Southampton, June 4 (IANS) India batsman Hanuma Vihari says batting in England is challenging, not only because of Dukes balls that do something throughout the day, but also because overhead conditions are unpr
Doha, June 4 (IANS): A dominant Qatar beat a 10-man India 1-0 in a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 preliminary Round 2 qualification match here on Thursday.
Qatar led 1-0 at half-time,
Paris, June 4 (IANS): World No. 3 Rafael Nadal termed first set of his second round match against Richard Gasquet, which he won 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night, as the best of his clay-court season.
Nadal al
Paris, June 4 (IANS): On a day when women's section of French Open tennis was highlighted by pullout of Ashleigh Barty, defending champion Iga Swiatek and fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin resumed normal course by
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS): Sumit Malik, India's Olympic-bound freestyle wrestler in men's 125 kg, has failed in-competition dope test for stimulants conducted by United World Wrestling (UWW) at World Oly
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS): India women's team opening batter Smriti Mandhana is excited for trip to England not just because she will get to play a Test after seven years but also because it is the only coun
Abu Dhabi, June 3 (IANS): Kolkata Knight Riders' West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has said life in bio-bubble is exhausting him.
The right-arm pace bowler and right-handed batsman, who is in the Uni
Paris, June 3 (IANS): World No. 8 Serena Williams was stretched by world No. 148 Mihaela Buzarnescu, before the winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles overcame the Romanian's challenge 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 in a la
Paris, June 3 (IANS): Second seed Daniil Medvedev defeated American Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 to enter third round of French Open at Roland Garros late on Wednesday.
The Russian, who had registered his f
London, June 3 (IANS): Pacer Ollie Robinson, who returned as England's most successful bowler with two wickets for 50 on the first day of first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, was left red-faced aft
Doha, June 2 (IANS): Despite a far-from-ideal preparation, the Sunil Chhetri-led Indian football team begins its bid to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup with a match against Asian champions Qatar on Thursday. Alt
London, June 2 (IANS): New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat in first Test against England here at Lord's on Wednesday.
The Kiwis have won only one out of the 17 Tests they have played at Lord'
Sydney, June 2 (IANS): Australia's top cricketers will display skills in gaming on Thursday as they look to raise $100,000 for Covid-19 relief in India. The money raised will go to UNICEF Australia's In
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS): Pandemic and injury were the reasons behind missing May 31 deadline to qualify for marathon event at Tokyo Olympic Games, said India's 2017 Asian marathon champion Thonakal Gopi.
Sydney, June 2 (IANS): Australia opener David Warner said watching Indians struggle for oxygen and seeing people a couple of times line up on streets to cremate family members hit visiting players hard during I
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS): India women cricket team's travel to England for their first Test in seven years will pit them in challenging conditions but the team is not going with a pre-determined plan.
Thoug
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS): Neeraj Chopra, India's medal hope at Olympic Games in men's javelin throw, looks doubtful for this month's Kuortane Games due to travel restrictions placed by Finland gover
Dubai, June 2 (IANS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has given India a month's time to show its readiness to host T20 World Cup in the country later this year.
The governing body of cricke
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) India women's Test captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday empathised with women's world No.2 tennis star Naomi Osaka of Japan for opting to not speak to media due to her mental health sayi
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Naomi Osaka, who pulled out of French Open tournament on Monday due to her mental health and was fined $15,000 for skipping media interaction on Sunday, is the world's highest-earning f