Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only Indian among Forbes magazine’s 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. American boxer Floyd Mayweather tops the list, which also includes golfer Tiger Woods, tennis star Roger Federer and Portuguese soccer player Cristi ....

Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay established absolute dominance as they ranked up 239 without loss for India against Bangladesh on day one of the lone test on Wednesday. Dhawan was not out on 150 and Vijay on 89 when bails were drawn for bad light, after 34 overs ....

“No, absolutely not. I am only looking at India-A and Under-19 appointment (as coach). I am not thinking about that (national coach’s post),” Dravid told reporters here when asked about his coaching aspirations. Dravid was in Mumbai as a guest at th ....

 There was a sharp contrast between the approaches adopted by India and Bangladesh, and that translated into the teams’ performance on the field. The touring side banked on Shikhar Dhawan’s authoritative unbeaten century to post a commanding 239 for no loss ....

Virat Kohli is no Virender Sehwag. Unlike Sehwag, he doesn’t believe Bangladesh are no good. Yet, Kohli is the subject of many an internet meme here. The latest, brought to this correspondent’s notice by The Indian Express sports desk, shows Kohli getting crushe ....

The last seven days have been extremely smooth for England. They beat New Zealand by 124 runs in what turned out to be an absorbing five days of cricket and it was followed up by the appointment of Trevor Bayliss as head coach. All this holds them in good stead ahead of the ....

 There is enthusiasm in the air. Also a whiff of rain. In the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Bangladesh and the relation between the two countries touching a new high, India and Bangladesh are all set to open a new chapter in their cricketing ties wi ....

 It was raining when she ran to glory in the 800m final at the Asian athletics championship at Wuhan on Sunday. It was raining when Tintu Luka dropped in at The Hindu office here on Tuesday too, along with Jisna Mathew, her teammate in the silver-winning 4x400m rela ....

 In a significant move, the BCCI’s newly constituted advisory panel, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman, has recommended the revival of the Talent Resource Development Officer’s (TRDO) wing. It was the same system which, during ....

 From the great escape in the historic one-off Test in 2000 to Sachin Tendulkar’s highest Test score (248) in 2004 and Zaheer Khan’s career-best figures (seven for 87) in 2010, the Indian team’s eastward journeys to the neighbouring country have often ....