For Poovamma and Tintu — the Senior National inter-State athletics meet beginning on Friday which is touted as the final opportunity for aspirants wishing to make the cut for the upcoming World championships in Beijing from August 22 to 30 — it will not be m ....

The 20th seed, who has only one WTA title to her name, showed the string of victories she has had over highly ranked players such as Serena Williams (who she demolished 6-2, 6-2 in last year’s French Open), Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep were no accidents. ....

The 30-year-old four-time AIFF Player of the Year and highest goal scorer for the country commands the highest base price set for the day at Rs 80 lakh and is among 10 Indian players set to feature in the auction ahead of the October 3-December 6 Season 2 of the tournam ....

Former India Captain Sourav Ganguly is happy celebrating his 43rd birthday with family and friends in Kolkata on Wednesday as wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over the world. On the eve of his birthday, Ganguly had said, “Nothing ....

Australia captain Michael Clarke took the occasion of the start of the first Ashes test against England to announce that he and his wife, Kyly, are expecting their first child. The couple, who have been married for three years, took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to ann ....

In superb form, he fearlessly attacked Australia for 134 in piloting England to 343-7 at stumps, a decent score on a so-so Sophia Gardens pitch after electing to bat first and running into immediate trouble. Luck was with Root. Captain Alastair Cook and Ian Bell h ....

The seniormost member of the 15-member squad, Harbhajan Singh tweeted about the team’s grand welcome at a city hotel on Tuesday night. “Arrived in Harare Zimbabwe. Good to be back and see the local drum players welcoming us at the hotel. good night india, ....

Sunil Gavaskar got it right, Kapil Dev didn’t, bowling on in search of the wicket that would take him past Richard Hadlee’s then world record. Sourav Ganguly got it right, Sachin Tendulkar didn’t, batting on into his 200th Test, a survivor rather than ....

The home team had been under the cosh before bouncing back spectacularly to win the fourth match, due in no small part to Mithali Raj’s rapid 81. India’s batting had looked flimsy without a significant contribution from its mainstay. Mithali’s knock, a ....

The Misbah-ul-Haq led rode on Younis Khan’s unbeaten 171 to script a seven-wicket win, chasing 378 at Pallekele on Tuesday. The 2-1 triupmh in the three-match series also got the visitors necessary points to be placed behind leaders Australia and South Africa i ....