Wales make historic quarters

Northern Ireland's Gareth McAuley scored a heart-breaking own goal to hand British rivals Wales a 1-0 victory in Paris on Saturday that sent them into the Euro 2016 quarterfinals. In a cagey contest, Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland largely succeed

Sad end for Ibrahimovic as Belgium advance

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's international career ended in a damp squib when Sweden lost 1-0 to Belgium in their final Euro 2016 Group E match on Wednesday and failed to reach the last 16. Radja Nainggolan's fine shot after 84 minutes sent Belgium into the kno

Silver lining for Indian hockey in London

India gave a perfect boost to their Olympic Games’ preparations on Friday, winning the silver medal in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament. This was their best-ever performance in the elite event. India went down to Australia 1-3 on penalties in a c

Italy celebrate on road to redemption at Euro 2016

Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle sparked wild celebrations by Italy after scoring the goals in a 2-0 win over world number two side Belgium in their opening Euro 2016 match. Defending champions Spain, seeking an unprecedented third triumph, also

French legend Zidane arrives, accorded warm reception

French football legend Zinedine Zidane today touched down in India to a warm reception from a swarm of enthusiastic fans who converged at the city 's international airport to greet one of the game's all-time greats. The former Real Madrid star and curr

South Africa back in business after ODI win over Australia

South Africa roared back into contention in the Tri-Nation One-Day International series with a 47-run victory over Australia in the third match of the tournament at the Guyana National Stadium here. Defending a modest 189 for nine on another pitch t

Sunrisers clinch IPL title

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s dream of winning their maiden Indian Premier League title remained just that - a dream. Set an imposing target of 209, RCB appeared well on course for a famous victory after a fiery Chris Gayle (76, 38b, 4x4, 8x6) and a

Rafael Nadal's French Open dream is over, but resurrection is his best trick

Rafael Nadal's hopes of lifting a 10th French Open trophy were crushed on Friday when the Spaniard was forced to retire from Roland Garros due to a wrist injury. In a hastily-called press conference, Nadal was visibly upset as he announced his decision.

SRH, Lions target final berth

The fickle nature of Twenty20 format has often caught best of the teams off guard. With final berth of Indian Premier League at stake, the added pressure has only heightened the enormity of the task. Both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions are st

Sunrisers eliminate Kolkata

Surnrisers Hyderabad might have lost both their league matches to Kolkata Knight Riders but they timed their revenge to perfection. The southern side fought off mental demons and tricky conditions to post a dominating 22-run victory over the two-time

De Villiers takes RCB into final

On a day when Royal Challengers Bangalore’s much-vilified bowling came up with an impressive performance, their famed batting imploded in stunning fashion. The ship was steadied by AB de Villiers (79 n.o., 47b, 5x4, 5x6) who turned the table aroun