Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Ballon d’Or awards

Paris, Nov 30 (AP) Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or for a record-extending seventh time, ending the year in style after a brilliant...

Sreejesh hands India win over Netherlands in FIH Pro League

Bhubaneswar, 11 Feb: Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh turned out to be the saviour as the Indian men's hockey team defeated world number one Netherlands...

Coco Gauff is 0-7 against No. 1 Iga Swiatek after losing to her...

PARIS, 7 Jun: This felt like a game Coco Gauff simply needed to claim if she intended to finally win a set, let alone...

Prajnesh advances, Ramkumar exits Bengaluru Open

BENGALURU, 8 Feb: Prajnesh Gunneswaran emerged as the only Indian to manage a win in the singles main draw of the Bengaluru Open as...

Women’s World C’ships: Nikhat and three others move to quarterfinals

New Delhi, 21 Mar: A "fatigued" Nikhat Zareen continued her winning run to enter the quarterfinals along with three other pugilists, including Commonwealth Games...

PKL: Ashish shines as Haryana Steelers beat Tamil Thalaivas

BENGALURU, 8 Feb: Ashish was the star for Haryana Steelers as they beat Tamil Thalaivas 37-29 in the Pro Kabaddi League on Tuesday. All-rounder Ashish...

Grand Chess tour: Gukesh holds Caruana; Firouzja consolidates lead

Saint Louis, 27 Aug: Grandmaster D Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw yet again, signing peace with top seed and local favourite Fabiano Caruana,...

Top-seeds Medvedev, Pliskova roll to wins at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. , Oct 10 (AP) — Top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Karolina Pliskova rolled to straight-set victories at the BNP Paribas Open...

Return of the legends: Devendro, Suranjoy back in Indian boxing team, as coaches

New Delhi, 11 Oct: Commonwealth Games medal-winners M Suranjoy Singh and L Devendro Singh, whose stellar boxing careers were cut short by injuries, have...

Spurs crush Leeds to keep Premier League top-four hopes alive

Leeds, Feb 26 (AFP): Tottenham hammered Leeds 4-0 on Saturday to put a smile back on the face of Antonio Conte and plunge Marcelo...

India clubbed with hosts South Africa in U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup

BENONI, 14 Dec: India have been clubbed with hosts South Africa, Scotland and UAE in group D of the inaugural under-19 Women's T20 World...

Nicholas Pooran gives Rs 15,000 pizza treat after his IPL payday

Kolkata, Feb 15 (PTI) Elated after his Rs 10.75 crore IPL payday, West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran gave his teammates a pizza party inside...

Sen hails Canada open win as one of ‘greatest comebacks’

New Delhi, 10 Jul: Describing the Canada Open victory as one the "greatest comebacks" in his nascent career, star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on...

Muhammed Nemil extends contract with FC Goa

Margao, 15 Jun: Midfielder Muhammed Nemil has extended his stay at FC Goa for three more years, the club announced on Saturday. Nemil joined the...

Sreejesh becomes second Indian to win World Games Athlete of the Year Award

New Delhi, 31 Jan: Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh on Monday won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021...

Women’s cricket set to turn new corner with WPL but IPL is a different...

NEW DELHI, 13 Feb: India women's cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana becoming ecstatic after being picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore...

SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship: India advances to summit clash after beating Nepal 1-0

Dhaka, Dec 19 (PTI): India advanced to the final of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship after defeating Nepal 1-0 in their last group stage...

Captaincy comes naturally to Shreyas Iyer: Ravi Shastri

Mumbai, 18 Apr: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels captaincy comes naturally to Shreyas Iyer, who has impressed in his first season as...

Virat Kohli quits Test captaincy, a day after series defeat against Proteas

Cape Town, 15 Jan: The inevitable came a bit early as Virat Kohli on Saturday quit as India's Test captain, saying he did his...

India get 0-8 hammering from USA in FIFA Women’s U-17 WC

Bhubaneswar, 11 Oct: India were overwhelmed by a formidable USA in their opening match of the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup as they suffered...