We turned the corner a while ago but needed results to back that up:...

Cape Town, 24 Jan: For a team undergoing a prolonged period of transition, South Africa "turned the corner a while ago" but needed a...

Another year, another set of medals; Mirabai continues to rule Indian weightlifting

NEW DELHI, 27 Dec: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy...

Martin Guptill suffers toe injury, doubtful for India clash

Sharjah, 27 Oct: Experienced opener Martin Guptill has been rendered a doubtful starter for New Zealand's Super 12 match against India on Sunday after...

Harmanpreet, Rodrigues to play for Melbourne Renegades in WBBL

Melbourne, Sep 29 (PTI) India T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and young batter Jemimah Rodrigues will play for Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming Women's Big...

FIFA open to reducing number of venues for U-17 Women’s World Cup, says official

Navi Mumbai, 22 Mar: Director of FIFA Tournaments Jamie Yarza on Tuesday indicated that the world body is "open" to reducing the number of...

Marauding India up against resolute South Africa in epic T20 World Cup finale

Bridgetown, 28 Jun: A firm grip on emotions will be crucial when the formidable Indian team, desperate to end its lengthy title drought, makes...

The Hundred is going to get bigger and better, feel Warne and Pietersen

London, 23 Aug: The Hundred is going to 'get bigger and better' in the coming years, feel spin legend Shane Warne and former England...

LaLiga: Real Madrid planning on taking legal action against Spanish league, CVC Capital Partners

Madrid, Aug 10 (AFP): Real Madrid said Tuesday they are taking legal action against the Spanish league and commercial partner CVC Capital Partners over...

Durand Cup: Nandhakumar ends East Bengal’s 1658-day wait to beat Mohun Bagan

Kolkata, Aug 12 (PTI) Seasoned Nandhakumar Sekar enjoyed the most defining day of his football career with a swerving left-footer that ended East Bengal's...

Suryakumar Yadav is one loose end Indian team needs to tie up before World...

New Delhi, 20 Aug: Terming Suryakumar Yadav ''a big temptation'', former India player Sanjay Manjrekar on Sunday said deciding on the prolific T20I batter's...

Maddison stars in Leicester’s 4-0 win over Newcastle in EPL

LEICESTER, England , Dec 12 (AP) — James Maddison scored one goal and played a part in the other three as Leicester beat Newcastle...

Tough challenge awaits Chopra in his bid for another piece of history

Paris, 7 Aug: His stunning monster throw of 89.34m in the qualification round made quite a statement but a tough challenge awaits defending champion...

Sports Budget increased by Rs 305.58 crore, emphasis on Khelo India and National...

New Delhi, 1 Feb: Country's tremendous success at the Tokyo Olympics seems to have influenced the sports budget as the central government on Tuesday...

Shubhankar makes cut at British Masters

Belfry, 31 Aug: Two-time winner on the DP World Tour, India's Shubhankar Sharma moved into the weekend round action at the British Masters despite...

Bhuvneshwar was special through the series: Mark Boucher

Bengaluru, 20 Jun: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher termed India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's performance in the series as special while ruing the absence...

Nitu, Hussamuddin assure India of two boxing medals at CWG

Birmingham, 3 Aug: Nitu Ganghas showed her ferocity to demolish Northern Ireland's Nicole Clyde in the women's 48kg category and assure India their first...

Sweden join Poles in boycotting Russia in World Cup play-offs

Stockholm, FEB 26 (AFP): Sweden will not play Russia in the 2022 World Cup play-offs because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine the football...

‘Mad Max Miracle’: ‘One-legged Glenn’ puts up ‘Big Show’ to take Australia to semifinals

MUMBAI, 7 Nov: Batting on one leg, Glenn Maxwell used his bat like a butcher's blade and produced an astonishing double century to singlehandedly...

Australia tear into Indian attack, gun down 209-run target to take 1-0 lead

Mohali, Sep 20 (PTI) India's frailties with the ball were laid bare as Australia gunned down a formidable 209-run target rather comfortably for a...

Indian women’s team suffers 18-run loss to NZ in one-off T20 International

Queenstown, 9 Feb: Batting let India down as they suffered an 18-run defeat to hosts New Zealand in the one-off women's T20 International here...