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West Indies tour of Pakistan postponed due to security concerns

With the Caribbean players refusing to travel to Pakistan citing security concerns, the West Indies tour of Pakistan has been postponed.

The Indian batting order's number 4 conundrum

Indian cricket team is on a roll winning back-to-back series with the latest coming against New Zealand.

08 Nov 2017

Saina Nehwal

Badminton Nationals: Saina Nehwal defeats PV Sindhu

As expected, at the badminton senior national championships, the fans witnessed a mouth-watering final clash between two of the country's biggest badminton icons PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal.

08 Nov 2017

Boxing

Mary Kom adds 5th Asian Championship gold to her records

Indian star boxer MC Mary Kom clinched her fifth gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championships defeating North Korea's Kim Hyang-mi with a 5-0 verdict in the final at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

08 Nov 2017

Russia News

Russia prepares for terror threats to 2018 FIFA World Cup

Russian involvement in the Syrian conflict has angered several extremists, rendering the country vulnerable to terror attacks.

07 Nov 2017

Virat Kohli

Ind-NZ 3rd T20I: India seal the series with a win

India won the 3rd T20I decider against New Zealand, thus clinching the T20I series 2-1.

07 Nov 2017

Canada

Lewis Hamilton dodged taxes on private jet : Paradise papers

Lewis Hamilton's name has appeared in the massive "Paradise Papers" leak which revealed that the Formula 1 champion dodged tax on his 16.5 million luxury jet.

Trisha, the young sensation in women's U-19 cricket

G Trisha is a 12-year-old rising talent from Hyderabad, who in the ongoing Women's U-19 One Day League, grabbed everyone's attention with her performances.

06 Nov 2017

India

Probable Playing XI: India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I

With the India-New Zealand T20I series evenly poised at 1-1, the winner-take-all decider at Thiruvananthapuram's Greenfield stadium will make for an exciting contest.

05 Nov 2017

India

Indian women's hockey team clinches Asia Cup

Two weeks after the Indian men's hockey team beat Malaysia to lift the Asia Cup, the Indian women's hockey team beat China in a nail biting match to clinch the women's Asia Cup title in Japan.

05 Nov 2017

India

Virat Kohli turns 29- The unknown side of Indian skipper

At his current pace and form, Virat Kohli is on an unstoppable road to breaking almost all the batting records in cricket history.

Highlights and records broken: Ind vs NZ 2nd T20

Bouncing back from the first T20I loss, New Zealand won their second match against India at Rajkot levelling the three-match T20I series 1-1.

AIBA names Mary Kom ambassador for Women's Youth World Championships

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has chosen five-time World Champion Mary Kom as the ambassador for its upcoming Women's Youth World Championships to be hosted by Guwahati from 19-26 November.

03 Nov 2017

India

Indian cricket team to fly business class for domestic tours

In what would be a hassle-free ride for players, BCCI is set to upgrade the team India members' domestic air travel from economy to business class.

India-NZ 2nd T20I: Probable Playing XI

Having bagged the 1st T20I with a sweeping victory against New Zealand, India will look to seal the series with a win in the 2nd T20I in Rajkot.

03 Nov 2017

Delhi

Car drives onto pitch during Ranji match, game halted

In a bizarre moment, a man drove onto the cricket pitch at the Air Force Sports Complex in Palam (New Delhi) when a Ranji match was on.

02 Nov 2017

India

Mary Kom enters the quarterfinals of Asian Boxing Championships

India's MC Mary Kom advanced into the quarterfinals of Asian Boxing Championships beating local favorite Diem Thi Trinh Kieu, in her opening round bout in Vietnam.

02 Nov 2017

Virat Kohli

Kohli gets clean chit after seen using walkie-talkie during match

The International Cricket Council today gave a clean chit to Virat Kohli, who was seen using a walkie-talkie, while sitting in the team dugout during the first India-NZ T20I match.

01 Nov 2017

Rohit Sharma

Records broken in India's first-ever T20I win against New Zealand

Playing the No.1 ranked T20I team, India sailed through to their first ever T20I victory against New Zealand, to take 1-0 lead in the ongoing series.

