Dhaka, July 11 Bangladesh’s cricket board vowed tough action Tuesday against any players accused of misconduct or bringing the game into disrepute amid a slew of high-profile scandals involving top stars. The warning from the cricket board came as the wife of fast bowler Mohammad Shahid filed a complaint againstRead More

LONDON, July 11 French Open champion Rafael Nadal’s challenge for a third Wimbledon title was ended by Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller as the Spaniard succumbed 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13 in a heart-pounding fourth-round classic on Monday. The 31-year-old Nadal fought back from two sets down and saved four match pointsRead More

Oneida (USA),  Aditi Ashok carded a three-under 69 in the final round to finish tied 28th at the inaugural Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. The 19-year-old finished with an 11-under 277 for her third straight finish between 25th and 30th places. She has now made eight cuts in 10 starts, includingRead More

London, July 9 England and Manchester United’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney completed a move back to his first club Everton today. The 31-year-old — who had become a peripheral figure under Jose Mourinho last season — signed a two year contract for an undisclosed fee bringing the curtain down onRead More

Bhubaneswar,  India clinched one gold through Sudha Singh in the women’s 3000m steeplechase event and four other medals to maintain their numero uno position on the third and penultimate day at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. The 31-year-old Sudha won her race in 9 min 59.47s to grab the loneRead More

Kingston (Jamaica), Skipper Virat Kohli might open the innings when India take on the Indies in a one-off T20I, aiming to finish their Caribbean sojourn on a high despite the threat posed by Chris Gayle’s return to the home team. After winning the five-match ODI series 3-1, India will certainlyRead More

LONDON, Top seed Angelique Kerber lived dangerously for more than two hours before finally subduing the tenacious challenge of American outsider Shelby Rogers 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon fourth round. The German has struggled for form in recent months and at times was blasted off court by Rogers’ heavyRead More

Leicester, India’s four-match winning streak in the Women’s World Cup was brought to a crashing halt with a 115-run loss against South Africa, following an abject batting surrender here today. The star South African performer was captain Dane van Niekerk who first made a valuable 57 off 66 balls to guideRead More

New Delhi, July 7 The International Hockey Federation (FIH) will ask hosts England to investigate India’s allegation that attempts were made to “fix” their Hockey World League Semi-final clash against Pakistan last month. FIH’s decision came after Hockey India (HI) lodged an official complaint to the world body about theRead More

Kingston (Jamiaca), July 7 Indian captain Virat Kohli says he is “delighted” to have found players like Hardik Pandya and Kedar Jadhav for the sheer explosiveness they bring to the team’s lower-order batting. Contrary to expectations, Kohli did not experiment much in the five-match ODI series against ninth-ranked West Indies,Read More