Ranchi: India speedster Umesh Yadav today said Virat Kohli is “fit to play”, assuaging fears over the injured captain’s participation in the remainder of the crucial third cricket Test against Australia here. “Bandage will obviously remain after an injury. But I think he’s fit to play. The way he’s practisingRead More

New Delhi: Swiss legend Roger Federer advanced into Indian Wells Open semifinals after illness forced Nick Kyrgios to withdraw from today’s match at Indian Wells Open. Kyrgios, who defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in the quarterfinals, was set to face the Swiss marvel in the semi-finals. However 40 minutesRead More

New Delhi: London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has decided to donate Rs six lakhs — Rs 50,000 each — to the families of the 12 Central Reserve Police Force jawans killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh last week. Saina, who turned 27 today, said she is pained by whatRead More

Basel: Defending champion H S Prannoy and Subhankar Dey advanced to the prequarterfinals of the men’s singles competition at the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament. Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy, who clinched their maiden Grand Prix Gold title at Syed Modi Internationals in January, alsoRead More

Ranchi:Indian cricket team today heaved a sigh of relief when the medical reports confirmed that there were no “serious concerns” with regards to captain Virat Kohli’s shoulder injury and the treatment will assist him participate in the rest of the third Test. Kohli could not field after landing awkwardly onRead More

Karachi: Pakistan’s disgraced former Test captain Salman Butt, who has served a five-year ban for spot-fixing, has urged cricket authorities to target those who try to corrupt players at any level of the game. “The players are seen as the main culprits whenever some corruption comes out. But I thinkRead More

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will interrogate Test batsman Nasir Jamshed for his role in PSL spot-fixing scandal that led to suspension of three players. According to a well-informed official in the board, Jamshed will be questioned in at the Pakistan High Commission in London, where he is basedRead More

New Delhi: The Indian U-17 team will play two matches against Mali next month as part of preparations for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup and efforts are also on to arrange games against Portugal and England during its exposure trip to Europe. The two matches against Mali are slated toRead More

New Delhi: India’s most successful doubles specialist Jwala Gutta has been appointed a member of the governing body of Sports Authority of India (SAI). The 14-time national champion said she is looking forward to play her role in the development of sports in the country. “I am really excited toRead More

Indian Wells: India’s Sania Mirza and her women’s doubles partner Barbara Strycova crashed out of the BNP Paribas Open after going down in straight sets in the quarter-finals here. The Indo-Czech pair, who had won the Cincinnati Open and Toray Pan Pacific Open last year, suffered a 4-6, 4-6 lossRead More