Brazilian star Neymar was banned for the rest of the Copa America on Friday, stripping the tournament of one of its biggest stars. A disciplinary panel of the South American confederation ruled that he must sit out four games for his conduct in a match against Colombia, ....

 India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Friday fined 75 per cent of his match fees for allegedly shoving young Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman during the first ODI of the three-match cricket series, in Mirpur. Dhoni was charged with Level 2 offence under ICC C ....

Fast bowler Dhammika Prasad removed the Pakistan openers cheaply, then spinner Rangana Herath dismissed Azhar Ali to reduce Pakistan to 38-3 at tea. In the rain-curtailed final session, Sri Lanka dismissed the experienced pair of Younis Khan for 47, and captain Misba ....

Speaking to the media here on Friday, Gill said his nomination for the Arjuna Award was a shot in the arm for motor sports in India. If he is conferred with the award, Gill will be the first from the sport. “It’s good to know that I have been nominated fo ....

“In a fast-paced game and with the new rules, penalty corners have become goal-scoring opportunities. Everything happens in a fraction of a second and one bad reaction in the penalty corner can take the match away from you. Goalkeepers need to be very attentive an ....

Mustafizur, who had made an impact with a brilliant performance in his Twenty20 debut against Pakistan, captured five wickets to scuttle India’s chase of a challenging 307 after Mashrafe Mortaza had opted to bat on a favourable track. Despite a 95-run partnersh ....

This is also Bangladesh’s highest score against India in ODIs, surpassing the previous best of 296 for six at the same venue in 2010. Openers Soumya Sarkar (54 off 40 balls) and Tamim Iqbal (60 off 62 balls) added 102 runs for the opening stand in only 13.4 ove ....

Chasing a huge target of 350 for victory, Morgan’s swashbuckling 113 off 82 balls and a more measured 106 not out from Root helped England chase it down with six overs to spare. It was England’s highest successful run chase in one-day internationals. A ....

The American left-hander, a runner-up at the U.S. Open a record six times, birdied the third, fifth and eighth holes in firm, fast running conditions on the links-style Chambers Bay layout to reach the turn in three-under 32. That put Mickelson a stroke in front of f ....

By contrast, top-seeded Andy Murray opened his bid to recapture the title he lost last year to Grigor Dimitrov with a comfortable 6—4, 7—5 win over Taiwanese qualifier Lu Yen—Hsun, and French Open winner Stan Wawrinka began his bid for a first grass co ....