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Mumbai: Rishabh Pant would like to forget this game. First, he dropped the skier’s sitter off Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling to give Dewald Brevis a reprieve on 25. Shardul Thakur spared his captain’s blushes by removing the batsman a couple of…

Paris: Every year in the fashion capital of the world, on tastefully decorated courts, elegantly-dressed fans get enchanted by disheveled gritty men in dirt-stained clothes. Invariably, for close to three decades, the Parisians in their…

London: At the final whistle of the first duel between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp in the English Premier League, a scrappy game Liverpool nailed 1-0 at Anfield in December 2016, the DJ played out the Starship track Nothing Gonna Stop Us…

Spain: Kylian Mbappé celebrated with fans at Parc des Princes after signing a new three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday and turning down the chance again to join Real Madrid. France’s World Cup-winning star stood on a…

Kolkata: Hockey India on Saturday named a well-balanced 24-member Indian Women's Hockey Team for the FIH Hockey Pro League matches to be played in Belgium and Netherlands in June ahead of the much-awaited FIH Hockey Women's World Cup.…

Thrown out of office by the Supreme Court after exceeding his tenure as All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, Praful Patel on Friday accepted the top court’s order, saying it has brought a “finality to a long pending issue”.…

Two-time Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC have retained the services of Indian midfielder Anirudh Thapa on a two-year deal. With this deal, the 24-year-old will continue to feature for the club he had joined in 2016 until the…

Promoting Ravichandran Ashwin up the order turned out to be a tactical masterstroke for Rajasthan Royals. When the game became tight, his 40 not out off 23 balls became the decisive factor. Not often does Ashwin score his runs at a 173-plus…

The women’s and men’s professional tennis tours will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All England Club’s ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, an unprecedented move that stands…

Nikhat Zareen has an open, expansive, unfeigned personality outside the boxing ring. Not quite the bravado of the open guard inside of the ring that will invite a crushing flurry. But there were remnants of exuberance from outside of the…

It begins as a self-deprecating joke. But as Vinesh Phogat starts to peel off the layers, she reveals the extremes she had to go to propel her from a dark, deep corner and back into the spotlight on the wrestling mat. One Saturday, a few…

Back in 2011, a young Parveen Hooda heard the munadi wala (town crier) making an announcement about sarpanch Sudhir Hooda setting up a boxing academy in her village Rurki near Rohtak. She would urge her father Lakhpat Singh to get her…

Gangtok, May 18: Strength-lifters of Sikkim have returned home Tuesday night with 16 Medals from Madhya Pradesh. The Strength-lifting Association of Sikkim has made the state proud by winning 4 Gold medals. "Altogether 12 of us had…

LONDON: England's bowling stalwart James Anderson has declared himself fit for selection as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) looks set to announce the squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand, beginning at Lord's on June…

GWANGJU (South Korea): Star compound archer Abhishek Verma claimed a top-three finish in the qualifications round as India grabbed the fourth seeding in the team event in the World Cup Stage 2 that got underway here on Tuesday. The…

MADRID: Luis Suarez will leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season, the La Liga club announced on Sunday. The Rojiblancos revealed the departure of Suarez and Hector Herrera before their match against Sevilla in league.…

MUMBAI: When they left Indian shores for the Thomas and Uber Cup finals in Bangkok, none of the Indian men's team players had expected that they would win their maiden title. They had expected to win a medal, probably bronze. But a gold…

SEVILLE: Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers will get a chance to end decades of despair when they meet in the Europa League final on Wednesday. For Frankfurt, it will be an opportunity to win its first European trophy in more than 40 years.…

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe won the French league's best player award for the third time in his career on Sunday, then diplomatically swerved a question about his future. Mbappe is out of contract at PSG next month…

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore to the Indian men's badminton team which created history by winning the coveted Thomas Cup title for the first time. India scripted a spectacular 3-0…