Pele was true King, God for us: Bhutia

NEW DELHI, 30 Dec: Emotional tributes poured in from all quarters in memory of legendary Pele with Indian football icon Bhaichun Bhutia remembering the...

ISL: Jamshedpur FC beat East Bengal 2-1

Kolkata, 13 Jan: Harry Sawyer and Ritwik Das scored a goal each as Jamshedpur FC came from behind to register a 2-1 win over...

India win inaugural Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup with thumping win over England

Potchefstroom, 29 Jan: India on Sunday won their maiden ICC title in women's cricket as a bunch of sprightly and talented teenagers lifted the...

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...

Dominic Thiem wins 1st match of 2023 at Argentina Open

BUENOS AIRES, 15 Feb: Dominic Thiem accomp-lished his main objective at the Argentina Open, getting his first win of the year after an abdominal...

Cricket fraternity hails ‘indomitable’ Australian force; runners-up SA win hearts

Cape Town, 27 Feb: The Cricket fraternity hailed the all-conquering Australian women’s team after it won an unprecedented sixth T20 World Cup title, a...

All-round Mumbai Indians record fourth straight win in WPL, thrash UP Warriorz by...

Mumbai, 12 Mar: Mumbai Indians dished out an all-round show as they sauntered to an eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz to record their fourth...

Sen makes first round exit; Srikanth, Manjunath progress in Swiss Open

Basel, 22 Mar: Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen's woeful run continued as he made a first round exit at the Swiss Open badminton tournament,...

Very impressed with Natarajan: Lara

HYDERABAD, 3 Apr: Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Brian Lara was ''very impressed'' by injury-prone pacer T Natarajan, whose performance was one of the few...

Kidambi Srikanth, Ashmita Chaliha top BAI’s selection trials, make it to individual events of...

Hyderabad, 7 May: Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha on Sunday topped the men’s and women’s singles selection trials respectively to assure themselves a place...

SAI takes cognisance on non-selection of equestrian players for Asiad

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday took cognisance on the non-selection of Fouaad Mirza, Chirag Khandal and...

Neeraj Chopra pulls out of FBK Games after suffering muscle strain

New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) Reigning Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday said he has suffered a muscle strain and was pulling...

Australia favourites on paper but Indian players have edge in terms of match...

London, 4 Jun: The Australian team on paper holds slight advantage on a bouncy Oval track but both Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting feel...

Shaili says she can break her mentor Anju Bobby George’s national record this year

Bhubaneswar, 18 Jun: She is just 19 and two years into the senior circuit, but Shaili Singh is already India's number one woman long...

India end Special Olympics World Games campaign with whopping 202 medals, including 76 gold

BERLIN, 26 Jun: India ended their Special Olympics World Games campaign with a whopping 202 medals, including 76 gold, with the last pair of...

Indian archers make final, secure Paris Paralympics compound mixed team quota

Pilsen (Czech Republic), Jul 19 (PTI) Indian archers Sarita and Rakesh Kumar advanced into the final in the compound mixed team open section at...

US Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal prize money for...

New York, 29 Aug: After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of...

Monaco stays top of French league with 3-1 win over Reims

Paris, Oct 8 (AP) Ismail Jakobs scored a goal and had an assist as Monaco beat Reims 3-1 to keep the top spot in...

India will leave no stone unturned in hosting 2036 Olympics, says PM Modi

Mumbai, 14 Oct: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave "no stone unturned" in its efforts to organise the 2036...

Lack of aggression is costing England dear in World Cup: Moeen Ali

Bengaluru, 25 Oct: Over the last few years, England's success in the white ball formats was built on downright aggression, and all-rounder Moeen Ali...