A superb match-winning innings from the captain MS Dhoni led India to a thrilling four-wicket victory over Australia in the fourth match of the triangular series at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Needing 13 off the last over to win and then 12 off the final four balls, Dhoni (44 not out) hit a six high ...Read More

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday cleared the way for players' participation in the World Series Hockey (WSH), a joint initiative of Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Nimbus Sport, if the tournament schedule does not clash with international commitments of the national team. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw disposed ...Read More

Ricky Ponting will captain Australia in Friday's one-day international against Sri Lanka in Sydney after Michael Clarke was overlooked due to a hamstring injury. Clarke has been retained in Australia's 14-man squad with selectors hopeful he'll be fit to play against India at the Gabba on Sunday. The future has been further clouded for Brad Haddin after Victorian ...Read More

New Delhi: In a much needed boost to India's bid to host the 2017 Under-17 World Cup Football, FIFA President Sepp Blatter will visit the country early next month to have a first hand account of the developmental work here. Blatter, who is scheduled to visit Nepal during the AFC Challenge Cup (March 8-19), will be in India on March ...Read More

Wriddhiman Saha played the leader. This time with the bat. His majestic performance of 170 stood out for everything that good batsmanship is associated with. The Bengal wicketkeeper-batsman literally shut Central Zone out of the Duleep Trophy final with a flawless display at the Holkar Stadium here on Monday. At the end of the second day, East Zone was in a ...Read More

Rackets and courts, to borrow an old joke, are usually dreaded in his line of work, but British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Browne eagerly acquainted himself with them here Monday. On a visit to promote the upcoming London Olympic Games, among other things, Mr. Browne spent time at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in the city, ...Read More

New Delhi: After raising apprehensions over the Premier League Soccer (PLS), the AIFF on Monday seemed to have soften its stand over the conduct of the cash-rich football tournament, saying that it just wants to ensure "good governance". The tournament, proposed to be held from March 24-May 6 in Bengal under the aegis of the Indian Football Association, had run into ...Read More

Chennai: The first scalp to fall after India's disastrous Test performances in England and Australia is set to be bowling coach Eric Simons, who, according to sources, has been sacked by the BCCI. In a decision taking at the board's Working Committee meeting in Chennai on Monday, it was decided that Simons would be relieved of his duties at the end ...Read More

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insisted on Friday that his team are not yet out of the Spanish league title race, despite being seven points adrift of leaders and nearest rivals Real Madrid. "The competition still has a long way to go," he told a news conference, before adding his side face a must-win game against Real Sociedad at ...Read More

British F1 driver Paul di Resta believes his Force India team have developed significantly since his arrival at the team one year ago. The latest challenger from the Silverstone-based team, the VJM05, appeared to be one of the most impressive on track yesterday as testing began in earnest. Di Resta completed 101 laps of the Jerez track in ...Read More