Dhoni gone for 42 runs; India lose 7th wicket
England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field in the third and deciding one-day international against India at Headingley on Tuesday. England made one change to the side that won the second ODI by 86 runs on...
France are World Champions, heartbreak for Croatia
FRANCE ARE THE NEW WORLD CHAMPIONS France beat Croatia 4-2 to lift their first World Cup trophy since 1998. Didier Deschamps becomes the third person to win the World Cup as a player (1998) and as coach. Goals from Kylian Mbappe, Antoine...
Kevin Anderson beats John Isner to play maiden Wimbledon final
Johannesburg: South Africa's star Kevin Anderson is through to the Wimbledon men finals after defeating American John Isner in a marathon five setter match that lasted for more than 6.5 hours. Anderson will play his first Wimbledon final on Sunday after...
History Created! Sprinter Hima Das Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Gold in World Championships
On Thursday, sprinter Hima Das scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships. The 18-year old clinched the top spot in the women’s 400m final race on the third...
Mandzukic sends Croatia to maiden World Cup final
Mario Mandzukic scored in the 109th minute as Croatia came from behind to beat England 2-1 after extra time on Wednesday and reach their first World Cup final, where they will face France on Sunday, and send the...
Belgium hold off Brazil fightback to reach semis
Belgium struck early and held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory in an end-to-end thriller on Friday that earned them a semi-final against France. ...
FIFA World Cup: Uruguay 0 France 2
The game erupts into a free for all after Mbappe goes down following an off-the ball incident. Replays show the French striker being obstructed by a cheeky nudge by Uruguay's Rodriguez. Both sets of players surround the referee and Pogba gets...
Dhoni Set To Become Third Indian Cricketer To Play 500 Int’l Games
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni will on Friday add yet another feather to his illustrious career when he will take the field in the second T20I of the three-match series against England by becoming the third Indian cricketer...
Indonesia Open: Sindhu Qualifies For Pre-Quarters, Srikanth Bows Out
Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing day for India at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Barring Sindhu, who advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of women’s singles after registering...
England beat Colombia on penalties to reach quarters
England finally ended their penalties curse when they beat Colombia 4-3 in a shootout after drawing their World Cup last-16 clash 1-1 following extra time after the South Americans equalised in the 93rd minute. England had previously lost all...
Saina Nehwal Advances to Second Round at Indonesia Open
India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal registered an easy 21-12, 21-12victoryy over Indonesian Dinar Dyah Ayustine to advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Open badminton championships on Tuesday. With this win, Saina has now set-up a clash...
Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 to enter quarters
Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 to march into the World Cup quarters. It was Forsberg's 65th goal that was the decider eventually. Switzerland tried till the end but could not breach the stubborn Danish defence. Sweden enter their first quarters since USA 1994. With...
Belgium fight back from two down to beat Japan
Belgium fought back from two goals down to beat Japan 3-2 with an added-time goal from substitute Nacer Chadli on Monday to set up a World Cup quarter-final with Brazil. The first side to recover from a two-goal deficit to...
Russia beat Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties in the Round of 16 match on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals where they will face either Denmark or Croatia. Russia keeper Igor Akinfeev saved Koke's and Iago Aspas's...
Host Russia stuns Spain in penalty kicks to reach World Cup quarterfinals
MOSCOW – Spain was sent crashing out of the World Cup by host Russia in spectacular fashion on Sunday night, falling 4-3 on penalty kicks after fighting out 120 minutes of a 1-1 draw. Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev made two stops in...
World Cup PIX: Brilliant Cavani brace earns Uruguay win over Portugal
Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored twice to earn the South Americans a 2-1 win over European champions Portugal in their World Cup round of 16 clash on Saturday and set up a quarter-final against France. Cavani put Uruguay ahead...
World Cup 2018: France beats Argentina by 4-3
Kylian Mbappe announced himself on the biggest stage as France beat Argentina to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. The PSG forward is the first teenager to score twice at a World Cup since Pele in 1958, with both goals coming within...
2nd T20I: Ireland 70 all out; India win by 143 runs
Ireland going down quite cheaply, giving their wickets away rather easily. Dockrell looks to loft Kuldeep down the ground but ends up hitting it straight into the hands of Umesh at long-on to perish for four. But Boyd Ranking...
Januzaj gives Belgium win over England and top spot
A superb second-half strike from Adnan Januzaj gave Belgium a 1-0 win over England on Thursday to see them top World Cup Group G with a perfect record and consign England to second place, with both sides already...
Maha to give cash rewards for CWG medallists from state
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government have decided to honour the seven athletes from the state who won medals at the Commonwealth Games held in Australia in April this year. All the gold medalist will be rewarded with Rs 50...
Clinical Brazil enter FIFA World Cup 2018 pre-quarters with 2-0 win over Serbia
Moscow, Russia: Goals by Paulinho and Thiago Silva steered a much-improved Brazil to a 2-0 victory over a battling but ultimately outclassed Serbia on Wednesday and into a World Cup second-round meeting with Mexico. The win, combined with Switzerland’s...
