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24 Jan 2018

India

Poonam, battling brain tumor, helps Chhattisgarh win National-Basketball Championship semis

India's tallest female basketball player, Poonam Chaturvedi helped her team notch up a win in the semis of Senior National Basketball Championship.

South Africa vs India 3rd Test: Pitch report

India are on the back-foot, having lost the series 2-0 to South Africa.

24 Jan 2018

India

Indian Premier League: Greatest XI of all time

Indian cricket changed dramatically in 2008.

24 Jan 2018

Tennis

Young new faces in the QFs of 2018 Australian Open

As the 2018 Australian Open nears its end, the tournament has sprung its share of surprise winners and upsets.

23 Jan 2018

Tennis

All the action from day 9 of Australian Open

It was a heartbreak for Rafael Nadal, as the world number one had to retire hurt from the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

23 Jan 2018

Football

Top 10 highest paid footballers in 2018

Alexis Sanchez's swap deal from Arsenal to Manchester United makes the Chilean the highest paid player in the cash-rich English Premier League.

Teams are against new IPL game timings

The Indian Premier League Governing Council has decided to change the IPL match timings from 4 PM to 5.30 PM and 8 PM to 7 PM, as per the request of the broadcaster Star Sports.

Lloyd Pope, the next Shane Warne?

18-year-old Australian leg spinner, Lloyd Pope has been the toast of the cricketing world for his record-breaking 8/35 figures at the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup.

IPL auctions: 8 uncapped players to keep an eye on

578 players will go under the hammer on 27th and 28th January.

West Indies to host 2018 ICC Women's World T20

The Caribbean is all set to host the 2018 edition of the Women's World T20.

22 Jan 2018

Tennis

Australian Open: Day 8 round-up

Day 8 of the Australian Open saw some of the biggest upsets in the tournament.

Meet Richard Madley, the IPL auctioneer

While all eyes are on the players and franchises during the IPL auctions, we tend to forget the man in the middle of all the action.

Indian security personnel called up for 2022 FIFA World Cup

According to an Indian Express report, Indian security personnel involved in critical operations like the 2008 Mumbai attacks and in high-profile events like the IPL, FIFA U-17 World Cup, ISL etc. are being sought after to be part of the security assistance programme for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

22 Jan 2018

Virat Kohli

India vs South Africa 3rd Test: Probable Playing XI

Having gone 0-2 in the series against South Africa, Team India will have to do all they can to avert a whitewash, when they take the field for the third Test in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

All you need to know about 2018 IPL auctions

578 players would be waiting to know their fate, when the 2018 IPL auction gets underway in Bengaluru on 27th and 28th of January.

22 Jan 2018

Pakistan Cricket Team

New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st T20I: Records broken

After clean sweeping the ODI series 5-0, New Zealand are piling more misery on Pakistan. Today, they defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets with 25 balls to spare in the first T20I at Wellington.

21 Jan 2018

England Cricket Team

Australia vs England 3rd ODI: Records broken

England have clinched the ODI series, after a 16 run victory over Australia in Sydney.

Happy Birthday Simon Taufel

One of the best umpires of all time in cricket, Simon Taufel turns 47 today.

Marquee players to watch out for at the IPL auctions

Franchises have already started drafting their plans with just a few more days left for the mega IPL auctions.

21 Jan 2018

Wriddhiman Saha

Who can replace ageing Dhoni and Saha?

Dhoni has been the man behind the stumps for India for a decade now.

6 Indian marquee players up for grabs at IPL Auctions

With the IPL auctions around the corner, the BCCI has released the final list of players who will be available for auctions on January 27th and 28th.

20 Jan 2018

Maria Sharapova

All the action from day six of Australian Open

There was plenty of action on day six of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

20 Jan 2018

India

India beat Pakistan to lift blind cricket World Cup

India have scripted history by successfully defending the blind cricket World Cup, beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 2 wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE.

20 Jan 2018

India

Four-Nations Invitational Hockey: India prove too hot for New Zealand

Indian Hockey Team is making the nation proud yet again, as the men in blue beat hosts, New Zealand 3-1 in the third match of the Four Nations Invitational Hockey tournament.

20 Jan 2018

Chicago

Michael Phelps says he contemplated suicide

The greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps made some shocking revelations while speaking at the mental health conference in Chicago.

20 Jan 2018

Virat Kohli

Why India fail to win overseas?

Under Virat Kohli, India have been a dominant force in Test cricket.

20 Jan 2018

Football

Reports of Pele being hospitalised are fake, claims spokesperson

Pele's spokesperson has denied reports that the football legend has been hospitalized.

Chennai Super Kings appoint Fleming as head coach

The returning Chennai Super Kings have made their 4th and 5th signings of the season.

19 Jan 2018

Tennis

Australian Open: Nadal, Cilic, Wozniacki ease into Round of 16

Australian Open had favourable results for the top men and women seeds playing on Day 5- Rafael Nadal, Grigor Dimitrov, Marin Cilic, Elina Svitolina, and Caroline Wozniacki.

19 Jan 2018

England Cricket Team

Australia vs England 2nd ODI: Records broken

Australia might have rolled over England in the Ashes Test series, but the Three Lions are a completely different opposition in the 50-over format of the game.

19 Jan 2018

Pakistan Cricket Team

Interesting statistics from New Zealand vs Pakistan ODI series

New Zealand completed a 5-0 series whitewash of Pakistan, defeating the visitors by 15 runs in the fifth and final match of the ODI series in Wellington.

19 Jan 2018

Tennis

Players concerned about extreme heat at Australian Open

The 'hottest' topic of discussion surrounding the Australian Open is the tournament's heat policy. At the Open, temperatures have soared to 42 degrees Celsius and players are being roasted under the sun on the court.

Under-19 World Cup: India thrash Zimbabwe by 10 wickets

Rahul Dravid and his boys in blue are on a roll in the ongoing Under- 19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

Seamers Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini to join squad

If the series defeat in Centurion was not hard enough to digest, Indian team management has now complained that India have been denied quality net bowlers.

Here are some of the IPL's best buys over years

IPL auction for the 11th edition is set to take place on 27th and 28th January and the franchises, as every year, will shell out huge money to get the players of their choice.

18 Jan 2018

Football

New contract on the cards for Jose Mourinho

Manchester United are closing in on a new deal with manager, Jose Mourinho as per reports.

18 Jan 2018

Virat Kohli

ICC Awards 2017: Virat Kohli is "Cricketer of the Year"

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has been named both "ODI Cricketer of the Year" and "Cricketer of the Year" at the ICC Awards 2017.

18 Jan 2018

Football

Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United is a done deal

If you are an Arsenal fan, you might want to look away.

Proteas fined for slow over rate in the second test

South Africa have plenty to celebrate about after winning the second Test and the series in Centurion but the Proteas have been slapped with a fine for maintaining a slow over rate.

17 Jan 2018

Tennis

Australian Open: Nadal sails through, Tsonga survives Shapovalov scare

Day 3 of Australian Open had a handful of thrillers which included Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcoming a young Denis Shapovalov, and Caroline Wozniacki surviving an upset.