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India men, women to play back-to-back T20Is in South Africa

A lot has been said and written about men's and women's cricket going hand-in-hand.

15 Sep 2017

PV Sindhu

Sindhu enters the semis of Korea Open

PV Sindhu advanced into the semi-finals of the Korea Open Superseries beating Japan's Minatsu Mitani in three games 21-19 16-21 21-10, in a match that lasted just over an hour.

15 Sep 2017

India

Why did Kohli refuse to extend his association with Pepsi?

Virat Kohli turned down a multi-crore offer to endorse carbonated soft drink Pepsi as he does not consume aerated drinks and doesn't believe in preaching what he doesn't practice.

15 Sep 2017

BCCI

Duleep Trophy: Former players upset with shoddy conduct

The shoddy manner in which the Duleep Trophy is being conducted has left Dilip Vengsarkar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, ex-skippers, in disgust.

14 Sep 2017

PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma advance to quarterfinals

P V Sindhu and Sameer Verma managed to keep the Indian hopes alive by progressing to the quarter-finals on Thursday.

Shastri says management can't even think of removing MS Dhoni

Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has quashed all doubts regarding MS Dhoni's participation in the 2019 World Cup.

14 Sep 2017

Paris

Paris awarded 2024 Olympics; Los Angeles to host 2028 Games

On Wednesday, Paris and Los Angeles were named as the host cities for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics respectively.

13 Sep 2017

Maria Sharapova

In her new autobiography, Sharapova calls Serena physically "intimidating"

In what is deemed by many as having racial overtones, Maria Sharapova in her new autobiography "Unstoppable : My Life So Far," made some interesting revelations about Serena Williams.

13 Sep 2017

UEFA Champions League

Messi breaks the Buffon jinx in 3-0 win over Juve

As the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League kicked off, Leo Messi finally broke the Buffon jinx, scoring not just one but two goals against the Italian, in Barcelona's 3-0 victory against Juventus at Camp Nou.

13 Sep 2017

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan register a 20-run victory against World XI

Pakistan team secured a 20-run victory taking 1-0 lead in the 3-match T20I series against the World XI.

12 Sep 2017

Tennis

Davis team Captain Mahesh Bhupathi satisfied with team's preparation

Indian Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi expressed his satisfaction over the team's preparation ahead of World Group Playoff against Canada.

12 Sep 2017

India

Relay runner Priyanka Panwar banned for doping

India's premier relay runner Priyanka Panwar has been banned for eight years on account of doping.

12 Sep 2017

Tennis

Toni Nadal- The man behind Rafa's success

After his victory over Anderson in the US Open final, Rafael Nadal paid a touching tribute to his uncle Toni and described him as 'one of the most important' people in his life.

11 Sep 2017

Virat Kohli

Premier Futsal returns for its second season

The Premier Futsal league returns for its second season on September 15.

11 Sep 2017

Pakistan Cricket Team

International cricket returns to Pakistan with World XI tour

As the World XI squad arrived in Lahore today amid tight security, Pakistan readies itself to host its first big international cricketing event in years.

11 Sep 2017

BCCI

With no funds, J&K mulls pulling out of Ranji Trophy

Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) may not take part in the upcoming Ranji Trophy, owing to cash crunch.

11 Sep 2017

Tennis

Rafael Nadal beats Kevin Anderson to win 16th Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal defeated South Africa's Kevin Anderson to win his third US Open and 16th Grand Slam title in a one-sided affair in New York on Sunday.

Arjun Tendulkar named in Mumbai's Under-19 squad

On Saturday, Arjun Tendulkar was named in the Mumbai's U-19 squad for the JY Lele All India Under-19 Invitational One Day Tournament.

10 Sep 2017

BCCI

BCCI announces squad for first three ODIs against Australia

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), today, announced a 16-member squad for the first three ODIs of the five-match series against Australia, scheduled to begin on September 17.

10 Sep 2017

Liverpool FC

Premier League round-up

The Premier League returned after the international break with an action-packed Saturday.

