French skier Noël opens slalom season with dominating win

VAL d’ISÈRE, France , Dec 12 (AP) — French skier Clément Noël dominated the first slalom of the World Cup season Sunday for his...

I’m quite tired and exhausted: Warner ahead of Test tour of India

MELBOURNE, 28 Jan: An intense home season has left star Australian opener David Warner "tired and exhausted" ahead of the upcoming four-Test series in...

Defending Asian champions Trophy title crucial to becoming the best, says Hardik Singh

New Delhi, 1 Mar: Indian men's hockey team vice-captain Hardik Singh feels that the Asian Champions Trophy triumph last year was the perfect impetus...

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...

Syed Modi International Badminton

Priyanshu, Ashwini-Tanisha enter semi-finals LUCKNOW, 1 Dec: Young Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat progressed to the men's singles semifinals with a straight-game win over Alwi Farhan...

ACT will be great platform for fringe players: Hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (PTI) The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka will be a perfect platform for the fringe players to showcase their talent...

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...

Claressa Shields fighting for gender equality for women boxers

DETROIT, 2 Jun  (AP) — Claressa Shields is perhaps in the prime of her career, establishing a big enough name as a two-time Olympic...

Bengal women’s team enters UTT Senior Nationals quarters

Panchkula, 17 Dec: West Bengal women entered the UTT Senior Nationals and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships quarterfinals defeating Haryana 3-1 despite a fighting performance...

Ultimate spin ball, one that even we never saw coming: Bedi’s family

New Delhi, 24 Oct: Bishen Singh Bedi has bowled them over with with the ultimate spin ball. His family did not see it coming. This...

Shubha, Jemimah make it India’s day in one-off women’s Test against England

Navi Mumbai, 14 Dec: Debutants Shubha Satheesh (69) and Jemimah Rodrigues (68) made fine half-centuries as India's ultra-aggressive approach with the bat took them...

National Shooting Championships: Rahi Sarnobat wins women’s 25m pistol event; Manu Bhaker collects bronze

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI): Reigning Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat stamped her authority in women's 25m pistol event, winning her third successive title...

ICC introduces stop clock in men’s ODI and T20Is, five-run penalty on third offence

Ahmedabad, Nov 21 (PTI) Bowling teams in men's ODI and T20Is will be imposed a five-run penalty if the bowler exceeds the 60 second...

Surya has come a long way, never saw this happening: AB de Villiers

New Delhi, 8 Nov: The best batter on show in the T20 World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav, may call the growing comparisons with AB de...

Spanish Para-Badminton: Shuttlers Bhagat-Kadam win doubles gold; Tarun clinches singles crown

VICTORIA (Spain), 26 Feb: : Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam won gold in men's doubles, while Tarun clinched the top spot in singles defeating...

T20 WC: Markram hits explosive fifty as South Africa crush West Indies by 8...

Dubai, 26 Oct: Aiden Markram struck a whirlwind unbeaten fifty as South Africa produced an all-round effort to bounce back strongly from their opening...

Barcelona reaches deal to sign Raphinha; Dembélé staying

BARCELONA, Spain , 13 Jul (AP) — Barcelona announced Wednesday it has reached a deal to sign Leeds playmaker Raphinha and will also keep...

Saudi Arabia’s golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets

Washington, Mar 12 (AP) Officials who oversee Saudi Arabia's tens of billions of dollars in U.S. investments haven't been shy about flaunting their ties...

Praggnanandhaa blunders again, goes down to Rapport

Prague, 1 Mar: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa blundered for the second day running and lost to Richard Rapport of Romania in the third round of...

Forgettable ‘Knight Show’: Bairstow ton, Shashank pyrotechnics in historic run-chase by Punjab Kings

Kolkata, 26 Apr: Jonny Bairstow lit the Kolkata skyline with a monstrous century as Punjab Kings owned the 'City of Joy' with a world...