Singapore: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their second match in a row to more or less seal a women’s doubles semifinal spot in the $7 million WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday. Following their straight sets victory in the opening match of theRead More

Karachi: Pakistan’s record breaking batsman Younis Khan has again ignited another debate in Pakistan cricket after the national selection committee included his name in the probables squad for the one-day series against England. Chief selector Haroon Rasheed didn’t deny media reports that the selectors had included Younis in the 16-memberRead More

Mumbai: India football captain Sunil Chhetri capped a superb display with a fine hat-trick to orchestrate Mumbai City FC’s 5-1 rout of North East United FC in the Indian Super League at the D Y Patil Stadium here on Wednesday. Chhetri, who once again combined very well with Haitian SonyRead More

Mumbai: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar said on Wednesday that he had shed four kilograms thanks to a strict diet which included only boiled food during his preparations ahead of the 2011 World Cup. The 42-year-old added that during India’s tour of South Africa in 2011 just ahead of the WorldRead More

London: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has lashed out at critics for showing disrespect towards his players after their loss to Stoke City in a League Cup match. Chelsea — the defending champions — were knocked out of the tournament after losing 5-4 on penalties with the teams locked 1-1 afterRead More

New Delhi: Stretching himself against an injury prone body, Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Tuesday said that the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be his last appearance at the quadrennial extravaganza and he is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to sign off with a gold medal.Read More

Singapore: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their rampaiging form and recorded a straight set victory in their opening match of the year-ending USD 7 million WTA Finals here. The Indo-Swiss combine, on a roll with eight tropies already in their cabinet this season, defeated sixth seeded AmericanRead More

New Delhi: Senior BCCI functionary and IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday said the board is looking into details regarding the charges levelled against India international Amit Mishra for allegedly harassing a woman in Bengaluru last month. Mishra was today arrested in Bengaluru and later released on bail in theRead More

  Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association’s managing committee will discuss Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik’s complaint of verbal abuse against Indian Team Director Ravi Shastri on October 30 here. MCA joint secretary P V Shetty told PTI that it has received the complaint from Naik, also a former India opener,Read More

Colombo: Left-arm spinners Rangana Herath and Milinda Siriwardana shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka thumped the West Indies by 72 runs in the second Test today to sweep the series 2-0. The tourists, who resumed on 20-1 chasing a victory target of 244, were shot out for 171 in theRead More