Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin showed the best qualities of a fighter and athlete when he played against Norway's Magnus Carlsen for the title of the World chess champion, Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has asserted. ...
Indian sportswomen who won laurels and dominated the headlines during the Rio Olympics pipped all other contenders in 2016 to emerge as the top newsmakers in the country, Yahoo announced on Thursday. "The list of top newsmakers is usually ruled by politicians and Bollywood stars but in 2016, it saw the entry of P.V. Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Ka...
Pakistan will host its first Davis Cup tie in 13 years against Iran in February, the country's tennis federation has said. "The International Tennis Federation has considered that security has improved," Pakistan Tennis Federation Secretary Khalid Rehmani said on Wednesday, reports Efe. The matches will be held from February 3-5 in Islamabad, R...
Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar reached out to his fans after his autobiography 'Playing It My Way' won the Raymond Crossword Popular Award in the biography category. Speaking on the win, Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said: "I cannot thank my fans enough for being part of my journey while I was playing, and during my life's secon...
Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Dinar Dyah Ayustine of Indonesia to enter the third round of the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here on Thursday. In a match which lasted around one hour, Saina edged past her Indonesian opponent 17-21, 21-18, 21-12 in the women's singles event. After going down in th...
Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) sealed their place in the semi-finals after a 1-1 draw with Kerala Blasters in an Indian Super League (ISL) football match here at the Rabindra Sarovar stadium on Tuesday....
The ticket sales for the 22nd Chennai Open tennis tournament will commence from December 1, the organisers said on Tuesday...
Parthiv Patel struck a whirlwind half-century as India thrashed England by eight wickets in the third Test at the Punjab Cricket Association I.S. Bindra Stadium here on Tuesday....
Las Palmas prevailed 3-1 against an unimpressive Athletic Bilbao in a La Liga football match....
Indian colts left for exposure tours to Brazil and Russia on Tuesday in preparation for the U-17 football World Cup, to be hosted by the country next year....