Kolkata: Canadian striker Iain Hume proved his worth once again as he scored a 90th-minute goal to help Atletico de Kolkata hold NorthEast United FC to a 1-1 draw in a Hero Indian Super League (ISL) match, here on Thursday. ATK will be happy with the point which keeps themRead More

Visakhapatnam: The spotlight was firmly trained on fit-again opener K L Rahul as senior pro Gautam Gambhir today cut a lonely figure during the Indian cricket team’s practice session on the eve of the second Test against England here. Captain Virat Kohli’s assertion later that the Karnataka player is theirRead More

New Delhi: Andy Murray had to trawl deep into the bottom of his energy reserves to outlast Japan`s Kei Nishikori 6-7(9) 6-4 6-4 in a monumental battle lasting more than three hours at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday. The new world number one looked in trouble when NishikoriRead More

Catalonia: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu predicted Wednesday that Lionel Messi would not only extend his contract with the Catalan club but also end his playing days there too. Speaking at the launch of a 55 million euros ($59 million) a year shirt sponsorship deal Bartomeu told journalists he wasRead More

Karachi: India has agreed to play against Pakistan in the women’s Asia Twenty 20 Cup in Thailand, PCB sources have claimed. Uncertainty had prevailed over whether India would play Pakistan in the competition, from November 25, after the BCCI President Anurag Thakur had said that he would ask the ICCRead More

New Delhi: Saina Nehwal’s comeback may have ended with a gruelling opening round loss at the China Super Series Premier in Fuzhou but the London Olympics bronze medallist said she was satisfied with the way she played. Three months after limping out of the Rio Olympics due to a severeRead More

New Delhi: Indian bowlers weren’t quite up to the mark against England in 1st Test at Rajkot. Though much was expected from the spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra and Ravindra Jadeja, seamers too didn’t lift their game seeing the slow bowlers struggle on that surface. With Ishant SharmaRead More

California: Former England midfielder Steven Gerrard has left Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy, the club confirmed on Tuesday, but he indicated that he is not yet ready to retire from playing. “The LA Galaxy announced today that midfielder Steven Gerrard will not return to the club for the 2017Read More

New Delhi: Manager Juergen Klopp has given Liverpool`s players a winning mentality while boosting their self-belief, according to Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho. The five-times European champions have surged to the top of the Premier League with 26 points from 11 matches and return to action after the international break withRead More

Paris: Notoriously obsessive taskmaster Pep Guardiola got the most out of Lionel Messi when they were together at Barcelona by banning the world`s best player from having sex after midnight. That was the claim by Samir Nasri, who was shipped off by the now Manchester City boss on loan toRead More