Birmingham: Petra Kvitova said today that coming back from a set down to win her first title since suffering a career-threatening injury has given her added confidence ahead of Wimbledon, which

Los Angeles: Tennis legend John McEnroe says while he has great respect for Serena Williams as the best of her gender, the 23-time Grand Slam winner would be the 700th ranked player in the men's

Cardiff : AB de Villiers left South Africa's tour of England saying he would decide his cricket future in August. One of the outstanding batsmen of his generation, the 33 -year-old headed

Port of Spain: India skipper Virat Kohli praised centurion Ajinkya Rahane, saying his presence brings a balance to the side and allows him to play an extra bowler, which will come handy during

New Delhi: The Indian cricket fraternity has lauded the women's national team for starting its campaign in the ICC Women's World Cup on a winning note in the United Kingdom. India launched

New Delhi: The fast-rising Ankush Dahiya (60kg) clinched a gold while the experienced L Devendro Singh (52kg) settled for a silver medal on the final day of the Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament

Sydney: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth notched up his second successive Super Series title with a stunning straight-game triumph over reigning Olympic and world champion Chen Long in the

Rogers (US):Aditi Ashok opened with a modest one-under 70 to be placed T-53rd after the opening round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship here. Aditi, who will figure in next week's Major,

London:The Indian hockey team continued its domination of arch-foes Pakistan, handing them a 6-1 thrashing in a 5th-8th place classification match of the Hero Hockey World League Semifinals here

Sydney: Kidambi Srikanth continued his dream run and grabbed a third successive Super Series final spot at the Australian Open with a straight-game victory over China's Shi Yuqi here

Port of Spain: Yuvraj Singh's patchy form and fear of inclement weather will be paramount when India take on the West Indies in the second One Day International, here tomorrow. The first ODI

Newport Beach (USA) : Maria Sharapova will return to competitive tennis in July for two World Team Tennis matches. Sharapova recently returned to the WTA Tour after a 15- month doping ban. She

Kolkata: Former India off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna today took a dig at Virat Kohli and said if the current skipper feels he is the "boss" of the Indian cricket then the team can do without a

London: Indian women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj feels they should not be compared to their male counterparts and laments the lack of recognition despite representing a country where the

Derby (England) : A strong tune-up notwithstanding, India will have their task cut out when they lock horns with title contenders England in the tournament- opener of the ICC Women's World Cup

Moscow: Cristiano Ronaldo brushed aside his off-field problems by scoring the winner as Portugal edged out hosts Russia 1-0 at the Confederations Cup on Wednesday, before Oribe Peralta gave

Port of Spain:Captain Virat Kohli will look to put to rest, all the off-field controversies regarding Anil Kumble's controversial exit, as India gear up for the first ODI against a second string

New Delhi: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has not competed since her historic fourth place finish in the Rio Olympics, is all set to miss the World Gymnastics Championships as she is

Karachi: Pakistan's limited over skipper, Sarfaraz Ahmed, who is still basking in the glory of winning the Champions Trophy, is set to be appointed as the captain of the Test team as well. A

New Delhi: The BCCI top brass had an inkling that all was not well but they were taken aback when they came to know that captain Virat Kohli and chief coach Anil Kumble were not in talking terms

London: Jordan Thompson savoured the best moment of his life as the Australian underdog handed world number one Andy Murray a humiliating first round defeat at Queen's Club. Thompson had

Ilkley (Great Britain) : Top seeded Leander Paes and Adil Shamasdin came from behind to secure a quarterfinal berth at the Aegon ATP Challenger while Purav Raja and Divij Sharan had no problems in

London: In a new twist to his speculated rift with captain Virat Kohli, chief coach Anil Kumble has not accompanied the Indian team to the West Indies for a limited- overs series starting June

London : The next Champions Trophy scheduled in India could be scrapped to accommodate two World Twenty20 Championships in a four-year cycle, the International Cricket Council's CEO David

New Delhi: Time has come for India to take decisions with focus on the 2019 World Cup and that includes a call on the role of MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh in the current team, feels former captain

IIkley (Great Britain): Yuki Bhambri saved a match point in a gruelling battle against Peter Polansky before securing a place in the second round of the Aegon Challenger event, here. The

Hyderabad: Top woman wrestler Babita Kumari Phogat today said she would like to set up an academy to train young wrestlers. "I would like to start an academy wherever we get the facilities.

