Madrid: Leicester City’s remarkable run to the verge of the Premier League title has inspired Atletico Madrid in their aim to land a historic Champions League and La Liga double, claims defender Filipe Luis. Atletico face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday lookingRead More

Bengaluru: Though skipper Virat Kohli is on top of scorers list in the current edition of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore have managed just two wins from five matches. With the batsmen firing on all cylinders, the bowlers have failed to rise to the occasion to leave the Bangalore teamRead More

Bengaluru: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo’s World T20 hit track ‘Champion’ went viral on social media the moment it was released. Bravo, who took a lot of pain shooting the video in Los Angeles, also announced the track would be the World T20 anthem. Top it all, West Indies emergedRead More

Mumbai: After managing three wins in the first half of their IPL campaign, inconsistent Mumbai Indians may require five more wins in the second half to secure their place in the play-offs. They will be playing for the last time at Wankhede stadium this season and will be up againstRead More

Hyderabad: Rising Pune Supergiants’ Ashok Dinda expressed relief after the team’s win via the Duckworth/Lewis method against Sunrisers Hyderabad, finally bringing to an end a run of four defeats in IPL. “It’s very nice to win the match. It was important. We played well, batting and bowling and fielding also,”Read More

Manchester: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh is ready to trade blows with British professional Amir Khan and accepted his challenge to fight in India, saying it will prove to be a big boost to the sport in the country. Two-time former world champion, Amir, who has been training intensively forRead More

Mumbai: Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis said he is ‘embarrassed’ to call himself South Africa after his nation banned its national cricket and rugby federations from hosting or bidding for international tournaments for at least a year due to their failure to increase their representation of black players. “SoRead More

Mumbai: Back after nursing an injury, Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is targeting the May 6 IPL fixture against Gujarat Lions for his comeback into the squad. Yuvi twisted his ankle during the match against Australia in the ICC World T20 this year and was ruled out ahead of theRead More

New Delhi: For years, Delhi Daredevils bore the stamp of under-achievers. Big names did not translate into big performances, and barring two semi-final appearances in eight editions of the Indian Premier League, the Devils had little to show for their big bang bucks. For years, also, they did not haveRead More

New Delhi: It promises to be a battle between bat and ball in more ways than one when Gujarat Lions take on Delhi Daredevils at the Kotla here on Wednesday. While the fledgling Lions have impressed as a batting unit, the Devils are quickly emerging with the reputation of beingRead More