Premier League: James Milner signs new contract at Liverpool

London, Jun 6 (AFP): Veteran midfielder James Milner has signed a new one-year contract with Liverpool, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Since arriving...

BCCI invites state units officials for Qualifier 2, IPL final

Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) The BCCI has invited the Presidents and the secretaries of its affiliated units to watch the Qualifier 2 and the...

New Zealand A to tour India in August-September, Australia likely in November

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The India 'A' side is set to get its first assignment in over eight months with New Zealand and,...

India too good for Kyrgyz Republic; win Hero Tri-Nation Tournament

IMPHAL, 28 Mar: India played some inspiring football against higher-ranked Kyrgyz Republic to snatch a 2-0 victory and bag the Hero Tri-National International Tournament...

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...

Sports minister Mandaviya has assured government support in four areas: AIFF

New Delhi, 16 Jul: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday said that Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has assured government support on the...

Shami picked as Bumrah’s replacement in India squad for T20 World Cup

New Delhi, 14 Oct: The BCCI on Friday named seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami as injured Jasprit Bumrah's replacement in the Indian team for the...

FIH happy with new draft of Hockey India constitution, no threat to World...

New Delhi, 29 Aug: The International Hockey Federation on Monday cleared the air over Hockey India elections, saying the revised draft constitution sent by...

Dinesh Karthik sharpening his T20 finishing skills for India comeback

NEW DELHI, 7 Feb: Dinesh Karthik is currently putting in the hard yards in Mumbai under the guidance of friend and mentor Abhishek Nayar,...

Women’s cricket set to turn new corner with WPL but IPL is a different...

NEW DELHI, 13 Feb: India women's cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana becoming ecstatic after being picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore...

Sharma finishes T-35 at Open de Espana

Madrid, 16 Oct: India's Shubhankar Sharma finished Tied 35th after carding a disappointing 71 in the final round of acciona Open de Espana golf...

Nepal have showed in T20 World Cup that they belong here: skipper Rohit Paudel

Kingstown, 15 Jun: Skipper Rohit Paudel believes Nepal have done enough in the T20 World Cup to show they belong at the highest level...

Mithali remains best batter in Indian team, criticism over strike-rate uncalled for: Shantha

New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) Former captain Shantha Rangaswamy says constant criticism of Mithali Raj's strike-rate is uncalled for since she remains the best...

Chopping and changing isn’t ideal, says KKR’s Southee

Mumbai, 29 Apr: New Zealand pacer Tim Southee opened up on Kolkata Knight Riders' struggles with their opening pair in batting, saying chopping and...

All England C’ship: Sindhu enters second round; Prannoy, Srikanth lose

Birmingham, 12 Mar: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women's singles competition but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth...

US Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal prize money for...

New York, 29 Aug: After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of...

Three-year Olympic cycle for Paris 2024 will be tricky, says Abhinav Bindra

Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI): India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said the road to the 2024 Paris Games will be...

World Cup: Deepika ousts Korean rival to make semis; archers confirm four medals

Shanghai, 26 Apr: Continuing her spirited progress post motherhood, former world number one Deepika Kumari eliminated Korean Jeon Hunyoung to storm into the semifinal,...

Didn’t think of changing my mind on not playing Olympiad: Anand

Chennai, 27 Jul: India chess legend Viswanathan Anand is happy being an "enthusiastic mentor" and never thought of reconsi-dering his decision of not playing...

Onus on other players to take up mantle after Sunil bhai retires: Gurpreet

Kolkata, 31 May: India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on Friday said that other players will have to step up and take the national team...