Buenos Aires: Akash Malik became India’s first silver-medallist in archery at the Youth Olympic Games, providing a fitting finale to the country’s best-ever campaign at the marquee event Buenos Aires. The 15-year-old son of a farmer lost a one-sided final to Trenton Cowles of the USA 0-6 as India concludedRead More

Colombo: Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya Tuesday refused to comment on the ICC’s charge of non-cooperation in an ongoing anti-corruption probe but insisted that he has always conducted himself with “integrity and transparency”. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday charged Jayasuriya for violating the anti-corruption code which dealsRead More

Bengaluru: Jharkhand beat Maharashtra by eight wickets (VJD Method) in a rain-interrupted Vijay Hazare quarterfinal here at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. Ishaan Kishan’s team will now face Delhi in the semi-final on Thursday. Put in to bat, Maharashtra openers Swapnil Gugale (22) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (11) fell victimsRead More

ohannesburg: Former South African skipper AB de Villiers is all set to take part in the upcoming Mzansi Super League. The confirmation came after the Cricket South Africa (CSA) shared the list of the South African players, which included De Villiers’s name, on their official Twitter handle. The list alsoRead More

New Delhi: India’s hockey captain Manpreet Singh says the Asian Champions Trophy is not only a redemption chance for them after below-par show at the Asian Games but also an opportunity to test the waters before the World Cup at home. India had lost to Malaysia in semifinals at theRead More

Buenos Aires: India’s Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men’s 5000m race walk event in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games to open the country’s medal account in athletics. Panwar won the stage 2 competition by clocking 20 minutes and 35.87 seconds on Monday night but finished second overall. In aRead More

Madrid: It was an odd scene at Benito Villamarin Stadium in Seville: The few visiting English fans were chanting “Ole” at every touch of the ball by their squad, while the home Spanish crowd was jeering its own players. It was only halftime on Monday and the Spaniards had alreadyRead More

Madrid: French footballer Antoine Griezmann, who has been nominated for this year’s Ballon d’Or, has said that it would be a dream to win the prestigious award. The last Frenchman to win the coveted trophy was former player Zinedine Zidane. Griezmann said that it would be a proud moment ifRead More

Hyderabad: The Indian team management and the national selection committee will have to address few core issues when they decide on the Test squad for Australia, the primary concerns being a third opener and a second wicketkeeper for five-day games. The net gains from the lopsided Test series against WestRead More

Suzhou: Stephen Constantine raised a few eyebrows when he decided to hand the Indian football team captaincy to defender Sandesh Jhingan instead of the talismanic Sunil Chhetri ahead of their historic friendly against Marcello Lippi’s China on Saturday. Despite the Blue Tigers putting on a solid display with a remarkableRead More