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Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar believes that skipper Virat Kohli’s aggressive attitude and consistent performances have changed the players in

New Delhi: Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo pipped Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar to win FIFA player of the

New Delhi: Former Team India opener, Virender Sehwag is set to be bestowed with yet another honour as the gate

The FIFA U-17 World Cup encounter between Brazil and England has been rescheduled from Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium to

Dilpreet Singh scored a brace as India junior men’s hockey team defeated hosts Malaysia 2-1 to register their second consecutive

New Delhi: Former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, who has taken over 300 wickets, recently, put together his dream team.

New Delhi: Team India skipper Virat Kohli once again illustrated why he is the best in business as he slammed a

Bulawayo: Roston Chase was unbeaten on 91 as the West Indies established a mammoth 429-run lead over Zimbabwe at the

New Delhi: The Team India selection committee on Monday picked the squad for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand.

Singapore: Simona Halep made a winning start to her WTA Finals campaign with an impressive 6-4 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman

Austin: Max Verstappen claimed Formula One’s stewards were killing the sport after he was demoted from a podium finish in

London: Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after they dropped into the relegation zone following Sunday’s 5-2 home defeat by

Austin: Lewis Hamilton will have to wait another week for his fourth Formula One world championship but he has smoked

New Delhi: The The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided not to use Dharamveer Pal, the polio-afflicted

New Delhi: The Team India selection committee on Monday picked the squad for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand.

New Delhi: The Team India selection committee on Monday picked the squad for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand.

Mumbai and Delhi Daredevils Shreyas Iyer and Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj have been picked for the three-match T20 series against

Berlin: Bayern Munich have new injury concerns for this week’s doubleheader against RB Leipzig with Mats Hummels joining Thomas Mueller

England can retain the Ashes in Australia without talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes, claimed former Aussie bowling star Mitchell Johnson. Stokes

Madrid: Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men`s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)

Sydney: Former England batsman Graeme Hick and bowling coach Troy Cooley will pit their wits against the tourists when they

New Delhi: The sports fraternity has heaped praise on Kidambi Srikanth for winning his maiden Denmark Open Super Series Premier

Odense: Indian badminton has been on the ascendancy for quite some time now but a pragmatic chief national coach Pullela

New Delhi: The in-form double trap exponent Ankur Mittal and pistol ace Jitu Rai will spearhead India’s challenge in the prestigious

New Delhi: Divij Sharan won his first title of the 2017 season on the ATP World Tour, and third overall,

New Delhi: Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer and Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj received maiden T20I call-ups as the BCCI Selection Committee

The BCCI on Monday announced India’s Test squad for the first two matches of the home series against Sri Lanka,

London: Jurgen Klopp pledged to “fix” his Liverpool team`s chronic defensive problems after a 4-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur left

Austin, Texas: Max Verstappen claimed Formula One’s stewards were killing the sport after he was demoted from a podium finish

Germany coach Christian Wueck ripped into referee Jair Marrufo saying he made the difference in their quarter-final loss to Brazil

Ross Taylor lavished praise on ‘young’ Tom Latham after the two added a record 200 runs for the fourth wicket

Conceding last-minute goals has been the bane of Indian hockey but recently-appointed coach Sjoerd Marijne says the team improvised its defensive tactics quite well

London: Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning exploits with Real Madrid make him the strong favourite to win the 2017 Best FIFA Men’s

New Delhi: It seems Dean Jones likes to add fuel to fire, and he did it again on Sunday after Virat

Sami Khedira hit his first hat-trick as ten-man Juventus kept pace with Serie A leaders Napoli and Inter Milan in

Mumbai: Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor is happy that centurion Tom Latham paid heed to his advice to play the

Mumbai: India batsman Dinesh Karthik feels that kind of challenge that young wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal faced

Star West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle has denied exposing his genitals to a massage therapist, claiming an Australian media group

Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo pricked Zimbabwe’s bubble of optimism on Sunday as his five-wicket haul put the West Indies in charge

Lightning struck Germany twice and reduced to cinders every bit of good work they had done till the 71st minute

Tottenham Hotspur brutally exposed Liverpool’s defensive frailties as Harry Kane plundered two more goals in his side’s 4-1 Premier League

Austin: Usain Bolt says he is serious about starting up a soccer career now he has retired from sprinting —

Mumbai: Statistical highlights of the first ODI between India and New Zealand on Sunday. # India (280/8) have posted their

Virtually unbeatable at home, the Indian cricket team will look for a winning start in its three-match ODI series versus

A controversial Gerard Deulofeu strike sent FC Barcelona on their way to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Malaga FC on

12:50 pm IST: Team India arrived at the stadium a little while ago. #TeamIndia has arrived for #Virat200 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/4X0uONT1h7

New Delhi: Ahead of Sunday’s first India-New Zealand ODI match in Mumbai, we present you all the key stats and

New Delhi: Celebrated cricket presenter Mayanti Langer on Sunday wished Indian men’s hockey team and badminton ace Srikanth Kidambi ahead

New Delhi: After beating reigning world champions Australia 4-1 in the five-match ODI series, India face a new challenge in

New Delhi: An unbeaten India will look for their third continental title when Manpreet Singh & Co take on Malaysia

New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stands a chance to win his third Super Series Premier title of the

London: Jose Mourinho launched a withering verbal attack on his Manchester United players following their surprise Premier League defeat at

Barcelona: Barcelona dismissed another day of political chaos in Catalonia to continue on their merry way at the top of

New Delhi: Hardly challenged in a dominating run this season, India will once again start as the overwhelming favourites when

Mumbai: Hardly challenged in a dominating run this season, India will once again start as the overwhelming favourites when they

Rhian Brewster scored a hattrick as England thrashed USA 4-1 to enter their maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-final on

India’s Kidambi Srikanth stands one step away from his third Superseries Premier title after he dished out a superlative display

Austin: Formula One title favourite Lewis Hamilton was fastest in final practice at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday with

Huddersfield: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his players’ attitude in Saturday’s loss to Huddersfield Town was the worst he

London: Though he says he feels no pressure from above, Antonio Conte looked a relieved man and said he was

Madrid: Barcelona will offer Lionel Messi a lifetime contract at the club, CEO Oscar Grau said on Saturday. Messi, 30,

London: Michy Batshuayi stepped off the bench to inspire Chelsea’s fightback as Antonio Conte’s side eased the pressure on their

New Delhi: Kidambi Srikanth beats Vincent Wong Wing Ki 21-18, 21-17 to enter Denmark Super Series final. Kidambi stunned World

New Delhi: India are through to the final of Hockey Asia Cup 2017 with a comprehensive 4-0 win over arch-rivals

India and Pakistan played out a goalless first half in their Super 4 game of the Asia Cup hockey in

The last man standing from Africa was decided in Guwahati today as Ghana played Mali in the quarterfinal match of

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the India-Pakistan match from the Asia Cup 2017 hockey tournament. 1st Quarter 18:55

New Delhi: Former Team India skipper MS Dhoni became the father of baby Ziva, just a week before ICC World

New Delhi: Team India skipper Virat Kohli, on the eve of the 1st ODI against New Zealand, made it clear

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the India-Pakistan match from the Asia Cup 2017 hockey tournament. New Delhi: Arch-rivals

Surrey: It was a day of mixed fortunes for India in squash as Saurav Ghosal reached the semifinal of USD

Sharjah: Sri Lanka announced a 15-man Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against Pakistan on Saturday. Thisara Perera will lead

Mumbai: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Saturday conceded that it’s a huge task to beat India in their own

Singapore: A supremely unpredictable women’s tennis season will culminate in fitting style at the elite WTA Finals, where seven out

Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian female gymnast to take part in the Olympics, will be honoured with a D Lit

Ravichandran Ashwin may not be turning out for India in the one day internationals at this point in time, but

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil football coach Tite has recalled forward Diego Souza and midfielder Diego for international friendlies against Japan

Montevideo: Luis Suarez has been omitted from Uruguay`s squad for international friendlies against Poland and Austria next month as he

Karachi: Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has filed a complaint with the police for getting death threats from the

Karachi: In a shocking revelation, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has disclosed that he turned down a lucrative offer from a

Mumbai: On a roll after consecutive series wins against Sri Lanka and Australia, a confident India will aim to hunt New Zealand when they face-off in

New Delhi: Senior India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been out of favour, or ‘rested’, for three consecutive ODI series; but

New Delhi: When India captain Virat Kohli leads his team at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai for the first ODI

Manchester: Jose Mourinho says he is judged by a different set of standards from his rival managers in the English

Dhaka: India will attempt their fourth win over Pakistan this year when the two traditional rivals meet in their last

Pakistan’s Hasan Ali is officially the world’s best one-day bowler, with an early career record surpassing even legendary compatriot Waqar

New Delhi: Virender Sehwag has set the benchmark for being cheeky on twitter and everyone else these days tries to

Barcelona: Barcelona’s Argentine legend Lionel Messi entered the highly-charged drive by Catalonia for independence on Friday (Oct 20) when he

Kidambi Srikanth stunned reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen to reach the semi-finals of Denmark Open badminton, while Saina Nehwal and

The Indian team got the better of Germany 232-227 in the compound women’s team semifinals to set up a gold-medal

Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy were knocked out of the $750,000 Denmark Open badminton tournament after losing their respective quarterfinals in straight

Medium pacer Hasan Ali grabbed three wickets to celebrate his rise to the top of the one-day rankings as Pakistan

New Delhi: A few days back, Danish coach Kenneth Jonassen hailed Kidmabi Srikanth as one of the toughest players to

New Delhi: India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Friday warned visiting New Zealand cricket team that his team is confident of

High on confidence following their impressive string of performances, an in-form India would look to maintain their unbeaten run when

London: Jonny Bairstow said on Friday he would be happy to move up the England batting order for the upcoming

Mumbai: India batsman Rohit Sharma on Friday heaped praise on the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal for

New Delhi: Hours after S Sreesanth revealed his desire to play for another country, the Board of Control for Cricket

New Delhi: Flamboyant Aussie all-rounder Chris Lynn has reportedly signed a million-dollar deal with the Big Bash League (BBL) franchise,

New Delhi: Ahead of Sunday’s series opener against New Zealand, Indian cricket team welcomed a special person at the nets

New Delhi: From the initial 24 teams which competed in the 2017 edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup in India,

The Indian team got the better of Germany 232-227 in the compound women’s team semi-finals, to set up a gold-medal

Everton on Friday banned a fan who appeared to try and strike a Lyon player while holding a child during

New Delhi: Only eight teams remain in the 2017 edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Heavyweights USA, Germany,

New Delhi: The attendance for matches of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 breached the million mark in the

New Delhi: When Mahendra Singh Dhoni hits a ball, it stays hit. The former India captain is known for hitting

New Delhi: India will look to continue their domination over Pakistan as the arch-rivals face off again for the second

New Delhi: The attendance for matches of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 breached the million mark in the

New Delhi: Banned India pacer S Sreesanth has hinted at the possibility of turning up for another country, saying “BCCI

Dhaka: High on confidence following their impressive string of performances, an in-form India will look to maintain their unbeaten run

Dubai, UAE: Swashbuckling South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has once again grabbed the top position in the ICC ODI

New Delhi: An unchararcteristically cheeky Sachin Tendulkar wished Virender Sehwag on his 39th birthday in the most unique way possible,

Singapore: All eight women competing at the WTA Finals will go into the tournament believing they have a genuine chance

