Nanjing: PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up contrasting wins to progress to the pre-quarterfinals but world no 11 H S Prannoy suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Brazilian Ygor Coelho to bow out of the World Championship here on Wednesday Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who had got a byeRead More

Mumbai: When she steps foot on a wrestling mat, be it any competition, the bar of expectations is always high for Sakshi Malik. Her big moment arrived at Rio in 2016 when she became the first woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal, claiming bronze in the 58kg category. ButRead More

Sydney: While Virat Kohli and the Indian cricket team are gearing up for what could be a mouthwatering five-Tests against England, starting here on Wednesday, an Australian publication has taken a cheeky dig at the Indian skipper. Kohli, who has been one of the best modern-day batsmen going around, hasRead More

London: Indian women’s hockey team produced a stellar performance to ease past lower-ranked Italy 3-0 in the cross-over match and progress to the quarterfinals of the World Cup here. India discovered scoring ways to finally end Italy’s World Cup adventure through a field strike from Lalremsiami (20th minute) and twoRead More

Birmingham: England cannot expect to bully a much-improved India captain Virat Kohli in their five-match test series that begins at Edgbaston on Wednesday, pace bowler James Anderson said. India’s struggles with the bat on their last tour of England four years ago was reflected by Kohli’s patchy form in theirRead More

London: India may be the world’s top-ranked Test side but they still face accusations they are lions at home and lambs abroad. But a series win in England, where Virat Kohli’s men begin a five-Test campaign at Edgbaston on Wednesday, would go some way to ridding India of that unwantedRead More

Nanjing: Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth notched up comfortable victories over their respective opponents to make an impressive start at the BWF World Championship here on Tuesday. Saina, who won a silver and bronze in the earlier editions of the championship, defeated Turkey’s Aliye Demirbag 21-17 21-8Read More

New Delhi: Table tennis star Manika Batra, arguably India’s best athlete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, is yet to receive the cash reward promised by the Delhi government, more than three months after her historic effort in Gold Coast. The Delhi-based Manika had won a unprecedented four medals at theRead More

Birmingham: They are coming back from long lay-offs and England team management, which is concerned about the workload management of James Anderson and Stuart Broad is mulling to rotate the duo during five Test series against India. At the back end of their careers, 36-year-old Anderson took a six-week breakRead More

London: With Europe’s top clubs preparing for the start of the new season, there have already been several headline-grabbing moves in the transfer market, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning switch to Juventus and the arrival of Gianluigi Buffon in France. Here, AFP Sport looks at five of the close-season movers whoRead More