Smit Singh bagged a golden double in men’s skeet on the concluding day of shooting competitions in the 35th National Games to help Punjab edge out Maharashtra and finish second in the shooting medals tally at the Kerala Police Academy Range here Sunday. Services finished on top. ...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Sunday approved left-handed opening batsman Nasir Jamshed as a replacement for Mohammad Hafeez in Pakistan's World Cup squad....
National champion Pankaj Advani continued his imperious run as he won all his three matches here Sunday to maintain his unbeaten record after five matches in the selection trials for the Asian Snooker Championship to be held in Malaysia later this year....
With the end of the pool phase, qualified men's and women's hockey teams were all set Sunday to play the National Games semi-finals Feb 10 at the New Hockey Stadium here....
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri claimed the biggest victory of his burgeoning career with a gripping one-stroke victory over Austrian Bernd Wiesberger in the $3 million Malaysian Open here Sunday....
India were beaten by 106 runs by hosts Australia in their first warm-up match for the World Cup here Sunday. ...
Following the ongoing debate as to what exactly separates legitimate aggression from verbal abuse, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has warned that any player who cross the divide can expect harsher sanctions during the coming World Cup....
Expressing concern over the Indian players failure to adapt to Australian playing conditions even after spending more than two months Down Under, former cricketer Mohinder Amarnath Saturday rued the non-inclusion of leg spinner Amit Mishra, speaking of his effectiveness in the World Cup....
Defender Pritam Kotal's late strike ensured a 1-0 win for city giants Mohun Bagan over Pune FC in a I-League encounter here Saturday....
Novelty and change marked the 1992 World Cup, staged jointly by Australia and New Zealand. Imran Khan led Pakistan to their maiden World Cup title, South Africa took part for the first time, and a series of fresh ideas were implemented in the format and rules but the new regulations for deciding rain-curtailed matches drew a lot of flak....
