Johor Bahru, Malaysia: India’s junior men’s hockey team came back strongly in the ongoing 5th Sultan of Johor Cup as they defeated Argentina 3-2 in the third league match here today. The game commenced with aggressive attack from the Indian forward-line who charged on the opponent’s semi-circle from the veryRead More

Karachi: ICC president Zaheer Abbas has said that a Pakistan and India bilateral series is bigger than the Ashes and should be revived. “Unfortunately the ICC can’t do anything in this matter since it is a bilateral series but definitely for cricket Pakistan and India playing against each other isRead More

  Hyderabad: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza arrived in her hometown Hyderabad in the wee hours of Monday after winning the China Open 2015 with her doubles partner Martina Hingis. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair bounced back brilliantly from their first-set defeat to claim a 6-7 (9-11), 6-1, 10-8 winRead More

Indore: The cricket teams of India and South Africa on Monday arrived here for the second ODI to be played on October 14. An official of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) said that players of both the teams landed at the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport at a special aircraftRead More

London: Scottish Andy Murray jumped to second place, while Swiss maestro Roger Federer went down to the third spot in the latest Association Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings, released on Monday. Serbian star Novak Djokovic, who recently won China Open in Beijing, held on to his No.1 place withRead More

Kolkata: Soccer legend Pele on Monday lamented Brazilian players playing mostly in European leagues instead on their own country, and rated Argentinean Diego Maradona as a more complete footballer than Lionel Messi. “It is normal that after one generation of good players, then the next generation is not the same.Read More

Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Defending champions India began their campaign in style by thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan 5-1 in the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey tournament here on Sunday. The Indian boys dominated the entire match as they registered an easy win in their opening match. The Indians went forRead More

Sochi: Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of his Mercedes’ team-mate Nico Rosberg’s mechanical misfortunes to seize a commanding victory in Sunday’s incident-filled Russian Grand Prix and take a massive lead in the title race. The defending two-time world champion started second on the grid, inherited the lead when Rosberg slowedRead More

Kolkata: After 38 years, Brazilian football legend Pele set foot again in the city on Sunday morning amidst cheering from vociferous fans. Such is the craze surrounding the now 74-year-old that it was a struggle for the organisers and the security contingent to escort him to his car. Clad inRead More

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s inability to go for the big shots during the closing stages of the first One-Day International against South Africa, which India lost by five runs, raised question marks on whether the India captain is still India’s best finisher in ODIs. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, however, believesRead More