London, May 30 Luke Ronchi, the New Zealand blaster, with an expression of bemusement remembers how England got 408 against them at Birmingham in 2015. “England made 400 against us and really, we didn’t think they’d make 400,” he says. No one thought England would make 400 in a One-dayRead More

PARIS, May 30 Rafael Nadal smoothly negotiated the potential stumbling block presented by Frenchman Benoit Paire on Monday, launching his bid for a 10th French Open trophy with a largely routine 6-1 6-4 6-1 win. The heavy favourite for the title looked in imperious form as he steamed through theRead More

London, May 30 A new song criticising British Prime Minister Theresa May has rocketed up the music charts less than two weeks before the general election which is scheduled to be held on June 8. ‘Liar Liar’ by Captain Ska was released on Friday and by yesterday it has risenRead More

London, May 29 “It’s Little India in there,” says the securitywoman at the entrance of the Oval ground. She’s right, it was little India at the Oval indeed, though it could more accurately be termed Absolute India. Over 17,000 fans turned up to watch India’s warm-up match against New ZealandRead More

PARIS, May 29 World No. 1 Angelique Kerber’s nightmare season hit a new low on Sunday when she was dumped out of the French Open 6-2 6-2 by 40th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova. The German became the first top-seeded woman to lose in the opening round of the French Open since theRead More

MADRID, May 29 Lionel Messi and Neymar showed their pedigree as Barcelona outclassed a determined Alaves side 3-1 on Saturday to win the King’s Cup for a third successive year, allowing coach Luis Enrique to leave the club on a high. Barca were searching for one piece of silverware toRead More

Karachi, May 29 Ahead of the much-awaited India-Pakistan encounter in the Champions Trophy, Pakistani speedster Junaid Khan has taken a dig at India skipper Virat Kohli, saying his team is not afraid of him and they know how to tackle him. Khan said Kohli was a great batsman but heRead More

London, May 29 It’s early English summer yet, the Champions Trophy is yet to take off, and the first ball-tampering controversy of the season is already upon us. It involved South Africa, and they’re not pleased about it. During South Africa’s defeat to England last night, umpires Rob Bailey andRead More

Gold Coast (Australia), May 27 India’s campaign at the Sudirman Cup ended after they went down 0-3 against top seed and 10-time champions China in the quarterfinals of the mixed team championship here today. At the start of the tie, the mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj RankireddyRead More

London, May 27 Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has tipped England to win the Champions Trophy beginning next week. While disappointed at West Indies failing to make the cut for the tournament, Lara feels England have what it takes to go all the way on home soil. “The ChampionsRead More