Muktsar,  Hailing from the remote village of Kothe Surgapuri in Gidderbaha subdivision, 22-year-old Palpreet Singh Brar has become the first Indian cager to be drafted directly into the National Basketball Association (NBA) D-League. He has been picked by the Long Island Nets, New York. The towering cager (6 feet, 9Read More

Mumbai,  If England’s struggles in Bangladesh are anything to go by, they could be in for an even rougher ride in India over the next couple of months when they take on the world No.1 side in a five-match series in similar spin-friendly conditions. England narrowly won the opening TestRead More

SHARJAH, Kraigg Brathwaite made a patient unbeaten 95 to lead West Indies to 244/6 at the close on the second day of the third and final Test against Pakistan. The opener batted for more than five hours and hit 10 fours as the touring side recovered from a poor start toRead More

New Delhi, Moga girl Harmanpreet Kaur was today named the new captain of the Indian women’s T20 team replacing veteran Mithali Raj, who has retained her ODI captaincy.Raj, however, is a part of the T20 squad led by Kaur. BCCI today announced the squad for T20Is against West Indies fromRead More

Dhaka,  Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes hit an unbeaten half-century as the hosts took a lead of 128 with seven second-innings wickets remaining against England on the second day of the second Test. Kayes was on 59 as the hosts reached 152/3 in their second innings at stumps. Mahmudullah was bowledRead More

  Singapore,  Dominika Cibulkova will hope to gain revenge on Angelique Kerber in their WTA Finals title showdown on Sunday, a repeat of their opening round-robin encounter at the eight-woman event that the German edged in three sets. Both women will be seeking to claim the title for a firstRead More

Kuantan (Malaysia),  Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh helped India beat South Korea in the penalty shootout and set up a mouth-watering title clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here. India won 5-4 in the shootout after both the teams were locked 2-2 at the end ofRead More

London, Manchester City won 4-0 at West Bromwich Albion to end Pep Guardiola’s worst run as a manager but Jose Mourinho’s woes continued as Manchester United’s manager was sent to the stands and Ander Herrera sent off in a goalless draw with Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday. United, withRead More

SINGAPORE,  Angelique Kerber eased into the last four of the WTA Finals with an unbeaten record when the world No. 1 thrashed Madison Keys 6-3 6-3 in the Red Group finale. The 28-year-old German won all three of her round robin matches and her straight-set triumph over Keys ensured DominikaRead More

Mohali , Delhi would be pretty happy with how Day One of their Ranji Trophy contest with Odisha panned out here today. The Delhi bowlers put in a collective performance with both seamers and spinners picking up wickets to dismiss the opposition for a paltry 237; and then openers Gautam Gambhir andRead More