Milan beaten 3-1 by Sassuolo for 2nd straight league loss

MILAN , England, Nov 28 (AP) — After going unbeaten for nearly a third of the season, AC Milan suffered its second successive Serie...

BCCI sacks entire selection panel, split captaincy in job mandate for new committee

New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) The BCCI on Friday sacked the entire four-member senior national selection committee led by Chetan Sharma after the Indian...

Napoli set to lift Serie A trophy but bid farewell to Luciano Spalletti

MILAN (AP) — The joy of ending a 33-year wait for the Italian league title will be tinged with melancholy for Napoli on Sunday. Napoli...

Fighting India beat spirited Malaysia 4-3 to win ACT for fourth time

Chennai, Aug 12 (PTI) India fought back from two goals down to eke out a 4-3 win over a spirited Malaysia in a thrilling...

French skier Noël opens slalom season with dominating win

VAL d’ISÈRE, France , Dec 12 (AP) — French skier Clément Noël dominated the first slalom of the World Cup season Sunday for his...

Brest wins again to strengthen second place in Champions League quest. Nice loses ground

PARIS, 3 Mar (AP) — French league surprise front-runner Brest continued its remarkable march toward the Champions League on Sunday, securing a 1-0 home...

Fitness woes keep Hetmyer out as Windies name squad for T20Is against India

St John's, 31 Jan: The big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer remained unavailable due to fitness issues as the West Indies named a 16-member squad for the...

Two relay world records smashed as Australia take charge at swim short course titles

Melbourne, 14 Dec: Two more relay world records tumbled Wedn-esday at the World Short Course Championships as rising Australian star Lani Pallister completed the...

Gill, Jaiswal hammer fifties as India brush aside WI by 9 wickets in 4th...

Lauderhill (US), Aug 12 (PTI) Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a glittering manifestation of their talent as India humbled West Indies by nine...

Captain cooks up something special for Tokyo Games medal winners

Chandigarh, Sep 8 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will be donning a chef's hat for a dinner he will be hosting for the...

PKL: Patna Pirates beat Telugu Titans to guarantee top-2 league stage finish

BENGALURU, Feb 15: A collective performance from table-toppers Patna Pirates helped them beat Telugu Titans 38-30 in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) on Monday. Raider...

Referees’ chief apologises to Everton over Man City errors

London, 1 Mar: England’s referees’ chief has apologised to Everton manager Frank Lampard for mistakes made in Saturday’s defeat by Manchester City, according to...

Sports ministry gets 700cr-plus boost in Union Budget

NEW DELHI, 1 Feb: In a year when the Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for 2024 Paris Olympics, the...

BCCI’s ‘halal’ meat recommendation for Indian cricketers raises eyebrows

Kanpur, Nov 23 (PTI) A row involving the BCCI erupted on Tuesday after it emerged that only 'halal' meat has been recommended for the...

World Women’s Team Chess championship: India play draw with Azerbaijan in opening round

Sitges (Spain), Sep 27 (PTI): Harika Dronavalli and Vaishali Rameshbabu scored wins as India settled for a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan in the Pool...

Indian men rout Bangladesh, women outwit South Korea in kabaddi

Hangzhou, 3 Oct: Indian kabaddi players had a good day in office as both the men's and women's teams notched up comprehensive victories in...

Neeraj Chopra’s participation in Lausanne leg of Diamond League confirmed

New Delhi, 21 Jun: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who was recovering from a muscle strain, will return to action for the sixth...

Shami undergoes ankle surgery, set to miss IPL

New Delhi, 27 Feb: Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami has undergone a surgery on his left achilles tendon, which rules him out of next...

I can’t beg people to play for West Indies, says head coach Simmons

Port of Spain, 10 Aug: “I don’t think that I should be begging people to play for the West Indies,” said the team’s dejected...

Women’s soccer makes gains in Mideast despite conservatives

AMMAN, 2 Nov: Sarah Asimrin still hears it from her uncles sometimes: “You’re a girl, it’s not right.” But on a recent evening, the...