Nassau (Bahamas), Not even Usain Bolt could overcome a big American lead as the U.S. men sprinted to a convincing victory over Jamaica in the 4×100 metres relay at the IAAF World Relays here on Saturday. Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay powered the Americans to a five-metre advantageRead More

Mumbai, Ajinkya Rahane continued his sparkling form as he struck a 54-ball unbeaten 91 to help Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils by 14 runs and bounce back from a five-match winless streak in IPL here today. Rahane shared 113 runs with Karun Nair, who made 61 off 38 balls, from justRead More

Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather put on a defensive masterclass to extend his undefeated record to 48-0 with a unanimous points victory over Manny Pacquiao in the richest fight in boxing history, and further cemented his claim that he is the best fighter of his generation. The welterweight clash at theRead More

Dhaka, Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Pakistani paceman Wahab Riaz were fined Sunday for a heated on pitch argument during the final day of the drawn first Test between the two sides. Hasan and Riaz had 30 percent of their match wages docked for breaching the International Cricket Council’sRead More

Mangaluru, World University Games silver medallist shot putter Inderjeet Singh achieved the Olympic qualification mark with a throw of 20.65m on the second day of the 19th Federation Cup at Mangala Stadium. Defending champion Inderjeet from Harayana was just a shade away from the national mark of 20.69m, held byRead More

Bengaluru, Talented Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh kept his cool under pressure as his breathtaking 18-ball-45 enabled Royal Challengers Bangalore pip Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL match. In a rain-hit tie reduced to 10-overs-per side, KKR scored 111/4, courtesy Andre Russell’s 17-ball-45 but it was Mandeep’sRead More

Barcelona, Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick and Lionel Messi bagged a brace of goals as Barcelona thrashed bottom side Cordoba 8-0 on Saturday to move a step closer to their fifth La Liga championship in seven years. Barca now have a five point lead over Real Madrid, who have aRead More

San Francisco, Anirban Lahiri was knocked out of the WGC-Match Play Championship after losing a close contest against Marc Leishman in Round 3. The Australian world No. 60 remained undefeated after securing a 1 up win over the world No. 35. Lahiri, who had defeated Ryan Palmer in Round 1 andRead More

Mumbai: Pace bowler Dhawal Kulkarni, who has played a lot of domestic cricket before gaining his India cap, on Saturday said he had learnt quite a bit from the likes of Austalian Shane Watson, his current captain in Rajasthan Royals, and South Africa’s Shaun Pollock in IPL. “One thing IRead More

Madrid: Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to tennis star Rafael Nadal, who stated that “victory is accomplished through work”. The ceremony was held at the Moncloa Palace here on Friday, which marked Labour Day, reports Efe. Nadal was one of the winners of thisRead More