When you follow your sport with passion, distances are of little importance. When NBA teams, Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers cross swords for two pre-season games here, there will be about 14 students of the Woodstock School in Mussoorie who will be cheering for the players.
South African great AB de Villiers will make his debut in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League during the 2019-20 season after signing with Brisbane Heat, the team announced on Tuesday. The 35-year-old prolific batsman will join the Heat for the second half of the eight-team competition that runs from December to February.
Table toppers Dabang Delhi managed to hold on to the No. 1 position despite going down 33-42 to second-ranked Bengal Warriors in a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) contest, where the top raiders from either side - Naveen Kumar and Maninder Singh - were up against each other here on Monday.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, his childhood friend and former India teammate Vinod Kambli, former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar and pace ace Zaheer Khan are among the 39 cricketers who are eligible, and thus set to vote in the elections of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), scheduled to be held on October 4.
Karsten Warholm retained his 400 metres hurdles world title in impressive fashion on Monday. The 23-year-old Norwegian -- who is on an unbeaten streak of 14 races -- came home clear of main rival Rai Benjamin timing 47.42 seconds with the American finishing in 47.66.
American Daniel Roberts hopes of winning a medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships were almost certainly dashed after he was disqualified for knocking down a rival's hurdle in the heats on Monday.
Mariya Lasitskene completed a superb hat-trick of high jump titles at the World Championships in Doha Monday. The 26-year-old, who is one of only 30 Russian athletes allowed to compete in Doha under the authorised neutral athlete banner, took gold ahead of Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech stormed away from the field to win the world championship 3,000 metres women's steeplechase gold medal on Monday, making amends for a mistake that cost her a place on the podium two years ago.
Jemimah Rodrigues has changed gears effortlessly, moving from national to international cricket. A stint in England playing the Kia Super League, saw the 19-year-old grow in independence & experience. This could prove invaluable for India at the T20 World Cup early next year, where the Mumbaikar will look to do damage with her bat.
Ethiopia's Muktar Edris won a thrilling battle over the last 200 metres to retain his title in the 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Monday.
Japan has raised its national sales tax to 10% from 8%, amid concerns that it could derail the tenuous growth of the past several years. The increase covers most goods and services from clothes, electronics to transportation and medical fees, but the government has sought to soften its impact with tax breaks for home and car purchases.
The Annual General Meeting of the BCCI is on October 23 and the battle between the BCCI old guard led by N Srinivasan and Vinod Rai's Committee of Administrators has reached a flashpoint.
Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda won the women's 800m at the World Championships Monday, producing a sprint finish to claim the throne left vacant by the absent South African Caster Semenya. Nakaayi, 24, timed her race to perfection moving onto the shoulder of leader Ajee Wilson of the United States on the bend before kicking for home down the stretch.
Star Pakistan batsman Babar Azam on Monday went past India captain Virat Kohli to become the third fastest to 11 ODI hundreds after slamming 115 in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan rode on a brilliant century from Babar Azam and fast bowler Usman Shinwari's five wickets to beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second day-night international on Monday as Karachi staged its first ODI in a decade. The win gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with the first ODI rained off in Karachi on Friday.
Victory in the three-match series would see India break the record of 10 straight home series wins they currently hold with Australia. Virat Kohli's India registered their 10th home series win with a 2-0 sweep over the West Indies last year. They have not lost a home series since 2013.
Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal on Monday in a Premier League game which was a poor imitation of some of the past classic clashes between the rival clubs.
The nationally televised event opened with a military honor guard carrying the Chinese flag through Tiananmen Square. The event marks the anniversary of the October 1, 1949, announcement of the founding of the People's Republic of China by then-leader Mao Zedong following a civil war.
Over the years there have been quite a few scintillating knocks in India vs South Africa Test matches in India. Here's a look at the top five highest individual scores in India-South Africa Tests on Indian soil.
The word is Juche (pronounced ju-chay), and while it's technically a political ideology, it can seem more like a religion in its ability to inspire devotion among North Koreans and its ubiquity as a symbol of state power. Though the usual English translation is "self-reliance,'' the concept flummoxes many outsiders.
