Lack of quality in Indian pace attack, poor bench strength may trouble DC against...

New Delhi, 3 Apr: Delhi Capitals' Indian pace unit will have to punch above its weight against a formidable Gujarat Titans unit, which will...

Alcaraz starts his Wimbledon with a straight-set win and defending champion Rybakina beats Rogers

WIMBLEDON, 4 Jul: In only his third Wimbledon tournament, Carlos Alcaraz is already one of the main men to beat. The top-seeded Spaniard hasn’t been...

Barty to face Collins in bid to end Australian title drought

MELBOURNE, 27 Jan: Ash Barty was the crowd favorite at Melbourne Park long before she ended a 42-year drought by reaching the Australian Open...

Indian junior women’s hockey team beats South Africa 8-1

NEW DELHI, 18 Feb: The Indian junior women's hockey team began its campaign in South Africa with a convincing 8-1 win over the hosts....

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...

Verstappen tops rainy final practice at Spanish GP, ignores team orders to go faster

MONTMELO, Spain, 3 Jun: Max Verstappen made it a sweep of fastest lap times in all three practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix...

Prannoy returns to action after injury layoff; Srikanth, Sen eye winning starts

Kumamoto (Japan), Nov 13 (PTI) India's No. 1 shuttler H S Prannoy will make his much-anticipated return from a back injury, while Lakshya Sen...

Squash World Cup: India off to flying start, beat Hong Kong 4-0

CHENNAI, 13 Jun: Second-seeded India began their campaign in the SDAT WSF Squash World Cup here on Tuesday with a 4-0 win over Hong...

Nick Kyrgios out of Halle Open with knee injury shortly after comeback

HALLE, 19 Jun: Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Halle Open on Monday in his latest setback as he tries to...

Anupama, Aakarshi to clash for women’s singles title in badminton nationals

Pune, 27 Feb: Former junior world number one, Anupama Upadhyaya of Haryana and Chhattisgarh's Aakarshi Kashyap will fight for the women's singles title in...

From being hapless victim of a TV sting to Olympic medallist: Lalit’s journey to...

New Delhi, 16 Jul: From being a hapless victim of a sting operation at the start of his career to becoming an Olympic medallist,...

Champions League: ‘I have full confidence in my team,’ says Simeone as Atletico face...

Madrid, Dec 6 (AFP): Diego Simeone says he backs his Atletico Madrid players to prevail in their must-win final Champions League group match with...

Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic eases into last 32

London, Jun 29 (AFP): Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the 16th time on Wednesday as potential semi-final opponent Casper...

Arshdeep, Avesh star in emphatic Indian victory over South Africa

Johannesburg, 17 Dec: Pacers Arshdeep Singh bowled a dream first spell and found an ally in equally menacing Avesh Khan as a second-string Indian...

I’m yet to achieve my potential: Neeraj

New Delhi, 7 Oct: His cabinet might be brimming with titles but Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra feels he is yet to reach his...

Sumit Nagal enters 2nd round of ATP Challenger; three other Indians bow out

CHENNAI, 14 Feb: Sumit Nagal was the lone Indian to emerge victorious in the opening round of the singles main draw while three of...

Djokovic makes more history with 1st round win at Wimbledon

Wimbledon, 27 Jun: These days, Novak Djokovic makes history just about every time he wins another match. On Monday, the top-ranked Serb did just...

Ton-up Elgar overshadows Rahul to put SA in cruise control

CENTURION, 27 Dec: Walking into cricketing sunset in another 11 days, Dean Elgar displayed his understated brilliance with a counter-offensive hundred that not only...

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets to win inaugural WPL title

Mumbai, 26 Mar: A late flourish from England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt (60 not out) helped Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in...

Jaiswal scores unbeaten 179 to lead India to 336-6 at stumps against England in...

Visakhapatnam, 2 Feb: Yashasvi Jaiswal batted with supreme confidence for an unbeaten 179 off 257 balls that single-handedly drove India to 336 for six...