London: Russian superstar Maria Sharapova was on Wednesday handed a two-year doping ban but insisted she will appeal the suspension which could effectively end one of sport’s most celebrated careers. Sharapova, 29, tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open. A statement by the International TennisRead More

Mumbai: Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwean cricketer, who didn’t seek the renewal of his contact with the Bangladesh team as its bowling coach will be in India on Friday. Though he is “keen” to be associated with the Indian team, though not as a head coach, but as a bowlingRead More

Mumbai: Former India cricketer Pravin Amre is the latest inclusion in the list of contenders for the role of Team India’s Head Coach. “Yes, I have applied for the job,” said Amre, who comes with a remarkable resume as a coach in the domestic circuit. The 47-year-old, who fine-tuned theRead More

London: An Independent Tribunal appointed under Article 8.1 of the 2016 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (the “Programme”) has found that Maria Sharapova committed an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.1 of the programme and as a consequence has disqualified the affected results and imposed a period of ineligibility of two years,Read More

Johannesburg: Royal Challengers Bangalore batting coach Trent Woodhill has cited Virat Kohli’s consistency accompanied by a holistic approach towards his fitness and innings as the reasons behind the star batsman’s meteoric rise. The 27-year-old demonstrated his batting prowess with finesse in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League season as he accumulatedRead More

New Delhi: Olympic Games bronze winner Vijender Singh will take on former European champion from Australia — Kerry Hope — in his first professional bout at home next month, it was announced here on Monday. Vijender will contend for the WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title, an event which hasRead More

Kolkata: Indian batting great VVS Laxman, who is batting consultant in Cricket Association of Bengal’s (CAB) ambitious ‘Vision 2020’ programme believes that they would be a transformed side in the upcoming season and would win their first Ranji Trophy title since 1990. “It is just about realising their true potential.Read More

Paris: Novak Djokovic captured a first French Open at the 12th time of asking on Sunday, becoming just the third man in history to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time. The world number one downed Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to claim a 12th careerRead More

Mumbai: International cricketer Kevin Pietersen went out of his way to pay a fitting tribute to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali who died aged 74 on Friday. The out-of-favour England cricketer made a new tattoo on the boxing legend and flaunted it on social media. “He talked the talk & walkedRead More

Ontario:The prematurely born baby boy of a woman who was fatally shot in a car in Jamestown last month has died in hospital, the child’s family says. Candice Rochelle Bobb was fatally struck by gunfire while sitting in a vehicle on John Garland Boulevard, near Jamestown Crescent, at around 11Read More