Boxing great Manny Pacquiao announces retirement

Manila (Philippines), Sep 29 (AP) Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced...

All-round Mumbai Indians record fourth straight win in WPL, thrash UP Warriorz by...

Mumbai, 12 Mar: Mumbai Indians dished out an all-round show as they sauntered to an eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz to record their fourth...

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,...

Roy gives up ECB contract to play T20s in US, ECB assures it “won’t...

London, May 25 (PTI) Opener Jason Roy has given up his England and Cricket Board (ECB) "incremental contract" to play Major League Cricket in...

Sports Budget increased by Rs 305.58 crore, emphasis on Khelo India and National...

New Delhi, 1 Feb: Country's tremendous success at the Tokyo Olympics seems to have influenced the sports budget as the central government on Tuesday...

Jemimah’s career-best powers India to 41-run win over SL in women’s Asia Cup

Sylhet, 1 Oct: Jemimah Rodrigues played the role of an enforcer to perfection with a career-best 76 in T20Is before the bowlers produced a...

Butler’s block seals Florida State’s OT win over No. 6 Duke

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. , Jan 19 (AP) — Florida State let a late lead evaporate in regulation. Given another chance in overtime, the Seminoles got...

World Table Tennis Championships: Manika Batra fails to create history for India

Houston, England, Nov 28 (PTI): Star India paddler Manika Batra failed to bag a medal at the World Table Tennis Championships after crashing out...

World wrestling body threatens to reimpose ban on WFI if ad-hoc committee is brought...

New Delhi, 26 Apr: Wrestling's world governing body UWW on Friday threatened to reimpose the ban on India and bar its wrestlers from the...

Saliva ban made permanent as ICC announces changes to playing conditions

Dubai, Sep 20 (PTI) The use of saliva to polish the ball was on Tuesday banned permanently as the ICC announced a slew of...

SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship: India advances to summit clash after beating Nepal 1-0

Dhaka, Dec 19 (PTI): India advanced to the final of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship after defeating Nepal 1-0 in their last group stage...

If you think too much, it doesn’t help: Rohit Sharma ahead of WC semifinal...

Georgetown, 26 Jun: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said his team is focussed on staying calm and keeping things simple in the high-pressure...

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...

Pandya pitches for Suryakumar to be given red-ball opportunity

MUMBAI, 2 Jan: India's T20I captain Hardik Pandya has pitched for charismatic white-ball batter Suryakumar Yadav to be given the opportunity to play red-ball...

I-League 2022-23 to kick off on November 12

NEW DELHI, 1 Nov: The 2022-23 I-League season will kick off on November 12 at Malappuram, Kerala, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said...

Jessica Pegula reaches Korea Open semifinals after rallying to beat Claire Liu in three...

SEOUL, 13 Oct: Jessica Pegula advanced to the semifinals of the Korea Open by beating Claire Liu 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 Friday. The fourth-ranked American, looking...

Will ending ‘Impact Player’ rule bring down IPL high scores? DC head coach...

New Delhi, 14 May: Delhi Capitals head coach and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes high-scoring games will continue to be a norm in...

Parmjeet Kumar wins bronze in World Para-Powerlifting Championships

New Delhi, England, Nov 28 (PTI): Parmjeet Kumar on Sunday became the first Indian para-powerlifter to win a medal in World Championships as he...

India was clear about No 4 and No 5 batters 18 months ago, injuries...

Bengaluru, 29 Aug: India had locked their number four and number five slot for the ODI World Cup almost 18 months ago but injuries...

Thanks to plenty of firsts and proven performers, India emerges as Paralympic power in...

Paris, Sep 8 (PTI) Differently-abled but exceptionally resolute, India's para-athletes would look back at their Paralympics campaign with pride as most of the established...