Recent Sports News

Amid the debates over the nature of the pitch that was prepared for the pink-ball Test, England spinner Jack Leach asserted that he would have liked the third Test against India to go longer than two days….

England did not expect the third Test pitch in Motera to spin so early but despite that the outcome of the match could have been different had the visitors scored more than 200 in their first innings, new spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel said on Monday. “If we had scored 200 or 230 in the first innings, the game could have been different.”…

Rajeshwari Kumari and Kirti Gupta, however, had one bad round each in slipping to the 17th and 19th spots …

Manika Batra and Harmeet Desai made an impressive return to the international circuit by registering victories in their respective qualifying round-2 …

Maharashtra’s Sayali Wani and M. Hansini of Tamil Nadu Table Tennis Association bagged the sub-junior and cadet girls’ titles respectively in the UTT- …

Finishes with 22 points in 10 matches, Roundglass Punjab takes second spot …

Himmat and Nitish combine to make light of big target against Rajasthan …

Australian great Steve Waugh feels that Virat Kohli is like a “modern-day hero” who represents the “new attitude of India” of taking everything head on with a mind set of nothing is impossible. The former Australia captain said that Kohli is loved by the fans for his attitude of not being intimidated by an opposition….

Big guns Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane went full throttle at the nets as the Indian cricket on Monday trained in earnest for the upcoming fourth and final Test against England. The fourth Test starts here on Thursday. Captain Kohli, his deputy Rahane and senior opener Rohit were seen batting at the nets in a video posted by the BCCI on Twitter….

Dhiraj Parsana, former India left-arm spinner and the long-time curator at the Motera stadium here, remembers a young Axar Patel as someone who had a beautiful high-arm action when the youngster would visit Motera for camps and age-group cricket tournaments….

Novak Djokovic matched Roger Federer’s all-time record for the most weeks as ATP world number one on Monday, holding the top spot for the 310th week. Djokovic’s ninth Australian Open title last month ensured the 18-time Grand Slam champion will surpass Federer’s record next week. The Serb reclaimed the top ranking in Feb 2020 and finished as year-end number one for the sixth time….

Smashing Blue, piloted by Akshay Kumar, won the Beacon Plate, the chief event of Monday’s (Mar. 1) Hyderabad races. The winner is owned by Mr. P. Pra …

Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg on Monday said that India should select Ravichandran Ashwin for their upcoming ODI series against England. Hogg said in a tweet that the 34-year-old off-spinner adds depth to the batting lineup apart from being a wicket-taking option….

The West Indian batting legend says England didn’t prepare well for the challenge in India and should work harder and learn to adapt …

There were two big talking points in the Indian men’s team’s return to competitive hockey on Sunday. They blanked Germany 6-1, but fans couldn’t watch any of the action. The doors of the stadium in Krefeld were understandably closed to the public due to the pandemic; but no livestream of an international game, albeit an unofficial one, resulted in a lot of unhappy fans….

The Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Glenn Maxwell, who was released by Punjab Kings after an ordinary IPL in 2020, for a whopping Rs 14.25 crore at the auctions last month. “It’s (RCB stint) going to be next level,” Maxwell said….

Second seed PV Sindhu will look to strike form as she takes guard at the Swiss Open BWF Super-300 tournament which begins in Basel on Tuesday….

From a turner to a rank turner to a two-faced turner – the series has implored global theories, ranging from horticulture and pedology, to invoking the spirit of the game and unfair use of home advantage. Last heard, the ICC was left beseeched by e-mails from cricket media demanding to know if the pitch at Ahmedabad would be rated ‘poor’ or not….

An 82-time PGA Tour winner, Woods famously wears a red shirt and black trousers on Sundays. …