Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during their Spanish Primera Division League soccer match against RCD Espanyol played at the Power8 stadium in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 17 May 2015. EFE/Alberto Estevez Jerusalem, Feb 11…
Ranchi, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahead of the second Twenty20 International (T20I) against Sri Lanka, India team director Ravi Shastri on Thursday said he is aiming at trying all possible combinations to get the best squad…
Bridgetown (Barbados), Feb 11 (IANS) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has questioned the timing of the Twenty20 World Cup squads contract demands, and says if players refuse to sign by Sundays deadline, replacements will…
Kolkata: South African cricketer Albie Morkel arrives at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, on Oct 6, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Rising Pune Supergiants franchise on Thursday acquired…
Moscow, Feb 11 (IANS) Soviet football legend Anatoly Ilyin died at the age of 84 here on Thursday. Striker Ilyin was capped 31 times by the then Soviet Russia (the USSR) between 1952-59 and scored…
By Sayan Mukherjee New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The gradual slowing of playing surfaces, which has prompted players to adopt a pro-backline approach, means tennis is unlikely to get a serve and volley champion…
By Sayan Mukherjee New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Former England Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins believes that fixing in tennis may never be completely eradicated due to the “human nature” of succumbing to temptation, but…
Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) India made a clean sweep winning seven gold and five silver medals in the women’s doubles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles, and men’s and women’s singles events of table tennis competitions in…
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore player Darren Sammy during a practice session at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on May 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 10 (IANS) Fresh controversy appears to be…
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Cricketers can be red carded or banished to a sin-bin for 10 overs as Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tries to bring down the levels of bad behaviour. The club is set…
Melbourne, Feb 10 (IANS) The pink Kookaburra ball with a completely black seam will be used in next week’s round of day-night Sheffield Shield matches in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on…
By Veturi Srivatsa The defeat on Tuesday in the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka brought the Indian players down to earth after the auction euphoria of the Indian Premier League (IPL) barely two days before…
Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) National table tennis champions Anthony Amalraj and Manika Batra will spearhead the six-member Indian squad for the Asian Olympic qualifiers which was announced here on Wednesday. Apart from two-time men’s national…
Wellington, Feb 10 (IANS) A video footage emerged on Wednesday showing Australia batsman Usman Khawaja becoming touchy-feely and progressively moving his hand down to teammate Adam Zampa’s buttocks before the second One-Day match against New…
Pune, Feb 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka rode on a strong bowling performance to defeat India by five wickets in their first Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday. Chasing a…
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Aaron Finch was replaced with Steve Smith as captain, while Test wicketkeeper Peter Nevill made way to Matthew Wade as Cricket Australia (CA) affected critical changes in its 15-member World T20…
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has taken a dig at Steve Waugh, calling the iconic former Test captain “the most selfish cricketer I’ve played with”, recalling his axing from the fourth…
Mumbai: South African player David Miller during a practice session ahead of the 5th ODI between India and South Africa at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Oct 24, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS)…
Gurgaon, Feb 9 (IANS) Rapid Metro Gurgaon has opened an indoor cricket stadium in association with Lounge Cricket that will be another unique initiative to increase engagement with its regular commuters. Built at Sikanderpur Rapid…
Mirpur, Feb 9 (IANS) strong batting by Anmolpreet Singh and Sarfaraz Khan helped India beat Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the semi-finals of the ICC U-19 World Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium…