, Nov 1 (PTI) Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday hit out at politicians who offer "lollipops" just ahead of polls, in...

Boxing World C’ships: Nishant, Sanjeet enter quarters; 4 others bow out

Belgrade, Nov 1 (PTI) Indian boxers Nishant Dev (71kg) and Sanjeet (92kg) made the quarterfinals following impressive victories but four others, including Asian silver-medallist...

Big win over India in tournament opener gave us momentum: Shoaib Malik

Abu Dhabi, Nov 1 (PTI) Senior Pakistan batter Shoaib Malik on Monday said the big win over arch-rivals India gave his side the momentum...

Haven’t such body language in Indian players in long, Ashwin’s exclusion is mystery: Vengsarkar

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar says he has not seen the Indian team as "off coloured" as it was...

Vinícius double leads Madrid to 2-1 win at 10-man Elche

BARCELONA, 30 Oct: Vinícius Júnior took over the scoring duties from Karim Benzema by netting twice to help Real Madrid win 2-1 at 10-man...

Qualifier Tiafoe stuns Sinner, faces Zverev in Vienna final

VIENNA, 30 Oct: American qualifier Frances Tiafoe rallied from a set and 5-2 down to beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Saturday and set...

FIDE Grand Swiss chess tourney: Harika beats Stefanova, among co-leaders in women’s event

Riga, 30 Oct: India's Dronavalli Harika defeated former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the third round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess...

I see Afghanistan having a great chance of beating any team in this competition:...

Abu Dhabi, 30 Oct: Afghanistan are aiming at a semifinal spot and are optimistic about their prospects against fancied teams such as India and...

Boult hopes to swing it like Shaheen

Dubai, 30 Oct: New Zealand's lead pacer Trent Boult is hoping to exploit India's frailties against left-arm fast bowling, taking up from where Shaheen...

England crush B’desh by eight wickets, make two in two

Abu Dhabi, 27 Oct: England dished out a thoroughly clinical display with both the bat and the ball to steamroll Bangladesh by eight wickets...

Martin Guptill suffers toe injury, doubtful for India clash

Sharjah, 27 Oct: Experienced opener Martin Guptill has been rendered a doubtful starter for New Zealand's Super 12 match against India on Sunday after...

Dortmund boss wants clamp down on fans coming onto pitch

Berlin, 27 Oct: Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose says more must be done to prevent the club's supporters getting on to the pitch during...

Australia’s Warner dismisses form worries as ‘quite funny’

DUBAI, 27 Oct: Australia opener David Warner laughed off concerns about his form on his 35th birthday on Wednesday but said he had reverted...

T20 WC: Markram hits explosive fifty as South Africa crush West Indies by 8...

Dubai, 26 Oct: Aiden Markram struck a whirlwind unbeaten fifty as South Africa produced an all-round effort to bounce back strongly from their opening...

Mirabai Chanu sets sights on second world championship title after Tokyo silver

New Delhi, 26 Oct: After the high of the Tokyo Games, India's Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has turned her focus on winning...

You need to look at options if Hardik is not bowling, Bhuvneshwar has to...

New Delhi, 26 Oct: The Indian team is good enough to reach the semi-finals of T20 World Cup but for the side to play...

Major warm-up for Australian Open cancelled

MELBOURNE, 26 Oct: A major warm-up tournament for the Australian Open was cancelled on Tuesday, with organisers blaming uncertainty over Covid-19 rules players will...

Boxing World C’ship: Seasoned Shiva, debutant Akash win opening bouts

Belgrade, 26 Oct: Five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) stormed into the second round of the AIBA World Boxing Championships after out-witting Kenya's Victor...