Birmingham, England: Double Olympic champion Mo Farah declared on Saturday he would stay with his coach Alberto Salazar unless there was clear evidence that the American was involved in doping. Salazar was accused of administering banned substances to his athletes in a BBC documentary screened this week. At a newsRead More

Sydney: Australia will finalise their preparations for the 2016 World T20 cricket tournament in India with a three-match Twenty20 International series against South Africa in early March. Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday confirmed Australia will visit the rainbow nation ahead of the World T20, the only International Cricket CouncilRead More

New Delhi: Only the second Indian to be inducted into the ICC’s Elite Panel of Umpires, Sundaram Ravi feels many of his compatriots are on the verge of breaking into the top bracket after improving their skills by officiating in the IPL. “In the last five-six years, the standard ofRead More

Roseau: West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo said he enjoyed his career-best six-wicket haul on the second day of the opening Test against Australia, admitting that he knew the Windsor Park pitch would take spin. The right-armer finished with six for 80 as Australia were bowled for 318 in their firstRead More

Paris: Stan Wawrinka shattered French hopes of a first men`s singles champion in 32 years on Friday when he outlasted Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 in the first of the semi-finals. It was a consummate performance from the Swiss stylist and he will harbour high hopes ofRead More

Roseau: Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo claimed three vital wickets to restrict Australia to 153 for six in reply to the West Indies first-innings total of 148 at lunch on day two of the first Test on Thursday. Bishoo`s guile and accuracy on a helpful surface at the Windsor Park Stadium inRead More

London: England have been told to improve their cricket basics if they are to acquire the ruthless edge that will see them regain the Ashes. Caretaker coach Paul Farbrace believes this is something England must do if they are to topple Australia following their 5-0 Ashes thrashing `Down Under` inRead More

Kolkata: BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday said that they would meet the West Indies officials soon to resolve the dispute that arose after the Caribbean team’s abrupt pullout from a full tour in October last year. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly slapped aRead More

Zurich: FIFA staff gave Sepp Blatter a standing ovation on Wednesday even as his resignation failed to quell a corruption storm that could yet touch world football`s fallen leader. About 400 staff at the FIFA headquarters applauded the 79-year-old Swiss official the day after Blatter announced he would step down.Read More

Paris: Serena Williams battled illness and fierce heat to reach a third French Open final Friday, defeating Timea Bacsinszky to move one win away from a 20th Grand Slam title. The world number one and Paris champion in 2002 and 2013 was clearly ill and distressed for large parts ofRead More