Kochi: Goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh appeared jittery as he took guard. A fine line of defenders in front of him, comprising Anas Edathodika, Sandesh Jhingan, Cyril Kali and Lakic-pesic, possibly the best set available for the Kerala Blasters at present, offered little comfort to the 18-year-old as he warmed up forRead More

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s suspended opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka was left out Tuesday from the 15-man squad to play the five-match one-day international series against the touring South African side. Gunathilaka, 27, was suspended on Sunday by Sri Lanka Cricket over a “misconduct” charge after a close associate of his wasRead More

Bengaluru: Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri put pen to paper on a fresh one-year deal that will see him stay at the club until the end of the 2020-21 season, the Blues announced on Tuesday. The deal adds to the AIFF Player of the Year’s current contract at the JSWRead More

Geneva: World Cup stars Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric will challenge the decade-long dominance of FIFA’s best player award by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Mbappe, the teenage star of France’s World Cup-winning team, and Modric, the Croatia captain who was named the tournament’s best player, join five-time winners RonaldoRead More

Chelmsford: India’s four-day practice match against county side Essex was reduced to three days amid high drama over the condition of the pitch and the outfield, both of which apparently left the visitors unhappy and threw their preparations for the Test series against England haywire. The Indian team management tookRead More

New Delhi: Star Indian table tennis player Manika Batra, on Sunday evening tweeted her ordeal highlighting the grave mismanagement by national carrier Air India. Batra, in her tweet, said that a team of seven Indian players including her, were denied boarding on an Air India Delhi-Melbourne flight due to overbooking.Read More

Berlin: Mesut Ozil said Sunday he was quitting the German national football team, citing “racism” in the criticism of him after the side’s World Cup debacle. Ozil, who has Turkish roots, had been under fire since posing for a controversial photograph with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May whichRead More

Colombo: Sri Lanka all-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of international cricket by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the sport’s national governing body, pending an inquiry into an alleged breach of code of conduct regulations. The 27-year-old’s suspension will come into affect after the conclusion of the ongoingRead More

New Delhi: Manika Batra and six other top paddlers were on Sunday left stranded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, after being denied boarding on a Melbourne flight by national carrier Air India en route to an international event. The Indian contingent, comprising 17 players and officials, is toRead More

Bulawayo: Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman became the quickest player to reach the 1000 runs in one-day internationals (ODI), breaking the record of West Indies Legend Vivian Richards, here on Sunday. He achieved the feat during the fifth and final ODI of the ongoing five-match series against Zimbabwe.   TheRead More