Former France football star Florent Malouda is aware he is past his prime but still has the mettle to drive Delhi Dynamos to success in the Indian Super League (ISL) this year. The 36-year-old was one of the key reasons behind Dynamos’ road till the semi-finals last year. And this year the former Chelsea star […]
Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test of the three match series against New Zealand at Green Park stadium here on Thursday. India in its historic 500th Test is playing with six batsmen, two fast bowlers and two spinners while the visiting New Zealand are playing with […]
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has confirmed that the cyber-espionage group ‘Fancy Bears’ have leaked confidential Australian athlete data overnight. The documents include details of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) granted to three Australian athletes. Despite the efforts of the hackers to twist these exemptions to prove foul play, in obtaining a TUE the athletes have […]
Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has announced plans to open a sports clinic in Jamaica after retiring from the track and field. The Jamaican, who last month brought down the curtains on his Olympic career after sweeping the sprint titles in the third successive Games, says he wants to address injury concerns plaguing young […]
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has surged to the top of the all-rounders’ list while also making a huge jump to reach a career-best third position in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for T20I Batsmen. Maxwell, who smashed aggressive knocks of 145 not out and 66 in the two-match series against Sri Lanka in […]
India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu created history on Saturday morning by winning a gold medal in the men’s high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics. His compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze medal the same event. While Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89 metres, Bhati jumped his personal best of 1.86 metres to finish third. […]
Represented by their largest ever contingent, India will hope for an improved medals tally when the Paralympic Games start here on Wednesday. A total of 19 Indian athletes will feature in 10 disciplines at the Games which will be held September 7-18. The Sports Ministry announced on Tuesday that the Indian gold medallists from the […]
By Aritra Chowdhury Mumbai Australia’s legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has hailed the appointment of Anil Kumble as the Indian cricket team’s head coach, saying the combination of leg-spin great and Test skipper Virat Kohli is already showing positive signs in improving their overseas record in the longest format of the game. After being appointed as […]
English football club Crystal Palace has become the latest side which has been linked with a potential transfer of Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini. Flamini was released from the club in June and there have been quite a few clubs who have shown interest in him. Flamini, who made 246 appearances over his two spells at […]