At the outset the ICC guideline says that “dealing with suspect/illegal bowling actions is a major challenge for the umpires; not only is this a difficult skill, but the issue is also a sensitive and emotive one for the players and their team. Care is advised and ....

“Cricket is a non-contact sport but there are times when these collisions occur on the ground. Some of them can be serious in nature. What happened to Keshri is sad,” leg-spin legend Anil Kumble told The Hindu. Former India off-spinner M. Venkataramana re ....

Two-time World Championship bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu made a winning return to the circuit when she easily beat Uzbekistan’s Anait Khurshudyan to progress to the women’s singles third round at the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships on Wednesday. The eig ....

 Spanish football club Barcelona coach Luis Enrique watched his side cruise into the Champions League semi-finals for the eighth time in 10 years with a 5-1 aggregate win over Paris Saint-Germain but still hopes for his side’s improvement. Barcelona cruised ho ....

For the second day running, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was forced to assure the Lok Sabha, amid noisy scenes, that the government did not endorse the anti-minority views aired by various right-wing organisations. “We want the sense of fear in minorities to be r ....

Cyber criminals are now using social networking sites to target users in India. According to a report from Symantec, a security solutions provider, India ranked second among nations that were most targeted for cyber crimes through the social media in 2014, after the US. ....

 The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that its decision to ban cattle slaughter was not connected to religion. “Religion has nothing to do with it. That is not the State’s contention,” Advocate-General Sunil Manohar to ....

At least 42 people were killed, more than 100 injured and crops damaged when a thunderstorm hit the north-eastern border districts of Bihar late on Tuesday night. “It was a strong storm with a wind speed of more than 150 kmph. Purnia is the worst-affected district, ....

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza says she would do all it takes to maintain her world number one ranking. “I wish I could tell the future. But, I can’t. So, I am going to try and keep it (number one rank) as long as possible and do whatever I can,” sh ....

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard struck late in the first half to secure a 1-0 home win over Manchester United and open a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Belgium international Hazard found a neat finish in the 38th minute to grab his 18th go ....