New Delhi: Former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, legendary Prakash Padukone are a part of the nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. The committee will be headed by Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas will study issues related to sportsRead More

New Delhi: The chairman of national selection committee MSK Prasad on Thursday hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sense of “perfect timing” to quit as captain of limited overs formats and hinted at the mantle going to Virat Kohli. He also gave enough hints that Dhoni will be in team against EnglandRead More

New Delhi: Regarded as one of the most destructive batsman ever, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum on Thursday showed he still got enough power not only to destroy bowlers but also bats. In the 13th over, he faced Perth Scorchers’ pacer Andrew Tye. He tried to hit the fourthRead More

New Delhi: Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia proved to be a real hero on the first day of this year after she came to rescue of two girls who were harassed by three bullies. The incident happened on January 1, where Poonia is said to have been waiting insideRead More

New Delhi: The third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney produced a emphatic show of batting prowess from hosts’ opener David Warner as he went on to become the fifth batsman in the history of cricket to score a century before lunch in Tests. The feat hadn’t been achievedRead More

Mumbai: Rio Olympic silver medalist Pusarla V Sindhu won her trump game after facing some anxious moments as Chennai Smashers drubbed Bengaluru Smashers 5-0 in a Premier Badminton League contest at the NSCI Stadium here today. After Kashyap gave Chennai a 1-0 lead by outclassing his less experienced but currentlyRead More

Cape Town: Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander took four wickets each as South Africa bowled out Sri Lanka for 110 and took total control on the second day of the second Test at Newlands today. South Africa built on a first innings lead of 282 and reached 35 for noRead More

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) officially presented Germany winger Julian Draxler, signed until June 30, 2021, from German football club Wolfsburg on Tuesday for a reported transfer fee of 38 million euros ($39.4 million). Draxler, 23, expressed his delight after signing the contract. “For the first time in my career, I`mRead More

New Delhi: New Zealand opener Martin Guptill will miss the Twenty20 series against Bangladesh with a hamstring injury and will be replaced by in-form batsman Neil Broom, the country’s cricket board said on Saturday. Guptill will be sidelined for up to four weeks after he sustained the injury while runningRead More

Beijing: “Biggest”, “hugest”, “most ever”. Analysts are piling up the superlatives as China prepares to splash out astronomical sums for footballing talent during the winter transfer window in deals that analysts say involve more money than sense. Last year Chinese teams broke the Asian transfer record four times in anRead More