Barbados: West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith, who made his last appearance for the national side at the 2015 World Cup, has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. The 33-year-old`s decision came ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) qualifying final match between Islamabad United and Karachi KingsRead More

New Delhi: Indian cricket coach Anil Kumble threw his weight behind out of form Ajinkya Rahane saying that there’s was no question of dropping the Mumbai batsman from Indian squad. Rahane, who didn’t have a great series against England and was eventually ruled out with a fractured hand, notched upRead More

New Delhi: The national blind cricket team which won the T-20 World Cup for Blind earlier this month met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. Modi complimented the team members for their achievement and urged them to do even better in future, an official statement said. The team members presented theRead More

Kolkata: Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a hat-trick to power heavyweights Mohun Bagan to a thumping 4-1 win over Club Valencia of Maldives in their return leg fixture of the AFC Cup South Zone playoff. Jeje hit three goals in 2nd, 45th and 82nd minutes while Sony Norde, making a return, alsoRead More

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane launched a passionate defence of his team on Tuesday amid accusations the La Liga leaders have benefited from favourable refereeing decisions this season following their 3-2 win at Villarreal on Sunday. Real were awarded a fiercely contested penalty while trailing 2-1 at Villarreal forRead More

New Delhi: After causing a social media outrage for chewing gum while the Indian National anthem was being played during the 1st T20I against England earlier this year, Parvez Rasool finally broke his silence and slammed people for mixing politics with cricket. “Let cricketers play cricket and don’t involve themRead More

New Delhi: Indian captain Virat Kohli, who endured a shockingly below-par performance in the first Test between India and Australia Pune, has got the backing of none other than one of India’s most successful captain Sourav Ganguly. Kohli, who went out on duck for the first time in his TestRead More

New Delhi: The ISSF and its athletes committee, headed by Abhinav Bindra, today received brickbats from three-time Olympic medallist Rajmond Debevec, who said gender equality in 2020 Olympics could have been achieved without scrapping the existing three events. According to the International Olympic Association’s Agenda 2020, all international sports federationsRead More

Kalyani: Fans who turned up to watch a M S Dhoni special returned disappointed even as Jharkhand cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Services for their second victory in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here today. Chasing a stiff 277, Jharkhand did not require services of their captain ‘cool’ asRead More

New Delhi: Harbhajan Singh’s comments comments of labeling the current Australian team as the worst ever came back to haunt him after Steve Smith’s men secured an influential 333-run victory over Virat Kohli and Co. in Pune on Saturday. Ahead of the series kick-off, Bhajji had predicted India to secureRead More