London: Buoyed by the return of Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur will look to arrest their current slump and improve their dismal record at the Emirates Stadium in Sunday`s derby against Arsenal. Though they remain the last unbeaten team in the Premier League, Tottenham have gone six games without victory inRead More

London: Former world number one Rafael Nadal told The Times on Saturday he is so determined to add to his 14 Grand Slam titles he is prepared to die to do so. The 30-year-old won two titles this year but he was plagued by physical problems which robbed him ofRead More

Perth: Less than 12 months after realising his Test career was at the crossroads, South African batsman JP Duminy has embraced new responsibility in his team`s middle order. Duminy, 32, burst onto the Test scene in 2008 with a stunning start to his career, but has never quite fulfilled thatRead More

Sharjah,  West Indies reached 114/5 against Pakistan with inspirational opener Kraigg Brathwaite still at the crease after a tense fourth day ended early due to bad light as they chased a victory target of 153 in the third Test here today. Brathwaite was defiantly standing on 44 with Shane DowrichRead More

Varanasi, November 3 Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma is all set to tie the knot with basketball player Pratima Singh on December 9. Their engagement ceremony was held on June 19 and the marriage is expected to be on December 9, said sources. Pratima is a cager hailing from Varanasi andRead More

New Delhi,  Making a comeback after undergoing a knee surgery, top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says that she sometimes feels her badminton career could come to an end due to the injuries she has suffered. Saina, who became a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletics Commission recently, is returningRead More

Paris,  Manchester City got their revenge on Barcelona as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a 3-1 win in the Champions League, while Arsenal were one of four sides to secure progress to the last-16. Pep Guardiola’s side had lost 4-0 in Barcelona two weeks ago but they showed tremendous characterRead More

Mumbai, All-rounder Hardik Pandya was the lone new face even as senior speedster Ishant Sharma made a comeback, after recovering from Chikungunya, in the 15-member Indian Test squad announced on Wednesday for the first two matches against England starting November 9 in Rajkot. While KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and BhuvneshwarRead More

New delhi,  India’s chief hockey coach Roelant Oltmans is a difficult man to please. Two days after guiding the national team to the gold medal at the Asian Champions Trophy, the 62-year-old Dutchman is already busy setting new goals for the team, which include a podium finish at the 2018Read More

Singapore, The Indian women’s hockey team continued its impressive performance by registering a 2-0 victory over Malaysia in its third pool match of the 4th Women’s Asian Champions Trophy here. India sit at the top of the pool table with seven points, above Korea, China, Japan and Malaysia. Playing theRead More