Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro said that he was still recovering from a knee injury and would not be able to play at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of the 2019 tennis season. "I hope you have a great 2019. Recovery is going great and I will tell you ...
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo and Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei established new men's and women's records in the annual San Silvestre Vallecana 10K race. Kiplimo, 18, completed the course through the Vallecas neighbourhood in 26:41 here on Monday, besting what was thought to be the unassailable mark of 26:54, ...
India captain Virat Kohli and South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada have maintained their top positions in the ICC Test Player rankings which was announced on Monday. Kohli dropped three points despite a first innings score of 82 in the third Test in Melbourne, but still enjoys a 34-point lead over Kane Williamson, ...
Indias left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Womens Cricketer of the Year and also been named as the ICC Womens ODI Player of the Year, the International Cricket Council announced on Monday. The 22-year-old scored 669 runs at an average of 66.90 in 12 ODIs and 622 runs...
Luiz Felipe Scolari could return to China as coach of Dalian Yifang, according reports. According to Globo Esporte reports, Scolari has been approached by Dalian officials about the possibility of taking charge of the club in 2019, though...
Iran winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh said that they will "fight for their dreams" to end a 43-year trophy drought in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Iran national football team last lifted Asian football's most coveted trophy on home soil in 1976, reports Xinhua news agency....
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the womens ODI and Twenty20 International teams of the year with New Zealands Suzie Bates named as captain of the 50-over side and Harmanpreet Kaur of India appointed captain of the shortest format....
he gentleman's game hit a new low in 2018 when two of the world's finest batsmen -- Steve Smith and David Warner -- copped year-long bans from Cricket Australia for their involvement in the infamous 'sandpaper gate' scandal while in India, it was marred by "MeToo" allegations against the BCCI CEO Rahul ...
Indian badminton continued to move northwards in 2018, especially the women's singles players -- P.V. Sindhu and veteran Saina Nehwal -- as they dished out one stunning performance after another....
India were on the brink of victory in the third cricket Test with Australia toterring at 258/8 in their second innings, still 141 runs shy of the target at the end of the fourth day here on Saturday. Pat Cummins came up with some heroic resistance lower don the order as the ...
