A wonderful sunny day at the magnificent Oval was a perfect opening to the inaugural match of the much awaited Cricket World Cup 2019. The hosts England won handsomely against South Africa to commence their journey towards winning the cup. The inclusion of yet another young player groomed by Rajasthan Royals ...
West Indies skipper Jason Holder won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in their World Cup fixture at Trent Bridge on Friday. West Indies have left out Evin Lewis, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel and Fabian Allen from their playing XI. ...
Super Boxing League promoter Bill Dosanjh on Friday announced that global boxing superstar Amir Khan will take on Indian pro-boxer Neeraj Goyat in what promises to be one of the most anticipated bouts in recent history. The blockbuster battle will be held in Saudi Arabia on July 12....
Kiren Rijiju was on Friday appointed as the new Sports Minister. He replaced Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs. "My heartfelt gratitude to PM Narendra Modi for reposing f...
New Zealand will look to leave behind the thrashing against West Indies and aim for a positive start to their World Cup campaign when they take on Sri Lanka at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on Saturday. The Black Caps were taken for plenty by the West Indies in their final warm-up match where they squandered 421 runs and eventually lost the match by 91 ru...
The national finals of the Red Bull Reign -- a unique global 3-on-3 basketball tournament -- will take place here on June 8. The city qualifiers took place across 12 cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Goa, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Aizawl, Guwahati, Delhi, Ludhiana and Jaipur....
A top level sportsperson's journey can be divided into two distinct segments - before retirement and after it. Former American basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had said in a column for The Guardian that "professional athletes are shooting stars: they burn bright as they flame ...
Roger Federer, one of the oldest player at 37, will on Friday take on Casper Ruud -- the son of his rival from the 1999 French Open when the Swiss star made his debut. Federer will be playing Casper in the third round at the Roland Garros. In 1999, Ruud's father Christian had reached the third round of the French Open ...
It was a stunning one-handed catch from Ben Stokes that stole the limelight on the opening day as England's campaign got underway emphatically in the 2019 World Cup. On Tuesday, Stokes was back to his dominant best in the 104-run win against South Africa, as he top-scored with 89 as England posted 311/8 in their full...
Software giant Microsoft is bringing its traditionally console-centric subscription service Xbox Game Pass to Windows 10....
