Australian Open 2022: Rohan Bopanna-Darija Jurak lose mixed doubles first-round match

Melbourne, Jan 22 (PTI): India's Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Darija Jurak Schreiber made a first-round exit from the Australian Open mixed doubles...

Ashwin is a quality bowler but we have tools to counter him: Smith

Nagpur, 7 Feb: Australia vice-captain Steve Smith may have done a week's simulation of Ravichadran Ashwin's doppleganger Mahesh Pithiya but he is not overthinking...

Sindhu makes another first-round exit; Sen, Satwik-Chirag in second round of Japan Open

Tokyo, 26 Jul: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made yet another first-round exit but Lakshya sen staved off a spirited challenge from fellow Indian...

Jos was ‘absolutely fine’ with our preferences: Rajasthan Royals after acquiring Ashwin

Bengaluru, 12 Feb: Wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has moved on from the bitter run out episode with Ravichandran Ashwin, his franchise Rajasthan Royals said after...

Chess: Indian men held to 2-2 draw; women rout Mongolia in round five

Hangzhou, 3 Oct: The top-seeded Indian men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the fifth round of the Asian Games...

Anamika, Aupama, Govind Sahani sign off with silver medals at Strandja Memorial

Sofia, 26 Feb: Indian boxers Anamika (50kg), Anupama (81kg) and Govind Kumar Sahani (48kg) signed off with silver medals after going down in their...

Cricket is beginning to take off in America, says US Ambassador Eric Garcetti

Washington, 26 Jun: The USA’s stunning win over powerhouse Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup has given cricket a solid foothold in the...

Premier League leader Man City beats ailing Newcastle 4-0

MANCHESTER, England, Dec 19 (AP) — Premier League leader Manchester City made it 11 goals in two games by sweeping aside struggling Newcastle 4-0...

England crush B’desh by eight wickets, make two in two

Abu Dhabi, 27 Oct: England dished out a thoroughly clinical display with both the bat and the ball to steamroll Bangladesh by eight wickets...

Pro League matches will help Indian team asses itself ahead of major tournaments: Harmanpreet...

POTCHEFSTROOM, 7 Feb: Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh says the FIH Pro League matches against quality sides like France and South Africa will help the Indian...

No more the captain, Kohli talks about contributing more as a batter

New Delhi, 31 Jan: Citing Mahendra Singh Dhoni as example, Virat Kohli says one doesn't need to be a captain of a team to...

Xavi tries to repeat Guardiola’s feat against Real Madrid

MADRID, 4 Apr: Xavi is on the verge of leading Barcelona back to the Copa del Rey final and repeating a feat last achieved...

Sonam Maskar wins silver on ISSF World Cup debut, Simranpreet finishes 5th

Cairo, 29 Jan: Debutant Sonam Maskar bagged a silver medal for India in the women's 10m air rifle event at the International Shooting Sport...

Two Chinese badminton players banned for two years for match-fixing, betting

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov 5 (AFP): Two Chinese badminton players have been banned for two years for breaking rules on match-fixing and illegal betting,...

If youngsters reach out to me, I am there to answer their queries: Dhawan

Harare, 16 Aug: He might have been relegated to vice-captaincy after KL Rahul's late inclusion but team's senior-most player Shikhar Dhawan is always ready...

Shafali, Kapp fire DC to 10-wicket win against GG in WPL

Navi Mumbai, 11 Mar: Shafali Verma's explosive unbeaten half-century and Marizanne Kapp's sensational five-wicket haul fired Delhi Capitals to a massive 10-wicket win against...

Nick Kyrgios out of Halle Open with knee injury shortly after comeback

HALLE, 19 Jun: Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Halle Open on Monday in his latest setback as he tries to...

Keep cricket free from personal attacks: Tendulkar to fans after Arshdeep Singh’s online...

New Delhi, 6 Sep: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday backed Arshdeep Singh and urged the fans to keep cricket "free from personal attacks"...

Important to guide young players under spotlight: Jhulan Goswami

KOLKATA, 6 Feb: With the long-awaited Women's Premier League set to begin this year, Indian pace legend Jhulan Goswami says it's important to guide...

Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania qualify for Euro 2024. France crushes Gibraltar in record 14-0 win

LONDON, 19 Nov (AP): The Netherlands, Switzerland and Romania all secured places at Euro 2024 on Saturday, and France racked up the biggest-ever win...