Antwerp, Belgium: India’s defence caved in under pressure as a rampaging Australia crushed them 6-2 in the last league fixture of the FIH World League Semifinals, here on Sunday. Penalty corner shooter Chris Ciriello’s three conversions set World champions Australia on course for a runaway victory that duly placed themRead More

New Delhi: In a clear hint that the Indian cricket team will go ahead with the tour of Zimbabwe, the BCCI on Saturday confirmed that the selection committee will meet here on Monday to pick the squad. A meeting of the All-India Senior Selection Committee of the BCCI will beRead More

Bengaluru: Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj on Sunday said they were focussed on producing a good performance in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand rather than thinking about qualification for the 2017 World Cup. Wins in the first three games of the series will ensure World CupRead More

Colombo: Pakistan`s batsmen bounced back after the first innings debacle to throw open the second Test against Sri Lanka at the P. Sara Oval inColombo on Thursday. The tourists, who conceded a lead of 177 runs after being dismissed for 138 in the first innings, closed the third day`s playRead More

London: England captain Alastair Cook believes that winning this year`s Ashes series would be his best achievement in the game. Cook led his team to draws in the last two test series against West Indies and New Zealand and will be working alongside a new coach Trevor Bayliss in theRead More

London: Mitchell Marsh outshone Shane Watson as the two all-rounders vied for an Ashes place during Australia`s tour opener against Kent at Canterbury on Saturday. Australia, in their second innings, were 322 for four at stumps on the third day of four — a huge lead of 549 runs afterRead More

Geneva: Sepp Blatter will not stand again for the FIFA presidency, he told a Swiss newspaper, but insisted he remained in charge of world football`s governing body. In an interview with Waliser Bote, Blatter said: “I am not a candidate, but the elected president.” Asked what he intended to doRead More

Eastbourne: Double junior Grand Slam winner Belinda Bencic will be aiming for the first WTA title of her career after injured opponent Caroline Wozniacki quit their semi-final after 13 minutes at the Eastbourne International on Friday. The second seed and former number one withdrew trailing 3-0 with back pains asRead More

With age 34 right around the corner and English grass back under his feet, is this the last big chance for Roger Federer to win a Grand Slam tournament? He certainly craves another Wimbledon trophy. Asked in an interview this year what experience he wanted most in tennis before heRead More

Vine del Mar, Chile: Argentina football team captain Lionel Messi has hailed his side’s Copa America quarter-final triumph over Colombia as their best performance in the tournament so far. Argentina defeated Colombia 5-4 in a dramatic penalty shootout at the Estadio Sausalito here on Friday to book a place inRead More