The Indian women’s hockey team’s penalty corner woes continued as it fell to its second consecutive defeat at the FIH Pro League, losing 1-3 to Netherlands. Navneet Kaur was the goal-scorer for India, who were guilty of squandering as many as six penalty corners. Yibbi Jansen (3rd and 34th minutes) and Fay van der Elst … Read more
Batters let Bengal down as they slumped to an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Mumbai in their Ranji Trophy Group B match at Eden Gardens on Sunday. The home team suffered their first loss of the season as Mumbai recorded a victory by an innings and four runs on the third day of the … Read more
Rachin Ravindra scored his first Test century and Kane Williamson his 30th in an unbroken stand of 219 as New Zealand put on 258 for two on the opening day of the first Test against a depleted South Africa at Bay Oval on Sunday. South Africa chose to bowl after winning the toss and made … Read more
India football head coach Igor Stimac feels the national team cannot be expected to shine in tournaments like the Asian Cup until the best clubs of the country keep losing to sides from Bangladesh and Maldives. In his report submitted to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Stimac said the national team’s performance in the … Read more
India’s Davis Cup team capped its historic visit to Pakistan after 60 years by sealing its place in World Group I here on Sunday. The Indians blanked Pakistan 4-0 with Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni recording a comfortable victory and Niki Poonacha making a winning debut. Taking the court with a 2-0 lead in pocket, … Read more
Arsenal reduced Liverpool’s lead at the top of the English Premier League to two points after a deserved victory in a tense encounter at Emirates Stadium. Alisson rushed from his goal and kicked fresh air as Van Dijk tried to deal with a long clearance, leaving Gabriel Martinelli with the simplest of finishes into an … Read more
Barcelona won 3-1 at Alaves in La Liga on Saturday thanks to goals by Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and substitute Vitor Roque, who was sent off after picking up a second yellow card. Barcelona opened the scoring thanks to an incisive pass from Gundogan to Lewandowski and the Pole lofted the ball over goalkeeper Antonio … Read more
A spinners turned the knife into England Lions’ batting line-up to give their side a commanding 134-run victory on the fourth day of the third and final unofficial Test here on Sunday. Chasing an improbable 403, the Lions were bundled out for 268 in their second innings as India A bagged the three-match series 2-0. … Read more
Pacer Mohit Avasthi’s maiden 10-wicket match haul helped Mumbai outclass Bengal by an innings and four runs on Day Three of their Elite Group ‘B’ Ranji Trophy match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. Avasthi, who claimed 3-63 in the first innings and 7-52 in the second, took his season’s wicket tally to … Read more