Australian opener David Warner believes India's Rohit Sharma has the firepower to surpass West Indies great Brian Lara's record 400 not out in a Test match. Warner, who scored his maiden triple ton (335) in 5-day cricket during the second Test against Pakistan, was just 65 runs shy of breaking Lara's record when Tim Paine decided to declare the innings at 589/3.
It is quite fitting that the Olympics-themed rings should be the first thing that you will notice when you visit India's women hockey team skipper Rani Rampal's house in Shahabad Markanda.
Indian men's hockey team qualified for Tokyo 2020 after beating Russia 11-3 on aggregate in Bhubaneswar in the FIH Qualifiers earlier this month. Indian captain Manpreet Singh, who is regarded as one of the top midfielders in international hockey and is the engine that pulls the Indian team through, believes his team needs to be more 'clinical'.
New Zealand struck crucial blows late on day three of the second Test to have England in trouble despite centuries from Joe Root and Rory Burns in Hamilton on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton said on Saturday that Mattia Binotto's glowing comments about him represented the first time in 13 years that anyone from Ferrari had paid him a compliment.
Authorities found the bodies of two young children, including a 5-year-old boy, and a third child was missing in central Arizona after a vehicle was swept away while attempting to cross a runoff-swollen creek. A storm-related death also was reported in South Dakota.
Sunday's demonstrations come after brief skirmishes erupted overnight, with a man assaulted as he tried to clear barricades and police firing tear gas for the first time since November 24 district council elections that saw pro-democracy candidates win a landslide.
When David Warner was feasting on the Pakistan attack at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, it seemed that quite a few records were under threat.
India wrapped up the formalities in quick time to sweep Pakistan 4-0 in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 1 tie in Nur-Sultan and advance to the World Group Qualifying round.
As the entire country is outraged over the brutal killing of a veterinary doctor in Telangana, India skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said it is high time for the society to take charge and put an end to such incidents.
The 88th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BCCI scheduled for Sunday - their first in three years - is when the members will take their first step forward in heading back to 'square one'.
France face a major hurdle if they are to add the European Championship to their World Cup crown after coming out in the same Euro 2020 group as Germany and reigning European champions Portugal in Saturday's draw in Bucharest.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) 88th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be conducted on Sunday, and relaxation in the 'cooling-off period' for the president and secretary and other office bearers is expected to be a top agenda item.
Having won the Tokyo Olympics quota place, skeet shooter Angad Singh Bajwa doesn't wish to go "overboard" with his training for the Games. Instead, the Chandigarh lad, who turned 24 on Friday, wants to keep things "really simple", without "complicating" his technique and mind with just seven months left for Tokyo.
Steve Smith became the fastest man to score 7,000 Test runs Saturday, shattering a record that has stood since 1946, while moving past Donald Bradman to become Australia's 11th highest scorer.
Hyderabad FC came back from trailing 1-0 and being a man down to hold Bengaluru FC to a 1-1 draw at the Gachibowli Stadium on Friday.
Police in Paris partly evacuated Europe's busiest train station, the Gare du Nord, on Friday after an inactive explosive shell was discovered in a passenger's bag, sources said. The shell was found as part of a random check at the station. A source close to the investigation said the man, who was arrested, was a soldier.
Australia opener David Warner hit only the second Test double century of his career on Saturday, punishing poor bowling from a Pakistan attack that rarely threatened him.
Finally, after much delay, the 13th edition of the I-League will hit the fields on Saturday. The 11-team tournament has a new broadcaster but it's no more the top league with Indian Super League (ISL) accorded the status of premier league competition.
Pep Guardiola is interested in staying as Manchester City manager beyond the length of his current contract with the Premier League champions, which is due to expire next summer.
In the end, it turned out to be an annihilation as Team India took a 2-0 lead against a hapless Pakistan on Day 1 of the Asia-Oceania Group 1 tie of the Davis Cup in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Friday.
