CSA introduces Proteas milestone programme to honour players

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has introduced a new Proteas player milestone programme that will recognise players for their achievements across all three formats of the game. The milestone programme is inclusive of both Proteas menand women players and will honour players dating back to South Africa&am...

Indian eves clinch bronze in U-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament

Indian Women's Under-18 team have clinched the bronze medal in the 4th Women's Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament. In the bronze-medal play off match in Bangkok today, they blanked Korea 3-0. Sangita Kumari scored twice after Ritu had put India ahead in the 45th minute. For their ...

India jumps two places reaching 135 in FIFA football rankings

In the FIFA football rankings published today, India jumped two places to finish the year 2016 at 135. It is their best in the last six years. In 2009, India had finished at 134. National coach Stephen Constantine attributed the upsurge to all his players and the staff. Constantine, however, said In...

Maharashtra has won the team title in the women's 50 meter rifle prone event at the 60th National Shooting Championships in Pune today. Maharashtra team comprised of former world champion and double Commonwealth Games gold medalist Tejaswini Sawant, Dipali Deshpande and Shweta Dvivedi.Railw...

Air India gives cash awards to Hockey coach Harendra Singh, striker Armaan Qureshi

Air India today announced cash awards of Rs 25,000 and Rs 10,000 for two of its employees - coach Harendra Singh and striker Armaan Qureshi. The two players were part of the historic Indian hockey team that won the Junior World Cup last week after a gap of 15 years. The Indian colts defeated Belgium...

Rohan Bopanna dropped from Indian Davis Cup squad

Former US Open finalist and two-time Olympian Rohan Bopanna has been dropped from the Indian Davis Cup squad for the tie against New Zealand. The Tie is slated to be held in Pune from February 3 to 5. The AITA selection committee decided that Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni will be the preferred choi...

Mahesh Bhupathi named as India's non-playing Davis Cup captain

Indian tennis legend Mahesh Bhupathi was today named the new non-playing captain of the Davis Cup tennis team. He will take charge after the Asia/Oceania zone Group One home tie against New Zealand which will take place in Pune from February 3 to 5. The tie against New Zealand will be Anand Amritraj...

Ashwin wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the year

Ravichandran Ashwin has become only the third Indian player ever to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year besides the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. The other two Indians who won the Award earlier were Rahul Dravid in 2004 and Sachin Tendulkar in 2010. O...

Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test cricketer of the Year

Praful Patel re-elected unopposed as AIFF president for 3rd time

Praful Patel was re-elected unopposed as the president of All India Football Federation for a four-year term. This will be his third successive term. The Annual General Meeting was held in New Delhi after the Delhi High Court vacated a stay on the elections. The electoral process was completed in th...