India's Saurabh Chaudhary and Veronika Major of Hungary won two gold medals each to lead the gold rush at the recently concluded ISSF World Cup here at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
Former India hockey coach Harendra Singh's decision to do a coaching course in football fueled speculation that he is bidding adieu to hockey. But the 52-year-old, in an exclusive interview to TimesofIndia.com has clarified that he is not leaving hockey by any strech of the imagination, saying, "hockey will always be my first love".
Australian Nick Kyrgios, unfazed by stern words from vanquished Rafael Nadal, produced another gritty win over Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Mexico Open.
New Zealand batter Katie Perkins’ dismissal during a tour match against Australia Governor-General's XI on Thursday in Sydney caught everyone by surprise. In fact, Heather Graham, the Australian bowler, who got the wicket was in disbelief herself after completing the catch.
Centuries to Tom Latham and Jeet Raval, and the best opening partnership for New Zealand in nearly half-a-century left Bangladesh on the ropes on day two of the first Test on Friday.
Though the record of maximum number of sixes belongs to the one-and-only Chris Gayle, former India left-hander Gautam Gambhir holds the record of hitting most boundaries in IPL history.
The team is slowly moving into the World Cup mode and even a 0-2 loss in the just-concluded T20I series won't see any shift in plans as far as skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are concerned.
Though the record of maximum number of sixes belongs to the one-and-only Chris Gayle, former India left-hander Gautam Gambhir holds the record of hitting most boundaries in IPL history.
In his column for the Times of India, Jones wrote, "I have to apologise profusely to the Australian cricket team. I didn't see that coming; I didn't think they'd be able to beat the Indians but they did it."
Australia smashed their own world record to win the men's team pursuit gold at the track cycling world championships ahead of Olympic champions and title holders Britain on Thursday.
No. 1-ranked Naomi Osaka has a new coach - Jermaine Jenkins. Osaka's agent confirmed on Thursday that Jenkins has started working with the two-time major champion.
Tottenham could dream of an unlikely Premier League title challenge just a week ago but back-to-back defeats against Burnley and Chelsea mean their top-four place is in danger as they prepare to host Arsenal.
Former Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling said their players were affected by pressure from fans during their failed Premier League title charge in 2014, but things are very different at his current club Manchester City.
"He's (Bumrah) done me a fair few times in T20 cricket to his credit. Especially playing for Mumbai (Indians). I've sort of changed my approach to him a little bit and have been able to wait for a ball that's slightly off and capitalise on that," Glenn Maxwell said.
Steve Smith has returned to the nets after elbow surgery, with Australia coach Justin Langer expecting the banned former captain and his deputy David Warner to be fit for the Indian Premier League.
World Archery's secretary general Tom Dielen has written a four-page letter in this regard to the AAI, sports ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), a copy of which is exclusively with TOI.
England piled up 418/6 in the fourth ODI against West Indies. Are England the kings of 400-plus scores? Well, here's almost everything you need to know about the new batting standard in ODIs.
Nick Kyrgios said he would not listen to criticism from Rafa Nadal, who accused the Australian of lacking respect "for the public, the opponent and toward himself" following their match at the Acapulco International on Wednesday.
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has been banned for an additional Champions League game for deliberately provoking a yellow card to control the timing of a one-game suspension.
While that goal still looks lofty, the 21-year-old Leclerc impressed on Thursday when he set the fastest lap so far of this year's Formula One preseason testing in northeastern Spain. His effort of 1 minute, 16.231 seconds was only 0.05 seconds short of the record for the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit set by Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for last season's Spanish Grand Prix.
Roger Federer overcame two rain delays to beat Marton Fucsovics 7-6(6) 6-4 on Thursday and reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. After a brief interruption when the players were locked at 5-5 in the opening set, Federer saved two set points in the tiebreak and held firm to gain the upper hand in the contest.
Valencia set up a Copa del Rey showdown with Barcelona as they reached the final for the first time in 11 years by beating Real Betis 1-0 at a bouncing Mestalla on Thursday where a second-half Rodrigo Moreno strike gave them a 3-2 aggregate win.
Here are the big sports events lined up for Friday (March 1) that comprise the first Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh.
