London: Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 2004 winner Maria Sharapova swept into the Wimbledon fourth round Friday as controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios bolstered his reputation as the next generation`s brightest star. Top seed Djokovic made the last 16 for the seventh successive year by routing Bernard Tomic of Australia 6-3,Read More

The Swiss-Indian pair of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza breezed into the second round of Wimbledon after a� 6-2, 6-2 straight set victory over Zarina Diyas and Zheng Saisai on Thursday. Hingis and Sania are the top seeds in the women’s doubles category and they sailed past the All-WTA RisingRead More

Antwerp, Belgium: Great Britain boosted their chances of making the 2016 Olympic grade as they defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the quarter-final of the Hockey World League Semifinal on Wednesday. Two early field goals from Chris Griffiths (4th minute) and Alastair Brogdon (9th) placed Great Britain in control and Pakistan couldRead More

Exiled England batsman Kevin Pietersen says Australia are favourites to win the upcoming Ashes Test series, but has warned them that the hosts will not go down without a fight. The Ashes begins on July 8 at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff and Pietersen, currently with St Lucia Zouks inRead More

The United States has demanded the extradition of seven FIFA officials detained in May setting off what could become a prolonged legal battle over the handling of the major corruption case. Swiss authorities said Thursday that the US embassy in Bern had sent an extradition request the day before. TheRead More

Chandigarh: Haryana police today warned of action against Olympic bronze-medallist boxer Vijender Singh if he failed to seek permission from the state government for turning professional. “He (Vijender) is a government servant and he cannot accept another employment. Without government’s permission, how he can accept money from other place,” HaryanaRead More

Berlin: FIFA president Sepp Blatter has insisted he is not guilty of corruption despite the ongoing investigations into world football’s governing body. Blatter passionately denied any wrongdoing to German magazine Bunte despite two separate on-going Swiss and American investigations into FIFA. To anyone who accuses the 79-year-old of corruption, BlatterRead More

New Delhi: Encouraged by the financial model followed by Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board, the BCCI is planning to introduce a performance-based incentive for the Indian team for each and every home and away series. There was an initial blueprint that was drawn at the Board’s financeRead More

New Delhi: Olympic champion wrestler Sushil Kumar on Wednesday joined SportsFit — a chain of gyms founded by India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. “The overall perspective towards health and fitness in India must be reworked. Indians are getting aware of right set of knowledge related to their health andRead More

New Delhi: Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has been picked to lead the India A squad for the two four-day matches against Australia A in July-August. In its aim to promote young talent, the selection committee today announced a 15-member squad that will play the four-day matches slated between July 22-25Read More