Head onslaught rattles India on opening day
LONDON, 7 Jun: Travis Head struck like a tornado with a counter-attacking hundred that left an out-of-sorts Indian attack bereft of ideas as Australia...
Beach handball relents on insistence women play in bikinis
Paris, Nov 02 (AFP): International handball has relented on its insistence that women playing the beach version of the sport wear bikinis.
There was a...
Paddon wins APRC qualifier in Dunedin
Dunedin, 2 Apr: Hayden Paddon of New Zealand recorded a commanding victory at the Winmax Brakes Otago Rally, the third round of the FIA...
PKL: Puneri Paltan seal final berth after 37-21 win over Patna Pirates
Hyderabad, 28 Feb: Puneri Paltan became the first finalist of Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 after an emphatic 37-21 victory over three-time winners Patna...
Ma Long leads star-studded field for WTT Star Contender Goa
Panaji, 7 Feb: Reigning Olympic champions Ma Long and Chen Meng from China will be among a galaxy of stars to visit India for...
Never considered coaching Pakistan team because of hate and abuse: Akram
KARACHI, 1 Feb: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has said he has never considered coaching the national team because of the criticism, abuse and...
Sports psychologist joins Indian men’s football team national camp
Bhubaneswar, 22 May (PTI): Asports psychologist has joined the Indian men's football team for the first time as part of ''a renewed focus on...
Lakshya Sen crashes out of Hylo Open badminton in first round
SAARBRUCKEN, 1 Nov: Top Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat at the hands of Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in...
‘Everyone knows about Dhoni, hope people know about us too’
Birmingham, 1 Aug: Mahendra Singh Dhoni put Ranchi on the world map but belonging to the same city, India's first ever lawn bowls medallists...
Avani makes the cut in LET Access Series
Montauban (France), Jun 9 (PTI) Avani Prashanth made the cut despite a disappointing 78 in the second round of the Montauban Ladies Open on...
I’m well and truly done: Warner after his final international match at home
Perth, Feb 13 (PTI) Australia's veteran opener David Warner, who has played his final international match at home on Tuesday, said it's time to...
When I bat at Nos 7 and 8, I consider myself tailender: Iftikhar
Faisalabad, 9 Sep: Pakistan’s white ball specialist Iftikhar Ahmed at times has "felt like a tailender" when the team management has asked him to...
Nadal vanquishes Alcaraz to reach ATP Indian Wells Masters final
Indian Wells, 20 Mar: Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal turned back the fierce challenge of young comptriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to...
Monaco stays top of French league with 3-1 win over Reims
Paris, Oct 8 (AP) Ismail Jakobs scored a goal and had an assist as Monaco beat Reims 3-1 to keep the top spot in...
Paralympic star Kumar Nitesh cites BAI apathy, wants badminton to be placed under...
New Delhi, 11 Sep: Frustrated with the lack of recognition and administrative wrangling within the Badminton Association of India (BAI), Paralympic champion Kumar Nitesh...
Bajrang, Vinesh accepting exemption from trials hit image of protest: Sakshi Malik
New Delhi, 21 Oct: Olympic bronze medal-winning former wrestler Sakshi Malik has said that Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia's decision to accept exemption from...
Manika Batra left out of India squad for Asian TT C’ships
New Delhi, 15 Sep: Star paddler Manika Batra was on Wednesday left out of the India squad for the Asian Championships beginning September 28...
IOA looking to build National Games brand value, wants participation of top athletes
New Delhi, 12 Mar: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) wants the country's top athletes to take part in the National Games so that a...
India rises five places to 101 in latest FIFA rankings
New Delhi, 6 Apr: The Indian men's football team on Thursday moved up five places to be at 101st spot in the FIFA rankings,...
IPL: Porel, Stubbs & bowlers keep DC’s slim playoff hopes alive; RR qualify
New Delhi, 14 May: Commanding fifties from Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs was complemented by a clinical bowling effort as Delhi Capitals kept their...