Beijing: Sprint rivals Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin sailed through into the semi-finals of the men’s 100m at the world championships on Saturday. Boos rang around a packed Bird’s Nest in Beijing when Gatlin, who has served two doping bans, was introduced to the crowd over the loudspeaker. But theRead More

Colombo: India consolidated their position in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the P Sara Oval after Amit Mishra’s heroics. Mishra picked up 4/43 as Sri Lanka lost their last seven wickets for 65 runs to be bowled out for 306, conceding a lead of 87 runs. Although theyRead More

Colombo: Retiring home hero Kumar Sangakkara featured in a brief rebuilding act in his final test as Sri Lanka reached 140-3 in reply to India’s first innings total of 393 on day two of the second test on Friday. Playing his 134th and final test, Sangakkara made 32 as heRead More

Cincinnati: Roger Federer engineered a 6-1, 6-1 rout in less than an hour, outclassing the big-serving Kevin Anderson to join Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. Switzerland’s Federer swept the first set in 21 minutes and began the second set with aRead More

Head coach Jose Mourinho was one of the biggest motivating factors to join English football champions Chelsea, the club’s new forward Pedro Rodriguez has said. Pedro switched from Spanish giants FC Barcelona for 30 million euros (USD 33.8 million) on Thursday and immediately trained with his new teammates. “He (Mourinho)Read More

Beijing: Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt makes his bow in the 100m heats on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, when Briton Mo Farah will bid for an unprecedented six consecutive global track distance titles in the 10,000m. Bolt’s appearance at Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest stadium comesRead More

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has expressed his sadness that doping issues rather than track talk were dominating the build-up to the world championships that start in Beijing on Saturday. The IAAF, the world governing body for Athletics, has recently been mired with allegations over doping, while Bolt’s main sprintRead More

London: English champions Chelsea have agreed a deal with Barcelona for the signing of Spanish international winger Pedro Rodriguez, both clubs announced on Thursday. “FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Pedro Rodriguez for 30 million euros ($33.2 million, £21.2 million), three of whichRead More

New Delhi: Despite losing the World Championships final in Jakarta on Sunday, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal regained the top spot in women’s singles in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) released on Thursday. The 25-year-old Saina rose a place to overtake her conqueror in the summitRead More

India’s decision to send Ajinkya Rahane at the crucial number three position in the second Test against Sri Lanka drew sharp reactions from Sunil Gavaskar, who felt it was a harsh move. Rahane, who usually bats at No. 5, walked in after the fall of Murali Vijay, only to beRead More