Mumbai,: A motivational book about top Indian sportspersons who overcame disability and adversity to become champions, and co-authored by former international shuttler Sanjay Sharma, was launched by former Test cricketer Rahul Dravid at suburban Khar Gymkhana on Friday. In their book, Sharma and his daughter Medini have captured stories ofRead More

Mumbai, Owing to the state elections in Maharashtra, this season’s Indian Open world ranking snooker event, slated to be held here, has been postponed from its original date of October 13-17 to March 10-14 next year. The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) has advised the World Snooker toRead More

Bangalore: Serbia took a 1-0 lead over India when their No.1 player Dusan Lajovic defeated an inconsistent Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 in the first singles of the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie here Friday. The straight sets win was anything but straightforward as the 22-year-old Bhambri, ranked 153Read More

New Delhi, For Lionel Messi, scoring goals is just another part of his life. But for his legion of fans, each goal he scores, counts. When Athletic Bilbao take the field on Saturday at the Camp Nou, many will hope the little Argentine scores at least two to complete aRead More

Tokyo: Japan hope the appliance of science can trigger an Asian Games gold rush but admit they will struggle to steal hosts South Korea`s thunder, insisting that building momentum for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is their top priority. It would take an astonishing effort for the Japanese to finish aboveRead More

New Delhi, The Calcutta high court on Friday dropped all criminal charges against Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik. Justice Subrata Talukdar ordered that all charges framed against Prinki be quashed. Pinki was accused by her live-in partner Anamika Acharya of being a male who raped her. She hadRead More

Bengaluru, Hosts India hope world number one Novak Djokovic’s absence will help them upset former champions Serbia in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie starting on Friday. Djokovic pulled out of the weekend’s action in the southern city of Bengaluru citing fatigue and family reasons after being stunned byRead More

Mumbai, Dashing all-rounder Kieron Pollard has been named the captain of the Mumbai Indians after shoulder injury and fractured finger forced regular captain Rohit Sharma to pull-out of the upcoming Champions League T20, starting here from Saturday. The defending champions Mumbai Indians will be playing in the qalifiers, starting theirRead More

Chandigarh,Gearing up for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20, the Kings XI Punjab will hold a training camp at the PCA stadium on Friday. Top players will take part in the camp including George Bailey, Virender Sehwag, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson, besides Akshar Patel, Rishi Dhawan, Karanveer Singh, ThisaraRead More

New Delhi, With cricket’s biggest extravaganza, the ICC Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be played in Australia and New Zealand next year, a potential threat has been unearthed by the Kiwi police. According to a report published in the New Zealand Herald, the fixers and bookies might use honey trapsRead More