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India have even-money chance of beating England on their home turf: Ian Chappell

MELBOURNE: The legendary Ian Chappell feels India has an "even-money chance" of beating England in their own backyard in the upcoming fivematch Test series...

Steve Smith looking forward to ‘great tours’, eight Tests in sub-continent

Melbourne: Star Australian batsman Steve Smith is looking forward to a “physical, mental and emotional” battle when his team tours the sub-continent for eight...

Self belief, shutting down nonsense helped me qualify for Olympics: Sajan Prakash

Kolkata: One of India’s top swimmers, Sajan Prakash says shutting down all the “nonsense” around him and self belief and having a great support...

SAFC Tarzova Beat Ramzania FC Banayari by 3-0

Hajin: SAFC Tarzova in a onesided affair beat R amzania FC Banayari by 3-0 goals in the ongoing 1st Soccer Cup played at Sports...

Downtown Heroes FC Academy launched

SRINAGAR: Downtown Heroes FC, Youth teams and Academy was launched at Islamia College of Sciene and Commerce here o n Saturday. Secretary, J&K Sports Council...

Domestic Season: Ranji Trophy to start from November 16, over 2100 games scheduled

NEW DELHI: The BCCI will conduct all its domestic tournaments across age-groups with the coveted Ranji Trophy, starting on November 16, being the marquee...

Gopichand hoping rich haul of medals from ‘very different’ Tokyo Olympics

NEW DELHI: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand reckoned the upcoming Olympics would be one "like never before" because of thecoronavirus-related restrictions but he...

Kohli operates at 200%, inspires teammates to do same: KL Rahul

LONDON: India skipper Virat Kohli "operates at 200" per cent and has the unbelievable ability to inspire his teammates to do the same, reckons...

Kohli only expressed his opinion on best of three WTC final, never demanded it, says Ashwin

LONDON: Coming to the defence of Virat Kohli, ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said the skipper only expressed his opinion that the WTC final...

Ranatunga criticises SLC for hosting ‘second string Indian team’

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga has slammed the country's cricket board for agreeing to host a "second string Indian team"...

Federer, Djokovic, Nadal are ‘gods’ ,but tennis needs devil, says Kyrgios

LONDON: Nick Kyrgios hailed Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as "gods" on Thursday but insisted tennis also desperately needs his devil-may-care non-conformity. The...

2022 Commonwealth shooting and archery in India cancelled due to COVID threat

New Delhi: The Commonwealth archery and shooting championships, which were scheduled to be held in Chandigarh before the 2022 Birmingham Games, have been cancelled...

Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan get PCB’s top contracts

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has awarded fast bowler Hasan Ali and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan with the top category A contracts for the 2021-22...

I-League qualifiers will demand a ruthless mentality: FC Bengaluru United coach

NEW DELHI: FC Bengaluru United head coach Richard Hood has welcomed the decision to hold the I-League qualifiers in September but said it will...

MATCH FIXING: ICC bans UAE players Hayat, Ahmed for accepting bribe from Indian bookie

DUBAI: The ICC on Thursday banned two UAE players Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed for eight years after they were found guilty of trying...

ICC set to award same points for each match won during World Test C’ship 2

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will award standardised 12 points for every match won during the second World Test Championships cycle which...

Williamson back on top of ICC Test rankings, Kohli remains fourth

DUBAI: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen after leading his side to...

I was on verge of giving up my India dream, says Hardik Singh

BENGALURU: Olympic-bound men's hockey team mid-fielder Hardik Singh had almost given up on his India dream and was planning to pursue a club career...

BCCI to recommend Mithali, Ashwin for Khel Ratna

New Delhi: The BCCI has decided to recommend women's cricket great Mithali Raj and premier spinner R Ashwin for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, country's...

3rd ODI between England and Pakistan set to have 19,000 fans

BIRMINGHAM: Eighty percent crowd capacity has been allowed for the third ODI between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston next month as part of the...

T20 World Cup to be held from October 17 to November 14: ICC

DUBAI: This year's T20 World Cup, which has been moved to the UAE and Oman from India due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be...

White Water Rafting activities resume at Wussan

Rafting important component of Adventure Tourism, Deptt exploring more adventure activities, tapping potential of virgin destinations: Dr. GN Itoo GANDERBAL: The cold waters of Sindh...

FC Qamarwari beat KP Pattan in tie breaker

Hajin:FC Qamarwari beat Kashmir Panthers Pattan in tie breakerin the ongoing 1st Soccer Cup Football tournament played at sports ground here on Tuesday. In the...

WTC Final: Jamieson hid in bathroom to escape tension of New Zealand’s run chase

LONDON: The tension and nervousness caused during New Zealand's run chase on the final day of the Word Test Championship title clash against India...

T20 World Cup to be shifted from India to UAE: BCCI president Ganguly

New Delhi: The T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is being shifted to the UAE owing to the health safety concerns...

Indian team arrives in Sri Lanka for limited overs series

COLOMBO: The India white-ball team led by Shikhar Dhawan, featuring as many as six uncapped players, arrived here from Mumbai for their fourweek tour...

Deepika reclaims world no.1 ranking after hat-trick of gold medals at WC Stage 3

Paris: Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari on Monday regained the number one position in global rankings following her hat-trick of gold medals at the...

Sri Lanka cricketers face inquiry for alleged bio-bubble breach in England

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has launched an inquiry against Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis for allegedly breaching the bio-bubble during the ongoing tour...

‘Not taking Bhuvneshwar to England huge mistake, Shardul should have been part of WTC squad’

NEW DELHI: Not taking "your best swing bowler" Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the tour of England is a huge mistake and Shardul Thakur should have...

Archery: Indian women’s recurve team clinches gold at World Cup Stage 3

PARIS: The Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari won the gold medal with a comfortable win over Mexico...

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