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

Mexico City: Deepika Kumari bagged her fourth silver medal in five years at the ‘Archery World Cup Final’ after going down to Korea’s Choi Misun here. Eyeing her first gold medal in five attempts at the showpiece season-ending event, Deepika won her quarters and semifinals easily but lost 2-6 againstRead More

Sydney: With the first cricket Test just 10 days away, leg-spin legend Shane Warne says there are at least five spots open in Australia’s XI for the series opener against New Zealand on November 5. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen an Australian team more open for selection for spotsRead More

Mumbai: BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Monday hinted that at least three companies, which were interested in bagging the IPL title sponsorship rights apart from eventual winners Vivo, are still keen on being associated with the cash-rich league. While Thakur did not elaborate whether it was about buying an IPLRead More