Afghanistan’s success in World Cup has a lot to do with Ajay Jadeja’s knowledge,...

Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI) Afghanistan have benefitted immensely with the presence of former India all-rounder Ajay Jadeja during their World Cup campaign as the...

Oval pitch will assist spinners, a good venue for India: Tendulkar

London, 6 Jun: Sachin Tendulkar reckons the spin-friendly Oval pitch will make India a confident side going into the World Test Championship final against...

Jasmine Paolini reaches the French Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina

PARIS, 5 Jun: Jasmine Paolini reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career by beating No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4...

Akapo propels Earthquakes to 2-1 victory over Whitecaps

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Akapo scored a goal in the 77th minute to rally the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 victory...

Churchill Brothers beat Rajasthan United 2-1 for fifth straight win in I-League

Naihati, 26 Apr: Churchill Brothers notched up their fifth win on the trot as they beat Rajasthan United 2-1 in an I-League Phase 2...

India’s Davis Cup heroes to headline Bengaluru Open

Bengaluru, Feb 7 (PTI) Fresh from their Davis Cup win over Pakistan, four Indians including Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji will be in...

Aryna Sabalenka reaches Wimbledon semifinals

WIMBLEDON, 12 Jul: Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second straight time, with a one-year break in between because she was...

Virus strikes England on eve of first test in Pakistan

Rawalpindi, Nov 30 (AP) Several England players have been struck by a virus ahead of the team's first test in Pakistan in 17 years,...

Paris Paralympics: Suyash Jadhav fails to enter swimming final

Paris, 7 Sep: India's campaign in the Paralympics swimming ended when Suyash Jadhav failed to enter the final of the men's 50m butterfly S7...

I-League: Real Kashmir FC sealed 3-1 victory over Shillong Lajong FC

Srinagar, 16 Dec: Real Kashmir Football Club (RKFC) continued their winning streak, securing a 3-1 victory over Shillong Lajong FC in their last home...

Another year, another set of medals; Mirabai continues to rule Indian weightlifting

NEW DELHI, 27 Dec: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy...

Not that I’m aware of: Dravid on India adopting split captaincy

Indore, 23 Jan: India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday denied that his team has adopted split captaincy. Since India's uncerem-onious semifinal exit from the...

Diksha fires 68 to finish in Top-20, debutant Shannon wins Kenya Ladies Open

Nairobi, 11 Feb: Indian golfer Diksha Dagar’s fine five-under 68 on the final day helped her to finish in the top 20 of the...

Team USA beats Italy to win inaugural United Cup

SYDNEY, 8 Jan: The United States claimed the inaugural United Cup on Sunday in convincing fashion with an overpowering display over Italy in the...

Williamson to undergo surgery, likely to miss ODI World Cup

Wellington, 6 Apr: Kane Williamson is likely to miss the ODI World Cup in India later this year as the New Zealand skipper is...

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...

With Djokovic’s leg OK, he sees Australian title realistic

Melbourne, 23 Jan: It took about a week for Novak Djokovic to go from worrying about whether he simply could play a match at...

Chennaiyin stand tall against Hyderabad to start off their campaign with a win

Bambolim, Nov 23 (PTI) Chennaiyin FC pulled off a hard fought 1-0 win over Hyderabad FC in their opening match of the Indian Super...

Cricket fraternity hails ‘indomitable’ Australian force; runners-up SA win hearts

Cape Town, 27 Feb: The Cricket fraternity hailed the all-conquering Australian women’s team after it won an unprecedented sixth T20 World Cup title, a...

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur suffer £80 million loss due to COVID-19 restrictions

London, Nov 23 (AFP): Tottenham announced pre-tax losses of £80.2 million ($107.7 million) for the financial year ending June 2021 on Tuesday with the...