Lucknow: P.V. Sindhu, B. Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma and the women`s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy reached the title rounds of the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships here on Saturday. Ashwini and Sikki also advanced to the mixed doubles final with their partners B. Sumeeth ReddyRead More

Ranchi: Delhi Waveriders and Ranchi Rays played out a goal-less draw to share four points between them in a pulsating encounter of the fifth edition of Hockey India League here on Saturday. The first quarter was dominated by Delhi Waveriders who started strong with better ball possession. Through incisive passing,Read More

New Delhi: AB de Villiers marks his return into the ODI squad as captain of the team, replacing Quinton de Kock. Here’s a look at the final XI squads of both teams:- South Africa XI: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, David Miller,Read More

New Delhi: On the final day of the 2017 Australian Open, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza will bid her seventh Grand Slam title. The 30-year-old will team up with her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig in the Mixed Doubles title clash against the unseeded pair of Abigail Spears of America andRead More

Melbourne: 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer moved a step closer to winning his next Major title with a 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 win over compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the Australian Open men’s singles semi-final at at Rod Laver Arena. The Swiss maestro looked in control of the proceedings,Read More

South Australia: An insatiable David Warner blasted a career-best 179 and dominated Australia`s highest ever one-day partnership with fellow centurion Travis Head to help secure their 57-run victory in the fifth and final match against Pakistan on Thursday. Babar Azam (100) and Sharjeel Khan (79) kept alive Pakistan`s hopes ofRead More

Melbourne: Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis crashed out of the mixed doubles competition of the Australian Open with a straight-set defeat in the quarterfinals here today. Paes and Hingis lost 3-6 2-6 to the local pair of Sam Groth and Samantha Stosur in aRead More

Kanpur: Six office-bearers of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) including secretary Rajiv Shukla today stepped down from their respective posts at the state body’s working committee meeting here, after they were rendered ineligible as per the Supreme Court appointed Lodha Panel’s recommendations. The office-bearers who were forced to stepRead More

London: Andy Murray was left out of Great Britain`s initial four-man team for next week`s Davis Cup World Group first-round meeting with Canada, which was announced on Tuesday. Captain Leon Smith says Murray needs rest following his shock Australian Open fourth-round defeat at the hands of Germany`s Mischa Zverev. ButRead More

Kolkata: Former opener Virender Sehwag`s advice helped India wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha become the first stumper to score a double ton in the Irani Cup final for Rest Of India (ROI), the Bengal player said on Tuesday. Saha`s exploits helped ROI script a win against Ranji Trophy champions Gujarat, ledRead More