Vijayawada, December 11 The seasoned Gautam Gambhir struck a fine 95 and powered Delhi to the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy following a seven-wicket victory over Madhya Pradesh here today. Delhi will take on Bengal in their semifinal. Chasing 217 for an outright win, Delhi rode on Gambhir’s 129-ball 95,Read More

Dharamsala, December 10 The susceptible technique of Indian batsmen in seamer-friendly conditions was thoroughly exposed as Sri Lanka comfortably beat India by seven wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series. The win also enabled Sri Lanka break the ignominy of 12 straight defeats in ODIs and also theirRead More

Bhubaneswar, Australia beat a handicapped Germany 3-0 to set up the title clash against Argentina in the Hockey World League Final. Germany, already one man short after Timur Oruz returned home due to injury, played with 13 men as four of their players were taken ill on Friday night. GermanyRead More

Dharamsala, Delhi and Dharamsala, 474 kilometres apart and an altitude difference of 5412m — and what a sea change it is turning out to be! From breathing problems and vomiting to an extended practice session continuing for more than three hours. From Air Quality Index (AQI) talk to rarefied air,Read More

Nagpur, Shreyas Gopal smashed an unbeaten 150 as Karnataka piled on a massive total of 570 runs to take a huge 397-run lead against Mumbai in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinals here today. Facing an uphill task of erasing the massive deficit and setting a fighting target, Mumbai floundered in theRead More

Hamilton, Shannon Gabriel took three wickets as West Indies recovered from an ineffectual start to fight their way back into the second Test against New Zealand on Day 1 in Hamilton on Sunday. At stumps, New Zealand were 286/7 with Tom Blundell on 12 and Neil Wagner on one. AfterRead More

Dharamsala, India are here on the back of a series win and Sri Lanka have the psychological edge after drawing an eventful third Test in Delhi. Now is the time for the ODI series-opener to be played under ideal conditions in Dharamsala. Both the teams would be playing the seriesRead More

Dharamsala: Siddharth Kaul has broken into the Indian team at a time when the side is spoilt for choice in the pace department but the Punjab pacer is not at all perturbed. He is, in fact, waiting for his chance in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. “IRead More

New Delhi: India started with a bang at the 10th Asian Airgun Shooting Championships, collecting five medals on the event’s opening day but Olympic bronze-medallist Gagan Narang missed out on an individual podium finish in Wako City, Japan. Ravi Kumar won an individual bronze in the men’s 10m air rifleRead More

Bhubaneswar, December 8 India are on familiar ground. For the third time in four years, they find themselves in the semifinals of a major tournament at home. Common to all the three tournaments — 2014 Champions Trophy, HWL Final in Chhattisgarh in 2015, and the ongoing Hockey World League FinalRead More