Dunedin, March 8 Injury-hit Ross Taylor played through the pain to score a remarkable unbeaten 181 and seal a series-levelling win for New Zealand in the fourth ODI against England today. Taylor limped through much of his innings in Dunedin after aggravating a thigh injury, but batted on to compileRead More

Ipoh (Malaysia), March 8 Dishing out their best performance, India mauled hosts Malaysia 5-1 to earn an outside chance of qualifying for the final of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today. India scored through Shilanand Lakra (10th minute), Gurjant Singh (42nd, 57th), Sumit Kumar (48th) and Ramandeep SinghRead More

Indian Wells, March 8 Serena Williams is through taking baby steps on the comeback trail after the birth of her daughter Alexis Olympia in September. The 23-time Grand Slam singles winner is ramping up her return this week by playing in Indian Wells, her first WTA Tour event since sheRead More

New Delhi, March 5 Leander Paes returned to top-50 with a six-place jump following his runners-up show at the ATP Dubai event while India’s top singles players slid in the latest rankings, issued on Monday. Paes, who reached the final in Dubai with Jamie Cerretani last week, jumped to 46,Read More

Mexico City, March 5 Overnight leader Shubhankar Sharma could not pull off a dream win owing to a late slump but the Indian golfer certainly rose in stature with a creditable tied ninth finish at the USD 10 million WGC – Mexico Championship, here. The 21-year-old Sharma was tied withRead More

Melbourne, March 5 Australian cricketer Sean Abbott, who bowled the bouncer that struck and killed Phillip Hughes, was involved in another chilling incident that felled a batsman in the Sheffield Shield today. Fast bowler Abbott, playing for New South Wales, bowled a short ball that struck the helmet of WillRead More

Durban, March 5 Australia were one wicket away from victory in the first Test against South Africa after Mitchell Starc’s swing bowling decimated the hosts’ lower order and dampened their hopes of an unlikely recovery here today. South Africa were 293/9 at the close of the fourth day, still 123Read More

New Delhi, March 5 In an attempt to prevent match-fixing, the AIFF has rescheduled the Hero I-League match between Gokulam Kerala FC and Mohun Bagan, which was earlier scheduled to be played tomorrow, to March 8, the final day of the league. The match will kick off at 3 pmRead More

Shillong, March 5 Shillong Lajong gave East Bengal a scare before settling for a 2-2 draw here on Monday, leaving the I-League title race tantalisingly poised with one last round to go. Nigerian striker Dudu Omagbemi scored on either side of Shillong Lajong’s two goals to keep East Bengal afloatRead More

Rome, March 4 Italy international defender Davide Astori died in his hotel room during the night of Saturday to Sunday, his club Fiorentina said today. “Fiorentina are profoundly shocked to have to announce the death of captain Davide Astori after a sudden illness,” the Serie A club said on Twitter.Read More