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 on Wednesday. Returning to action after aRead More

Karachi, September 20 Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed a five-year ban and a fine of one million rupees on batsman Khalid Latif for his involvement in spot-fixing during the PSL. In a short order released today, the three-member Tribunal of PCB headed by a former High Court judge AsgharRead More

Malaga, Spain, September 20 Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal said his goal was to enjoy playing tennis and avoid getting hurt. Following seasons marred by injuries, Nadal regained his form this year to win his 10th French Open and third US Open, among other titles, and surge to the topRead More

Chennai, September 19 MS Dhoni might have felt a little wistful as he watched Hardik Pandya smash monstrous hits and then pick up two crucial wickets in the series opener on Sunday. Right from the early days of his captaincy, Dhoni had lamented the lack of a quality seam all-rounder,Read More

New Delhi, September 19 The Committee of Administrators (CoA) has instructed all the state units to sign a draft resolution prepared by them in order to get funds for hosting India’s international matches this season. India are playing an unprecedented 23 international matches including 11 ODIs, 9 T20Is and 3Read More

Chicago, September 19 Anirban Lahiri closed his 2017 PGA season with a superb 5-under 66, which saw him end the third leg of FedExCup Playoffs with a top-10 finish at the BMW Championship. Lahiri, who opened the 2017 season with a tied-3rd at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, ended 51stRead More

New Delhi, September 19 After successfully challenging wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s “let-off” decision before the Rio Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has again dragged the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). WADA has challenged NADA’s appeals panel’s verdict — upholding 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallistRead More

Madrid, September 18 Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal held on to the top spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday. Nadal, 16-time Grand Slam champion, led the rankings ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer, while the United Kingdom’s Andy Murray came in third, reportsRead More

Kolkata, September 18 India and Australia today landed here this afternoon for the second ODI of the five-match series at Eden Gardens after their thumping win over the visitors in Chennai. Dressed it white T-shirts, the ‘men-in-blue’ looked relaxed as they headed straight to the team hotel along with theirRead More

London, September 18 Former England football captain Wayne Rooney received a two-year driving ban on Monday after pleading guilty in a British court to drink-driving, the Press Association news agency reported. Rooney apologised for his “unforgivable lack of judgment” in a statement issued after he entered his guilty plea atRead More