Parkour, an outlet for Afghan youth from the country’s war-ravaged past, suffers a hammer blow with Taliban’s return to power.

WFI could not find space for Poornima Raman Ngomdir, Vinesh Phogat’s physio, despite the 53kg wrestler being a medal contender.

Spirited lower-order fightback, potent pace quartet and besting the war of words seal memorable Test win for India.

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive officer Hamid Shinwari said players and officials were safe and ACB is planning to have its third camp before the team flies to Sri Lanka next week.

He had made a successful comeback once before too. Federer returned in 2017 after a lengthy gap to win the Australian Open, and then defended that crown a year later with the Wimbledon 2017 title in between.

Pujara & Rahane show plenty of resolve but England hold upper hand with one day remaining.

Cheteshwar Pujara was dealing with the situation in the best way he knew, by sticking to his biggest strengths, by trusting his defence and discipline.

Vinesh Phogat responded to allegations hurled at her by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on August 10, refuting them on all counts, save for the one related to the unauthorised jersey.

Anu Kumar’s luck took a sudden dive after gold at the 2018 junior Asian Athletics Championships. A shattered ankle, a harsh lockdown, and his father’s demise followed the on-track success.

Buoyed by Neeraj Chopra’s success, 17-year-old long jumper Shaili Singh will look to extend the celebratory mood at her first international event, the World U20 Championships in Nairobi.

The BCCI has planned the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament from the third week of October followed by one-day Vijay Hazare Trophy in November.

Joe Root smashed 18 fours in his unbeaten 321-ball 180-run innings, his fifth century of the year, to anchor the England innings.

WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar retorted on Friday that Vinesh’s performance should not have been affected by the absence of her regular physio, Purnima Ngomdir.

India fail to bat England out of game before three wickets keep second Test well poised.

The seven medals India won at Tokyo too owe a lot to the coaches who worked behind the scenes to ensure their wards succeeded on the biggest stage.

The moment Neeraj sealed the gold, I had a rush of adrenaline and, believe it or not, I went down on the floor and did 20 push-ups. I was so pumped up that Paris 2024 was already running in my mind.

Thousands of high-tech microphones captured every thud, swish, grunt and relayed it to millions watching on television

A role model for the inner-city kids, Kellie Anne Harrington is openly lesbian, a part-time cleaner in a psychiatric hospital and someone who loves her job and the jabs.

It was always going to be a hard task for Sharath to take on a player with many tags – The Dictator, The Dragon, The Captain, The Greatest Of All Time, and his name translates to ‘horse dragon – and even more accolades.

In what was a sensational third deciding set, the Indians switched triple gears against Taiwanese Yang Lee and Chee-lin Wang to win 21-16, 16-21, 27-25 at the Musashino Forest Plaza.

With big guns taking field on Day 1, Indian athletes need to hit the ground running.

A look at some of the unique uniforms that different countries will sport at the Tokyo Games.

The most common aspects of an Olympic Games will now be seen in a completely different way.

What happens in the last instant before instinctual action kicks in can determine the difference between an Olympic medal and a loss. Olympians across sports enlighten us on how their eyes and brain guide their gut.