New Delhi: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her new doubles partner Barbora Strycova made a strong statement ahead of season opening Grand Slam by entering the finals of the WTA Apia International in Sydney on Thursday. The top-seeded Indo-Czech pair dismissed America’s Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova from KazakhstanRead More

New Delhi: The controversy surrounding Sanju Samson’s alleged misconduct during a Ranji Trophy match finally resolved on Thursday with the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) letting off the crickerter with a warning that his father will not be allowed to “interfere with his son’s cricketing activities”. Sanju had left the KeralaRead More

Indore: Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer made a fine half-century to keep multiple-time champions Mumbai in the hunt after the title holders conceded the first innings lead to Gujarat in the summit clash of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament here on Thursday. Iyer made 82 off 137 deliveries with the helpRead More

Mumbai: Flavour of the season Rishabh Pant sizzled in his first ever match for India A and his smashing 59 off only 36 balls overshadowed senior pro Ajinkya Rahane’s compact 91 as a new-look India A side cruised to a six-wicket victory over England in the second warm-up game, hereRead More

Monte Carlo: The contest for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award promises to be one of the most competitive ever with the likes of Usain Bolt, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andy Murray contesting for top honours. The nominees for the World Sportsman of the Year award also include 5kRead More

Wellington: Mominul Haque and Tamim Iqbal plundered the New Zealand attack to have Bangladesh 154-3 at stumps on a rain-disrupted opening day of the first Test in Wellington on Thursday. Only 40.2 overs were possible with play stopped twice because of rain and eventually ended by bad light with MominulRead More

Pune: India skipper Virat Kohli today said captaining in all three formats of cricket is quite “surreal” and he never thought that this day would come in his life. “It is quite surreal. I never thought this day is going to come to my life. When I came to theRead More

Kuala Lumpur: Asia`s football chief said the region “deserves more slots” at the World Cup, as FIFA`s decision to expand the tournament to 48 teams from 2026 was cheered in countries from China to New Zealand. Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said Asia`s size and economic might merited moreRead More

Melbourne: World number one Angelique Kerber spearheads a host of dangerous players looking to halt Serena Williams` bid for an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open next week. The German left-hander stunned the American powerhouse at Melbourne Park last year, upsetting her in the final andRead More

ew Delhi: Veteran Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh impressed on his comeback into India’s limited-overs squad with a fluent fifty in the 1st warm-up game against England XI. The southpaw, who came to bat at number four, looked in rhythm from the word go at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai. AlongRead More