Kolkata: Continuing his dream run, 20-year-old Delhi lad Avinash Kumar pocketed his maiden junior snooker title in the National Billiards & Snooker Championship here on Sunday. The qualifier, who stormed into top four by ousting top seed Ishpreet Chadha yesterday, cleared all three round robin matches beating M L LaxmanRead More

St John’s: Off-spinner Sunil Narine, who was reported twice for suspect bowling action during the Champions League T20 in india last year, was on Sunday named in West Indies’ 15-member squad for the World Cup beginning next month, but former captain Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard were left out. NarineRead More

Gurgaon: With the ICC Cricket World Cup just a little over a month away, out-of-favour batsman Virender Sehwag on Friday wished the Indian team and hoped that the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side would be able to defend its title in Australia and New Zealand. “We are going to play theRead More

Mumbai: Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond was on Friday appointed as the bowling coach of Mumbai Indians for the 2015 Indian Premier League season. The 39-year-old Bond, currently employed in similar capacity with the New Zealand national team, will join in the ranks of Mumbai Indians’ support staffRead More

Chandigarh: Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Friday said that even though India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming World Cup looks balanced, the bowling attack does seem to pose a worry for the Virat Kohli-led team. “It is a balanced team, but my only worry is bowling. With the way theyRead More

London: Football Association (FA) chairman Greg Dyke on Friday ruled out any intervention by the governing body in the case of convicted rapist Ched Evans. Evans blamed `mob rule` for his move to Oldham collapsing on Thursday and for the first time apologised to the woman he was found guiltyRead More

Sydney: North Korea defended their selection of a suspended player and dodged questioning about their coach`s one-year ban on Friday as they prepared to open their Asian Cup campaign against Uzbekistan. At a press conference, North Korean translator replied “What do you mean?” to a query about suspended coach YunRead More

Lausanne: IOC president Thomas Bach said Friday that Boston will be a “strong” candidate for the 2024 Olympic Games because of the US city`s sporting fervour and the United States` sporting power. “The Boston bid will be a strong one. Bostonians are well known for their enthusiasm for sport andRead More

Chandigarh: His son and hero of the 2011 cricket World Cup may have been ignored for the next month’s mega event, but cricketer-turned-actor Yograj Singh on Wednesday said the development has not affected Yuvraj Singh’s spirits as he is a tough guy who does not melt like snow and exudedRead More

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the 11-member associate and affiliate panel of umpires for this year. Scotland’s Allan Haggo has joined Sameer Bandekar, Kathy Cross, Mark Hawthorne, Wynand Louw, Nigel Morrison, David Odhiambo, Buddhi Pradhan, Sarika Siva Prasad, Ian Ramage and Courtney Young in the panel.Read More