Manpreet Singh-led Indian men's hockey team will take on Russia in the men's Olympic qualifiers on Friday. The Indian team is just two matches away from booking their tickets for the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to be held next year.
The Olympic qualifying event against USA, beginning Friday, provides them that long overdue chance. In front of a capacity 15,000 crowd expected in the Kalinga Stadium stands, it's going to be a home experience like never before for the Indian women's team.
Australia's Perth Glory are planning an audacious bid to bring former Manchester United and Paris St. Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the A-League, reports said.
Epithets-young, successful and sought after-ring a bell, reminding of a breakout cricketer. But they are equally apposite for a 'youngster' in the coaching realm Andrew McDonald, who is all set to assume the mantle of head coach of Rajasthan Royals and assistant coach of Cricket Australia's men's team.
Sebastian Vettel warned on Thursday that Formula One was going in the "wrong direction" by reverting to heavier and slower cars, as unveiled in the sport's launch of its new regulations for 2021 and beyond.
Closer racing and smaller budgets. Formula One hopes it has found the formula to close the gap between teams fighting for championships and the cars bringing up the rear of the grid to create better and more compelling racing.
England cruised to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Friday. James Vincent top-scored for the tourists with 59, notching his maiden T20 half century as England chased down New Zealand's 154-run target in 18.3 overs.
Mumbai City FC coach Jorge Costa was worried about the fact that injuries to key players meant that he had to field an all-Indian lineup. His nightmare turned into reality just nine minutes into Mumbai's first home game of the Indian Super League season against Odisha FC at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Thursday.
The Bangladesh team stepped out into the haze of Delhi, the gloomy conditions at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Thursday afternoon summing up the mood in the Bangladesh camp.
Former India cricketer Farokh Engineer on Thursday cleared the air on his statement that all that the BCCI selectors did during the World Cup in England earlier this year was fetch "cups of tea" for actress Anushka Sharma, the wife of India captain Virat Kohli.
Real Madrid's 5-0 thumping of Leganes on Wednesday was their biggest win in La Liga since his first spell as coach but Zinedine Zidane was hardly in a celebratory mood.
The rivalry between India and Bangladesh has gone up a few notches over the years, thanks to the theatrics displayed by their players and fans alike. Though Bangladesh have lost all eight T20 international matches they have played against India so far, there have been some rather memorable encounters and close finishes.
Inter host Bologna on Saturday in the 11th round and can briefly overhaul Juventus ahead of the Turin derby later in the day. Third-place Atalanta face in-form Cagliari on Sunday. Roma, in fourth, open the weekend against Napoli.
Liverpool resume their Premier League title charge at Aston Villa on Saturday with Jurgen Klopp hoping to avoid a repeat of the defensive mayhem that nearly wrecked their dramatic League Cup win against Arsenal.
Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, who made their debut together and went on to script many memorable moments for Team India, are ready to take fresh guard as administrators together.
Lionel Messi was called up by Argentina on Thursday for friendly games against Brazil and Uruguay next month, the country's football association announced on Twitter.
AC Milan avoided a Halloween scare by beating Serie A strugglers SPAL 1-0 at the San Siro on Thursday to give coach Stefano Pioli his first win since replacing the sacked Marco Giampaolo.
Captaining India is such an honour for Rohit Sharma that he would not fuss whether it's full time or sporadic, he said. Rohit captained India to Asia Cup victory last year and, with Virat Kohli resting, will lead the side again in the three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh starting in New Delhi on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal beat Stan Wawrinka for the 19th time in 22 meetings, winning 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals.
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful on Thursday said the ban on Shakib Al Hasan for failing to report corrupt approaches is a shock to the system and suggested that the top all-rounder be shielded from news on him to help his comeback.
BCCI Ethics Officer Justice DK Jain on Thursday asked former cricketer Rahul Dravid to appear in person for the second time on the conflict of interest allegations levelled against him. Jain has asked Dravid to depose himself on November 12 for further clarifications. Dravid is currently the NCA Director and is also a vice-president in the India Cements group, which owns the Chennai Super Kings.
Shiva Thapa (63kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) clinched gold medals, while Ashish (69kg) settled for a silver, ending India's brilliant campaign at the Olympic Test event for boxing on Thursday.
Putting the talks of India-Bangladesh T20I series opener being shifted from New Delhi to a different venue keeping the air pollution in mind to rest, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said that the match will go ahead as scheduled. Several environmentalists had earlier written to Ganguly asking him to think about a change of venue so that the players are not exposed to the hazardous air.
The beginning of 2019 could not have been better for Vijay Shankar. A couple of handy knocks against New Zealand and Australia in One-dayers had impressed the Team India management and the senior national selection committee, headed by MSK Prasad, so much that they had declared him as India’s No. 4 for the World Cup in England.
Standing at the door of the 2020 Olympics, the Indian men's and women's hockey teams are just two steps away from booking their tickets for Tokyo 2020. The men, led by Manpreet Singh, and the women, captained by Rani Rampal, have set up their tents in Bhubaneswar, waiting to take on Russia and the USA, respectively, in their Olympic qualifiers which start on Friday.
