Kolkata, Exasperated by the never-ending speculation about his retirement, MS Dhoni today said that being questioned about it at every platform will not change his plan to continue playing for a considerable period of time. “If I say something one month or 15 days back, the answer does not change, irrespectiveRead More

Christchurch, Century-makers Joe Burns and Steve Smith shredded the New Zealand attack to have Australia in charge of the second Test, before both fell in the dying stages of Day 2 in Christchurch today. Burns hit a career best 170, his third century, and Smith made 138, his 14th, as AustraliaRead More

Mohali, Punjab has never been very competitive in table tennis at the national level, but that will change in the next five years if things go as Bhawani Mukherji has planned. Mukherji, who has been the India team coach for the last 20 years, has been hired as a senior coachRead More

Rio de Janeiro: World number five Rafael Nadal was ousted in the ATP Rio Open semi-finals on Saturday, falling to 45th-ranked Pablo Cuevas 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. Uruguay`s Cuevas denied the 29-year-old Spanish left-hander his 100th career ATP final by outlasting 14-time Grand Slam champion Nadal over three hoursRead More

christchurch, Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest Test century to rescue New Zealand before Australia were reduced to 57/1 by the close of Day One of the second Test on Saturday. The New Zealand captain scored a brilliant 145, with his first 100 runs coming from 54 balls, as the hosts wereRead More

Ranchi, Punjab Warriors entered the final of the Hockey India League for the third consecutive year after posting a 3-1 victory over Delhi Waveriders in the first semifinal here today. The Warriors will face Kalinga Lancers, who beat defending champions Ranchi Rays 6-4 in a shootout after the match ended 2-2,Read More

Chandigarh, Indian grapplers have won eight medals so far in the Asian Wrestling Championships being held in Bangkok. The second-string Indian team has won one gold medal, two silver and five bronze medals in all. Sandeep Tomar defeated Hak Jin Jong (3-1) of North Korea in the men’s 57kg freestyle toRead More

New Delhi: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has rated Sachin Tendulkar as the all-time best batsman after Sir Donald Bradman, saying the maestro truly deserves to be called “great” at a time when the word is “bandied” about often. “For me, he’s the greatest batsman after Don Bradman. While IRead More

New Delhi: Amid rising speculation on who is going to partner Sania Mirza at the Rio Olympics, contender Rohan Bopanna says his sole focus now is to maintain his top-10 ranking till the French Open in June. While veteran Leander Paes has already said that he is the ideal painterRead More

Madrid, February 19 Lionel Messi moved past 300 La Liga goals as Barcelona moved six points clear at the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Sporting Gijon. The five-time World Player of the Year struck either side of Carlos Castro’s well-worked equaliser in a three-goal burst inRead More