New Delhi, March 18 “I’m targeting a gold medal. Nobody cares about other medals anymore!” says Bhiwani’s Naman Tanwar, the youngest member of India’s boxing squad for next month’s Commonwealth Games. Big words, especially as they come from a teenager who had not heard of the Commonwealth Games until aroundRead More

Bengaluru, March 18 Chennaiyin FC lifted their game to a level befitting the occasion and sent fancied Bengaluru FC crushing to a painful 2-3 defeat, clinching the Indian Super League (ISL) title in style. Chennaiyin FC’s Mailson Alves turned out to be the star with a brace. Mailson first scoredRead More

New Delhi, March 18 Either Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India’s maiden Day-Night Test match when West Indies will arrive for a tour later this year. BCCI today finalised Indian team’s home series itinerary and picked the two centres for hosting Tests during the West Indies tour. The CoA wasRead More

Nagpur, March 18 Vidarbha ended up with a record 800/7 before pacer Rajneesh Gurbani tore through the Rest of India batting to put the reigning Ranji champions on the cusp of securing the Irani Cup. Vidarbha, who began Day 4 at 702/5, declared at 800/7 after Apoorv Wankhade (157*) scoredRead More

Nagpur, March 16 Wasim Jaffer defied age and modern fitness norms to flay Rest of India’s bowling attack throughout the second day of the Irani Cup as Vidarbha reached a mammoth 589/3, riding on Mumbai maestro’s unbeaten 285. At 40, Jaffer batted with composure bleeding a young bowling attack withRead More

Vadodara, March 16 The Southern Stars from Australia reasserted their supremacy with a comprehensive 60-run victory against the Indian women as they sealed the three-match series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead. After suffering an eight-wicket loss in the opening game, India were outplayed in all the departments as AustraliaRead More

Barcelona, March 16 Barcelona hailed Lionel Messi as “The King” as he handed Chelsea the royal punishment by scoring twice to reach 100 Champions League goals and end their quarter-final hopes. After unfurling a banner showing the words “God Save The King” before kick-off yesterday, Barca’s fans were celebrating afterRead More

New Delhi, March 16 The ugly battle between the two-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) and the three principal BCCI office-bearers got murkier with the Vinod Rai-led panel deciding to take away all the functioning powers of the acting president CK Khanna, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry.Having alreadyRead More

Indian Wells, World No. 1 Roger Federer’s remarkable run continued as he booked his quarterfinal berth in the ATP Indian Wells Masters with a 7-5 6-4 win over Jeremy Chardy.The 36-year-old Federer, who won his 20th Grand Slam when he captured the Australian Open in January, is off to one ofRead More

Birmingham, March 15 Saina Nehwal made a first-round exit from the All England Championship after a straight-game defeat against world No. 1 and defending champion Tai Tzu-Ying, while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced after fighting wins. Saina, who had reached the final in the 2015 edition, couldn’t match upRead More