Panaji: India will look to start with a win when they take on United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their opening match of the AFC U-16 Championship in Group A here at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao, on Thursday. Iran and Saudi Arabia will play the inaugural match inRead More

Bengaluru: With the city slowing down to walking pace following the riots across the city, the ripple effect has effectively ruined one of the biggest milestones of Bengaluru Football Club’s brief, if glowing, history. The I-League champions will meet Tampines Rovers in their first-ever AFC Cup quarterfinals at the SreeRead More

Bengaluru: “It’s the most enjoyable football you can play. And what he (Albert Roca) is trying to bring to this club is the most enjoyable football,” Cameron Watson quips with an easy smile. It’s been just over a month since Bengaluru FC signed the Australian to bolster their midfield andRead More

Mumbai, September 12 India retained opener Shikhar Dhawan and middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma on Monday for their three-test home series against New Zealand beginning in Kanpur later this month. The 29-year-old Rohit is an automatic choice in India’s limited-overs sides but has failed to replicate that form in the five-dayRead More

Mumbai, September 12 “The only sad thing about being a selector is that you end up losing some of your friends,” said Sandeep Patil after the selection panel, headed by him, picked the last Indian cricket squad of its tenure here o Monday. Patil, who was appointed the chairman ofRead More

Brisbane, Despite a valiant effort by the India A bowlers, Australia A pulled off a three-wicket win in a tight chase on the fourth and final day of the first four-day unofficial Test here today. Despite a delayed start to the day due to a wet outfield following heavy rain,Read More

Chandigarh, India coach Anil Kumble has said that he would never ask a curator to prepare a pitch that suits the home team. “No, it is the job of the curator,” Kumble told a cricket website when specifically asked if he would ever call a curator and ask for aRead More

Madrid, Newly promoted Alaves stunned Spanish champions Barcelona by winning 2-1 at the Camp Nou as boss Luis Enrique paid a heavy price for starting Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez on the bench. Barca now trail Real Madrid by three points at the top of the table after Cristiano Ronaldo tookRead More

New Delhi,  The Indian Davis Cup team suffered a major jolt on Saturday after doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna pulled out of the high-profile World Group playoff tie against Spain due to a knee injury. Bopanna has become the latest to join Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri in the list ofRead More

Rio de Janeiro,  Mariyappan Thangavelu became only the third Indian ever to clinch a Paralympic gold while Varun Bhati secured a bronze as the duo scripted history for the country in the men’s T42 high jump event at the Paralympic Games here. The 21-year-old Thangavelu, who was five years oldRead More