Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of meddling in Fifa's affairs and hinted that it was part of an attempt to take the 2018 World Cup away from his country.Putin said in
Lahore, Pakistan: Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura will miss the rest of the one-day international series against Pakistan after being suspended for two matches for maintaining a slow over rate in Tuesday's first ODI.The International Cricket
It was only a week ago that the England cricket team was in a state of turmoil, with no coach, no real identity and seemingly no chance of winning the Ashes this summer.All that changed
Zurich: Two days before FIFA elects its new president, the Swiss Police arrested seven top officials of the world football governing body on corruption charges, while in another incident on Wednesday the Swiss Federal Office
Paris: Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna along with their respective partners crossed the opening hurdle of the men's doubles event with hard-fought victories, even as Sania Mirza posted an easy win in the women's doubles
Chennai: Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand's mother Sushila Viswanathan has passed away in her sleep here. She was 79. Her last rites will be performed tomorrow at 10 am at Besant Nagar crematorium here.She leaves behind her
Sydney: Notwithstanding his successful IPL stint with champions Mumbai Indians, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is not tempted at Big Bash coaching roles for now and is keen to concentrate on his commentary assignments for
Sydney: India's ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and the women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa made a winning start to their campaigns at the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries by entering the
Lahore, Pakistan: All-rounder Shoaib Malik made a winning return to limited-overs cricket with a blistering century as Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 41 runs in their first one-day international on Tuesday.Malik's 112 off 76 balls helped
Lahore, Pakistan (AP): Shoaib Malik made an impressive return to limited-overs cricket with a blistering century on Tuesday, propelling Pakistan to 375-3 in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe.Malik, who had been dropped in
New Delhi: The sports ministry on Tuesday announced that the (SAI) will take charge of "all the matters related to para-athletes, including selection of athletes for various sporting events".This is because the International Paralympic Committtee
LONDON (AP): England has hired Trevor Bayliss as its new head cricket coach, and the Australian will take charge of the side for the first time in the opening Ashes test.The 52-year-old Bayliss, who
Cardiff, Wales (AP): Wales has included Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale in its 23-man squad for a European Championship qualifier against Group B leader Belgium.Midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen have also been named
Melbourne: Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee on Tuesday said former India skipper Sourav Ganguly would do "a great job" if made India's new head coach.Following Duncan Fletcher's departure, the Board of Control for Cricket
New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) has set yet another example of reducing differences between the senior and junior players in the team.IPL also provides an international platform for all the young and aspiring cricketers
New Delhi: Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh will lead an 18-member Indian hockey team in the FIH World League semifinal to be played in Belgium from June 20 to July 5.The League featuring ten teams is
Mumbai: Consistent in-form Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane was conferred with CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year, former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara was given the International Cricketer of the Year award, while former Indian skipper
Madrid: Real Madrid fired coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday as the Spanish club again showed it won't tolerate a season without a major trophy.Ancelotti was let go despite being popular among both players and fans
Mumbai: A triumphant Mumbai Indians team celebrated their second IPL title at the iconic Wankhede stadium as its scores of fans thronged to stadium to cheer for the winning team. The team led by captain Rohit
London: England took a thrilling first test at Lord's when it bowled out New Zealand for 220 to win by 124 runs with 9.3 overs to spare in the final session on Monday.Six bowlers shared
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