Dubai: Wrist spinner Yasir Shah has scaled the number spot in the ICC Test rankings, becoming the first Pakistani bowler to do so since Mushtaq Ahmed achieved the feat in December 1996. He reached the number-one spot after bowling Pakistan to a 75-run victory over England in the first TestRead More

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Maharashtra Cricket Association seeking their response on a PIL alleging violation of noise pollution norms during IPL matches. Kapil Soni, an advocate, filed the petition in 2014 alleging thatRead More

  Basseterre (St Kitts): Just like his teammates, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja also knows that victories at home counts for little unless the team starts winning overseas and that’s what is the goal of this current as they get ready for four-Test series against West Indies. “Nowadays, all people careRead More

Madrid: Rafael Nadal will be fit and ready for Rio, the head of the Spanish Olympic Committee insisted Thursday, even though the 14-time Grand Slam title winner is still sweating on his place in the squad. Nadal was the Olympic champion at Beijing in 2008 but missed the London GamesRead More

Bengaluru: JSW Bengaluru FC, on Wednesday, announced their blueprint for a residential academy at the JSW Township in Vijayanagar, Bellary. The youth academy will be run under new head of youth development coach John Kila and will provide comprehensive care in terms of education and football development. Kila, who hasRead More

New Delhi: Star golfer Anirban Lahiri is hoping his love for links golf will lead to a strong showing at the Open that begins at Royal Troon in Scotland on Thursday. The reigning Asian Tour number one, making his fourth appearance in the world’s oldest championship, is eager to improveRead More

Telugu Titans exacted revenge on Bengaluru Bulls as they recorded a comfortable 32-24 victory in a Pro Kabaddi League match in Bengaluru on Tuesday night. Rahul Chaudhry scored nine raid points and Sandeep Narwal scored five tackle points to lay the foundations of Titans’ win. Titans had lost the firstRead More

Chennai: In the end, Portugal didn’t need Cristiano Ronaldo to win their first major international trophy in football. Although the talismanic forward came off injured after 25 minutes against hosts France in the final of Euro 2016 on Sunday, his team mates rose to the occasion brilliantly to post aRead More

Neither Haryana’s Sardar Singh nor Ritu Rani will captain India’s hockey teams that will head to the Rio Olympics 2016. In significant changes announced in the squad on Tuesday, goalkeeper PR Sreejesh replaced Singh as captain of the men’s team. SV Sunil will be his deputy. In the women’s team,Read More

Bengaluru: India’s contingent for the Rio Games swelled with three more athletes – triple jumper Renjith Maheswary, sprinter Dharambir Singh and half-miler Jinson Johnson – booking their tickets for the Olympics on the final day of the Indian Grand Prix here on Monday. The ever-cheerful Kerala athlete Maheswary leapt aRead More