London: Former England batsman James Taylor has announced his engagement just weeks after being forced to retire at the age of 26 because of a serious heart condition. Taylor, who played county cricket for Leicestershire and then Nottinghamshire, was forced to retire with immediate effect last month after scans revealedRead More

Chennai: If there was one all-rounder from the Sachin Tendulkar-era who would have been an instant hit in the IPL, he had to be Lance Klusener. And, the dashing South African himself knows that. Klusener, however, enjoyed a place in the star-studded Mumbai Indians’ dugout as batting coach for threeRead More

Paris: IOC president Thomas Bach said today that athletes and federations face life bans from the Olympics as he warned that doping has hit “an unprecedented level of criminality”. The International Olympic Committee leader also heightened pressure on Russia to clear up allegations of interference in testing at its dopingRead More

Basel (Switzerland): Sevilla midfielder Coke broke Liverpool hearts with a second-half brace in a controversy-filled 3-1 victory that secured a record third consecutive Europa League title on Wednesday. Liverpool travelled to St Jakob-Park confident in their chances of a first Europa League trophy since 2001 after an impressive campaign inRead More

New Delhi: A marathon meeting on Wednesday failed to break the deadlock between the Wrestling Federation of India and Sushil Kumar, as the ace wrestler stuck to his guns in seeking a trial bout against Narsingh Yadav to represent India in the 74kg freestyle category at the Rio Olympics thisRead More

Bengaluru: Enjoying one of the best phases in his career so far, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s inspirational leader Virat Kohli is ready to play through pain against Kings XI Punjab with multiple stitches in his split webbing in another must-win IPL encounter, here on Wednesday. Kohli sustained a split webbing inRead More

Madrid: Chelsea striker Diego Costa was left out of Spain coach Vicente del Bosque’s provisional 25-man squad for Euro 2016 on Tuesday. The nationalised Brazilian missed Chelsea’s last two games of the season due to a persistent hamstring injury and has struggled at international level with just one goal inRead More

London: Joe Root was named Test Player of the Year, Limited Overs Player of the Year and Fans’ Player of the Year at England’s annual awards ceremony on Monday. The Yorkshire batsman, 25, hit two centuries in England’s Ashes triumph last year, scored four one-day tons and was his team’sRead More

Dubai: The ICC on Monday countered claims made by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that the world governing body has agreed to reimburse the money spent on clearing wicketkeeper Kusal Perera name of doping charges. SLC secretary Mohan de Silva had reportedly claimed that the world body had verbally agreed toRead More

Mumbai: Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik is looking for his ‘plastic shirt boy’. The Afghan boy, Murtaza – who became a household name after being photographed donning a temporary Lionel Messi jersey made out of a plastic bag – seems to be spreading his charm to Pakistan. Murtaza had received anRead More