Women’s Boxing: Manju Rani, Nikhat Zareen storm into Nationals’ semis

Hisar, 25 Oct: World championships silver-medallist Manju Rani (48kg) and Asian bronze-winner Nikhat Zareen (52kg) continued their fine form to storm into the semifinals...

Clinical Afghanistan rout Scotland by 130 runs

Sharjah, 25 Oct: Afghanistan produced a dominating display of power-hitting before Mujeeb Ur Rahman ripped apart the rival batting line-up with his five-wicket haul...

Sindhu eyes consistent run, Sameer looks for good outing at French Open

PARIS, 25 Oct: India’s double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will look to iron out her flaws when she competes at the French Open...

Ensure fair fights or boxing risks having no future: AIBA boss Kremlev to R&Js...

Belgrade, 25 Oct: International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev has told Referees and Judges for the men's world championship here that a failure...

I am ready for Australia: Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

London, 25 Oct: Star all-rounder Ben Stokes, who had taken an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to focus on his mental health,...

Shami faces online abuse: former cricketers and politicians offer support, condemn attack

Dubai, 25 Oct: Former and current India stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, along with some political bigwigs, extended their support to pacer Mohammad Shami...

PM Imran, PCB chief Ramiz laud Pakistan’s victory over India

Islamabad, Oct 24 (PTI) Pakistan's former captain and current Prime Minister Imran Khan and the cricket board's president Ramiz Raja on Sunday expressed their...

Hardik injures shoulder while batting, sent for precautionary scans

Dubai, Oct 24 (PTI) The Indian team's troubles on Sunday were compounded after all-rounder-turned-specialist batter Hardik Pandya injured his shoulder while batting during the...

Madrid wins 2-1 at Barcelona in first post-Messi “cl sico”

Barcelona, Oct 24 (AP) David Alaba and Lucas V zquez scored as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday in the...

Reigning Asian champion Pooja Rani sails into quarterfinals

Hisar, Oct 24 (PTI) Reigning Asian champion Pooja Rani of Haryana entered the quarterfinals of the 5th Women's National Boxing Championship after a dominant...

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets

Sharjah, Oct 24 (PTI) Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in their Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup here on...

LaLiga: I couldn’t be under more pressure, says Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman ahead of...

Madrid, Oct 23 (AFP): Ronald Koeman said on Saturday it is not possible for him to be under more pressure as Barcelona prepare to...

Premier League: Manchester United need time to hit their stride, says Cristiano Ronaldo

London, Oct 23 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo admits Manchester United need time to hit their stride after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's spending spree. Ronaldo returned for a...

European Open: Jenson Brooksby into semi-finals, clinches ATP Next Gen Finals berth

Antwerp, Belgium, Oct 23 (AFP): Qualifier Jenson Brooksby locked up a berth in the Next Gen Finals for the top 21-and-under players on the...

Italy outraged after Tokyo Olympics champion Marcell Jacobs excluded from award nominees

Rome, Oct 23 (AFP): The Italian Olympic movement is outraged over the exclusion of sprinter Marcell Jacobs from the nominees list for male athlete...

Lakshya sails into second round; Saina, Prannoy, Kashyap lose at Denmark Open

Odense, Oct 20 (PTI) Young Lakshya Sen thumped compatriot Sourabh Verma in straight games to enter the second round but it was curtains for...

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returns to training after historic feat

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has returned to training at the NIS-Patiala more than two months after he clinched...

Fit-again Bajrang starts training, but decides to skip Senior Nationals

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia on Wednesday said that he has started training after recuperating from his...

Women’s Boxing: Simranjit, Pooja headline national championship field

Hisar, Oct 20 (PTI) Olympians Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Pooja Rani (81kg) headline a strong field for the National Women's Boxing Championship, which will...

Solskjaer back under pressure, set to shake up Man United

LONDON, 19 Oct: Paul Pogba had seen enough. So had many disgruntled Manchester United fans. “We need to find something. We need to change something,”...