Osaka, Barty advance toward Australian Open showdown

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 19 (AP) — For the first set, Naomi Osaka’s rediscovered love of the game meant it was anything but fun for...

County stint will keep me in good stead when we face England: Pujara

New Delhi, 23 May: Back in national team for the Edgbaston Test after scoring a bagful of runs in County cricket, Cheteshwar Pujara said...

Djokovic beats Lestienne for winning start to 2023

Adelaide, 3 Jan: Novak Djokovic maintained his winning streak in singles matches in Australia, beating Constant Lestienne of France 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday in the...

Didn’t know how to come back after loss but now motivated for ultimate prize:...

New Delhi, 13 Dec: Rohit Sharma had no clue if he would ever get over the disappointment of the World Cup final defeat but...

Gujarat pacers bounce out frightened DC batters to script six-wicket win

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) The inept technique of young Indian batters against top quality fast bowling compounded Delhi Capitals' worries as they succumbed...

Davis Cup: India should exploit Danish players’ weakness on grass in World Group playoff...

New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI): Former national team captain Anand Amritraj feels Indian players should exploit their Danish opponents' weakness on grass to prevail...

Eriksen returns to playing, Brentford loses 2-0 to Newcastle

LONDON , Feb 26 (AP) — Newcastle climbed four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone and moved above Brentford by winning their...

Bairstow, Root power England to series sweep of New Zealand

Leeds, 27 Jun: A dominant England swept New Zealand 3-0 in the test series with an aggressive seven-wicket victory in the third and final...

Salt’s 88 trumps Babar’s 87 to set up T20 decider

LAHORE, 30 Sep: Phil Salt’s 88 trumped Babar Azam’s 87 for England to beat Pakistan in a Twenty20 on Friday and set up a...

Several firsts for India at Hangzhou Asian Games

New Delhi, 9 Oct: The Asian Games in Hangzhou will be remembered by India not just for the record number of medals its contingent...

Evacuated over 100 football family members from Afghanistan after complex negotiations: FIFA

Lausanne, Oct 15 (PTI) Football's world governing body FIFA on Friday said it has evacuated almost 100 members of the "football family", including women...

Brilliant Bumrah swings it in favour of India after Jaiswal double ton

Visakhapatnam, 3 Feb: Jasprit Bumrah put up a special exhibition of reverse swing on a flat deck after Yashasvi Jaiswal's maiden double hundred to...

Krejcikova opens with a win at WTA Elite Trophy in China, Haddad Maia upsets...

ZHUHAI, 24 Oct: Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova beat Magda Linette 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday in her opening round-robin match at the WTA Elite Trophy, the...

‘I just don’t understand it’ – Woods hits out at LIV Golf rebels

St Andrews, 12 Jul: Tiger Woods railed against the breakaway LIV Golf Series on Tuesday as he spoke ahead of the British Open in...

Peru Para Badminton: Mandeep shocks world champion; Nehal bags 2 gold

LIMA, 6 Dec: Mandeep Kaur shocked world champion Oksana Kozyna in the final, while Nehal Gupta claimed two gold medals as the Indian team...

Bangladesh not fazed by ‘unknown’ Afghanistan ahead of one-off test

MIRPUR, 13 Jun: Bangladesh players have been urged to forget about the mystery Afghanistan side and focus on their strengths for their one-off test...

Dravid interacts with players from northeast and plate group

Bengaluru, 29 Apr: India head coach Rahul Dravid on Friday interacted with cricketers from the northeast and plate group at the National Cricket Academy...

India end Special Olympics World Games campaign with whopping 202 medals, including 76 gold

BERLIN, 26 Jun: India ended their Special Olympics World Games campaign with a whopping 202 medals, including 76 gold, with the last pair of...

ISL: Kerala Blasters beat Chennaiyin, inch closer to playoffs

Kochi, 7 Feb: Kerala Blasters bounced back from behind to secure a 2-1 win over Chennaiyin FC to inch closer to the Indian Super...

Pro League matches are vital for Paris Olympics preparations: India coach Fulton

Rourkela, Feb 18 (PTI) Indian men's hockey team chief coach Craig Fulton on Sunday said the ongoing FIH Pro League matches are vital to...