Southampton: Jason Roy overcame a dizzy spell to lead England’s charge to a 44-run win under the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-marred first one-day international against Pakistan in Southampton on Wednesday. Surrey opener Roy’s quickfire 65 fired England towards an initial victory target of 261 after Pakistan had made 260Read More

New Delhi, August 23 Refusing to budge from its stand, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday floated a new theory, alleging that some junior officials of SAI and NADA were responsible for Narsingh Yadav being handed a four-year ban for doping. Narsingh was debarred from representing India atRead More

Meerut, August 23 A man has been booked under the IT Act for allegedly making objectionable remarks against wrestler Sakshi Malik on social media, police said on Tuesday. Nadeem Nambardar made some objectionable comments against the Olympic bronze medallist and her religion. A case has been registered against him underRead More

Hyderabad,  Ace shuttler PV Sindhu, who has done the country proud by winning silver medal at the Rio Olympics, was given a hero’s welcome as she arrived in Hyderabad today. The city wore a festive look as hundreds of people gathered on either side of the road to greet the badmintonRead More

Karachi: Pakistan supplanted arch rivals India to become the world’s number one Test side on Monday for the first time since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the rankings system in 2003. A waterlogged outfield in Trinidad forced a draw in the fourth and final Test between the West IndiesRead More

New Delhi: It has been raining rewards for our Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, who won silver and bronze medals respectively, in the recently-concluded Olympic Games 2016. Sindhu has become the darling of the divided states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with both trying to generously bestowRead More

New Delhi, August 22 In an unprecedented move, the country’s highest sporting award — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — will be conferred upon four athletes with Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik set to be honoured alongside trail-blazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar and ace shooter Jitu Rai. The Sports MinistryRead More

New Delhi, August 22 While handing down a four-year ban to Narsingh Yadav, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has ruled that the wrestler failed to produce any “real evidence” regarding the sabotage theory he had advanced and the balance of probabilities was that he orally took the bannedRead More

Hyderabad, August 22 PV Sindhu is being claimed by both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as their own, but the Olympic silver medallist’s mentor Pullela Gopichand on Monday said that “she belongs” to India. When a reporter sought Sindhu’s views on the bragging rights, Gopichand jumped in to try and putRead More

Dubai, August 22 The Trinidad Test wash out cost India dear as Pakistan replaced them at the top of the ICC Test rankings, reaching the coveted position for the first time ever. Persistent rains prevented play on the last four days and only 22 overs could be bowled on theRead More