New Delhi, May 1 Hockey India (HI) on Monday recommended senior player and former captain Sardar Singh for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest sporting honour. Meanwhile, the BCCI has nominated prolific run scorer Cheteshwar Pujara for the prestigious Arjuna award, acknowledging his stupendous show during the last TestRead More

Pune, May 1 Ben Stokes hammered an unbeaten 103 under pressure to lead Rising Pune Supergiant to a five-wicket win over Gujarat Lions that consolidated their fourth position in IPL, here tonight. Chasing a modest 162 to win, the hosts were reeling at 42 for four when the England batsmanRead More

Madrid, May 1 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists his team do not have a psychological advantage over Champions League semi-final opponents Atletico Madrid despite beating them in two finals in three years. As well as their victories in Lisbon (2014) and Milan (2016), Real knocked out Atletico in theRead More

New Delhi, May 1 Delhi Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan is unlikely to play in the remainder of the Indian Premier League due to a hamstring strain. Zaheer had suffered the injury during a match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Edens Gardens and according to team sources, he will miss theRead More

Mumbai, May 1 Skipper Rohit Sharma played a sublime knock to lead Mumbai Indians to a five-wicket win over laggards Royal Challengers Bangalore, ensuring themselves of a berth at the IPL play-offs, here on Monday. RCB, opting to bat, put up 162 for eight with Ab de Villiers hammering 43Read More

Pune, April 29 His team all but out of contention for a place in the IPL play-offs, a dejected RCB skipper Virat Kohli found his team’s horrendous performance inexplicable. “I think it’s for everyone to see we lost that game. It’s hard for a captain to stand here and speakRead More

Pune, April 29 Formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore led by India captain Virat Kohli became first team to be thrown out of contention for play-offs after a humiliating 61 -run defeat against Rising Pune Supergiant in an Indian Premier League encounter, here today. Although the RCB bowlers managed to keep theRead More

Mohali, Kings XI Punjab are slowly drifting towards the point of no return. Their fifth loss, to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 26 runs, has shrunk their already-slim hopes of making it to the playoffs. The Glenn Maxwell-led team has lost to the defending champions twice this season. Their first loss was inRead More

Mohali,  Back from four consecutive losses, Delhi Daredevils are in a do-or-die situation when they take on struggling Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 tie at the IS Bindra Stadium here on Sunday. With just two wins from seven games, Delhi are languishing at theRead More

Ipoh (Malaysia), April 29 India squandered the lead twice as Great Britain rallied to earn a 2-2 draw in the rain-delayed opening match at the 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here. Akashdeep Singh (19th minute) and Mandeep Singh (48th minute) scored field goals to give India the leadRead More