Sydney: Australia`s batsmen should learn how to play spin bowling properly or not bother going to India for this month`s Test series, former England star Kevin Pietersen warned Friday. Australia face a daunting challenge in the four-Test series, starting in Pune on February 23, and have not won a seriesRead More

Hyderabad: The Bangladesh team arrived here on Thursday for the one-off Test match against India, to be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium here from February 9 to 13. The team arrived at the international airport here this evening and headed straight to the hotel where it willRead More

New Delhi: Marcelo Leite Pereira, the Golden Boot winner of Indian Super League 3, has threatened to take legal action against his franchise Delhi Dynamos and possibly approach FIFA for non-payment of dues amounting to USD 25,000. As per the agreement signed between the Brazilian forward and Delhi Dynamos, theRead More

Pune: Champion cueist Pankaj Advani won the Indian National Snooker Championship with a 6-0 win over Pandurangaiah of Railways in a one-sided final here on Thursday. Apart from clinching his 29th national title overall, Advani broke several other records. He became the only Indian men’s cueist to be the holderRead More

New Delhi: Considering the number of cricket fans in India, Indian cricketers have to be very particular about their security while attending public events. While each cricketer dreams of becoming a household name someday in our country, there are severe repercussions to it, especially if you play for India. RisingRead More

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry budget today got a substantial hike of Rs 350 crore in the union budget for 2017-18, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament here. Jaitley allocated a total of Rs 1943 crore, compared to Rs 1592 crore earmarked last year. The steep increaseRead More

New Delhi: Minnows Bangladesh have received a huge blow ahead of the their one-off Test against India, which starts on February 9 in Hyderabad. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member team to be led by Mushfiqur Rahim, but the side has no Mustafizur Rahman. Rahman, 21, is regardedRead More

Pune: Villarreal youngster Ashique Kuruniyan, signed on loan from Indian Super League club FC Pune City, has suffered an injury and is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury. Ashique picked up an injury during training last week and ultrasound reports confirmed a grade-2 injuryRead More

Sydney: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has moved on quickly from the loss of a gold medal from his Olympic trove, preferring to focus on future success. Touching down in Australia Wednesday before an international athletics meet, Bolt remained philosophical about surrendering one of his nine gold medals. “Initially IRead More

New Delhi: India emerged victorious in 2nd T20I against England in Nagpur but former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly isn’t too impressed with the batting position of a few players including that of MS Dhoni’s. In an interview with India Today, Ganguly suggested that Dhoni should bat in top order whileRead More