Formula One has hurdles to overcome if it is to have a race in Miami in May 2021, the sport's chairman Chase Carey said on Wednesday after new planning obstacles emerged. The Miami Herald reported that Miami-Dade County commissioners passed a resolution on Tuesday enabling them to prohibit road closures linked to racing events in or near residential areas.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is taking a break from cricket to deal with mental health "difficulties", governing body Cricket Australia said on Thursday.
A do-or-die final stage of the hockey qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics will see India's men's and women's teams face their respective opponents in Bhubaneswar on Friday and Saturday (November 1 & 2) in two matches each, with the winner on aggregate booking a ticket to Tokyo.
Real Madrid registered their biggest win since Zinedine Zidane's return as coach on Wednesday as they demolished struggling Leganes 5-0 to move up to second in La Liga.
Marcus Rashford stopped a resurgent Chelsea in their tracks as his sensational free kick fired Manchester United into the League Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Rashford sent his dipping effort from around 40 metres flying past Chelsea keeper Willy Caballero in the 73rd minute after Michy Batshuayi's well-taken equaliser.
Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool could pull out of the League Cup if the English Football League do not help with their hectic fixture schedule. Klopp's side moved into the quarter-finals after an incredible 5-5 draw against Arsenal and 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory at Anfield on Wednesday.
Chennaiyin FC turned up for the ATK game having left their scoring boots at home.
It’s been another season of mixed fortunes for Dominic Thiem. The Austrian World No. 5 seemed well on track when he made the French Open final in May for the second successive year, but was then surprisingly ousted from both Wimbledon and US Open in the very first round.
Liverpool reached the League Cup quarter-finals in thrilling style as their incredible 5-5 draw against Arsenal was followed by a 5-4 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday. Both Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal boss Unai Emery made 11 changes for the fourth round tie, but the understudies served up one of the most entertaining games of the season at Anfield.
Football managers are known to detest the F word. Well, three games in a span of eight days and that F word —fatigue — is bound to crop up. Mumbai City manager Jorge Costa and his counterpart at Odisha FC, Josep Gombau, did their best to avoid talk around fitness on Wednesday, the eve of their Indian Super League encounter at the Mumbai Football Arena.
Novak Djokovic survived a scare against French lucky loser Corentin Moutet to reach the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, while fifth seed Dominic Thiem and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas also progressed.
Sania Mirza celebrated her son Izhaan’s first birthday on October 30 and the ace India tennis star took to social media to share heartwarming message on the special occasion.
If Farokh Engineer could be described in a word, it would be forthright. The former India wicketkeeper doesn’t believe in mincing words. And he didn’t hesitate in dubbing the Supreme-Court appointed Committee Of Administrators (COA), who were in charge of the BCCI for more than two-and-a-half years, as ‘honeymooners’. The COA was replaced by Sourav Ganguly’s team at the BCCI.
This being the maiden day/night Test for both countries, neither Bangladeshi nor Indian cricketers are sure of what to expect in the first-ever pink-ball Test on Indian soil, at Eden Gardens from November 22. Among the handful of Indian players in the current Test team to have played pink ball cricket are Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammad Shami.
According to sources in the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), almost everyone, including the BFI office-bearers, the selection committee members and the foreign and national coaches are of the opinion that a trial should happen between the 36-yearold Mary and Nikhat, 23.
As Indian cricket board (BCCI) gears up to host its first day-night Test in less than a month's time, focus is back on how the pink ball will behave. BCCI has asked SG, the makers of the red balls used in first-class cricket in India, to provide 72 new balls for the Test match against Bangladesh that is scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens from Nov 22.
Oman defeated Hong Kong by just 12 runs on Wednesday in a do-or-die T20 World Cup qualifier to reach the finals in Australia along with Scotland who thrashed United Arab Emirates by 90 runs. Oman and Scotland join Namibia, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and Ireland, who had already booked their places in the 2020 showpiece but are still competing for the winner's trophy in UAE.
One of only two Indian players to have played with the pink ball under lights at the Eden Gardens, India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha can't wait to take the field against Bangladesh in the second Test of the series from November 22 to 26. It will be the first time that Virat Kohli and boys will be playing under lights in a day-night Test and Saha is ready to share his experience with the team.
Former BCCI chief curator Daljit Singh on Wednesday proposed more grass on the 22 yard-strip and lesser than usual on the outfield to counter the "unavoidable" dew factor for the first ever day-night Test to be played in India next month.
The four Indian women boxers, who won medals at the 2019 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, say Indian women’s boxing’s future looks bright with more champions in the making.
The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who recently made their first final appearance at a Super 750 level event on the BWF World Tour, have reclaimed a spot in the top 10 of the latest rankings.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan demanded a harsher ban while Australia's Dean Jones wondered why Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan did not report the corrupt approaches made to him at a time when "players are well aware of the rules".
Former world bronze-medal winner Shiva Thapa (63kg) advanced to the final with a hard-fought triumph along with Pooja Rani (75kg) but two other Indians ended with bronze medals after losing their opening bouts at the Olympic Test event for boxing here on Wednesday.