London, August 5 Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday with another consummate 10,000 metres triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport’s history. With 55,000 of his home fans roaring their support at the London Stadium, theRead More

Sydney, August 4 Australian cricket must never again embark on such an acrimonious pay row, the players’ union says, after a bruising months-long dispute that rattled the sport was finally resolved. The bad-tempered stand-off, that has badly damaged relations between cricketers and the governing body, came to a head onRead More

Colombo, August 4 Cheteshwar Pujara registered his second century of the series while Ajinkya Rahane also notched up a hundred as the duo laid the foundation for a massive first innings total in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Pujara’s 50th Test turned out to be quite eventful forRead More

St Louis, August 4 Five-time world champion Viswanthan Anand played out another draw with Peter Svidler of Russia in the second round of the Sinquefield Cup here. Playing black for the first time in the tournament, Anand was up against an English opening that got transposed to the Queen pawnRead More

New Delhi, August 4 For para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia and former hockey captain Sardar Singh, the recommendation of their names for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication to achieve sporting excellence. The announcement is also the realisation of their long-standing wishRead More

Melbourne, August 4 Australia’s bruising and protracted cricket pay dispute was finally resolved today with players and management agreeing on a new “in-principle” deal, ensuring upcoming series against Bangladesh, India and England can go ahead. The players appeared to be the winners in the five-year agreement, worth an estimated Aus$500 millionRead More

Karachi, August 2 Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes that India captain Virat Kohli is not in the league of legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. “The quality of cricket nowadays does not match the quality we had in the past. Virat Kohli is a very good batsman andRead More

London, August 2 Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who prepares to race for the final time in his illustrious career, has issued a stern warning to his fellow athletes, saying they must stop doping otherwise track and field will die. Bolt, an eight-time Olympic champion, will retire after this month’s WorldRead More

Barcelona, August 2 Neymar informed his teammates he is leaving Barcelona, a club spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, as his potential world record move to Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer. “The player came to train as scheduled and announced to his teammates that he is leaving,” said the source. “TheRead More

Mumbai, August 2 India’s star professional boxer and Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, who is set to take on China’s undefeated, left-handed fighter Zulpikar Maimaitiali for a double-title fight on Saturday, today dubbed him as inexperienced. “I am experienced….I don’t consider him as experienced boxer, he is young, but heRead More