WTC final against India is our grand final: Lyon

Melbourne, Jun 2 (PTI) Off-spinner Nathan Lyon doesn't believe Australia's preparations for the World Test Championship final will be affected by the talk around...

SAI approves financial assistance of 33 lakh for Asian Games and WC-bound TOPS archers

New Delhi, 13 Apr: The Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Wednesday approved financial assistance of Rs 33.18 lakh for...

Vuelta a Espana: Clement Champoussin wins penultimate stage as Primoz Roglic extends overall lead

Castro de Herville, Sep 4 (AFP): AG2R-Citroen rider Clement Champoussin ambushed the favourites and surged to victory on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta...

Medal-less second day for India in Bishkek; Sajan loses bronze match, Sonam, Nisha suffer...

BISHKEK, 2 Jun (PTI): Sajan Bhanwal made a spirited comeback after trailing 0-7 but lost steam in the second period of his bronze medal...

My next goal is to defend Paralympic gold, also dream of competing at...

NEW DELHI, 27 Feb: Dead chuffed to have equalled Chinese badminton icon Lin Dan's record of five World Championships titles, Indian para shuttler Pramod...

Nobody can fill Jhulan’s shoes, her passion for cricket is unmatched: Harmanpreet

Bengaluru, 30 Aug: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday paid a glowing tribute to Jhulan Goswami, saying the veteran pacer's passion for the sport...

Formula One: Nelson Piquet apologises for racist slur towards Lewis Hamilton

Paris, Jun 29 (AFP): Three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet on Wednesday apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton after using a racially offensive term...

Unstoppable Advani wins 11th National Billiards title

BHOPAL, 21 Dec: Ace cueist Pankaj Advani successfully defended his national billards title after outclassing PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of...

Rohit unlikely to regain full fitness for second Test

Dhaka, 19 Dec: India skipper Rohit Sharma is unlikely to feature in the second and final Test against Bangladesh, beginning here on Thursday, as...

Venus Williams added as wild card for National Bank Open

TORONTO (AP) — Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has been given a wild-card entry into the main draw of the National Bank Open...

Sift dominates 50m rifle prone; Narwal creates new national record in pistol

New Delhi, 27 Nov: Asian Games gold medallist Sift Kaur Samra extended her good year with a top-place finish in the women's 50m rifle...

Spurs crush Leeds to keep Premier League top-four hopes alive

Leeds, Feb 26 (AFP): Tottenham hammered Leeds 4-0 on Saturday to put a smile back on the face of Antonio Conte and plunge Marcelo...

Ma Long leads star-studded field for WTT Star Contender Goa

Panaji, 7 Feb: Reigning Olympic champions Ma Long and Chen Meng from China will be among a galaxy of stars to visit India for...

With improved fitness, gymnast Pranati Nayak hopes for further success

Mumbai, Feb 7 (PTI) With a specific aim on improving her fitness, Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak is hoping to garner success in four World...

Man United takes ‘appropriate steps’ after Ronaldo interview

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Manchester United has “initiated appropriate steps” in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan. The Premier League club’s legal...

Sindhu loses in first round of Indonesia Open

Jakarta, 5 Jun: India's ace shuttler P V Sindhu went down to Hsu Wen-chi of Chinese Taipei in the first round of the Indonesia...

Support of home crowd powered me to win world c’ship: Nikhat

HYDERABAD, 3 Apr: Ace boxer Nikhat Zareen, who became only the second Indian to win the world championship title twice, on Monday said enthusiastic...

ATP Cup 2022: Denis Shapovalov tests COVID-19 positive on arrival in Sydney

Sydney, Dec 26 (AFP): Canada's Denis Shapovalov has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney for the ATP Cup. The 22-year-old is one of...

Nadal vanquishes Alcaraz to reach ATP Indian Wells Masters final

Indian Wells, 20 Mar: Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal turned back the fierce challenge of young comptriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to...

Brignone wins stop-start fog-disrupted super-G as Gut-Behrami extends overall World Cup lead

KVITFJELL, Norway, 3 Mar (AP) — Federica Brignone won a stop-start women’s World Cup super-G disrupted by fog on Sunday but Lara Gut-Behrami extended...