Pallekele, August 8 Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of Sri Lanka’s third Test against India owing to back pain. With Sri Lanka already losing the series and a hectic Test season ahead, the team management decided on resting the veteran spinner. Herath was injured in theRead More

London, August 7 American Tori Bowie won the women’s 100 metres world title making up for her silver in last year’s Olympics, while Rio gold medallist Elaine Thompson struggled home in fifth place. The 26-year-old on Sunday made up metres on long time leader Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the IvoryRead More

Chandigarh, August 7 Punjab’s Aamit Kumar won his second medal at the World Para Athletics Junior (U20) Championships after finishing second in the 400 metres T42-T47 at Nottwil, Switzerland, on Saturday. The 18-year-old won the silver medal in 51.26 seconds, finishing behind Japan’s Suzuki Yudai (50.35s). Aamit, who had won theRead More

London, August 7 Justin Gatlin ruined Usain Bolt’s farewell party when the 35-year-old American won the world 100 metres title on Saturday, beating the Jamaican superstar into third and sparking a chorus of boos from a London crowd unhappy with his doping past. What was meant to be a glorious celebrationRead More

New Delhi, August 7 The BCCI on Monday said it would adopt a wait-and-watch policy on pacer S Sreesanth, whose life ban was lifted by the Kerala High Court, even as the cricketer’s state association welcomed the reprieve. Asked about the BCCI’s stand, acting president CK Khanna said: “The judgmentRead More

New Delhi, August 7 After clinching a comprehensive victory against Sri Lanka in the Colombo Test which helped India attain the unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, Team India skipper Virat Kohli caught up with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler The Great Khali. The Indian skipper expressed his joyRead More

Colombo, August 5 The resilient Sri Lankan pair of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis displayed their best batting performance to keep India at bay after a first innings debacle guiding the hosts to 209 for 2 here on the third day of the second Test. After being bowled out forRead More

New Delhi, August 5 Has the Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards selection committee erred by not recommending weightlifter Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu, who won a gold medal in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, for the Arjuna Award? It appears so as Manipur’s Chanu had more points than many athletes who have beenRead More

Colombo, August  5 India amassed 622/9 before declaring their first innings and then returned to remove both the Sri Lankan openers to tighten their grip on the second Test here today. For the second successive time in the three-match series, India won the toss, elected to bat and amassed 600 orRead More

Mumbai, August 5 Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will look to clinch his second title and keep his unbeaten record intact when he takes on China’s Zulpikar Maimaitiali here tomorrow. The 31-year-old former Olympics bronze-medallist will be fighting his ninth professional fight tomorrow and his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweightRead More