London: Former German tennis ace Boris Becker has reportedly said he will apply for British citizenship after spending much of his time in Wimbledon since his retirement. Becker currently resides at Wimbledon in England even though he has a house in Germany. He is at present the coach of WorldRead More

Kolkata: Not quite convinced about the idea of counting the positives after a lost match, India’s new Test captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said the days of learning are long over and his cricket team would be solely focussed on delivering results. Addressing a pre-departrure press conference here today aheadRead More

Kolkata: Keen to prove a point on his comeback in the upcoming cricket Test against Bangladesh, senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday said that his role in the Indian team is still “same as it used to be 5-7 years back” when he was the spearhead of the bowling attack.Read More

Kolkata: Cheteshwar Pujara says his stint with the English county side Yorkshire has helped him rectify the flaws in his batting and is ready to bat at any position when the Indian team square off with Bangaldesh in the one-off Test in Fatullah from Wednesday. Pujara has flattered to deceive,Read More

Tiger Woods shaved 11 strokes off his career-worst 85 of Saturday with a three-over par 74 to conclude his Memorial tournament on sunday. The 14-time major champion was the first man off the tee, in last place in the weekend field of 71 at a tournament he has won fiveRead More

Wuhan: Tintu Luka bagged her maiden gold in a major international event by winning the women’s 800m finals as India finished with five medals on the final day of competitions to sign off third in the 21st Asian Athletics Championships here on Sunday. India secured a medal haul of 4Read More

Kolkata: Talented Karnataka opener Lokesh Rahul was ruled out of the Indian cricket team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh as he is yet to recover from dengue. The 23-year-old, who made his Test debut against Australia in Melbourne, was declared unfit for the one off Test starting June 10 and noRead More

New Delhi: Indian cricket team’s Director Ravi Shastri said that his future with the national side after the tour of Bangladesh will depend on his discussions with BCCI top brass after the series is over. “Yes. There is no question about that – my job is the Bangladesh tour. AndRead More

Roseau: Australia completed a comprehensive nine-wicket victory just before stumps on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica on Friday after the home side`s second innings resistance crumbled. A 144-run fourth-wicket partnership between Shane Dowrich and Marlon Samuels frustrated theRead More

Wuhan (China): Lalita Babar bagged a gold in 3000m steeplechase with a national record shattering effort, while ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda won another yellow metal as Indians produced an impressive show to grab three medals on the third and penultimate day of the 21st Asian Athletics championships here today.Read More