A parade on Tuesday by China's military will be a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the US in 30 minutes, as Beijing gets closer to matching Washington and other powers in weapons technology. The parade will include 15,000 troops, more than 160 aircraft and 580 pieces of military equipment.
As far as travel arrangements for its historic trip to India are concerned, the Sacramento Kings is certainly living up to its name.
Singapore scripted history on Sunday as they defeated Zimbabwe by four runs to register their maiden win against an ICC full member nation.
India's much talked about Davis Cup clash against Pakistan will go ahead as scheduled in November but according to Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi, players are having second thoughts.
Alysson Felix won her 12th world title, and her first since becoming a mother, as the United States claimed the inaugural world championship 4x400 metres mixed relay on Sunday. In doing so, Felix, who won her first gold in 2005, overhauled Usain Bolt's record of 11 world titles.
After clinching the men's singles title at the Buenos Aires ATP Challenger clay event, India's Sumit Nagal has made a jump of 26 places to achieve a career-best ranking of 135.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied allegations that he ordered the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "This was a heinous crime," he said in an interview that aired Sunday. "But I take full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia, especially since it was committed by individuals working for the Saudi government."
President Donald Trump said Sunday he wants to meet the anonymous whistleblower at the center of the scandal threatening his presidency. Trump has been relatively quiet this weekend but in a series of evening tweets he also blasted Democratic lawmakers and the media as he railed against the impeachment inquiry launched last week.
The conflict of interest clause has once again come back to haunt Indian cricket. On Sunday, this most talked about and controversial rule in recent times, which has even trapped batting legend Rahul Dravid, denied former India batsman Sandeep Patil a chance to contest for the post of the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
The team of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Tom Nirmal Noah clocked 3 minutes 15.77 seconds to finish seventh in the field of eight countries on Sunday in Doha.
Lewis Hamilton sped closer to a seemingly inexorable sixth Formula One title with a 'special' victory in Russia on Sunday, but the Mercedes driver still insisted he was taking it one race at a time.
Hampered by injuries and poor form, Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli faces an uncertain future while his club are battling to recover from their own troubling period.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday urged Manchester United to show a killer instinct against Arsenal after scoring just 10 goals in their eight matches in all competitions this season.
Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy stepped down from her position as a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and director of the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) after being served a Conflict of Interest notice by BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain.
Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered her way to 100 metres gold on Sunday to become the first person to win four gold medals over the distance at the athletics world championships.
Napoli got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory against Brescia on Sunday as Franck Ribery sealed a 3-1 win for Fiorentina against ten-man AC Milan that pushed the northerners down to 16th in the Serie A table with a third consecutive defeat.
Sevilla responded to two disheartening defeats by coming from behind to beat Real Sociedad 3-2 at home in an entertaining game on Sunday, denying the Basque side the chance to go clear at the top of La Liga.
South Africa pacer Vernon Philander wants the team's senior players to take responsibility and throw the "first punch" at "big dogs" India in the upcoming three-match Test series starting October 2.
While addressing his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday talked about Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev's sportsman spirit after losing to Rafael Nadal in the US Open
Manchester City will need to loosen their purse strings and sign players in the January transfer window if they are to compete for titles this season, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has said.
Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy has stepped down from her position as a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and director of the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) after being served a Conflict of Interest notice by BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain.
Nepal cricket team captain Paras Khadka became the Himalayan nation's first batsman to score a T20I century as they registered a nine-wicket victory over hosts Singapore in the tri-series on Saturday.
China's tightly choreographed 70th birthday bash next week risks being upstaged by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which offer a starkly different take on the strength and power of the Communist Party being feted in Beijing.
Brazilian superstar Neymar pledged to "give my life to PSG" after his goal kept the French giants top of Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win at Bordeaux.
Having successfully hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup for men in 2017, India's next FIFA assignment will be to hold the U-17 Women's World Cup next year from November 2 to 22.
The Dutchwoman overtook Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey just before the bell and powered away over the last lap to win in a season's best time of 30 minutes 17.63 seconds. Gidey was second and Kenya's Agnes Tirop third.
Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods has recovered well enough from his fifth career left knee surgery to resume full practices, with the 15-time major winner set to resume competition next month in Japan.