Sydney: Australia's cricketers will not back down in a bitter pay dispute, David Warner has warned amid fears their October tour of India is looming as a flashpoint. As the June 30 deadline

London: For a country that has not played international cricket at home against any top cricketing nation, the Champions Trophy triumph was necessary to "identify their heroes", feels Pakistan's

London: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been on a downward spiral in one-day cricket but India skipper Virat Kohli feels it's unfair to be critical of him given the challenges of

London: "Not just today, not just tomorrow, this day will be remembered in Pakistan for years to come," said a beaming Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed as he made a passionate plea to other

London: A dominant Pakistan spanked India by 180 runs in the summit clash of the Champions trophy, here today. Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman (114) hit his maiden ODI hundred after being caught

London: An inspired Pakistan hammered a blundering India by 180 runs to lift the ICC Champions Trophy, riding on a scintillating hundred from rookie opener Fakhar Zaman and a sensational bowling

Erin, United States: Brian Harman opened up a one-shot lead at the 117th US Open in a dramatic third round lit up by a record-equalling 63 from Justin Thomas. Torrential rain that doused the

Mumbai: The 28th edition of the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally will be held on July 2 along the backwoods of neighbouring Navi Mumbai. So far 25 riders have confirmed their participation for the

Jakarta: Giant-killer H S Prannoy played his heart out but eventually ran out of steam against Japanese Kazumasa Sakai to go down narrowly in the semifinals of the Indonesia Super Series Premier

London : India's remarkable consistency will be up against Pakistan's legendary volatility when the fierce rivals clash in what is expected to be an exciting finale to the ICC Champions Trophy,

Birmingham: When Virat Kohli is in full flow, the bat looks like a mere extension of his artistic hands which makes all the statistical nuggets associated with his achievements

Birmingham: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known to extract the most out of street smart cricketers and turn them into match-winners. He has done that successfully with Ravindra Jadeja when he was

Melbourne: Ashton Agar will replace Stephen O'Keefe as Nathan Lyon's partner in Australia's spin bowling attack for its security-delayed two-test tour of Bangladesh, which pace spearhead

Birmingham: Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah says he has been advised to miss the limited-overs tour of West Indies as part of his workload management and not fitness issues. Bumrah and senior

Birmingham: India cruised into the final of ICC Champions Trophy with a thumping nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh here today. The defending champions will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in

New Delhi:Indian challenge ended at the ATP250 Ricoh Open with the quarterfinal defeat of Leander Paes and Scott Lipsky while the fast-rising team of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja fell at the first

New Delhi:Veteran cricket administrator Jyoti Bajpai, who served as BCCI treasurer and joint secretary, has passed away. He was the joint secretary of the Board from 1997 to 2003 and was the

Gros-Islet (Saint Lucia):Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai hopes his team will get more opportunities to face top-flight cricket nations after their one-day international series against the

Doha: World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar improbably kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for next year's tournament in Russia with a thrilling victory over South Korea. On a politically charged

New Delhi :Basking in the glory of his first Grand Slam title win, Rohan Bopanna says his mixed doubles title triumph at the French Open has strengthened his belief that "one should never give up

Cardiff :Pakistan have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka during their last Group B fixture in the ICC Champions Trophy at the Sophia Gardens. Chris Broad of the

Lisbon : Cristiano Ronaldo's CR7 brand is worth more than 100 million euros and is on a par with port in terms of its importance to Portugal, according to a marketing school. "Along with port,

London:  He does not know why South Africa continue to choke in big events, but a defiant AB de Villiers insisted that he wants to stay on as captain and take the Proteas to the World Cup