M.C. Mohammed Rifnas scored an injury-time winner as Sri Lanka snatched an unlikely win over Nepal in the opening Group A match of the SAFF Suzuki Cup football tournament at the Greenfield Stadium here on Wednesday. Just when the match seemed heading for a dreary d ....

Bruno Herrero put the hosts ahead when he converted a penalty in the 41st minute, and the lead was doubled after Diomansy Kamara found the net in the 85th minute at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, which saw a turnout of over 15000. Both teams came into this game after suf ....

The 34-year-old McCullum will become the first cricketer to play 100 consecutive Test matches when he takes the field in New Zealand’s first Test against Australia in Wellington from Feb. 12. McCullum is expected to make the second Test of that series — s ....

 A big cast of India’s international stars will illuminate the knockout stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament, which begin here on Wednesday. The presence of M.S. Dhoni, R. Ashwin, M. Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan ....

Hingis is an ITF World champion 15 years after last being named World champion in singles in 2000. Sania and Hingis joined forces in March this year but proved a force to be reckoned with in 2015, winning two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the US Open, and seven ....

There are lessons here for other associations with similar afflictions. It is important to keep the focus on the cricket, however. The rest — the politics, the legalities, the personality clashes, the grandstanding — are all incidental. It does not matter wh ....

“None of us have gone back home yet for we wanted to share the cup with the people of Chennai first,” he said at the Nehru Stadium on Monday. Also present, was co-owner Vita Dani and some members of the champion squad, basking in the achievement. “I ....

With barely three minutes left Joffre Gonzalez scored off a free-kick in what seemed to be the winner (at 2-1), only for the visitors to hit back with two goals in a single minute to steal the title. In perhaps a fitting finish, John Stiven Mendoza, the league’ ....

Elano has been slapped with charges of wrongful restraint under Section 341 of IPC. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, who was present for the match, left before the prize distribution ceremony. When contacted, he told The Hindu; “I left the stadium when, ap ....

 The focus will be on the best double trap shooters in the country in the National shotgun championship at the JDA Range here on Tuesday. Mohd. Asab and Ankur Mittal have done quite a bit this season to lift the profile of the event. Ronjan Sodhi has been keeping a ....