Venus Williams beaten by Swiss teenager Celine Naef in 1st match since January hamstring...

Denbosch, 13 Jun: Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine...

Indian Super League: Mohun Bagan Super Giant sign Albanian forward Armando Sadiku

KOLKATA, 25 Jun: Indian Super League champions Mohun Bagan's attacking line got a huge boost with the arrival of premier Albanian centre forward Armando...

UTT will give us quality match practice ahead of Asian Games, says Sharath Kamal

Pune, 12 Jul: Veteran Indian table tennis player Sharath Kamal on Wednesday that the fourth edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis beginning Thursday would...

World Cup: Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana to draw in 2nd game; semifinal heads to tie-break

Baku (Azerbaijan), 20 Aug: Teenaged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa drew the second game of the FIDE World Cup semifinal against American GM Fabiano Caruana...

I’m yet to achieve my potential: Neeraj

New Delhi, 7 Oct: His cabinet might be brimming with titles but Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra feels he is yet to reach his...

Compound archery fails to get IOC’s Executive Board nod for LA Olympics

Mumbai, 13 Oct: There was some disappointment to be dealt with for the Indian compound archers at the end of the International Olympic Council's...

I will remember this World Cup for the rest my life: Naveen-ul-Haq

Chennai, 24 Oct: Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq will remember the ongoing World Cup for the rest of his life for his team's inspiring success but...

De Kock, Van der Dussen and bowlers power SA to massive win

Pune, 1 Nov: Quinton de Kock and Rassie Van der Dussen brought cricket back to prominence in South Africa amid the euphoria over the...

Babar Azam should quit captaincy and focus on his batting: Ex-Pakistan players

Karachi, Nov 13 (PTI) Several former Pakistani cricket stalwarts, including Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq, feel that skipper Babar Azam needs to...

Certainly cheapens this series: Hussey on India-Australia T20Is just after World Cup

GUWAHATI, 29 Nov: Australian great Michael Hussey believes the five-match T20I series against India just after the World Cup had devalued the contest, adding...

India Women pulverise England by 347 runs to record the biggest Test victory in...

Navi Mumbai, 16 Dec: Deepti Sharma played the enforcer's role to perfection for the second time in as many days as the dominant India...

Sports ministry suspends newly-elected WFI for not following rules

NEW DELHI, 24 Dec: The sports ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders after the newly-elected body made...

We need players with confidence in front of goal: Stimac after India’s Asian Cup...

Al Khor, 24 Jan: India ended their Asian Cup campaign pointless and goal-less, and head coach Igor Stimac admitted that his team needs players...

Opportunity for young players to familiarise with play style of best teams: Harmanpreet

Bhubaneswar, 5 Feb: Captain Harmanpreet Singh wants the young Indian hockey players to get familiar with the playing styles of the best teams in...

SA20 is blessed to have six of the strongest IPL franchises: Graeme Smith

New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith feels the expertise of six of the strongest IPL franchises has contributed to...

Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto...

ARECIBO, Puerto Rico, 3 Mar (AP) — Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia won the final qualifier for the...

Kuldeep had inkling he will be my 700th Test scalp: Anderson

London, 13 Mar: Veteran England pacer James Anderson has revealed that Kuldeep Yadav had a hunch about being his 700th Test wicket when the...

Formula 1: Aston Martin retain Sebastian Vettel, Lance Stroll for 2022 season

London, Sep 16 (AFP): Aston Martin on Thursday announced an unchanged driver line-up for the 2022 Formula One season, with four-time world champion Sebastian...

World Cup qualifiers: Germany’s Thomas Mueller unsure how to interact with fans amid pandemic

Berlin, Oct 5 (AFP): Germany forward Thomas Mueller admits finding it hard to know how to interact with fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I can...

Tokyo Olympics show has given us self-belief to compete with any team, says women’s...

New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI): Indian women's hockey team mid-fielder Neha Goyal says their inspirational performance at the Tokyo Olympics has changed the mentality...