New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday modified its October 2016 order, on streamlining the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its direction on ‘one vote for one association’. The court restored the membership of six-state associations—Maharashtra, Mumbai, Vidarbha, Gujarat, Baroda and Saurashtra, Railways, Services and CombinedRead More

Sri Lanka vs South Africa: Dinesh Chandimal returns to hosts’ T20 squad after banColombo: Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal returned to their Twenty20 squad on Thursday after serving an international ban for breaching the spirit of the game. Chandimal was included in a 15-member squad for the one-off T20 thatRead More

Mumbai: Senior paddler Madhurika Patkar believes a strong show at the Commonwealth Games has instilled fear among India’s opponents, which will help their cause in the upcoming Asian Games. India won eight medals at the Gold Coast event, including a women’s team gold and an individual gold by Manika Batra.Read More

Dubai: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has asserted that skipper Virat Kohli has made a special place for himself “among the Indian greats.” Speaking at the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture, the 53-year-old further praised Kohli for his phenomenal batting skills.   “Even among Indian greats now, he’s findingRead More

Bengaluru: Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who excelled in limited overs cricket and formed a lethal combination with Kuldeep Yadav, must focus on playing more red-ball cricket to gain experience in the longer format, suggested India A coach Rahul Dravid. The former India captain said the leg spinner has the skills andRead More

New Delhi: Indian badminton great Prakash Padukone insists that PV Sindhu doesn’t have any mental block in major finals and urged the media to not put the star shuttler under pressure by focussing on her defeats. The former All England Champion backed Sindhu to win the World Championship crown soonRead More

Bengaluru: Pacer Mohammed Siraj bagged his maiden 10-wicket haul as India A beat South Africa A by a comprehensive innings and 30 runs after stiff resistance from the middle order on the final day of the first Test. After his 5 for 56 in the first innings, Siraj took 5Read More

London: Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has warned the club not to sell France World Cup star Paul Pogba and instead to focus on strengthening the squad. Speculation about the midfielder’s future is rife, with reports of interest from Barcelona, but Ferdinand has told executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward heRead More

Berlin: Belgian international midfielder Axel Witsel is “on the cusp” of joining Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal, the Bundesliga club announced on Monday. The 29-year-old has been playing for Chinese side Tianjin Quanjian since January 2017, but his strong performances in Belgium’s run to the World Cup semi-finals haveRead More

New Delhi: World Champion Mirabai Chanu’s participation at the Asian Games appears doubtful with India chief coach Vijay Sharma recommending that she must pull out of Jakarta event to be fit for the Olympic qualifiers, later this year. The reigning CWG champion is struggling with an unidentified lower-back problem sinceRead More