Defending champions India will take on Sri Lanka in their opening encounter at South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup in Dhaka today. India, currently ranked 96 in the latest FIFA rankings, has been on the winning side 15 times against Sri Lanka out of the 22 face-offs so far. India […]

India will begin its home series against the West Indies with a Test match at Rajkot on the 4th of next month. The BCCI today announced the fixtures of the seven-week home series against the West Indies, which will culminate on the 11th November. In a release, BCCI Secretary, Amitabh […]

Five-time Champion Roger Federer was knocked out of the US Open by Aussie John Millman. In Men’s singles, John Millman upset Swiss Roger Federer 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3) to enter quarterfinals. He will now clash with former champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia. In women’s singles’  five-time Grand Slam […]

Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela have become the first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for the 2020 Olympics. Moudgil finished second on the podium and won a silver in the women’s 10m air rifle event of the International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) World Championship in Changwon, South […]

India skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his top spot in the latest ICC rankings of Test batsmen. Cheteshwar Pujara remains the second highest ranked India batsman in the list as he retained the sixth position. Pacer Mohammed Shami climbed up three places to return to top 20 in the bowlers’ […]

Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, John Isner and J. Del Potro have advanced into the quarterfinals of Men’s US Open Tennis Championship. Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens, and A. Sevastova have advanced to the quarterfinals of Women’s singles event. Serena Williams survived a scare from giant-killer Kaia Kanepi to claim a roller-coaster […]

Encouraging traditional games of the country, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister, Colonel Rajyavardhan Rathore has approved the financial support for the Kho Kho team participating at first international Kho Kho championship in in England. The guideline for sports disciplines like Kho Kho, which are categorised as ‘Others’, was earlier not […]

The 18th Asian Games will come to a close today, with India achieving its best ever tally of 69 medals and equaling its best gold medal haul of 15 after 67 years. In the final few medal events on the 14th day yesterday, India added four medals to its kitty, […]

Virat Kohli has been rested for the upcoming Asia Cup. Rohit Sharma will lead the 16-member squad announced today for the tournament to be held in United Arab Emirates this month. Rajasthan left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed is the only new face in the team. Asia Cup is scheduled to start […]

In boxing, former junior world champion boxer Sakshi Choudhary added the youth crown to her cabinet in the 57-kilogram category, claiming the gold at the  World Youth Boxing in Budapest yesterday. She beat Croatia’s  Nikolina Cacic. Manisha and Anamika settled for silver medals in the 64 kg and 51 kg. […]