Karachi, September 22 Pakistan Hockey Federation president Khalid Khokar on Friday threatened not to send its national team to India next year for the FIH World Cup without assurance of foolproof security and easy procurement visa. The PHF president told the media that during recent meetings with FIH President NarinderRead More

Kolkata, Kolkata, September 21On Thursday, all that could go wrong went wrong for Australia. Virat Kohli (92) finally snapped his lean run against them, Bhuvneshwar Kumar came up with a stunning spell upfront, and the spinners dealt telling blows, with Kuldeep Yadav picking up a hat-trick. In this backdrop, thereRead More

Kolkata, September 21 Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav became only the third Indian to take a hat-trick as the hosts demolished Australia by 50 runs in the second ODI here on Thursday, continuing their dominating run over the listless visitors. Chasing 253 on a tricky surface, Australia once again had noRead More

Tokyo, September 21 Olympics medallists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the USD 325,000 Japan Open Super Series after suffering straight-game defeats in second round here today. However, Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles. Playing local favourite and worldRead More

Prague, September 21 Long-time rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will achieve a career first in Prague this weekend when they play side-by-side in the Laver Cup, a Ryder Cup golf style event featuring Team Europe against Team World. Nadal and Federer, who are back at the top of theRead More

Kolkata, September 21 The sky remained overcast for much of the day, and the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials, the ground staff and the general cricket fans pretty downcast. It was late in the afternoon that the dark clouds finally allowed faint sun rays to pierce though, and spreadRead More

Kolkata, September 20 “I am the No. 1 fan of the Australian team,” so claimed a tall white man with a flowing beard. Dressed in the Australian team’s outfit, and running from one gate to another at the Eden Gardens, he insisted on showing his pictures with the Australian playersRead More

Tokyo, September 20 Newly-crowned Korea Open champion PV Sindhu dished out another splendid performance, edging past Japan’s Minatsu Mitani for the second time in as many weeks to reach the second round of the women’s singles at the Japan Open Super Series, here today. Returning to action after a week’sRead More

New Delhi, September 20 The Indian cricket board has nominated Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the country’s third highest civilian award — the Padma Bhushan — for his contribution to the game. A senior BCCI official confirmed that the Board has only sent one name for the Padma awards this year,Read More

Kolkata, September 20 Harbhajan Singh may have been a thorn in the flesh for Australia in the past but current skipper Steve Smith ranks the off-spinner among his favourite Indian cricketers alongside Sachin Tendulkar. Smith today chose Harbhajan Singh alongside Sachin Tendulkar as two of his favourite Indian cricketers, thoughRead More