Porto, September 1 Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to move past Pele on the list of all-time international goal scorers as Portugal beat Faeroe Islands 5-1 to stay close to Switzerland at the top of Group B in World Cup European qualifying. Ronaldo netted with a neat volley fromRead More

Mumbai, September 1 Freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav, serving a four-year ban for a dope offence committed prior to the Rio Olympics last year, is fervently hoping the CBI’s probe into his charge of sample tampering by his rivals at Sonepat in Haryana leading to the ban comes out in hisRead More

Manchester, September 1 Former England captain Wayne Rooney has been charged with a drink-driving offence, Cheshire police said in a statement on Friday. Rooney, 31, has been released on bail and is due to appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on September 18. The Everton forward has been charged with drivingRead More

Colombo, August 31 India bulldozed Sri Lanka by 168 runs in the fourth ODI after skipper Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma smashed blistering hundreds to put the tourists 4-0 up in the five-match series here today. It’s Sri Lanka’s biggest ODI defeat on home soil in terms of runsRead More

Sydney, August 31 Australia’s “overpaid prima donna” cricketers were shamed by their humbling first Test defeat to Bangladesh, Australian media said on Thursday, while saluting the historic achievement. Lowly Bangladesh claimed their first-ever Test win over one-time power Australia and only their 10th in 101 Tests against all nations, beatingRead More

Colombo, August 31 MS Dhoni will be the cynosure of all eyes when he takes the field in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka here tomorrow. It will be his 300th ODI, and he will join the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (463 ODIs), Rahul Dravid (344), Mohammad Azharuddin (334), Sourav GangulyRead More

Karachi, August 31 Pakistan’s Test batsman Sharjeel Khan was today handed a five-year ban by the anti-corruption tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for his role in a spot-fixing scandal during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in February this year. Khan was banned for breaching five clauses of PCB’sRead More

Dhaka, August 31 Bangladesh pulled off a fairytale maiden Test victory over Australia on Wednesday as cricket witnessed a second triumph for the underdog in as many days. Less than 24 hours after Shai Hope’s second century of the match secured a series-levelling victory for West Indies against England atRead More

LONDON, August 31 Even the most diehard Yorkshireman might have found it impossible to suppress a smile as West Indies celebrated a stunning five-wicket victory over England in the second Test on Tuesday. At Headingley, a ground steeped in Test match folklore, West Indies breathed new life into the five-dayRead More

NEW YORK, August 31 World No. 3 Roger Federer survived a first-round scare from Frances Tiafoe before grinding out a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 victory over the American teenager in front of a raucous crowd at the US Open on Tuesday. Federer looked more relieved than overjoyed when Tiafoe’sRead More