Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will be eyeing a dream ticket to The 150th Open Championship at St Andrews when he tees off at the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois this week.
Pakistan has given separate contracts to players in the Test and limited-overs squads in a bid to build long-term depth, the chief selector said Thursday.
The Indian men's hockey team's preparations for the Commonwealth Games was on Thursday hit by a COVID-19 outbreak as five people, including striker Gurjant Singh and head coach Graham Reid, have tested positive for the virus.
The 50-overs series was first played in 2005 before being discontinued after its next edition in 2007 as relations between India and Pakistan soured. ACC president Jay Shah, also the secretary of the BCCI, said the Cup's return may get rubber-stamped at an ACC meeting next month.
Multiple cases of age-fudging emerged during the All India Sub-Junior under-13 ranking tournament (June 19 to 25) in Hyderabad and at the ongoing U-13 event in Mohali, prompting Sandeep Heble, a member of the Age Fraud Committee, to shoot off a letter to BAI, urging it look into the matter.
Ranked 8th in the world, India are grouped along with England (4th), New Zealand (9th) and China (13th) in Pool B at the World Cup this time. An inspirational figure missing in the Indian ranks this time will be former captain Rani.
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu entered the quarterfinals with a come-from-behind victory over Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan in the Malaysia Open on Thursday.
England coach Brendon McCullum said his side's aggressive performances in their 3-0 series win over New Zealand set the alarm bells ringing around world cricket and that there would be no change of approach against India in their rearranged Test.
South Africa will be without middle order batsman Temba Bavuma for their three Test tour of England starting in August after he was ruled out with an elbow injury, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Formula 1 driver-turned pundit Karun Chandhok was a part of a distinguished panel that was invited by the UK parliament to speak on how motorsport can contribute towards a sustainable future.
Organisers have sold 1.8 million tickets for this year's World Cup in Qatar, world soccer governing body FIFA said Wednesday ahead of the next round of ticket sales that opens on July 5.
Former England spinner Graeme Swann has picked England as the favourites to win the crucial fifth Test match against India, starting July 1 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The fifth Test was cancelled last year and had to be rescheduled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Indian camp.
Two stalwarts of Indian women's badminton, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament with the former progressing to the second round and the latter bowing out after losing her opener here on Wednesday.
The big-hitting Deepak Hooda believes himself to be "a warrior" when faced with the task of tackling the new ball in conditions favourable to bowlers.
On the back of her splendid performance in the just-concluded T20 series against Sri Lanka, India's left-arm spinner Radha Yadav has moved up to the 13th spot in the ICC Women's T20 players rankings.
Indian shuttlers B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma ended their campaign at the Malaysia open Super 750 badminton tournament after going down fighting in the opening round of the men's singles competition here on Tuesday.
Indian hockey player and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Birendra Lakra finds himself facing allegations as serious as conspiracy to murder, according to the family of a deceased man named Anand Kumar Toppo, who was a friend of Lakra's and his flatmate and died under mysterious circumstances earlier this year.
Australia's Mitchell Swepson will play the opening Test against Sri Lanka, with touring skipper Pat Cummins on Tuesday calling the leg-spinner an "important cog" of their bowling.
Formula One branded a racist term used by three-time world champion Nelson Piquet against Lewis Hamilton as "unacceptable" on Tuesday.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Jos Buttler to become the team's white-ball skipper after Eoin Morgan steps down, saying the decision would be a "no-brainer".
The first T20I between India and Ireland was affected quite a bit due to multiple spells of rain in Dublin. Consequently the match was shortened to a 12 overs a side affair, which India won comfortably by 7 wickets.
The Birmingham Commonwealth Games-bound Indian team has as many as three specialist drag-flickers in Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas. And with junior players like Sanjay, Araijeet Singh Hundal and Sudeep Chirmako waiting in the wings, India are well placed as far as the penalty-corner department is concerned.
The 22-year-old Irish batsman Harry Tector made all the right moves during the rain-hit first T20I against India, earning a name for himself with a blistering 64 not out. While it proved to be an effort that went in vain, as Ireland went on to lose the game, Tector did earn a lot of praise for his heroics with the bat.
India skipper Hardik Pandya revealed that he didn't want to risk sending out Ruturaj Gaikwad to open the innings in the first T20 against Ireland as he picked up a calf niggle in the first half of the game.
India will be hoping for clear weather and improved performances from rookies like Umran Malik when it clashes with Ireland in the second and final T20I on Tuesday.
