Women’s soccer makes gains in Mideast despite conservatives
AMMAN, 2 Nov: Sarah Asimrin still hears it from her uncles sometimes: “You’re a girl, it’s not right.” But on a recent evening, the...
Malan century leads England to ODI win over Bangladesh
MIRPUR, 1 Mar: Dawid Malan’s century helped England overcome Bangla-desh’s much-vaunted spin attack to secure a three-wicket win in the opening game of the...
ISL: SC East Bengal hold Chennaiyin FC to 2-2 draw
Vasco, 2 Feb: SC East Bengal denied Chennaiyin FC a chance to rise to third spot with a 2-2 draw in their Indian Super...
PKL: Ashish shines as U Mumba win hard-fought contest against Telugu Titans
Pune, 2 Nov: Ashish put up an excellent performance as U Mumba defeated Telugu Titans 40-37 in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Wednesday....
Premier League: Pep Guardiola says Jurgen Klopp has made him a better manager
London, Oct 4 (AFP): Pep Guardiola on Friday credited Jurgen Klopp with making him a better manager before this weekend's top-of-the-table Premier League clash...
Jaishankar lauds India-NZ bilateral cricket ties, says nation will never forget Wright, Fleming
Wellington, 9 Oct: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar lauded the bilateral cricketing ties with New Zealand, saying India will always be indebted to ex-coach...
Three Indian pairs make Bengaluru Open quarterfinals
Bengaluru, 9 Feb: The top-seeded Indian team of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja moved to the doubles quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open after prevailing...
Women’s FIH Pro League: In Rani Rampal’s absence, Savita Punia to lead India; Sangita...
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI): Seasoned goalkeeper Savita Punia was on Monday named captain of the 22-member Indian team, which is set to make...
Prakash Padukone is set to travel to Paris Olympics as badminton squad mentor
New Delhi, 10 Jul: Legendary Prakash Padukone is set to travel as a mentor along with the 15-member Indian badminton squad for the Paris...
Spinners, Najibullah take Afghanistan to Super 4s
Sharjah, 30 Aug: A fine performance from the spinners and an impactful cameo from Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan record a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh...
Orleans Masters: Rajawat stuns Nishimoto to enter quarterfinals
Orleans, 6 Apr: India's Priyanshu Rajawat notched up a stunning straight-game win over top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to progress to the men's...
Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim to return in 2022 after injury
MINNEAPOLIS , Nov 24 (AP) — Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim will return for a sixth year in 2022, after suffering a season-ending lower...
Russell grabs first F1 pole, Verstappen qualifies 10th
BUDAPEST, 30 Jul: George Russell won his first career Formula One pole with a fast final qualifying lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix on...
Pakistan beats West Indies by 109 in 2nd test, levels series
Kingston (Jamaica), Aug 25 (AP) Shaheen Afridi completed match figures of 10-94 as Pakistan endured a tense rain break before beating the West Indies...
French soccer star Pogba paid 100,000 euros to extortionists
PARIS, 30 Aug: World Cup winner Paul Pogba paid 100,000 euros ($100,000) to an organized group including his brother that was trying to extort...
India steamroll Sri Lanka by nine wickets for eighth U-19 Asia Cup title
Dubai, Dec 31 (PTI) India reaffirmed their supremacy in the U-19 Asia Cup with a record eighth title as they hammered Sri Lanka by...
Will continue to play ISL, next investor announcement within 15 days: East Bengal
Kolkata, 13 Apr: Less than 24 hours after being handed over the sporting rights by Shree Cement, East Bengal asserted that they would announce...
Formula 1: British driver Lando Norris extends contract with McLaren until 2025
London, Feb 9 (AFP): British driver Lando Norris has extended his contract with McLaren until 2025, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old...
India Open: Srikanth, Sen, Prannoy clubbed in ‘quarter of death’
NEW DELHI, 30 Dec: Indian men's singles players were handed a tough draw with Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy -- all clubbed...
Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open
Vantaa, 11 Oct: Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Kiran George progressed to the men's singles prequarterfinals but it was curtains for Mithun Manjunath at...