Indore: Captain Parthiv Patel`s 90 lifted Gujarat to 291 for six in their first innings as they took a crucial 63-run lead over defending champions Mumbai on the second day of the Ranji Trophy cricket final here on Wednesday. Apart from the seasoned left-hander, Manprit Juneja scored 77 as theRead More

New Delhi: Pakistani pacer Mohammad Irfan, who was included in team squad to face Australia in the upcoming ODI series has flown back to Pakistan after hearing the news of his mother’s demise. The 34-year-old fast bowler has not played for Pakistan since September last year, after picking up crampsRead More

Sydney: Promising Aussie leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who is eyeing a place in the national cricket team for the four-Test tour to India, has revealed that World No.1 Test bowler Ravichandran Ashwin likes to keep the secrets of his trade under wraps. The 24-year-old Zampa, who shared the dressing room withRead More

New Delhi: Having already won the Ballon d’Or award, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was named the FIFA Player of the Year 2016, beating arch rival Lionel Messi. What would be called an exceptional year for the former Manchester United player, he helped Portugal win the Euro 2016, beating FranceRead More

New Delhi: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has received death threat in a letter which reportedly reads, ”You will not go back alive, if you step in Midnapur.” Ganguly, President of Cricket Association of Bengal, got the letter on January 5th and was scheduled to make a visit in theRead More

New Delhi: After days of speculation on her fitness, former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Geeta Phogat was today declared fit to compete in the ongoing Pro Wrestling League with her franchise UP Dangal insisting that she would compete tomorrow. The team declared that Geeta is now fit and will be availableRead More

Chennai: India’s ace bowler Ravichandran Ashwin today hailed M S Dhoni as an illustrious leader and said a lot of leadership lessons can be learnt from him. He also said Virat Kohli, who will now captain the Indian team in all formats, is no less a player and in theRead More

New Delhi: Pro Wrestling League’s new entrant Jaipur Ninjas continued their brilliant run in the ongoing second edition of the tournament with a 4-3 win over Delhi Sultans, led by star Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik, here on Friday. Jaipur had it easy against Delhi as they rode on the brilliantRead More

Doha: Novak Djokovic saved five match points against world number 42 Fernando Verdasco on Friday to reach the Qatar Open final where he could meet world number one Andy Murray. Djokovic won a thrilling match 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 to progress to his second successive final in Doha but wasRead More

Zurich: Increasing the World Cup from 32 teams to 48, as proposed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, would generate an additional $640 million (605 million euros), according to a confidential FIFA report seen by AFP on Friday. An expanded tournament with 48 countries, featuring 16 groups of three teams, startingRead More