West Indies required a little over an hour to complete the formalities and register a nine-wicket win against 'hosts' Afghanistan in the one-off Test at Atal-Ekana Stadium.
There is something about Guyanese batsmen and their relationship with India. Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan all dazzled against India, especially in India. Among the current crop, Shimron Hetmyer is a star in the making. Sherfane Rutherford is an aspirant to get into that league.
After a disappointing last season and an equally frustrating ongoing season, ChennaiyinFC has announced that they have mutually parted ways with head coach John Gregory.
Arsenal have sacked manager Unai Emery after the Premier League club's worst run in more than a quarter of a century and appointed former player and fans' favourite Freddie Ljungberg as interim coach, the Premier League club announced on Friday.
Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran defeated French Simon Gauzy to kick-start his campaign in the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men's World Cup on Friday at Chengdu in China.
Bajrang Punia received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award from sports minister Kiren Rijiju here on Thursday. He had missed the ceremony on August 29 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan as he was busy training in Russia for the World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, where he had to contend with a bronze after losing his semifinal bout in a controversial fashion.
Often, right from the days of Ramanathan Krishnan to Leander Paes, India had sprung major upsets and stunning fightbacks in Davis Cup. This time they are the top dogs against a depleted Pakistan team.
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said he had given the Premier League club "the best of me" during a 5-1/2-year tenure which ended with his sacking last week.
India’s top hoopsters, Amjyot Singh and Arshpreet Bhullar, have been axed from the Indian contingent for the upcoming South Asian Games (SAG) in Nepal after the inquiry committee – formed to investigate the alleged drunken roadside brawl involving the two – recommended a long suspension from the game for the country’s star basketball players, TOI has learnt.
Former Spain coach Robert Moreno responded to accusations of disloyalty on Thursday by claiming he still does not know why Luis Enrique chose to exclude him from his backroom team.
Rahul Dravid believes the present lot of Indian fast bowlers are the role models for youngsters. “I think Ishant, Shami, Umesh, Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah are becoming role models for a lot of young boys who have started believing they can also bowl fast and be successful in India. I think it is great to see that,” he said.
Former India pacer Abhimanyu Mithun has been summoned for questioning in the Karnataka Premier League’s betting and spot fixing scandal. Mithun will become the first international to be questioned by Central Crime Branch sleuths probing the scandal.
The Indian pace attack has rightly been the envy of the cricketing world as they have had rival teams in trouble, irrespective of which part of the world they have been playing in. As bowling coach, Bharat Arun has been working behind the scenes to ensure that the pace pack stays in rhythm and stays hungry.
Kazakhstan's Astana fought back to beat a youthful Manchester United side 2-1 at home on Thursday, earning their first points in the Europa League's Group L this season.
Dutch golfer Wil Besseling fired a 65 Thursday for a one-shot opening round lead in the Alfred Dunhill Championship, the first European Tour tournament to allow competitors to wear shorts.
North Korea says the latest test-firing of its "super-large" multiple rocket launcher was a final review of the weapon's combat application. A Friday report from the Korean Central News Agency likely means North Korea is preparing to mass produce and deploy the new weapons system soon.
As India faces Pakistan in their next Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone tie today, the Indian team were at work to ensure they were at their peak for the matches, which take place in Kazakhstan amid sub zero temperatures
Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America's longest war. Trump met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and served turkey to some US troops before sitting down to eat Thanksgiving dinner with them.
England said Jofra Archer was ready to fire in the second Test against New Zealand despite suffering racist abuse, but a new injury concern has emerged over wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.
Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend's season-ending floodlit Abu Dhabi Grand Prix seeking to mark his 250th Formula One race with a memorable performance as Mercedes bid to bounce back from an off-form outing in Brazil.
Wednesday's attack was 'aimed at damaging the historical relations between Iraq and Iran and with rest of the countries', the ministry said in a statement.
Fans in Malmo reacted angrily to the announcement that striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has acquired a stake in Stockholm club Hammarby by vandalising a statue of the striker outside Malmo Stadium on Wednesday.