Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
Jun 17, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Tennis icon Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he won't be participating at this year's Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympic Games.
Football has a long way to reach international standards in South Asia
Jun 17, 2021, at 02:32 am
Football, though a very popular sport in a cricket-mad region, has still a long way to reach international standards in South Asia, with all the eight countries from the region bowing out in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers – two of them in the first round, and the others in the second.
Australia announce squad for white ball tours of Windies, Bangladesh
Jun 16, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Australia on Wednesday named a new-look 18-member squad for their upcoming men's white-ball tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh, which begin next month.
Jun 16, 2021, at 07:57 pm
Munich/IBNS: France powered through its match against Germany after Mats Hummel, the German center-back, scored an own goal at the 20th minute of their match.
Indian squad for World Test Championship final announced
Jun 16, 2021, at 02:09 am
Southampton/UNI: India on Tuesday announced their 15-member squad for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, starting here on June 18.
CWG: Women's T20s to be held from July 29 to Aug 7
Jun 15, 2021, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The women's T20 cricket competition at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games will be held from July 29 to August 7 at the Edgbaston Stadium, the organisers announced on Tuesday.
New Zealand Cricket confirms squad for World Test Championship final against India
Jun 15, 2021, at 11:07 pm
London: The New Zealand Cricket on Tuesday announced the squad for the upcoming World Test Championship final clash against India which will be played in Southampton from June 18 to 22.
WTC Final: Swinging ball could be a problem for Rohit, says Scott Styris
Jun 15, 2021, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/UNI: Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris feels India opener Rohit Sharma might struggle against the swinging ball during the World Test Championship final against the Kiwis, scheduled to be played in Southampton on June 18.
Bangladesh ace cricketer Shakib Al Hasan suspended for three DPL matches, fined TK 500,000
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Bangladesh star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended for three games and fined Tk 500,000 for abusing the match officials and damaging equipment during the Dhaka Premier League Twenty20 outing between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani.
Euro 2020: Dutch team beat Ukraine 3:2
Jun 14, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Netherlands won against Ukraine’s national team at the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.
Copa America opener: Brazil win 3:0 against Venezuela
Jun 14, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Brazil defeated Venezuela in the opening match of the 2021 Copa America football tournament held in Brasilia on Sunday.
Danish footballer Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest during Saturday match, confirms team coach
Jun 14, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch during the EURO 2020 match against Finland, Kasper Hjulmand, the Danish national team main coach said on Sunday.
Sprint legend Milkha Singh's wife Nirmal Kaur dies of Covid-19 complications
Jun 14, 2021, at 01:12 pm
Mohali/IBNS: Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh's wife, Nirmal Kaur, died of Covid-related complications at a Mohali hospital on Sunday. She was 85.
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:23 am
Roland Garros/IBNS: Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of French Open winning his 19th Grand Slam title.
New Zealand crush England by 8 wickets, clinch series 1-0
Jun 14, 2021, at 12:33 am
Edgbaston/UNI: New Zealand thrashed England by 8 wickets in the second and final Test, to clinch the two-match series 1-0, here on Sunday.
Australian swimmer McKeown creates new 100 m backstroke world record
Jun 13, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown set a new world record in the women's 100 meters backstroke on Sunday.
Women's single title: Barbora Krejcikova wins French Open
Jun 13, 2021, at 01:15 pm
Paris/UNI: Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova defeated Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the French Open final to win her first major single title, here at Court Philippe-Chatrier on Saturday.
EURO 2020: Belgians defeat Russian national football team
Jun 13, 2021, at 01:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The players of the Russian national team lost to the Belgian team in their opening match in the EURO 2020 tournament.
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:22 am
Copenhagen/IBNS: Denmark's star footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during today's Euro 2020 game against Finland in Copenhagen, after which the match was suspended for some time in the first half.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinches gold at Poland Open
Jun 12, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched the women’s 53kg category gold medal at the Poland Open after beating Ukraine’s Khrystyna Bereza in the final in Warsaw.
Italy breeze past Turkey in Euro Cup 2020 opener
Jun 12, 2021, at 06:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Euro Cup 2020 kicked off on Friday with the Italian national football team brushing Turkey aside with a 3-0 rout and setting a goal-scoring record in the process.
Jun 12, 2021, at 03:41 pm
Paris: Novak Djokovic ended the French Open run of Spanish giant Rafael Nadal by beating him in the semi-final clash on Friday.
Sports Ministry not to send its delegation to Tokyo Olympics to accommodate support staff
Jun 12, 2021, at 01:45 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Sports Ministry on Friday said it has decided against sending its delegation to Tokyo Olympics, to accommodate maximum support staff such as coaches, doctors and physios to optimize the performance of the athletes competing in the multi-sport extravaganza.
Delhi Court extends Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar's judicial custody till Jun 25
Jun 12, 2021, at 12:00 am
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar till June 25, in connection with the alleged murder of a young wrestler.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan named India captain for Sri Lanka tour, Bhuvneshwar to be his deputy
Jun 11, 2021, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi: Opener Shikhar Dhawan was on Thursday named as captain of the Indian cricket team that will travel to Sri Lanka to play three ODIs and three T20Is next month.
Asian gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh dies at 42
Jun 11, 2021, at 02:30 am
NewDelhi/IBNS: Asian Games Gold medal-winning boxer Dingko Singh breathed his last on Thursday. He was 42.
Novak Djokovic sets up French Open semifinal clash with Rafael Nadal
Jun 10, 2021, at 07:04 pm
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: World No.1 Novak Djokovic will face archrival Rafael Nadal for a record 58th time in their careers after the duo both progressed from the quarterfinals at the French Open on Wednesday.
Esports: ESPL signs Infinix Mobile as title sponsor
Jun 09, 2021, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India’s first-ever franchise-based Esports league, the Esports Premier League (ESPL) has partnered with Hong Kong-based smartphone company Infinix Mobile as the title sponsor for its inaugural edition, which will begin from June 16.
Karate Association of Bengal hosts training webinar led by Hanshi Sonny Pillay
Jun 08, 2021, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Karate Association of Bengal recently organised a webinar to help coaches and players from West Bengal to upskill their knowledge of the game.
Sunil Chhetri overtakes Lionel Messi to become second-highest active goalscorer
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India's iconic footballer Sunil Chhetri on Monday overtook Argentina's Lionel Messi to become the second-highest active international goalscorer.