10 Sep 2017

Tennis

Sloane Stephens: The comeback queen

On Saturday, Sloane Stephens won her first ever Grand Slam title by brushing past Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0 at the US Open final.

09 Sep 2017

Tennis

Rafael Nadal vs Kevin Anderson, expect the expected?

Rafael Nadal stormed into the US Open final, downing Argentina's del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2, to set up his 23rd major final against Kevin Anderson.

09 Sep 2017

Football

NFL 2017 is underway, all you need to know.

The 2017 season of the National Football League (NFL) is underway, with the Kansas City Chiefs pulling off a surprise win against the reigning Super Bowl champions New England Patriots in the opening game.

09 Sep 2017

Tennis

The meteoric rise of Sloane Stephens

After staying away from tennis for 11 months due to an injury, Sloane Stephens came back to tour two months ago and has been unstoppable on hard courts ever since.

All six north-eastern states to play Ranji from next year

On Friday, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) gave assurance to all six north-eastern states that they will be playing Ranji Trophy as individual units from the next season.

Working hard for a comeback, says Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina, who was excluded from the squad for ODI series against Sri Lanka, said that he is working hard to earn back his place in the team.

08 Sep 2017

India

Waltherus Marijne, the new coach of Indian Men's hockey team

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has announced the appointment of Waltherus Norbertus Marijne as the new Chief Coach of Indian Men's hockey team.

08 Sep 2017

Chess

Anand ousted by Anton Kovalyov; Karjakin crashes out as well

On Thursday, Canadian World No. 109 Anton Kovalyov knocked out Indian chess mastermind Vishwanathan Anand in the second round of the World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia.

08 Sep 2017

Tennis

US Open daily round-up

The last leg of the 2017 US Open is on to us. While many favourites have been ousted, it still remains to be seen who all will emerge as champions.

08 Sep 2017

Football

Javier Tebas says PSG make mockery of FPP system

Javier Tebas, president of Spain's La Liga, believes that Qatari-owned French side Paris Saint-Germain are "laughing" at the financial fair play (FPP) system.

Nathan Lyon: The reason behind Australia's win in second test

Aussie off-spinner Nathan Lyon picked up 13 wickets in the team's victory over hosts Bangladesh in the 2nd Test, leading to a draw of the two-match test series.

07 Sep 2017

FIFA World Cup

South Africa vs Senegal World Cup qualifier to be replayed

The 2018 World Cup qualification match between South Africa and Senegal will be replayed, a year after it took place, in last November.

07 Sep 2017

India

Records broken in Ind vs SL T20I

India turned in yet another solid performance to complete a clean sweep in Sri Lanka.

07 Sep 2017

Tennis

US Open daily round up

As we were all braced for an epic Nadal vs Federer in the US Open semi-final, Del Potro pulled off the biggest upset by defeating Federer.

06 Sep 2017

FIFA World Cup

Syria keeps the World Cup hopes alive with play-offs qualification

Syrian football team kept their nation's hopes of World Cup qualification alive, after a 2-2 draw against Iran in the third round of Asian qualifiers.

06 Sep 2017

Brazil

Brazil police probe Rio Olympics "vote-buying" scheme

On Tuesday, Brazilian officials alleged that the country's Olympics chief was the "lynchpin" in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee to award last year's Games to Rio de Janeiro.

06 Sep 2017

India

Australia tour of India to kick off on 17 Sep

As confirmed by ESPNCricinfo, Australian cricket team will begin their limited-overs series tour of India on 17 September.

06 Sep 2017

FIFA World Cup

Argentina draw again, Chile lose

Argentina and Chile's World Cup qualification hopes were left hanging after both the teams slipped up once again.

Imran Tahir 'humiliated and expelled' in Birmingham

South African star leg-spinner Imran Tahir was 'humiliated and expelled' by the Pakistan Consulate in Birmingham when he went to get his visa in order to play for the World XI side, which is scheduled to tour Pakistan later this month.

06 Sep 2017

Tennis

US Open daily round-up

The US Open is entering into its last stages and things are heating up.