Kochi: Riding on his consistent performance as left-back for Chennaiyin FC, 18-year-old Jerry Lalrinzuala bagged the Emerging Player award of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2016. The teenager’s rise to glory over the last three months for Marco Materazzi’s team, is a testament to his stolid defensive work as wellRead More

Madrid: Inspired by Leicester City`s incredible Premier League success, underdogs also shone on the international stage in 2016 as Cristiano Ronaldo`s Portugal stunned hosts France to the European championships in a tournament also lit up by debutants Wales and Iceland. Ronaldo capped his stellar career with a first international trophyRead More

New Delhi: Sung ji Hyun of Korea put up a spirited performance as she defeated India’s PV Sindhu 21-15, 18-21, 21-15 in the semi-final of BWF Super Series Masters Finals. After taking a sweet revenge by beating Spain’s Carolina Marin in the quarter-final, Sindhu failed to advance in the finalRead More

New Delhi: Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt opted out of Pro Wrestling League season 2 as he decided not to go under the hammer at Friday’s auction, where his protege Bajrang Punia became India’s most expensive buy with Delhi franchise signing him for Rs. 38 lakhs. Overall, Rio Olympics gold medallistRead More

New Delhi: In the 2nd ODI between Australia and New Zealand in Canberra, Australian skipper Steve Smith was floored by a painful blow to the groin. The pain in such a scenario an very well be understood but Smith’s fellow Australian teammate David Warner and surrounding New Zealand players didRead More

Lucknow: A win away from rewriting history after a long gap of 15 years, Indian colts would look to showcase their best and leave nothing to chance when they take on Belgium in the summit showdown of the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup here tomorrow. The wintry Sunday could turnRead More

Karachi: Tainted former Pakistan captain Salman Butt does not believe cricket can ever be completely free of corruption but has praised the mechanism put into place by the ICC and member boards to safeguard players from corrupt elements in the game. In an interview with PTI, Butt who has tastedRead More

New Delhi: Continuing their good run in the ongoing Junior Hockey World Cup 2016, Indian team defeated Spain 2-1 on Wednesday to book their berth for semi-final. In front of a jam-packed crowd at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, the boys in blue, led by skipper Harjeet Singh, showed a lotRead More

Russia Doping: Trapped in its own design Doping continues to be the scourge of Olympic movement, but nobody would have imagined Russia – undoubtedly one of the greatest sporting nations – finding most of its champion athletes debarred from competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics. And it remained one ofRead More

London: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand survived a scare before eventually holding his position together to escape with a draw against Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in the sixth round of London Chess Classic here. Trying to invade early into Giri’s position, Anand found that the former was adequately prepared andRead More