India beat Sri Lanka by 304 runs, take 1-0 lead

Jul 29, 2017, at 10:18 pm

Colombo, July 29 (IBNS): Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly as they helped the visitors beat Sri Lanka by mammoth 304 runs in the first Test here on Saturday.

Galle Test: Virat Kohli's hundred power India to set 550 runs target for Sri Lanka

Jul 29, 2017, at 04:45 pm

Galle, July 29 (IBNS): Indian captain Virat Kohli scored his 17th test hundred which helped the team to set a 550 runs target for Sri Lanka on Saturday.

BCCI appoints Sunil Subramanian as Administrative Manager of Team India (Senior Men)

Jul 29, 2017, at 04:47 am

Mumbai, July 28 (ibns): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday appointed former First Class cricketer Sunil Subramanian as the Administrative Manager of Team India (Senior Men).

Maria Sharapova gets wild card entry for Cincinnati WTA tournament

Jul 28, 2017, at 11:22 pm

New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Russian Tennis queen Maria Sharapova will be seen playing her shots on the court as she has been given a wild card entry into the Cincinnati WTA tournament.

HS Prannoy moves up six places, ranks 17

Jul 28, 2017, at 11:12 pm

New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Indian badminton star HS Prannoy is currently standing on the 17th spot in the latest BWF rankings released recently.

Everton signs defender Lewis Gibson

Jul 28, 2017, at 10:03 pm

London, July 28 (IBNS): British football club Everton has signed defender Lewis Gibson.

Galle Test: Sri Lanka 154/5 at stumps on Day 2

Jul 28, 2017, at 12:22 am

Galle, July 27 (IBNS): In reply to India's mammoth total of 600, Sri Lanka responded meekly as they are reduced to 154/5 at the stumps on the second day of the first test on Thursday.

India scores 600 runs in their first innings at the Galle Test match against Sri Lanka

Jul 27, 2017, at 08:58 pm

Galle, Jul 27 (IBNS): India amassed a mammoth first innings score of 600 runs on the second day of the First Test match with Sri Lanka being played at Galle.

Sports Minister Vijay Goel felicitates Indian women cricket team

Jul 27, 2017, at 08:19 pm

New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS): Sterling performance by Indian women cricket team at the World Cup is an inspiration for the country's youth to take sports as a career, said Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Thursday while felicitating the players.

Injured Novak Djokovic to miss remaining season

Jul 27, 2017, at 02:18 am

London, July 26 (IBNS): Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday said he will miss the remaining of the ATP season due to injury.

SLTest: Pujara, Dhawan help India post 399-3 on first day

Jul 26, 2017, at 11:38 pm

Colombo, July 26 (IBNS): Sensible batting by Indian batsmen helped the visitors post 399 runs for the loss of three wickets on the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Mumbai City FC retains Romanian defender Lucian Goian for HERO ISL 4

Jul 26, 2017, at 06:36 pm

Mumbai, July 26 (IBNS): Mumbai City FC has retained central defender Lucian Goian to strengthen the defense of the team for the next two seasons of the Indian Super League.

Galle Test: India win toss, elect to bat first against Sri Lanka

Jul 26, 2017, at 04:22 pm

Galle, July 26 (IBNS): Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening test match against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

'Bengal Warriors' hopes to make podium finish in Pro-Kbaddi League fifth season

Jul 26, 2017, at 03:19 am

Kolkata, July 25 (IBNS): 'Bengal Warriors' is all set to put up a much better show as the fifth edition of Viva Pro Kabaddi league begins from July 28.

AFC approves Indian Super League

Jul 26, 2017, at 01:54 am

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): Following a recommendation from the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Competitions Committee gave special dispensation for the Indian Super League (ISL) which will be played simultaneously with the I-League for six or seven months in 2017 and 2018 as a temporary short-term ‘bridging solution’.

Tata Yodha associates with UP Yoddha

Jul 26, 2017, at 12:47 am

Lucknow/Kolkata, July 25 (IBNS): Tata Motors on Tuesday announced the association of its dynamic new Pick-up, Tata Yodha with one of the latest franchise in the upcoming Vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2017, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Yoddha.

Adam Gilchrist found ex-Australian cricketer Michael Bevan a challenging bowler to keep

Jul 26, 2017, at 12:42 am

Sydney, July 25 (IBND): Former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist on Tuesday said it was ex-cricketer Michael Bevan whom he found difficult to keep.

West Ham signs Mexican striker Javier Hernandez

Jul 25, 2017, at 11:51 pm

London, July 25 (IBNS): Football club West Ham United has confirmed the signing of Mexican striker Javier Hernandez from Bayer Leverkusen.

Juventus confirms signing of Federico Bernardeschi from Fiorentina

Jul 25, 2017, at 11:43 pm

Turin, July 25 (IBNS): Football major Juventus has confirmed signing of Federico Bernardeschi from fellow Italian football club Fiorentina.

Shrubsole moves to career-best 7th position

Jul 25, 2017, at 10:09 pm

London, July 25 (IBNS): England fast bowler Anya Shrubsole has broken into the top 10 of the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for the first time in her career after playing a star role in the knockout phase of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 which culminated with her side’s nine runs victory over India in the final at Lord’s on Sunday.

AIFF President Praful Patel visits training session of U17 WC team

Jul 25, 2017, at 01:12 am

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): All India Football Federation President Praful Patel along with the AIFF’s General Secretary Kushal Das met the Indian U-17 World Cup Squad on the sidelines of a training session at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the Capital on Monday.

India's Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur feature in ICC Women's WC team

Jul 25, 2017, at 12:02 am

Dubai, July 24 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the Team of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 with India’s Mithali Raj as its captain.

Andy Murray maintains number one position in ATP rankings

Jul 24, 2017, at 09:57 pm

London, July 24 (IBNS): British Tennis star Andy Murray remained the number one player in the world, as per the latest ATP rankings list released on Monday.

We have made very big steps in last two years: Constantine

Jul 24, 2017, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Indian football team coach Stephen Constantine has been the craftsman behind India's meteoric rise in the last couple of years and he prefers to stick to his philosophy of 'giving the boys exposure' as much as possible in the International arena.

KL Rahul down with viral fever, confirms BCCI

Jul 24, 2017, at 09:24 pm

Mumbai, July 24 (IBNS): Indian cricketer KL Rahul is all set to miss the first Test against Sri Lanka due to viral fever.

T20 Global League appoints Russell Adams as Tournament Director

Jul 24, 2017, at 09:05 pm

Monday, July 24 (IBNS): The Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed the appointment of experienced sports management professional, Russell Adams, as the Tournament Director for the T20 Global League (#T20GL).

Punjab CM offers the post of DSP to Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur

Jul 24, 2017, at 05:59 pm

England beat India by 9 runs, win World Cup title

Jul 24, 2017, at 04:03 am

London, July 23 (IBNS): England cricketers shattered dreams of India of lifting their first World Cup title as the eves defeated the Asian side by nine runs in the final of the tournament here on Sunday.

Gautam Gambhir appreciates Jhulan Goswami's bowling performance in World Cup final

Jul 24, 2017, at 01:11 am

New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir appreciated fast bowler Jhulan Goswami's performance in the final of the women's world cup against India on Sunday.

West Ham United signs Marko Arnautovic

Jul 24, 2017, at 12:22 am

London, July 23 (IBNS): English side West Ham United has announced signing of Austria attacker Marko Arnautovic.