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

New Delhi: The all-conquering Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis added another trophy in its collection after winning a hard-fought China Open final match on Saturday. Starting as the favourites to win the women’s doubles title in Beijing, they beat Chan sisters from Chinese Taipei, Hao-ching and Yung-janRead More

Kanpur: Notwithstanding criticism for making Ajinkya Rahane warm benches, Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Saturday hinted that the talented batsman may not feature in the playing eleven for the first ODI against South Africa as he fits into the setup only in the ‘top three’ batting slots. Dhoni, who hadRead More

Beijing: World No.1 Novak Djokovic will face No.8 Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster final at the China Open after beating David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3 here on Saturday in the semi-finals. Spaniard Nadal leads 23-21 in their head to head meetings, but it is Djokovic who has prevailed in six ofRead More