Kolkata: Echoing national selection committee chairman MSK Prasad’s words, former India captain Sourav Ganguly today said Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha is ahead of Parthiv Patel in race to play Test cricket. Wriddhiman struck a career-best first class score of 203 not out in an unbroken 316-run partnership with Cheteshwar PujaraRead More

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday launched the first ever women’s professional league which is to be contested by six teams at the Ambedkar Stadium here from January 28. The two-week Indian Women`s League (IWL) will be a beginning of a new era in country`s women`sRead More

New Delhi: Karun Nair scored an emphatic triple hundred in Chennai Test against England, a feat for which he overnight became a sensation. Nair’s emphatic knock was noticed all around the globe and Steve Smith wanting David warner to emulate the Indian during the upcoming Asian sub-continent tour, justified that.Read More

Sydney: Australia has recalled opener Aaron Finch and decided to rest star batsman David Warner for the one-day series in New Zealand starting next week. “David has had a very big summer and will benefit from a break in cricket, both mentally and physically,” interim national selector Trevor Hohns saidRead More

Melbourne: Serena Williams battled a misbehaving serve and scorching heat but stayed cool under pressure in a 7-5 6-4 win over Czech Barbora Strycova to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday. Second seed Williams was broken three times in the opening set at Rod Laver Arena and again whenRead More

New Delhi: India’s young captain Virat Kohli has lifted two trophies in two months after leading Men in Blue to series wins against visiting England in both Tests and ODIs. India did lose the third and final ODI match against England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata despite a heroic 90 fromRead More

Bhubaneswar: Gurjinder Singh showed his brilliance while converting a penalty corner to hand Kalinga Lancers a 1-0 victory over Delhi Waveriders in their opening campaign of the Hockey India League, here on Sunday. Playing in front of their home crowd, Lancers got off to a dominating start. But Delhi ledRead More

London: Ten-man Arsenal went second in the Premier League with a stunning 2-1 win over Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday that saw both sides score penalties in stoppage-time. Arsenal were 1-0 up courtesy of Shkodran Mustafi`s first goal for the club when, in the third of seven minutesRead More

New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni continues to play a proactive role even as skipper Virat Kohli skipped the all-important practice session ahead of Sunday’s final and third ODI against England in Eden Gardens. According to reports, the former captain took charge of team affairs during the practice session, which lastedRead More

Melbourne: Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada produced a rich vein of form as they rolled into the second round of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open here on Saturday. The Indo-Canadian unseeded pair registered a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 10-7 win overRead More