Monaco,  Atletico Madrid fell behind against AS Monaco before rebounding to win 2-1 in the 2018-2019 Champions League kick off for both sides. The reigning Europa League champions have gotten off to a slow start in La Liga, taking only five points from four matches, and supporters could be forgivenRead More

Dubai: Rohit Sharma-led Team India will look to kick off their Asia Cup 2018 campaign in style when they meet minnows Hong Kong in their opening match here on Tuesday. Hong Kong, who advanced through the qualifiers, had a nightmarish start to their campaign having suffered an eight-wicket defeat toRead More

Mumbai: India suffered their second consecutive Test series defeat last week, with England thrashing Virat Kohli’s men by 4-1 despite a hard-fought series. Their batting order deficiencies were once again exposed, that made the visitors ponder about a lot of questions. With the Australia tour scheduled towards the end ofRead More

Changzhou: Olympic and world championship silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday progressed to the pre-quarterfinals but Saina Nehwal bowed out after a narrow loss at the USD one million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here. The third-seeded Sindhu, who had clinched the China Open title in 2016, defeated WorldRead More

Valencia: No player owns as many Champions League titles as Cristiano Ronaldo but a sixth with Juventus would surely be his best of the lot. Ronaldo played the lead role in all of those five previous triumphs, from his towering header for Manchester United against Chelsea in 2008 to theRead More

New Delhi: Indian captain Virat Kohli’s absence from Asia Cup has got BCCI into a head on collision with Asian Cricket Council after broadcasters Star expressed their displeasure.   The BCCI, however, in a tersely worded reply to Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has made it clear that neither them orRead More

New Delhi: Skipper Mithali Raj’s career-best knock of 125 not out went in vain as Sri Lanka women shocked India women by three wickets in the inconsequential third and final One-day International in Katunayake on Sunday.   India had already sealed the series by winning the first two ODIs butRead More

New Delhi: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s coach Vijay Sharma and veteran cricket coach Tarak Sinha are among seven recommended by the selection committee for the Dronacharya Award.   Along with Sharma and Sinha, the other coaches nominated for the prestigious award are Clarence Lobo (Hockey), Jeevan Sharma (Judo), CARead More

Dubai: Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed on Sunday said his team will have to produce its absolute best in all three departments to outwit India in the six-nation Asia Cup ODI tournament.   Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by eight on Sunday wickets to make a positive start to their campaign butRead More

Milan: Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was furious at Douglas Costa for “rising to provocation” and being sent off for spitting in the face of a rival, after Cristiano Ronaldo had scored his first goals for Juventus in a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on Sunday.   Both Ronaldo’s goals came inRead More