New Delhi: His life thrown haywire by a rape allegation, leading Indian table tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh has married his accuser four months after his career nose-dived owing to the crisis. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the 25-year-old in the year he attained a career-high 58thRead More

London: Jose Mourinho has warned Manchester United face a “difficult season” if they do not strengthen their squad before the Premier League transfer window shuts on Thursday. United’s build-up to the new campaign has been dominated by Mourinho’s clear frustration over transfers, which has brought his relationship with executive vice-chairmanRead More

London: Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said he only wanted players “with a very high level of motivation” amid continuing uncertainty about the future of several members of his new team. The Italian said he would talk to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois next week after the Belgian’s agent Christophe Henrotay was quotedRead More

Birmingham: India skipper Virat Kohli today rued the lack of application and poor shot selection by his batsmen after their meek surrender paved the way for an England victory in the opening Test here. The hosts drew first blood in the five-match series with a 31-run win at the Edgbaston.Read More

Birmingham: Ben Stokes took three wickets on Saturday, including the prize scalp of India captain Virat Kohli, as England won the first Test by 31 runs in a thrilling finish at Edgbaston. The all-rounder, who could miss next week’s second Test of a five-match series at Lord’s because of aRead More

Bengaluru: Former India captain Kapil Dev today said he is yet to get a formal invite from Pakistan Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan to attend his swearing-in ceremony though he has been informally communicated to be present at the event. “I have been invited, but not in writing. I got aRead More

Birmingham: India’s hopes of victory in the first test against England once again rest with captain Virat Kohli. Kohli, a brilliant century-maker in the first innings, is underpinning the tourists’ quest to chase down a target of 194 in what could be a tight finish to a riveting match atRead More

New Delhi: India’s dream of breaking their 44-year-old last four drought lay shattered as Ireland registered a 3-1 win via shoot-off in the quarterfinal of the women’s hockey World Cup in London late on Thursday night. Poor execution in the shoot-off cost India dearly as skipper Rani Rampal, Monika andRead More

Birmingham: England are six wickets down on day three with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma causing most of the damage, sharing three wickets apiece. However, action has been interrupted due to bad lighting at the venue and the umpires have requested players to leave the field. The hosts have foundRead More

London: India’s dream of breaking their 44-year-old last four jinx lay shattered as Ireland registered a 3-1 win via shoot-off in the quarterfinal of the women’s hockey World Cup here on Friday. Poor execution in shoot-off cost India dearly as skipper Rani Rampal, Monika and Navjot Kaur failed to getRead More