London: Rafa Nadal put a positive spin on his latest setback after being out-foxed in a 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 defeat by Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club on Tuesday. The former world number one was hoping to back up his title atRead More

Santiago, Chile: Brazil coach Dunga has admitted that his team need to learn to play without Neymar following the star forward’s post-match dismissal in the 0-1 defeat to Colombia in Copa America. The FC Barcelona forward was shown a straight red when an incident involving Jeison Murillo and Carlos BaccaRead More

Jamaica: Former New Zealand left-arm spinner and captain Daniel Vettori believes the Twenty20 format has helped spinners evolve in the long run, also adding that it has made the spinners think a step ahead of the batsman and take extra risks. Having announced his retirement following the 2015 World CupRead More

Nottingham: England captain Eoin Morgan struck a blistering century in a record winning-chase as his side beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international at Trent Bridge on Wednesday to level the five-match series at 2-2. Morgan made 113 and Joe Root 106 not out as EnglandRead More

Mirpur: Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat against India in the first One-Day International (ODI) of their three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday. The teams: Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain,Read More

Kolkata: Just a couple of days after India’s Test captain Virat Kohli gave positive signals about the use of Decision Review System (DRS), the BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya on clarified that board’s “stand remains same” but the Cricket Advisory Committee might take a call in future. (Kohli to Discuss DRSRead More

La Serena (Chile): Colombian forwards Radamel Falcao and Juan Cuadrado will help each other flourish at Chelsea next season, their national team coach Jose Pekerman has said. Media reports suggest that the English Premier League champions are closing in on an agreement to take Falcao on loan next season atRead More

London: Chelsea will start the defence of their Premier League title with a home game against Swansea when the 2015/16 season gets underway on August 8. Next season’s calendar released Wednesday gives Liverpool a chance to banish memories of their 6-1 drubbing at Stoke on the final day of lastRead More

Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques was released from hospital on Tuesday after being injured in a collision with teammate Rory Burns. Henriques was representing Surrey in a T20 match on Sunday. The 28-year-old had three places broken in his jaw and requires further surgery. Burns was discharged with many stitches onRead More

Lahore: Tainted former Pakistan captain Salman Butt on Tuesday signed a confession note admitting to his role in the spot-fixing scandal during the Pakistan versus England series back in 2010, which led to a fove-year ban. PCB chief Shaharyar Khan told the mediapersons that Butt has signed the confession noteRead More