Paris, Maria Sharapova got back in the groove at her happiest hunting ground with the Russian opening her bid for a third French Open title with a 6-2 6-4 win over Kaia Kanepi. The claycourt convert, champion last year and in 2012 and runner-up in 2013, went through her usual routinesRead More

Kolkata, After a closed door meeting at BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya’s residence, secretary Anurag Thakur today said that national team’s support staff including name of the Team Director, will be announced by June 6, a day before team leaves for tour of Bangladesh. “Team India will arrive here on June 5.Read More

London, Contrasting centuries by a relentless Alastair Cook and an inspired Ben Stokes lifted England to 429 for six at the close of a compelling fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand on Sunday. Captain Cook batted all day to reach 153 not out, his 27th Test century, andRead More

New Delhi, May 26 Hockey India (HI) on Monday announced an 18-member national women’s team for the Hockey World League Semi-Final to be played in Antwerp, Belgium, from June 20 to July 4. India are placed in Pool B with World No.2 Australia, No.4 New Zealand, Poland and hosts Belgium.Read More

London: England completed a remarkable win to beat New Zealand by 124 runs in the first Test at Lord`s on Monday. New Zealand, set 345 to win on the fifth and final day, were dismissed for 220 as England won the 100th Test between the two countries to go 1-0Read More

Paris: Defending women`s champion Maria Sharapova reached the French Open second round on Monday but was jeered by fans after she refused to carry out an on-court TV interview. Second-seeded Sharapova defeated experienced Estonian Kaia Kanepi, who was a quarter-finalist three years ago, 6-2, 6-4 to set-up a clash againstRead More

Sydney: She might be in red-hot form but defending champion Saina Nehwal will look to keep her guard up when she begins her campaign at the USD 750,000 Australian Open badminton tournament, which gets underway with the qualifiers, here on Tuesday. A year back, Olympic bronze medallist Saina had beatenRead More

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday imposed a two-year ban on left-arm spinner Raza Hasan for failing a doping test earlier this year. The PCB said in a statement that the ban was imposed after Hasan failed to file an appeal within 14 days after being issued a show-causeRead More

Karachi: Pakistan’s long serving Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq is overjoyed at the response of the Pakistani people to the return of international cricket on home soil after six long years. Misbah, who has been Test captain since late 2010 and retired as captain from one-day cricket after the World Cup, saidRead More

New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the venues for the series against South Africa, scheduled to take place in the months of October and November. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Nagpur and Bangalore will host the Test matches, whereas, One Day Internationals will take place atRead More