Bombayla Devi raise hopes of an Indian medal after qualifying for the pre-quarters in women’s archery. Jitu Rai failed in his favourite event, the 50m pistol shooting, as India’s medal drought continued in Rio Olympics 2016 continued on Day 5. Bombayla Devi qualified for the archery pre-quarters to give some cheer. India’s medal drought continued on Thursday. Shooter Jitu Rai’s failure to qualify for the 50m pistol event was... 

Kingston: Sitting comfortably with a 304-run lead, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said the plans of batting just once during the match seems to have worked for the team. Ajinkya Rahane celebrates his century. In reply to West Indies‘ 196, India declared at 500 for nine at the end of third day’s play of the second Test at Kingston on Monday. “Initially, in the morning, we wanted to play normal cricket. Unfortunately Wriddhiman... 

US women’s volleyball captain Christa Dietzen is not here to enjoy the atmosphere and go home a happy loser. Christa Dietzen says the team have learned the lessons of 2012. American women’s volleyball captain Christa Dietzen is buzzing at the prospect of playing in one of the sport’s heartlands but, with the U.S. having lost to Brazil in the last two Olympic finals, there is some steel behind the Rio love-in. Dietzen played in the number-one... 

Rahul-DravidBy IANS – KOLKATA 25th May 2013 11:32 AM Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid has indicated that he will retire from the Indian Premier League, after the Champions League T20 later this year. “I am 41 and 12 months are a long way ahead,” was Dravid’s reply to a media query on whether he will play the next season of the IPL. With the Royals qualifying for the Champions League T20 beginning Sep 17 in India, Dravid... 

After denying it for so long, looks like Lance Armstrong has finally come clean. Lance used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. The disgraced cyclist accepted this to Oprah Winfrey during an interview taped yesterday, a person familiar with the situation said. This has came after an emotional apology by Armstrong to the Livestrong charity that he founded. Simply put, the confession was a stunning reversal, after so many interviews,... 

Facing criticism from all quarters, Indian skipper MS Dhoni finally got a support and that too from former captain Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly believes that Team India has to cope up with this transition phase. When asked about Dhoni, he said: “It comes in every captain’s tenure. MS has to bide his time. It’s easy to comment from outside. You have to give the newcomers some time to settle down. Hopefully, they will do well in couple of... 

Indian fast bowler S. Sreesanth is not going to visit the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, where Team India is going to battle it out against England in the second One-Day International (ODI). A friend of Sreesanth said: “He told me he won’t watch the match and remain at home.” Sreesanth, who comes from Kochi, last played a one day international when India defeated Sri Lanka to win the World Cup in 2011. From that moment, Sreesanth has... 

Lance Armstrong has given a green signal to a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey where he is going to address allegations that he take the help of performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career. The show will be telecast at 9 p.m. EST on Jan. 17 on OWN and Oprah.com. It is worthwhile mentioning that Armstrong has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.  Read More →

Team India’s sensational victory over Pakistan in the final ODI at Ferozshah Kotla has come under scanner after former England wicketkeeper Paul Nixon said that Pakistan lost the match deliberately. Chasing a modest target, Pakistan crumbled against inexperienced Indian bowlers. Nixon tweeted that Pakistani team was throwing the game away. He also hinted at Mohammad Hafeez’s role in the way he was playing lap sweep with a leg slip fielder... 

When it comes to lazy elegance, nobody can compete with Yuvraj Singh. He was in  full swing at the Sardar Patel Stadium against Pakistan, ensuring India level the T-20 series 1-1. Yuvraj’s 72 of 36 balls set India on a strong pedestal and Team India used that to their advantage. Chasing India’s 192 for five, Pakistan manage to score 181 for seven. The visiting team’s openers Nasir Jamshed and Ahmed Shehzad start off brightly and had registered...