ASTANA: Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov was on his way back to Earth today along with an official match football that could be used in the opening game of the World Cup in Moscow. Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of the US and Norishige Kanai of Japan undocked from the International Space Station inRead More

MOSCOW: The FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in Moscow on Sunday carried by Germany’s Lothar Mathaus, following its biggest global tour in the tournament’s history, with less than two weeks to go before the 2018 edition kicks off. Mathaus, who helped West Germany win the tournament in 1990, unveiled theRead More

PARIS, The on-court rivalry is so lop-sided it can barely be described as such yet Serena Williams’ French Open fourth-round clash with Maria Sharapova on Monday feels like the biggest match played on the women’s Tour this year. Not just because Williams looks capable of landing a 24th Grand Slam titleRead More

Paris, June 2 Former champion Novak Djokovic claimed a hardfought 6-4 6-7 (6/8) 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 victory over a grieving Roberto Bautista Agut to book his spot in the French Open fourth round. The 31-year-old former world No. 1 struggled at times on Suzanne Lenglen court, but eventually came throughRead More

Chandigarh, June 2 An on-field commentator positioned just behind the slips while an international match is on, that too at Lord’s in London? The traditionalists at Lord’s would have choked on their gin and tonic. Luckily, though, there were probably no traditionalists at Lord’s to witness this horror last nightRead More

Mumbai, June 2 Captain Sunil Chhetri scored a hat-trick as hosts India flexed their muscles and outplayed Chinese Taipei 5-0 to begin their campaign on a rousing note in the four-nation Intercontinental Cup here on Friday. Chhetri led by example once again, scoring in the 14th, 34th and 62nd minutesRead More

Leeds, June 2 England ended the first day of the second Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Friday in a strong position, bowling out the tourists for 174 before reaching 106/2 by the close. England trail by 68 runs with eight wickets remaining and skipper Joe Root looking well setRead More

New Delhi, june 2 Monu Goyat is not going to forget the last two days anytime soon. Haryana Steelers shelled out Rs 1.51 crore for him in the two-day Pro Kabaddi League auction, making him the most expensive player ever in the league. “I never thought I will fetch RsRead More

New Delhi, May 31 Two-time Commonwealth Games champion weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid and she has been provisionally suspended, the international federation said on Thursday. International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on its website that Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women’s 53kgRead More

London, May 31 The International Cricket Council (ICC) says it will meet representatives of the channel that claims to have unearthed ‘spot-fixing’ and ‘pitch-fixing’ in Test matches through a sting operation, insisting that the allegations will not be brushed under the carpet. The Qatar-based Al Jazeera has claimed that pitchesRead More