Bordeaux: When Croatia meet Spain in their final Euro 2016 group match on Tuesday there will be as much scrutiny of developments in the stands as on the pitch. The wilder element of the Croatian supporters have caused trouble at both of the country’s games so far and European soccer’sRead More

London: India muffed three tries in the title-deciding shootout to settle for a silver medal in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy as they lost the final 1-3 against World Champions Australia, in London on Friday. Only Harmanpreet Singh was able to score in the shootout, while SK Uthappa, SV SunilRead More

Birmingham, United Kingdom: Defending champion Angelique Kerber made a typically tenacious comeback from a set down and a day’s delay to reach the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon warm-up event in Birmingham on Friday. She did it with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win over Daria Gavrilova, an improving young world numberRead More

Hyderabad: Hard work, and more hard work, laced with aggression. That is Saina Nehwal’s mantra for success. The all-conquering Hyderabad shuttler, who is on a high after winning the Australian Open, now shifts her focus to the Olympics where she will look to better the bronze medal which she wonRead More

Harare: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday became the fourth wicketkeeper in the world to reach 350 dismissals in one-day internationals, while widening the gap further with his India predecessors. The limited overs skipper achieved the feat during the ongoing third and final ODI against Zimbabwe, when he caught Elton ChigumburaRead More

New Delhi: Virat Kohli is arguably the fittest Indian cricketer around but that is not good enough for the champion batsman as he wants to become the best athlete in the world, reveals India and RCB fitness coach Shankar Basu. Kohli has worked immensely on his fitness, especially strength, andRead More

Mumbai: The Working Committee of the Cricket Board is to meet in Dharamsala on June 24 to take stock of matters, including appointment of the Indian team’s head coach. Although BCCI sources said “it’s the normal agenda” (about ratification of decisions taken by various sub committees), the all-powerful panel isRead More

Paris: UEFA said Sunday that Russia and England could be thrown out of the European Championship finals if their fans are involved in more violence. The UEFA executive committee made a public “warning” in a statement which expressed “disgust for the violent clashes which occurred in the city of Marseille”Read More

London: India’s defence held its ground against desperate Great Britain as they clinched a 2-1 victory in the 36th Champions Trophy on Saturday, putting them at the top of the league standings with four points. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh stood his ground against a number of shots at the goal, fourRead More

Sydney, Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Chinese Sun Yu to win the women’s singles title of the $750,000 Australian Badminton Open Superseries here on Sunday. World No. 8 Saina lost the first game 11-21 against the world No. 12 Chinese before winning the next two games 21-14, 21-19 toRead More