Chennai, April 6 Picked as a replacement for injured Ravichandran Ashwin in Rising Pune Supergiants, all-rounder Washington Sundar says he is gearing up to fill in the big boots of the “legend” whenever he gets a chance to play. Sundar, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin, was picked followingRead More

Bengaluru, April 6 Long-serving player Leander Paes was on Thursday dropped for the first time in 27 years from India’s Davis Cup squad as non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi picked Rohan Bopanna instead for the tie against Uzbekistan. The Asia/Oceania Zone Group I tie begins here tomorrow. Bopanna will pair upRead More

Hyderabad, April 6 Star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said he has been batting with more freedom after making a successful return to the Indian ODI team earlier this year. Yuvraj made a comeback to the Indian team against England earlier this year and roared back to form with a brutal centuryRead More

Hyderabad,  Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad made a perfect start to their Indian Premier League campaign, crushing a depleted Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs in the opening encounter here today. Veteran Yuvraj Singh’s blazing blade (62 off 27 balls) and unheralded Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan Arman’s (2/36 in 4 overs)Read More

Kuala Lumpur, Fresh from her triumph in the Indian Open Super Series, India’s top badminton player was in for a rude shock here, getting knocked out of the Malaysia Open Super Series in the first round today. Sindhu was beaten 18-21, 21-19, 21-17 by China’s Chen Yufei in a 68-minute thriller.Read More

New Delhi, April 5 Indian captain Virat Kolhi was on Wednesday named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016, adding another feather to his already crowded cap. Kohli amassed 1,215 Test runs at a stupendous average of 75.93 last year. Ten ODI appearances fetched him 739 runs at 92.37,Read More

Dubai: India held on to the number four position in the latest ICC ODI rankings despite not playing the 50-over format for more than two months. The Virat Kohli-led India have 112 rating points. South Africa lead the chart with 119 rating points followed by Australia (118) and New ZealandRead More

Johannesburg: Former British tennis star Greg Rusedski believes Russian tennis champion Maria Sharapova will receive more wildcard entries to tournaments as she “draws a big crowd no matter where she plays”. Sharapova is set to make a comeback later this month in the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart after servingRead More

New Delh: A build-up marred by pullouts of top players notwithstanding, Delhi Daredevils’ experienced spinner Amit Mishra today put up a brave face, saying it would be “unfair to write us off” in the 10th edition of IPL. Mishra said Daredevils cannot be brushed aside despite losing two key playersRead More

Kuching (Malaysia): Indian star shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal suffered setbacks in the opening round of the Malaysia Open Superseries Premier, while Ajay Jayaram moved into the men`s singles second round here on Wednesday. Sixth seed and 2016 Olympic silver medallist Sindhu was toppled by world No.13 Chen YufeiRead More