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

Centurion: Fast bowler Dale Steyn set up a series-clinching 204-run win for South Africa on the fourth day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. Steyn took three wickets with his first 11 balls of the innings and finished with five for 33Read More

Mumbai: Subrata Paul has remained the top choice as India goalkeeper for a bulk of the last decade but he has started losing the slot to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. However the 29-year-old Arjuna awardee isn’t worried that chief coach Stephen Constantine has started to show more faith in Gurpreet andRead More

Nottingham: Alex Hales’s stunning 171 provided the platform for England to post the highest ever one-day international total of 444 for three as they beat Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. Victory in this day/night clash gave England an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series afterRead More