England leapfrog France into third place in FIFA men’s international rankings

Paris, Sep 16 (AFP): England leapfrogged cross-Channel rivals France into third place of FIFA standings published Thursday. Belgium and Brazil retain first and second spots...

Formula 1: Aston Martin retain Sebastian Vettel, Lance Stroll for 2022 season

London, Sep 16 (AFP): Aston Martin on Thursday announced an unchanged driver line-up for the 2022 Formula One season, with four-time world champion Sebastian...

Manchester City fan representative tells Pep Guardiola to ‘stick to football’ after comments on...

Manchester, Sep 16 (AFP): A Manchester City fans' group has reacted angrily to Pep Guardiola's plea for bigger attendances at the Etihad, telling the...

Singapore’s Olympic gold-medallist Joseph Schooling set to begin national service

Singapore, Sep 16 (AFP): Singapore's former Olympic champion Joseph Schooling will soon start national service after deferring it for years, officials said Thursday, following...

Premier League: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta ‘can see a lot of light’ after poor...

London, Sep 16 (AFP): Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he sees a bright future for the club despite suffering their worst start to a...

Sumit Sangwan among winners on day 1 of National Boxing

Bellary, 15 Sep: Former Asian medallist Sumit Sangwan (86kg) was among the victors on the opening day of the men's National Boxing Championships at...

You can never get used to this Indian bowling attack: Dawid Malan

New Delhi, 15 Sep: England big-hitter Dawid Malan feels Indian bowlers are subtly different from each other, making it nearly impossible for batsmen to...

Manika Batra left out of India squad for Asian TT C’ships

New Delhi, 15 Sep: Star paddler Manika Batra was on Wednesday left out of the India squad for the Asian Championships beginning September 28...

IPL in UAE will level playing field for T20 World Cup: Maxwell

Dubai, 15 Sep: Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes having the Indian Premier League in the UAE will level the playing field "a fair...

IOC says it continues to have deepest concerns on ‘place of boxing’ in Olympics

Lausanne, 15 Sep: The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday "restated its deepest concerns" on boxing's place in the 2024 Paris Olympics, citing "unresolved" issues...

Online Chess Olympiad: India edges out Ukraine in tie-break to reach semi-final

Chennai, 13 Sep: India held off a fighting Ukraine via the tie-breaker to enter the semi-finals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Monday...

There will be more technological influence on decision making in future: Kumble

Mumbai, 13 Sep: Former India captain Anil Kumble believes that technology will have more and more influence on decision making as no player would...

AFI decides to redesign junior programme, provide more competitions

Jaipur, 13 Sep: The Athletics Federation of India on Monday decided that it would re-design and strengthen its junior programme to be able to...

Mohun Bagan to meet Blasters in ISL opener on Nov 19, Kolkata derby on...

Mumbai, 13 Sep: ATK Mohun Bagan will clash with Kerala Blasters FC in the season-opening clash of the Indian Super League on November 19...

Impossible right now but we are not in hurry: new PCB chief Ramiz Raja...

Lahore, 13 Sep: Newly-elected Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja on Monday said resumption of bilateral assignments with India is "impossible right now" and...

Unfortunate we ended up in IPL early, hopefully we can maintain strong, bio-secure environment:...

Dubai, 13 Sep: India captain Virat Kohli said it is unfortunate to "end up here early" for the IPL after a COVID-19 outbreak led...

Qualifier to champion: Britain’s Raducanu, 18, wins US Open

New York, 12 Sep (AP): British teenager Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last month with a ranking of 150th, just one Grand Slam...

Hockey India names 25 players for senior women’s national camp in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 12 Sep (PTI): Hockey India on Sunday named 25 players, including the members of national team that secured a historic fourth place at...

Formula 2: After Sprint Race victory, Jehan Daruvala finishes fifth in Monza Feature Race

    Monza, Italy, 12 Sep (PTI): India's Jehan Daruvala missed out on podium, settling for a fifth-place finish in the Feature Race of Formula 2...

Serie A: Champions Inter Milan’s 100 percent start ended by 2-2 draw at Sampdoria

Genoa, Italy, 12 Sep (AFP): Inter Milan's perfect start to the defence of their Serie A title ended on Sunday when they were held...