New Delhi, The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has expressed its reservations over the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to earmark a budget of approximately $135 million as the organisational cost for next year’s Champions Trophy, to be held in the UK from June 1-18 in 2017. The budget is a three-foldRead More

New Delhi, ‘Super coaches’ Pullela Gopichand and Bisbeshwar Nandi, and shooter Abhinav Bindra are tipped to become part of the proposed Task Force mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prepare a comprehensive action plan for the next three Olympic Games. The Sports Ministry has nominated 12 names for the TaskRead More

LONDON, England manager Sam Allardyce will make three changes for his first match in charge against Slovakia on Sunday in their opening Group F qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Defender John Stones plus midfielders Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana are recalled, replacing Chris Smalling, Dele Alli and DanielRead More

Buenos Aires, Argentina striker Lionel Messi will miss Tuesday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier away to Venezuela with a groin problem, national team coach Edgardo Bauza said on Friday. “Unfortunately, he won’t be able to play. We can’t take any risks. We spoke with the doctor and it’s the sensible thing toRead More

Berlin, September 1 Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was on Thursday named as the new captain of world champions Germany following Bastian Schweinsteiger’s international retirement. The German FA (DFB) announced the news on their official Twitter account. The 30-year-old Neuer will wear the captain’s armband for Germany’s opening 2018 WorldRead More

Nottingham, Alex Hales does not expect to be an England record-holder for long after his 171 helped the team post a new world mark of 444/3 in ODIs. Hales’ innings at his home ground of Trent Bridge was the highest score by an England batsman in this format and helped theRead More

Chandigarh, Eight years after Vijender Singh’s landmark gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, it’s clear that Indian boxing has long lost momentum. This was evident at Rio, where former teen phenom Vikas Krishan Yadav was beaten by a 20-year-old Uzbek in their 75kg quarterfinal, while Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Manoj KumarRead More

New Delhi,  In a sporting gesture, Yogeshwar Dutt on Wednesday said he wants wrestler Besik Kudukhov’s family to retain the 2012 London Olympics silver of which the late Russian was stripped after testing positive for banned substances. Yogeshwar had lost to Kudukhov in the pre-quarterfinals of the 60kg freestyle categoryRead More

Bengaluru: Athlete OP Jaisha is confident that she can start her training next week having recovered well from H1N1 fever which she contracted during the Rio Olympics even though the SAI doctor has advised her a month’s rest. “After getting discharged from the hospital on August 29, I am takingRead More

Mumbai: India’s numero uno goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is looking to move to better clubs in Europe, the Stabaek FC custodian said to the media at the Andheri Sports Complex, in Mumbai on Wednesday. Sandhu became the first Indian footballer to sign for a European club, after joining Norwegian sideRead More