India U-17 women’s team loses to Sweden
New Delhi, 26 Sep: The India U-17 women's team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Sweden in its first match of the exposure tour in...
World Cup final referee Marciniak picked for Champions League final duty
Nyon, 22 May (PTI): After refereeing the World Cup final in December, Szymon Marciniak of Poland was picked Monday to officiate the Champions League...
Asiad medallist MR Poovamma handed 3-month ban by NADA for dope flunk
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Senior India quarter-miler and Asian games medallist MR Poovamma has been handed a three-month ban by the National Anti-Doping...
Asia Cup: India to open campaign against Pakistan in Kandy on Sep 2, meet...
Mumbai, Jul 19 (PTI) India will open their Asia Cup campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in Kandy on September 2 while meeting the neighbours in...
Bubble life tough but not worse than lives of soldiers in sub-zero temperature, says...
MUMBAI, 7 Feb: Top sporting stars have often expressed apprehensions about prolonged stay in a bio-bubble and though India footballer Sandesh Jhingan agrees with...
Brighton draw 1-1 with Man City to secure Europa League qualification
BRIGHTON, England: Julio Enciso’s stunning long-range strike secured Brighton’s qualification for the Europa League in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Wednesday.
The Paraguay...
I think ODI revolution happened with 1996 World Cup: Tendulkar on eve of 1000th...
New Delhi, 4 Feb: Sachin Tendulkar has played 463 out of India's 999 One Day Internationals in last 48 years and when he says...
Delia leaves NYCFC for Standard Liege, replaced by Cushing
NEW YORK , Jun 13 (AP) — Ronny Delia left MLS champion New York City FC on Monday to become coach of Belgium’s Standard...
Queen Sirikit Cup: Avani leads individual standings, India lying second in team contest
Manila (Philippines), 23 Feb: Avani Prashanth returned a 2-under 70 card to maintain her pole position on the third day at the Queen Sirikit...
Tiafoe to play Struff in Stuttgart final after beating Fucsovics
STUTTGART, 17 Jun: Frances Tiafoe will contest his first grass-court final after the American player outlasted Marton Fucsovics in a marathon Stuttgart Open tiebreak...
AIFF to approach 24 PIO players for India selection: AIFF president
New Delhi, 18 Dec: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is exploring the possibility of selecting Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) for the national...
Nortje is 4-5 spells away from being match ready, says Ponting
Pune, Apr 3 (PTI) Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels South African pacer Anrich Nortje is just a couple of spells away from...
Sift, Ganemat, Anantjeet win national titles
NEW DELHI, 29 Nov: Reigning Asian Games gold medallist Sift Kaur Samra cinched her second consecutive women's 50m rifle 3-positions title, getting the better...
Ton-up Smriti, spinners hand India massive 143-run win over South Africa in 1st...
Bengaluru, 16 Jun: Smriti Mandhana's resolute hundred and a disciplined bowling effort, led by spinners Deepti Sharma and Asha Shobana, piloted India to a...
Italy outraged after Tokyo Olympics champion Marcell Jacobs excluded from award nominees
Rome, Oct 23 (AFP): The Italian Olympic movement is outraged over the exclusion of sprinter Marcell Jacobs from the nominees list for male athlete...
Niewiadoma wins women’s Tour de France by 4 seconds overall after Alpe d’Huez thriller
ALPE D’HUEZ, France, 18 aug (AP) — Polish rider Kasia Niewiadoma did just enough in a thrilling battle with rival Demi Vollering on the...
Top-seeded Van Uytvanck eases into Veneto Open quarterfinals
GAIBA, Italy , 15 Jun (AP) — Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium needed just 45 minutes to ease into the quarterfinals of the...
Premier League: Watford hire Claudio Ranieri to replace sacked Xisco Munoz as manager
London, Oct 4 (AFP) Watford have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new manager, the Premier League club announced on Monday.
Ranieri, who led Leicester to...
Top-ranked Sinner reaches final in Cincinnati; women’s No. 1 Swiatek falls to Sabalenka
MASON, 19 Aug: Top-ranked Jannik Sinner outlasted Alexander Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker Sunday to reach the Cincinnati Open final, while No. 1 Iga...
India Need To Avoid Conceding Penalty Corners In Paris Olympics: Rasquinha
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) Former captain Viren Rasquinha believes the Indian men's hockey team has to do away with its habit of conceding unnecessary...