Dortmund: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his 150th European club match to give Real Madrid a 3-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund, their first against them in Germany, and make it two wins out of two matches in their Champions League Group H. Ronaldo scored their second of the evening afterRead More

Bengaluru, September 26 After a series of investments in businesses, including startups, dashing West Indian opening batsman Chris Gayle has yet again made an investment by picking up a minority stake in city-based augmented reality venture FlippAR. “The West Indian great Chris Gayle has picked up a minority stake inRead More

Christchurch, September 25 All-rounder Jimmy Neesham was today dropped from New Zealand’s nine-member core team for next month’s limited-overs series against India for which six players will be added after the country’s A squad completes its tour of India. Neesham and batsman Neil Broom were dropped from the squad afterRead More

New Delhi, September 26 Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, the country’s third highest civilian award, by the Sports Ministry today. “Yes, we have recommended Sindhu for Padma Bhushan,” a Sports Ministry official said. Last week, shuttler Sindhu reclaimed the world No.Read More

Chennai, September 26 Tejinder Pal Singh of Services pipped former national record holder Om Prakash Singh to the men’s shot put gold on the opening day of the 57th National Open Athletics Championships at the Nehru Stadium here today. Tejinder sealed the top spot with his final throw of 18.86Read More

Indore, September 26 Virat Kohli is always effusive in his praise of his teammates. The skipper, however, sounds overgenerous every time he expresses his admiration for Hardik Pandya. Barely an hour after Pandya had helped India clinch the series-winning game in Indore on Sunday, Kohli uploaded a video clip onRead More

Chandigarh, September 26 Legendary athlete Milkha Singh today unveiled his wax figure, which will be installed at Madame Tussauds in Delhi on December 1, and said it will inspire generations after he is gone. The statue, sculpted in a spectacular sprint pose chosen from his victorious win at the 1958Read More

Indore, September 25 Australia got off to a steady start, India were off to a flyer. Australia gained the momentum gradually, India sustained the tempo. Both the teams were neck-and-neck at the end of the 38th over — Australia were 224/2, and India were 227/4. It was essentially what theRead More

Singapore, September 25 A 32-year-old Indian-origin bodybuilder in Singapore died of cardiac arrest, an hour after he stepped into the ring for a “celebrity” bout of Thai kick-boxing, local media reported. Pradip Subramanian took on YouTube personality Steven Lim, 42, in his first-ever Muay Thai match at Marina Bay SandsRead More

Colombo, September 25 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an anti-corruption investigation in Sri Lanka but did not specify if any particular series involving the country is under the scanner. The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officers had recently visited the country as part of the probe, the world bodyRead More