Perth, December 15 Australian captain Steve Smith again proved to be a major obstacle as England was not able to capitalise on their overnight momentum on the second day of the third Ashes Test in Perth on Friday. England first innings centurion Dawid Malan urged his team to ramp upRead More

New Delhi, December 15 India has become a force in the world of badminton, with Olympics medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, along with Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy, consistently performing well at international meets. In fact, 2017 was the first time ever when two Indians, Sindhu and Saina, finishedRead More

New Delhi, December 14 Narinder Batra has been elected as the new Indian Olympic Association president. His elevation as N Ramachandran’s successor was all but a formality after Anil Khanna withdrew his candidature. Rajeev Mehta was elected unopposed for the post of secretary general, while Anandeshwar Pandey was elected asRead More

Kolkata, December 15 Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday backed Day-Night Test cricket, saying it was inevitable in the face of the longest version of the game struggling for its existence. “It is inevitable, it has to happen someday. It is very simple, a pink ball will be usedRead More

Mohali, December 13 Rohit Sharma needed nine more runs to get his double hundred when the last over of the Indian innings began at the IS Bindra stadium here on Wednesday. It was of course gettable, but he could have missed it too. However, there was perhaps not a singleRead More

Mohali, December 13 India stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma dedicated his third double century to his wife Ritika Sajdeh on the occasion of their second marriage anniversary today. “I’m happy my wife is here with me on this special day. I know she would have liked this gift from me. SheRead More

New Delhi, December 13 Talent they say is over-rated but in Rohit Sharma’s case, the word had been thoroughly used and abused till Mahendra Singh Dhoni made him an opener, who could be beautifully destructive. Rohit’s three double hundreds, a feat that was unthinkable at one point in time, areRead More

NEW DELHI, December 13 It seems the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has decided to target big names in Indian Olympics sports. NADA’s doping control officers (DCOs) have descended twice on the weightlifting team on two successive days to collect their samples. At a time when it has been criticised forRead More

Mohali, December 13 “How’s your friend?” Rohit Sharma asked a little man, who had been screaming words of encouragement for the Indian players, as he walked out of the nets. Turned out the man was a Sri Lankan, a travelling supporter of the team. So why was he cheering forRead More

Mohali, December 12 Handed an embarrassing defeat in the inaugural ODI, a wounded India would look to get even against an inspired Sri Lanka in a do-or-die second match, here on Wednesday. The loss not only hurt but was also an eye-opener for a team that has been dominant allRead More