What is a seemingly innocuous World Cup opening phase for the Netherlands promises to be one of trials and tribulations for Senegal, Ecuador and hosts Qatar. While the Oranje are tipped by many to breeze through their first three fixtures, much less is expected of their Group A rivals....
Real Madrid surrendered the leadership of La Liga to FC Barcelona after losing a thrilling game 3-2 away to local rivals Rayo Vallecano on Monday night....
Brazil manager Tite has named 39-year-old defender Dani Alves in his squad for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the South American country's football confederation said on Monday. ...
Legendary West Indies batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pakistan's iconic leg-spinner Abdul Qadir and England's multi-time World Cup-winning skipper Charlotte Edwards were on Tuesday inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame, following a voting process that also included existing Hall of Famers and med...
Australia cricket legend Matthew Hayden's stirring dressing room speech after Pakistan entered the T20 World Cup semifinals has gone viral, where he said to the players that the side needs to appreciate and understand that they are now dangerous....
Sahara Warriors have emerged winners of the prestigious Umaid Bhawan Palace Sir Pratap Singh Cup (14-goal) Polo tournament, defeating Jindal Panther by 11 goals to 8 in the final played at Jaipur Polo Ground here....
Former Australian world No.1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty has said she has no intention of coming out of retirement, after she recently returned to the Melbourne Park -- the venue of her last Grand Slam singles title this year -- for a promotional activity....
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced that Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel will be the on-field umpires for the second semifinal of the Men's T20 World Cup between India and England, to be held at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday....
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) executive committee on Monday suspended 31-year-old left-hand batter Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect following his arrest in Sydney on Sunday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a 29-year-old woman in Rose Bay earlier last week....
Atletico Madrid's poor week continued late on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw in the Metropolitano Stadium by Espanyol, despite the visitors playing for over an hour with 10 men....
