Under pressure India face rare series defeat at home<br/>

An under pressure India will face their stiffest game in recent times when they try to bounce back in the three-match one-day cricket series against a refreshed New Zealand in the must-win second game at Pune tomorrow. New Zealand toppled India in the series-opener in Mumbai last Sunday in emphatic ...

Semi Finals of FIFA U-17 World Cup to be played tomorrow

Semi-Finals of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup Football will be played tomorrow. Brazil will take on England at Kolkata while Spain will play against Mali in the 2nd semi-final to be played in Navi Mumbai. In the first semi-final, traditional powerhouse Brazil will rely on their much-admired natural fla...

Jitu, Heena strike gold in air pistol mixed team event

Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu gave India their first gold medal of the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi, clinching the top honours in the 10m air pistol mixed team event on the opening day of competitions.Rai, a Commonwealth and Asian Games gold-medallist, and Sidhu, former Commonwealth Games gold-winne...

Cristiano Ronaldo named best FIFA Men's Player

Cristiano Ronaldo claimed The Best FIFA Men&apos;s Player award for a second straight year, beating his regular rivals, Lionel Messi and Neymar at the 2017 award ceremony in London last night. The four-time Ballon d&apos;Or winner, Real Madrid&apos;s Portugal striker helped Real to a Cha...

FIFA U-17 World Cup Semi-final match moved to Kolkata from Guwahati

Shreyas Iyer, Mohd Siraj included In T20 squad for NZ Series

Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj and Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer were the two new faces in the Indian T20 squad announced today for the three-match series against New Zealand starting 1st of next month.Despite speculation, skipper Virat Kohli has decided against taking rest from the New Zealand leg an...

Badminton: K Srikanth lifts Denmark Open Superseries trophy

In Badminton, ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has lifted the Denmark Open Superseries trophy at Odense. In the title clash last night, Srikanth, seeded 8th, defeated South Korea&apos;s Lee Hyun-il in straight games, 21-10, 21-5 to bag his third Super Series title of the year and fifth overa...

India lost first ODI of 3-match series against New Zealand by six wickets

In Cricket, India lost the first ODI of the 3-match series against New Zealand by six wickets at Mumbai last night. Opting to bat, Team India posted 280 for 8 courtesy skipper Virat Kohli&apos;s 121, which was his 31st ODI hundred. With the ton, Kohli became the second highest century maker in t...

Semi Final line up drawn in FIFA U-17 World Cup; Brazil to face England, Spain to meet Mali

In Football, Brazil and Spain have joined England and Mali in the semi-finals of the Under-17 FIFA World Cup being held in India. In the quarterfinals yesterday, while Brazil got the better of Germany, 2-1 in Kolkata, Spain defeated Iran, 3-1 in Kochi.The semi-finals will be played on Wednesday. Bra...

New Zealand beat India by 6 wickets in first ODI

New Zealand beat India by six wickets in the first One Day International in Mumbai today. Electing to bat, the hosts made 280 for 8 from their 50 overs. The visitors overhauled the target of 281 by scoring 284 for 4 in only 49 overs. For New Zealand, Player of the Match Tom Latham was the top scorer...