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Jadeja vs Ashwin, a statistical comparison

Ravindra Jadeja entered the record books, when he got the wicket of Dhananjaya de Silva, to become the fastest left-arm bowler to reach 150 Test wickets from 32 tests.

05 Aug 2017

Athletics

Who will be the next Usain Bolt?

After dominating the track events for almost a decade and winning almost all the titles possible, Usain Bolt will be bidding adieu to the sport.

04 Aug 2017

Athletics

2017 World Athletics Championships: Bolt risks it all

Usain Bolt may be the 'fastest man on Earth', but will this 30-year-old make history for one last time at the 2017 World Athletics Championships?

04 Aug 2017

India

Haryana: Hockey star Jyoti Gupta found dead on railway tracks

Twenty-year-old national women's hockey player Jyoti Gupta, widely hailed as an emerging star, was found dead on railway tracks in Haryana's Rewari in the evening of August 2.

04 Aug 2017

England Cricket Team

Pitting Virat Kohli against Joe Root, a statistical comparison

As per the new ICC Test Rankings England's captain Joe Root is placed at the second spot and Virat Kohli is ranked number 5.

03 Aug 2017

Serena Williams

The reign of Williams sisters in Tennis

Venus Williams and Serena Williams have dominated the world of tennis for more than a decade.

03 Aug 2017

India

Cheer for India, it's a sports-packed August!

August is going to be an engaging month for Indian sports fans with lots of events around the corner.

02 Aug 2017

Pro Kabaddi League

Kabaddi, the flavour of the season

With the hotly contested Pro Kabaddi League going on in full swing, Kabaddi seems to be the talking point everywhere.

01 Aug 2017

India

Kohli's team set to play 23 matches between Sep-Dec

Team India will play a record 23 international matches at home from September to December this year.

Jadeja and Ashwin at the top of ICC Test Rankings

As the new ICC Test Rankings were revealed, India's star spinner Ravindra Jadeja retained his no.1 ranking on the bowling charts.

01 Aug 2017

Virat Kohli

Where are Virat Kohli's U-19 World Cup-winning teammates now?

ICC Under-19 World Cup is a great platform to showcase the young emerging talent from cricketing nations.

BCCI a hurdle in the inclusion of cricket in Olympics?

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is not keen on backing the International Cricket Council's bid of including cricket in the Olympics.

31 Jul 2017

Pro Kabaddi League

Pro Kabaddi League: Meet the captains of all 12 teams

The 5th season of Pro Kabaddi League began with a bang last week in Hyderabad.

30 Jul 2017

Vijay Goel

Honour court's directive on Chitra: Vijay Goel to AFI

Sports minister Vijay Goel asked the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to honour Kerala High Court's directive to include Asia's 1500 metre gold medallist PU Chitra in India's squad for next month's World Athletics Championships in London.

Siblings who played international cricket for Australia

Australia is a cricketing powerhouse which has given the world some of the best cricketers.

29 Jul 2017

Football

Neymar reportedly 'okays' move to PSG

According to RMC Sport, Barcelona star Neymar has decided to make a move to French club Paris Saint-Germain.

28 Jul 2017

India

Famous brother duos in Indian Cricket

In India cricket is almost treated like a religion and only a few talented players get the chance to represent their home country in the international circuit.

New ODI honour boards sanctioned for both genders at Lord's

The Lord's honour boards are set to feature women cricketers for the first time following an announcement from the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to introduce honour boards for both Men's and Women's ODIs.

27 Jul 2017

Pro Kabaddi League

Ajay Thakur- PKL's biggest sensation

Former vice-captain of Indian Kabaddi team, Ajay Thakur will lead Tamil Thalaivas in the 2017 edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.

27 Jul 2017

Tennis

It's the end of season for Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic has announced that he will miss the rest of 2017 ATP season owing to his right elbow injury.

26 Jul 2017

India

Indian father-son duo who made it big in cricket

One of the most loved sports in the world, Cricket is followed like a religion in India.

26 Jul 2017

India

Why is KD Jadhav's Olympic bronze medal up for auction?

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's Olympic bronze medal, independent India's first ever individual Olympic medal, has been put up for auction by the late wrestler's family.

R Ashwin all set to play his 50th test match

The first test at Galle will be a special one for India's leading spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin, as he would be playing his 50th test match.

25 Jul 2017

BCCI

N Srinivasan hits back at the CoA

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan hit back at the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) saying that the committee submitted "incomplete and unsubstantiated facts" in their status report to the apex court.

Mithali Raj named the captain of World Cup XI

Mithali Raj, who led the Indian team into World Cup final, has been named the captain of ICC Women's World Cup 2017 team of the tournament.

Senior Australian cricketers in favour of boycotting Bangladesh tour

Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner have decided that they would boycott the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, if the pay dispute with Cricket Australia is not resolved.

24 Jul 2017

Football

Indian players in ISL's domestic draft

The Indian players' auction for the 2017 Indian Super League concluded last evening with a lot of variety of fanfare.

KL Rahul ruled out of first test

India's opening batsman Lokesh Rahul has been ruled out of first test against Sri Lanka due to viral fever. The test starts from 26 July at Galle .

England women win the 2017 cricket world cup

England women's cricket team defeated India by nine runs in a nail biting thriller to lift the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.

23 Jul 2017

Football

Decoding the football transfer process

The summer transfer window has created a lot of excitement and impatience amongst the football fans all around the world.

Which team will win the world cup final today?

The finals of the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be played between India and England at Lord's on Sunday, 23rd July.

BCCI to introduce an IPL style tournament for women?

After the Indian women's cricket team success in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, the BCCI is planning to introduce a new tournament for women cricketers.

22 Jul 2017

Roger Federer

Viswanathan Anand takes a break to focus on World Cup

Former chess world champion Viswanathan Anand is taking some time off as he wants to to focus on the next month's Rapid & Blitz Chess tournament in St Louis.

Indian women's cricket team on the path to making history

By beating the title favorites and defending champions Australia in the ICC Women's World Cup semis, the women in blue have essentially turned the stubborn Indian heads stuck on opposite fence of the sport.

Harmanpreet's 171* knock takes India to World Cup finals

India's Harmanpreet Kaur smashed unbeaten 171 runs in just 115 balls to take Indian women's team to the finals of the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in England.

Pro Kabaddi League, more money and bigger aspirations

The season 5 of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) promises a grand event with new format, more teams and a longer-running tournament.

20 Jul 2017

England Cricket Team

Pietersen eyes a spot in South African team

Former captain of the England cricket team, Kevin Pietersen said that he could return to international cricket with South Africa, where he made his first class debut.

20 Jul 2017

Delhi

Wrestling coach held for raping minor kabaddi player

A former national level wrestler turned coach was arrested by the police for sexually assaulting a junior national level kabaddi player in Delhi.

20 Jul 2017

India

Is India 2032 Olympics ready?

If one might have it, then India is contemplating of hosting the 2032 Olympics.

New rules to limit bat size, trouble for big hitters?

As a part of Marylebone Cricket Club's new code of laws, limitations were announced for bat dimensions.