Mumbai, May 17 Seamer Jasprit Bumrah snapped up three crucial wickets as defending champions Mumbai Indians kept their play-off hopes alive by notching up a thrilling three-run win over Kings XI Punjab in a crucial Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. Chasing 187 to win, KL Rahul blasted 10Read More

Donghae City (South Korea), May 16 Vandana Katariya struck a brace as defending champions India stunned higher-ranked China 3-1 to continue their winning march at the fifth Asian Champions Trophy women’s hockey tournament here on Wednesday. Experienced forward Vandana sounded in the 4th and 11th minutes to hand her sideRead More

KOLKATA, May 16 Kuldeep Yadav starred with an impressive four-wicket spell as he set up Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match. Yadav (4/20) flummoxed Rajasthan Royals batsmen with his wrist spin as the visitors were bowled out for 142Read More

May 16 Manager Gareth Southgate says he will measure the success of England’s World Cup campaign in Russia by the development of younger players within his squad. England’s performance in recent major events has been underwhelming with the nation being knocked out of the 2014 World Cup in the groupRead More

Mumbai, May 16 Hosts Mumbai Indians will fancy beating a floundering Kings XI Punjab when the two clash in a must-win match in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday.After a string of losses initially, Mumbai’s hopes of making it to the knockouts were revived after three straight wins. ButRead More

Chandigarh, May 16 Shashank Manohar, re-elected the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), says that the “sport is in good health”. On the face of it, he is right. There are now 12-Test playing nations compared to just six in, say, 1980; every major country has a T20 leagueRead More

Pune, May 14 Opener Ambati Rayudu smashed his maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Chennai Super Kings coasted to an easy eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad to virtually seal a play-offs berth here on Sunday. Rayudu remained unbeaten on 100, which he made from 62 balls withRead More

Mumbai, May 14 In-form Jos Buttler (94) hit his fifth successive half-century as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in a key Indian Premier League (IPL) clash to stay alive in the play-offs race here on Sunday. Royals chased down 169 on a difficult Wankhede wicket, with ButtlerRead More

Ludhiana, May 14 Punjab’s reign as the national champions was ended by a springy, untiring and aggressive bunch of Kerala boys, who knocked the favourites out in the semifinals of the Junior Basketball National Championship with an 85-69 win. Kerala, motivated to avenge their defeat to Punjab in last year’sRead More

New Delhi, May 14 Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has criticised the Indian cricket board for refusing to play a day-night Test during their tour of Australia later this year. Accusing BCCI of ignoring the bigger picture, Chappell said the decision was taken merely to enhance India’s chances against theRead More