London, August 1 Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, after beating Almaty, the financial capital of Kazakhstan, at the International Olympic Committee vote in Kuala Lumpur. It means the Chinese capital will become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter games, but will attract severe criticism,Read More

Chennai, August 1 With their back to the wall after conceding a big first innings lead, India A top-order faltered once again. As a result, the hosts were 267 for six, ahead by just 53 runs, at the end of the third day’s play against Australia A in the secondRead More

Edgbaston, August 1 England are ahead in the Ashes once more. In a series of remarkable ebb and flow, they defeated by Australia by eight wickets on Friday to go 2-1 ahead in the series. It was an emphatic victory, achieved in only eight sessions, which followed their 405-run defeatRead More

Edgbaston, August 1 Michael Clarke conceded his side’s middle-order woes were down to his poor form and vowed to get among the runs in the last two Ashes Tests after Australia. Clarke, dismissed twice by Steven Finn at Edgbaston, is averaging just under 19 for the series with a highest scoreRead More

New Delhi: Paul van Ass’ unceremonious sacking and frequent change of coaches is “potentially destabilising Indian hockey” but the country has just enough time to prepare and train itself for an “outstanding performance” in Rio Olympics, feels former coach Terry Walsh. Walsh said he was saddened by Van Ass’ suddenRead More

Scores of fans have saluted him for his cricketing endeavours over the years. Sachin Tendulkar himself though bows his head to one man who has played a huge role in making him the legend that he is – coach Ramakant Achrekar. On the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima – anRead More

Hamburg: Top seed Rafael Nadal defeated fifth seed Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-2 on Friday to set up a Hamburg semifinal clash against Italian veteran Andreas Seppi. Nadal, 29, broke the serve five times on his way to a second triumph over the Uruguayan this year, having also beaten the SouthRead More

Birmingham: Ian Bell delighted a capacity crowd at his Warwickshire home ground with a sparkling unbeaten fifty as England beat Australia by eight wickets to win the third Test at Edgbaston on Friday. Victory, achieved with more than two days to spare, saw England go 2-1 up in the five-matchRead More

Adrian Mutu, the controversial Belgian striker whose career was hampered by drug abuse, has joined the Indian Super League. FC Pune City has signed the former Juventus and Fiorentina player for the 2015 season as teams continue to sign up 30-plus players as their marquee players. Atletico de Kolkata signedRead More

Diego Maradona has a new goal. His personal life may be dogged by allegations of fraud by his ex-wife, but the Argentine football legend wants to free FIFA from the clutches of the “mafia” that disgraced football’s world body. “I have to fight the mafia that still remains inside FIFA.Read More