Kolkata, Jan 22 South Africa-bound top-order batsman Shreyas Iyer on Monday said he is hopeful of making the best of the opportunity to play top quality bowling attack, and if given a chance would concentrate more on playing on the backfoot due to the extra bounce on the wickets there.Read More

Johannesburg, Jan 22 India coach Ravi Shastri on Monday said a few more days of practice in South African conditions would have made the difference in the ongoing three-match Test series. India were outplayed in the first two Tests and have already conceded an insurmountable 0-2 deficit. The coach alsoRead More

Melbourne, Jan 22 Tennys Sandgren of the United States on Monday battled his way to the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time in his career, at the expense of world No. 5 Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (7-9), 6-3. The odds were in world No.Read More

Berlin, Jan 22 Bayern Munich secured a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen while Schalke were held to a 1-1 draw by Hannover in the 19th round of the Bundesliga football action. Bayern Munich managed to hold their nerve against Werder Bremen, who shocked the title holders with an early goalRead More

Melbourne, Jan 22 Romanian Simona Halep, seeded No.1, on Monday reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time in three years, edging out Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-2. It seemed like Halep overcame an ankle injury she sustained during her first-round win, as she needed one hour andRead More

Johannesburg, January 20 Virat Kohli scored 153 runs in India’s first innings at Centurion, none of the other batsmen seeming to have the mental strength to last long there. His knock only reinforced to South Africa that he’s the man to get in the Indian batting line-up, fast bowler Kagiso RabadaRead More

Sibu (Malaysia), Jan 20 Spain’s Carolina Marin had victory in her grasp but let a late lead slip away in a 12-21, 21-15, 23-21 loss here on Saturday to Taiwanese World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters. The reigning Olympic gold medallist in women’s singles gotRead More

Melbourne, Jan 20 Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan on Saturday eliminated Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 7-5 in an upset victory in the third round of the Australian Open. The 32-year-old unseeded Hsieh needed one hour and 39 minutes to stun Radwanska, 26th seed, reports Efe. “I’m coming to the bigRead More

Rio de Janerio, January 20 Brazilian football legend Pele is resting at home according to his spokesperson, who dismissed reports he had been taken to hospital with exhaustion. The 77-year-old was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the Football Writers AssociationRead More

Los Angeles, January 20 Swimming great Michael Phelps revealed that he had battled severe anxiety and depression for much of his life which drove him to consider suicide after his success at the 2012 Olympics. Speaking at a mental health conference in Chicago, the 23-time Olympic gold medal winner talkedRead More