Paris: France star Antoine Griezmann insists he deserves to be on the podium for this year’s Ballon d’Or after winning the World Cup and major silverware with Atletico Madrid.   Griezmann came third in 2016 in the voting behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the most prestigious individual awardRead More

New York: Kei Nishikori looked around Arthur Ashe Stadium and noticed the crowd. With Nishikori playing immediately after Naomi Osaka on Wednesday, the U.S. Open became must-see viewing for Japanese tennis fans. “It’s good to have, you know, home support outside of Japan,” he said. “Yeah, it’s great news we’reRead More

Southampton: Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Monday stated that Ravichandran Ashwin’s inability to take wickets during the fourth England-India Test was one of the reasons Virat Kohli and co lost the game. Eventually, that loss cost them the entire series, with the hosts taking an unassailable 3-1 lead withRead More

Madrid: Real Madrid are a worse team after Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus in the close season, according to Barcelona captain Lionel Messi. Messi and Ronaldo battled against each other in La Liga for nine years with their respective sides but the Portuguese forward left for Serie A in July.Read More

Southampton: After the relationship rumours of Ravi Shastri and Bollywood actress Nimrat Kaur created a social media buzz on Monday, the Team India coach has finally responded to media reports. Dismissing the rumours, Shastri termed it as the ‘the biggest load of cow dung’. It was earlier reported that theRead More

Changwon: Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharwal picked up his maiden gold medal at the ISSF World Championships, claiming the top honours in the 50m pistol event here Tuesday. The 23-year-old, a bronze-winner in the 10m air pistol and the 50m pistol events of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast earlierRead More

New York: Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US Open on Monday in back-to-back seismic shocks under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights. Federer, the five-time champion and looking to end his 10-year wait to add to his total in New York, was beaten by Australia’s world numberRead More

Mumbai, Sep 3 : Ace Indian player Sania Mirza says she wants to give back to the world through tennis. She has been honoured by Sony YAY! as part of their flagship Teachers’ Day initiative ‘Heroes Behind The Heroes’. The initiative honours and recognises the hard work put in byRead More

New York, Sep 3 : Serena Williams’ yells of “Come on!” crescendoed right along with the tension in a fourth-round U.S. Open match that began as a rout and suddenly became riveting. When she ripped a backhand winner to claim the third set’s opening game Sunday, Williams let out herRead More

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh each for the two Odia players Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas for winning bronze medal at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. Both were part of the Indian men’s hockey team that wonRead More