Donghae City, May 14 Young forward Navneet Kaur fired a hat-trick as India began their title defence at the women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in an emphatic fashion, registering a 4-1 win over Japan here on Sunday. Navneet starred in India’s win with goals in the seventh, 25th andRead More

Jaipur, May 12 Rajasthan Royals rode on a heroic batting effort by Jos Buttler to edge out Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by four wickets in a nail-biting Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday. Buttler batted through the innings to help Rajasthan overhaul a stiffRead More

Madrid: Rafael Nadal suffered his first clay-court defeat in almost a year when the world number one was shocked 7-5, 6-3 by Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals. Defending champion Nadal, who came into the tournament having won both Monte Carlo and Barcelona for an 11th time, alsoRead More

London, May 12 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho refused to criticise his side despite another display lacking inspiration in attacking areas as they sealed second place in the Premier League with a 0-0 draw at West Ham. In a game of precious few clear-cut chances, Luke Shaw hit the postRead More

Ponte Vedra (US), May 12 Anirban Lahiri shot a solid 3-under 69 to be tied-27th even as the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass yielded a lot of low scores on the opening day of the Players Championships. While six players, including world No. 1 Dustin Johnson, shot a bogey-free 6-underRead More

Chandigarh, May 12 It seems controversies and Kings XI Punjab go hand in hand. If the side is not in the news for poor performance, it’s almost invariably caught up with some unwarranted off-the-field scandal. The latest addition to the long list of controversies the Punjab outfit has endured overRead More

New Delhi, May 11 Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson shared an unbeaten 176-run stand to overshadow a breathtaking hundred by Rishbah Pant as Sunrisers Hyderabad sailed into the Indian Premier League playoffs with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils. Delhi’s total of 187/5 was a challenging target but DhawanRead More

London, May 11 Huddersfield Town were left celebrating wildly after securing their Premier League safety on Wednesday with a dramatic and resilient 1-1 draw at Chelsea, a result that looks almost certain to condemn Swansea City to relegation. With a Harry Kane goal giving Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win overRead More

Sydney, May 11 B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma registered straight-game victories to progress to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles event at the Australian Open here on Thursday. Second seed Praneeth beat Indonesia’s Panji Ahmad Maulana 21-12 21-14, while fourth seed Verma eased past Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-16Read More

Ssydney, may 11 Australian skipper Tim Paine denied David Warner was a divisive figure widely disliked within the team, insisting he would be welcomed back after his ban for a cheating scandal.Disgraced former vice-captain Warner is serving a year-long suspension for his part in the plan to use sandpaper toRead More