01 Nov 2017

French Open

Kidambi Srikanth recommended for Padma Shri by former Sports Minister

Kidambi Srikanth, the Indian star shuttler who won back-to-back Super Series titles, has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Shri award by former Sports Minister Vijay Goel.

Who are the best all-rounders of this generation?

History has proved that all-rounders play a significant role in a team's victory. Be it Kapil Dev in India's World Cup triumph in 1983, Yuvraj Singh in the 2011 World Cup or Shahid Afridi in the 2009 World T20.

Ashish Nehra set for his last outing with India

Ashish Nehra prepares for his last international outing in Indian colours as the men in blue face New Zealand in first of the three-match-T20I series.

31 Oct 2017

India

Playing XI Prediction: Ind-NZ 1st T20I

After securing victory in ODI series, India buckle up to take on the visiting New Zealand team in the three-match T20I series beginning tomorrow.

31 Oct 2017

India

BCCI submits the draft constitution to Supreme Court

The Board of Control for Cricket in India submitted the draft of its new constitution to the Supreme Court. The draft is in accordance with the reforms suggested by the Lodha Panel.

30 Oct 2017

Virat Kohli

Rahul Dravid calls Anil Kumble's exit "very unfortunate"

Speaking at the Bangalore Literature Festival, former batting legend Rahul Dravid, when asked to comment on selection of coaches said that the manner of Anil Kumble's ouster as Indian coach was "very unfortunate".

30 Oct 2017

Saina Nehwal

Kidambi Srikanth- India's top-ranked male shuttler

Ace Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth won the 2017 French Open Super Series title and became the first Indian shuttler to lift the trophy since 2001.

29 Oct 2017

BCCI

NADA gets permission to conduct dope tests on Indian cricketers

India's Ministry of Sports has given its go ahead to the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) to conduct dope tests on Indian cricketers and adopt the rules of World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).

28 Oct 2017

FIFA World Cup

England win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The England U17 team avenged their European U-17 Championship defeat against Spain, by winning the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium.

28 Oct 2017

FIFA World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup- Some interesting records

After 22 action packed days, the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 will end today with the finals between Spain and England.

27 Oct 2017

Tennis

Martina Hingis announces retirement from tennis for the final time

23 years after she made her professional debut, Martina Hingis, the current World No.1 doubles player, is set to retire from tennis, for a third and final time, after the ongoing WTA finals.

27 Oct 2017

BCCI

WADA report: Indian cricketer tested positive for banned substance

The 2016 report of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has brought to light that one Indian cricketer was found positive for banned substances.

IPL team Rajasthan Royals changes its name to 'Royals'

After serving two years' suspension, Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royal will feature in the 2018 edition of the tournament.

26 Oct 2017

India

Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli are back to being friends

Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli seem to have buried the hatchet after the latter's explosive interview in 2009, which turned their friendship sour.

Ind vs NZ 2nd ODI: Match highlights and records broken

After a good bowling effort in the first innings in the second ODI, India comfortably managed to chase down a target of 231 runs set by New Zealand, to level the 3-match ODI series 1-1.

25 Oct 2017

India

Pitch-fixing scandal exposed ahead of 2nd Ind vs NZ ODI

An India Today sting operation unveiled a new cricketing scandal where the Pune cricket stadium pitch curator Pandurang Salgaonkar was caught, allowing reporters disguised as bookies to tamper with the pitch, ahead of the 2nd Ind-NZ ODI.

24 Oct 2017

Football

Interesting facts about the FIFA Awards

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo won the Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2017 in the recently concluded ceremony in London.

23 Oct 2017

Tennis

Tennis- Nadal continues to be the top ranked player

Spain's Rafael Nadal continues to be on the top spot of men's singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings which was released on Monday.

23 Oct 2017

BCCI

BCCI announces teams for NZ and SL series

The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the teams for the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand and the test series against Sri Lanka.

22 Oct 2017

BCCI

PCB embarrassed in compensation case against BCCI

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has found itself in an embarrassing position regarding a compensation case filed against BCCI.

22 Oct 2017

Virat Kohli

Kohli becomes the 13th Indian player to play 200 ODIs

Today, as Virat Kohli stepped into the ground, he achieved yet another feat by becoming only the 13th Indian to feature in 200 ODIs.