feature image: Moylan (left), Gardner, Nitschke, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Faith Thomas in Canberra Alice Springs, May 17: Fourteen Indigenous cricketers this week departed for India for a historic 10-day tour of the subcontinent. The squad of 14 will play a series of matches in Delhi and Mumbai againstRead More →
Former captain Sourav Ganguly said he would be surprised if current limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads the Indian team in the 2019 World Cup, backing Virat Kohli to be given the leadership role soon. Ganguly said the national selectors should take a call on this issue so that theRead More →
Madrid, May 12: Jesus Tomillero, who in March came out as the first openly gay referee in Spanish football, has confirmed he was leaving the game as the result of the continuing abuse received from players and supporters in the past two months. Tomillero confirmed his decision in the SpanishRead More →
Adelaide, May 12: India wants to host Australia in a day-night Test match during their tour in 2017, Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive officer James Sutherland said. He said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials had already reached out about pitting the two team’s against eachRead More →
New Delhi, May 12: Music maestro A.R. Rahman joined Bollywood star Salman Khan, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and Beijing Olympics gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra as goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics. The Oscar winning musician wrote to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), giving his nodRead More →
Marlow, May 9: The Indian women hockey team’s preparations for the Rio Olympics went for a toss as the Ritu Rani-led side succumbed to a 0-7 loss in the final match to surrender the five-match Test series 0-5 against Britain here on Monday. The Indian women’s team, which managed toRead More →
Istanbul, May 8: Mausam Khatri was the only bright spot on a disappointing day for Indian wrestlers as he narrowly missed out on an Olympic berth after going down in a hard-fought semi-final in the men’s 97kg freestyle category at the 2nd World Qualifying Tournament here. Khatri fell just oneRead More →
Player line-up revealed for the 2016 Xiamenair Australian Badminton Open Sydney, May 7: At a special event at The Star, Badminton Australia today announced the player line-up for the 2016 XIAMENAIR Australian Badminton Open drawing a stellar bank ready to battle it out in Sydney. Amongst the line up isRead More →
New Delhi, May 4: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar accepted the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) offer to become goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the 2016 Olympics at Rio de Janeiro. Tendulkar now joins Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra as the goodwill ambassadorsRead More →
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh is ready to compete with British professional Amir Khan and accepted his challenge to fight in India, saying it will prove to be a big boost to the sport in the country. Singh who won bronze in the middleweight division at the 2008 Beijing OlympicsRead More →