Kanpur, September 25 India positioned themselves for a massive win in their 500th cricket Test by polishing off the New Zealand top-order after setting them a colossal 434-run target, propelled by unbeaten half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja here on Sunday. New Zealand were tottering at 93 for fourRead More

Mumbai: It was late in the day, 5th delivery of the 82nd over to be precise. Trent Boult bowled one into the pads of Ravichandran Ashwin, the offie clipped it away to deep square leg and collected a single. The scoreboard showed Ashwin was batting on 34 against New Zealand.Read More

Tokyo: Kidambi Srikanth fought hard before going down in a gruelling three-game men’s singles quarterfinal against experienced German Marc Zweibler competition to draw curtains on the Indian challenge at the Japan Super Series badminton tournament here on Friday. The eighth seed, playing his first tournament after the Rio Olympics, sufferedRead More

Madrid: Spanish swimmer Teresa Perales is determined to eclipse Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, by surpassing the American great’s haul of 28 medals as she sets her sight on competing in the Tokyo Paralympics at the age of 44. Perales, confined to a wheelchair since 1995 withRead More

New Delhi: After a disappointing performance at the Rio Olympics government think tank has come up with a strategy to help the country achieve 50 medals at the 2024 Games. India sent more than 120 athletes to Rio de Janeiro with hopes of exceeding the six medals won at LondonRead More

New Delhi, India’s celebrated skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday was named the captain of the reputed cricket magazine Wisden’s all-time India Test XI. The team, which was announced to mark India’s 500th Test match starting on Thursday against New Zealand in Kanpur, includes former Test skipper Sunil Gavaskar andRead More

London : England fast bowler James Anderson may sit out some of the Test matches on their tours of Bangladesh and India. The 34-year-old, England’s leading Test wicket-taker with 463 victims, was named in the squad for the tour to Bangladesh where they play two Tests next month. England will travelRead More

Kanpur,  Virat Kohli said that India’s upcoming marathon home season, in which they will play 13 Test matches, would “define the careers” of the current team members. A good showing against top teams such as New Zealand, Australia and England would help every player cement his place for a longRead More

Gabala (Azerbaijan),  India added five more medals, including three gold, on Day 4 to swell their tally to 23 at the ISSF Junior World Cup here today. India won two team gold medals in the men’s and women’s 25m pistol events, respectively, while the third gold of the day cameRead More

New Delhi,  Former Indian women’s hockey captain Ritu Rani has retired from international hockey. She was controversially dropped from the team for the Rio Olympics over alleged attitude issues, but was included among the 29 probables for the national camp that began on Sunday in Bhopal. The 24-year-old midfielder, itRead More