Chris Lynn has signed a five-year million-dollar deal with the Big Bash League (BBL) franchise, Brisbane Heat. Lynn, who has

He may be quick on the ball and one of the finest strikers in modern football, but Neymar has been

Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer sent a video to Spanish long-time rival and fellow all-time great

Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, world champion in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, said he would continue with McLaren

New Delhi: The mutual respect between India captain Virat Kohli and Pakistan’s tearaway pacer Mohammad Amir is not a secret,

Austin, Texas: Lewis Hamilton usually feels at ease in the U.S. And why not? It’s pretty easy to be happy

London: Manchester City will be aiming to continue their recent scintillating form when the free-scoring Premier League leaders host Burnley

The Indian men’s hockey team overcame its 2017 jinx against Malaysia with an overpowering 6-2 win during a Super-4s match

There could be trouble in waiting for English club Everton as one of their supporters, despite holding a child in

Indian allrounder Yusuf Pathan couldn’t stop sharing his feelings when he saw Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans working on

New Delhi: Virender Sehwag celebrates his 39th Birthday on October 20 and while the wishes started pouring in from early

London: Czech Tomas Berdych and Australian Nick Kyrgios are the latest leading players to end their seasons early due to

Barcelona: Everton’s miserable Europa League run continued as they lost 2-1 at home to Olympique Lyonnais on Thursday and remained

H S Prannoy recorded his second successive win over three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei, while Saina Nehwal and

Odense, Denmark: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy stormed into the men`s singles quarterfinals of the Denmark Open World Superseries Premier here

London: After several years in the doldrums, English clubs have returned to the fore in the Champions League with a

Kolkata: Four-time defending world champions Germany are number one for a reason. The German football association (DFB), which starts grooming

London: Czech Tomas Berdych is the latest player to end his season early after announcing he would miss tournaments in

Park, 36, who won a string of titles with Manchester United and Eindhoven before retiring, will be the second torchbearer

Dhaka: A clinical India maintained their unbeaten run in the tournament with a 6-2 thrashing of Malaysia in their second

Dubai: Pakistan`s off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez has been reported for a suspect bowling action during the third one-day international against Sri

Naples: An Italian footballer who was banned for five matches for urinating towards rival fans will appeal the decision, his

Having eased into the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 3-0 win over Honduras in the Round

Following an average performance against South Korea where they drew 1-1, India came out with all guns blazing to hammer

Kochi: Less-fancied Iran will look to do a Leicester City when they take on three-time runners-up Spain in a quarter-final

Johannesburg: Swashbuckling South Africa batsman AB de Villiers, who smashed a career-best 176 to set up a series-clinching 104-run against

4:55 pm. India’s starting XI is out: Suraj Karkera, Harmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Gujrant Singh, Dipsan Tirkey, Lalit Upadhayay, SK Uthappa,

Mumbai: Leggie Ish Sodhi on Thursday replaced injured Todd Astle in the New Zealand squad for the three-match ODI series

Colombo: Sri Lanka should not entertain any fears over its cricket team visiting Lahore, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua has

Barcelona: Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition as Barcelona moved closer to qualifying for the Champions League

New Zealand suffered a blow early on Thursday when their uncapped leg-spinner Todd Astle was ruled out of the upcoming

For once, an English team has won a penalty shootout. Phew! That’s a monkey off our back. As far as

New Delhi: Ravi Shastri, the head coach of Indian Cricket Team, is the highest paid cricket coach or manager in

New Delhi: One of the most popular festivals of the country – Diwali signifies the victory of light over darkness,

Manchester: It would appear to be difficult for any team to find a more daunting examination in European football at

Lisbon: Accustomed to winning trophies with prolific scoring more than by cagey, safety-first displays, Manchester United fans may have to

London: Antonio Conte was in no mood to wax lyrical about the virtues of free-flowing Champions League football after his