Five episodes into a recently released docuseries in which Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry team up to probe mental health issues of celebrated stars like Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, Ginny Fuch and others — the frame suddenly shifts to the hilly tracts of Manipur with a 30- year-old Sadam Hanjabam quietly piercing the narrative. The camera follows Hanjabam as he walks around a lane in Imphal recounting a rainy evening some years ago when he was out on a date with a man and was accosted by a police jeep.
Wimbledon, which starts on Monday, has banned all Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament. That ruled out men's world number one Daniil Medvedev and eighth-ranked Andrey Rublev. On the women's side, three of the top 20 are missing -- Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina and two-time major winner and former number one Victoria Azarenka.
Jack Leach hailed England's new leadership duo of captain Ben Stokes and red-ball head coach Brendon McCullum for bolstering his self-belief after taking the first 10-wicket haul of his Test career on Sunday.
South Korea's Kim Min-kyu won the national title at the Korea Open Golf Championship on Sunday, clinching his first victory on home soil.
S-class Mercedes cars had to be made available in Dharamshala and Nagpur when now-fugitive Lalit Modi went to those cities during his stint as IPL commissioner as he wouldn't ride any other model, says a new book.
Odisha FC on Sunday announced the signing of India midfielder Raynier Fernandes, an Indian Super League and Shield winner with Mumbai City FC in 2020-21.
It won't be surprising if diminutive Mirabai Chanu, stands atop the podium, flashing her radiant smile, after winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on July 30.
Ultra-cyclist Kabir Rachure from Maharashtra achieved a podium finish in his category at the Race Across America (RAAM) on Sunday, making it a first for an Indian in what is billed as the world's toughest cycle race.
The women's recurve team of of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur lost to the Chinese Taipei trio 5-1 (53-56, 56-56, 53-56) for a straight-sets defeat in the final.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded cricket icon Mithali Raj as an 'inspiration' and praised Olympic gold medal-winning javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra for his recent performances during his address to the nation in the latest episode of 'Mann ki Baat' on Sunday.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit had thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20 and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
American 19th seed Madison Keys pulled out of Wimbledon on Saturday after suffering an abdominal injury.
The star duo of Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj will lead a four-member Indian swimming team at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next month.
Indian Super League heavyweights ATK Mohun Bagan on Saturday signed centre-back Florentin Pogba, the elder brother of 2018 World Cup-winning French midfielder Paul.
Bajrang would be flying out to the US for a 35-day training camp at the Michigan University ahead of the CWG. The training stint will be part of the wrestler’s preparations for the CWG (July 28-August 8) and the World Championships (September 10-18).
There are multiple stories and anecdotes that we all have heard and enjoyed over the years about India's incredible triumph at the 1983 World Cup in England. The legendary Mohinder Amarnath, who was the Man of the Match in the semi-final vs England and the final vs the West Indies, recalls some of those wonderful stories.
Aaron Finch has paid tribute to Sri Lankan cricket fans after they turned Colombo's largest stadium yellow on Friday night to thank Australia for touring the country despite the economic crisis.
The number of centrally contracted players has been increased from 20 to 33 by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It announced a 10 per cent increase in match fees across formats and also an increase in match fee for non-playing members from 50 per cent to 70 per cent of the overall match fee.
It will be the first time Hardik will be captaining India. He was awarded the leadership role after his triumphant run in the IPL with his new side Gujarat Titans. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be Hardik's deputy in the two-match T20I series.
KL Rahul made 315 runs with a stunning 129 in the first innings of the Lord's Test in India's unfinished tour of England last year. India, leading the series 2-1, will travel to England for the decisive fifth Test in Edgbaston; but the visitors will be without Rahul this time, as he is out of the Test due to a groin injury.
It was the first day of the practice game for the visitors and Kohli (33) looked good while adding 50-plus runs for the sixth wicket with KS Bharat. But in the 41st over of the day, he missed the line while trying to drive a full-length delivery from Walker and the ball kissed Kohli's pads before going into the wicketkeeper's gloves.
India's highest court disbanded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee last month after it failed to hold elections on time and amend its regulations in line with rules stipulated by the national sports code.
India cricketer Murali Vijay is not setting himself any targets as he plans a return to the sport to play in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) after a nearly two-year hiatus.
India's Rahil Gangjee (72) skidded over the last three holes to finish at one-over and was the best-placed Indian at tied 29th on a tough day at the Kolon Korea Open.
Former All England champion Lee Zii Jia has pulled out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games to manage his workload, keeping in mind the World Championships in August.