Kiran George, Lakshya Sen enter second round; HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth exit in Indonesia...

JAKARTA, 24 Jan: Lakshya Sen and Kiran George advanced to the second round but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made early exits after suffering...

A series victory in India is bigger than Ashes win: Australia players

NAGPUR, 6 Feb: Aseries victory in India is bigger than winning the Ashes, say Australian star players, including Steve Smith and David Warner, who...

Djokovic makes more history with 1st round win at Wimbledon

Wimbledon, 27 Jun: These days, Novak Djokovic makes history just about every time he wins another match. On Monday, the top-ranked Serb did just...

NCAA athletes still excel in classroom despite pandemic

INDIANAPOLIS , Jun 14 (AP) — The NCAA said Tuesday that college athletes are continuing to excel in the classroom even when some couldn’t...

Messi, Modric carry Argentina, Croatia into World Cup semis

Doha, 12 Dec: Tears are flowing from soccer's biggest superstars as they make emotional exits from what might be their last World Cup. First it...

India’s Davis Cup heroes to headline Bengaluru Open

Bengaluru, Feb 7 (PTI) Fresh from their Davis Cup win over Pakistan, four Indians including Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji will be in...

LaLiga: Eden Hazard ‘not happy’ over lack of playing time at Real Madrid but...

Madrid, Nov 5 (AFP): Carlo Ancelotti admitted on Friday that Eden Hazard is unhappy with his lack of playing time at Real Madrid. Hazard has...

In India, jealous gang wanted me to fail so I developed thick skin: Former...

London, 26 Apr: Robert Key will need to grow a "thick skin" akin to the Dukes ball just like I grew one to counter...

Jasprit Bumrah has been best multi-format bowler for last 5-6 years: Ricky Ponting

Dubai, 20 Aug: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been the best multi-format bowler for the last five or six years, reckons former Australia...

Investigator warns boxing to change to save Olympic status

Lausanne, 21 Jun: Fighting to keep their sport in the Olympics, boxing officials were warned to change its historical culture of breaking the rules. Investigator...

Korea Open, Macau Open cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi, 11 Aug: The Korea Open and Macau Open were on Wednesday cancelled by the game's governing body BWF due to rising cases...

World number two Aryna Sabalenka targets maiden Grand Slam in 2022

Adelaide, Australia, 3 Jan (AFP): World number two Aryna Sabalenka said on Monday that she will only consider 2022 a successful year if she...

Paul vaulter Rosy Meena and weightlifter Ajith share spotlight with national records

Ahmedabad, 1 Oct: Pole vaulter Rosy Meena Paulraj of Tamil Nadu and state-mate weightlifter N Ajith (73kg class) shared the limelight by shattering national...

IPL: 4th straight loss for defending champion Chennai

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Abhishek Sharma hit his first Indian Premier League half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept last-place Chennai Super Kings winless after four...

PKL: Devank and Ayan lead Patna Pirates to thrilling win against UP Yoddhas

Hyderabad, 2 Nov: Patna Pirates made a remarkable comeback to beat UP Yoddhas 42-37 in a Pro Kabaddi League match here on Saturday. For the...

Dhanush Srikanth wins India’s third gold at Suhl Junior World Cup

Suhl, 5 Jun: Dhanush Srikanth won the men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, giving India their...

Boxing: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa strike gold at Nationals

Shillong, 1 Dec: Ignored for this year's World Championships and Asian Games, boxer Amit Panghal stamped his authority in the 51kg weight class as...

MS Dhoni becomes first in world cricket to captain in 300 T20 games

Dubai, Oct 15 (PTI) Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday became the first player in world cricket to captain a team...

Sabalenka beats Rybakina for Australian Open women’s title

MELBOURNE, 28 Jan: The serves were big. So big. Other shots, too. The points were over quickly. So quickly: Seven of the first 13...

DC win humdinger despite Richa heroics, go on top of table

New Delhi, 10 Mar: Richa Ghosh hit two monstrous sixes but paid the price for her poor fitness as Delhi Capitals found her short...