Chris Gayle says he is reconsidering his decision to retire after this year's World Cup after the West Indies' opener's record-breaking feats in the ongoing one-day series against England.
Australia coach Justin Langer on Thursday promised unwavering support for out-of-form Aaron Finch, saying he has no doubts that the limited-overs skipper will soon find his mojo back.
FC Goa notched up a 1-0 victory over bottom-placed Chennaiyin FC to seal the second spot in the Indian Super League points table on Thursday. Goa now have 34 points, same as Bengaluru FC, but on head-to-head equation a tad behind on the table.
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea by former cricketer S Sreesanth challenging the lifetime ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for his alleged involvement in match fixing during 2013 IPL.
PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have a great chance to win the All England Championships this year, said former national coach U Vimal Kumar. Despite the tough draw for both, the girls can go the distance with a bit of effort, he said.
Gulbadin Naib took two wickets to help dismiss Ireland for 161 and then struck a crucial 46 as Afghanistan achieved their target in 41.5 overs in the north Indian city of Dehradun.
Gael Monfils continued his charmed run at the Dubai Championships on Thursday after battling into the semi-finals with a 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 win over qualifier Ricardas Berankis.
Tamil Nadu registered a three-wicket win over Vidarbha in their Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 clash in Surat. Chasing a target of 142, TN received crucial contributions from opener Murali Vijay (74) and J Kousik (41 n.o.) as the side won with four balls to spare.
The ICC on Thursday warned fans against potential scams making it clear that there is no competition, lottery or promotion associated with the upcoming men's World Cup in England starting May 30.
India women's ODI team captain Mithali Raj is disappointed for not being able to complete a series whitewash against England, but said the 2-1 win over the current world champions would act as a huge confidence booster for her side.
Aizawl FC came from behind to notch up a 3-1 win over Gokulam Kerala in a must-win I-League fixture for the two lower-half teams on Thursday.
Some things never change. They, of course, do go through lean spells, but there’s no saying when these sleeping giants might wake up again. Case in point – Chris Gayle and Glenn Maxwell.
Real Kashmir FC had a small but vociferous crowd behind them but had a man less on the turf as East Bengal notched a 2-1 win to keep their slender title hopes alive in the I-League here on Thursday.
Bengal put up an all-round show to prevail over Chhattisgarh by 26 runs and register their second successive win, that kept alive their Super League hopes in Group D of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament on Thursday.
Premier League leaders Liverpool will need to maintain their excellent recent record against Everton in Sunday's Merseyside derby if they are to hold their advantage over second-placed Manchester City.
The time spent with India 'A' coach Rahul Dravid did KL Rahul a world of good and after struggling for the better part of the summer, the 26-year-old returned to the Rahul of old - a mean run machine with the bat.
England women on Thursday scripted a sensational recovery from a difficult position to register a consolation two-wicket win in the third and final ODI to prevent hosts India from completing a whitewash in the three-match series.
National champion Deepak Singh (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to notch up a gold, while five others claimed silver medals in the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran.
Comeback man KL Rahul was the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 batting list, even as Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai jumped 31 spots to be placed at career-best seventh position in the latest ICC T20I Players Rankings issued on Thursday.
Six Indian shuttlers, including Samiya Imad Farooqui and Gayatri Gopichand, cruised into the second round of the singles event at the Dutch Junior International in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Former Olympic and world champion James DeGale announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday after losing to Chris Eubank Jr at the weekend and 10 years to the day since his first professional fight.
Women cricketers will now feature on the iconic Lord's honours board after the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) decided to highlight individual performances from one-day internationals.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios survived three match points to beat top-seeded Rafael Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (8/6) on Wednesday and reach the quarter-finals of the Mexico Open.
Harbhajan Singh was an integral part of Mumbai Indians from the inaugural IPL and won three titles with them. He joined Chennai Super Kings in 2018 and added his fourth title with the new side last year. The 38-year-old has taken 134 wickets from 149 games.
Neil Wagner finished with a five-wicket haul as New Zealand ripped through the Bangladesh tail to counter Tamim Iqbal's virtuoso century on day one of the first Test in Hamilton on Thursday.
Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia beat top-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday in the Mexican Open for her first victory in seven career matches against players ranked in the top 10.