Kolkata: The unbeaten Under-19 Indian side will be high on confidence when they take on a resolute Bangladesh Under-19 outfit in the tri-series final at the Jadavpur University ground here on Sunday. Afghanistan, the other team in the competition, have been knocked out as they failed to win a singleRead More

Kolkata: Former India captain Rahul Dravid was very critical of the pitches being prepared in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, where “getting six to seven wickets by bowling darts” has become the order of the day and said that it will prove to be detrimental towards producing “good cricketers”. Dravid madeRead More

New Delhi: The second day of third Test match between India and South Africa witnessed as many as 20 wickets falling on a rank turner, and many have voiced their concerns about preparing un-sporting pitchs vis-a-vis the perceived home advantage thus gained by the hosts. India’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin,Read More

Macau: Indian shuttlers had a good outing at the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold as P.V. Sindhu, B. Sai Praneeth and H.S. Prannoy progressed to the quarterfinals of their respective events at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion here on Thursday. Defending champion Sindhu had a tough contest against oldRead More

Chennai: Rising star Yuki Bhambri will spearhead the Indian challenge in a fairly strong field, comprising defending champion and world number four Stanislas Wawrinka among others , for the Aircel Chennai Open scheduled from January 4 to 10 here. Yuki, the country’s leading singles player, broke into the top-100 earlierRead More

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought the permission of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to play their proposed bilateral series with India on a mutually agreed neutral venue. “We have sent the report regarding the series to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and has asked for his permission to play theRead More

Paris: FIFA’s ethics watchdog wants Michel Platini banned for life over a suspect payment, the European football chief’s lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. The FIFA vice president is already serving a 90-day suspension while an investigation is held into a USD 2 million sum he received from FIFA president SeppRead More

Johannesburg: Swiss maestro Roger Federer has warned world-number one Novak Djokovic, saying that it will be hard for the latter to repeat his glorious year like 2015. Federer became Djokovic’s last victim of the year as the Serbian claimed a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the finals of the ATP WorldRead More

Nagpur: South Africa are unlikely to have the services of their premier pace bowler Dale Steyn for the second match running as he was yet to fully recover from a groin injury, said visiting team skipper Hashim Amla on the eve of the third and penultimate Test against India. “DaleRead More

New Delhi: Indian colts thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 6-2 in the final of the 2015 Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Kuantan, Malaysia on Sunday. Inspirational drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh scored a quartet, with the first goal coming as early as the 10th minute of the first quarter. In the half-time, IndiaRead More