Mumbai: A hapless Indian bowling attack was smashed all over the park by South African batsmen in the fifth and final ODI, which the home side lost by 214 runs, but captain MS Dhoni on Sunday defended them, saying that the Wankhede wicket was “too true” to offer any assistanceRead More

Mexico City: Delhi lad Abhishek Verma has bagged India’s first ever ‘Archery World Cup Final’ medal in the compound section when he won a silver after being pipped by Turkey’s Demir Elmaagcli in the summit clash here. 26-year-old Verma, an Asian Games individual silver medallist, capped an impressive campaign whenRead More

New Delhi: BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the atmosphere between India and Pakistan is not conducive for cricket right now and stressed on the importance of creating a good environment before resumption of the proposed bilateral series. “The atmosphere right now is not conducive for cricket to beRead More

Agartala: Young Jammu and Kashmir right-hand batsman Bandeep Singh quietly entered the record books of Indian cricket hitting the fastest 50 in the history of Ranji Trophy achieving the landmark in only 15 balls against Tripura in a group C encounter. It happened on the third day of the RanjiRead More

Mumbai: Former India fast bowler and current International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Javagal Srinath believes that left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan’s decision to call time on his career came at the right time The 37-year-old Zaheer has contributed immensely for the country and should be proud of his achievement, SrinathRead More

New Delhi: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal suffered a shock defeat to Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the quarter-finals of 2015 French Open Super Series women’s singles event in Paris on Friday. The 2012 finalist lost the match 9-21, 15-21 in straight sets in 39 minutes to the eighth-seeded player.Read More

Chennai: Praising centurion Virat Kohli for his superb batting in the side’s series-levelling win against South Africa, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday said that it was the first game in which his team did well in all the three departments. Electing to bat, India rode on Kohli’s brilliantRead More

Margao: Frenchman Gregory Arnolin’s 84th minute strike helped FC Goa edge past Kerala Blasters FC 2-1 in a keenly contested ISL football game and take top spot in the league table here on Thursday. Into the final minutes and the game tied at 1-1, central defender Gregory, who is aRead More

Karachi: A senior Indian cricket official Rajeev Shukla has insisted that the planned bilateral series between Pakistan and India in December was still on and not derailed. He also insisted that the Pakistan Cricket Board delegation that visited Mumbai earlier this week had been given proper hospitality by the IndianRead More

Bengaluru: India’s Davis Cupper Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the USD 50,000 Air Asia Open against unseeded Italian Alessandro Bega even as his compatriot Sanam Singh made into the quarterfinals with a thrilling win over Belarusian Egor Gerasimov. Somdev lost to Bega through a tie-breaker in both the sets afterRead More