India defeat England by 10 wickets in day-night third Test in Ahmedabad to take unassailable 2-1 lead in four-match series.

There is a curious thing he does with the ball. Most left-arm spinners’ variations can be picked by the seam position.

On a pink-ball turner, Axar & Ashwin prove too much for England, as India take command of day-night Test.

Cheteshwar Pujara comes back to a much-changed Motera as a cricketer confident of his place under the sun.

Kuldeep Yadav's lacklustre display and unique demands of pink-ball Tests may force him out of the playing XI again.

Graduates from academies set up by Tata, All India Football Federation and Minerva, too, are sprinkled across different teams and leagues in the country.

Fouzia Mampetta was a stereotype-buster in every sense of the word. She began playing football at a time when girls from her community were often discouraged to study beyond the tenth grade.

Kumar Sangakkara, who is the president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, says suggestion of banning short ball in junior cricket unwise even as lawmakers of the sport discuss its future.

Chetan Sakariya says that the unexpected windfall of Rs 1.20 crore will change his life but he still felt empty.

The IPL franchises spend exorbitant amounts on over-the-hill, untested, and inconsistent foreigners to plug holes in their squads.

India’s top paddler Manika Batra returned to competitive table tennis for the first time since the pandemic. A win at the national championships gives her a boost, as she prepares to compete for a Tokyo Olympics quota.

Osaka's performance took an upswing when it mattered though. She got in all four first serves when she served for the match – winning it without dropping a point.

Eight franchises look to bolster their 25-man squads in a bid to find the winning combination for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.

As Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams went about their business dominating the tennis court, it was clear that it was not going to be a matter of ‘if,’ but rather ‘when’ the two titans of women’s tennis meet in the semi-final.

At the world’s biggest cricket stadium having a capacity of 1,10,000, a batsman will have to first climb down 80- odds steps from the dressing room perched high over the sightscreen and then take a long walk on the sprawling oval to reach the central square.

The sports ministry, in its reply, said they ‘may agree’ with the MHA’s suggestion but a spokesperson said that this year, the awards will be conferred as per the existing format.

The Motera Stadium pitch will have grass cover, a requisite for pink-ball Tests. Ahmedabad has already started setting the stage, as informed by Gujarat cricketer Samit Gohel.

In the ongoing series against England, Rishabh Pant has already scored 91 in the first innings of the first Test and 58 not out in challenging conditions in the first innings of the second.

After spending over two-and-a-half years away from the sport due to injury, Yuki Bhambri will return to the tennis tour at the ATP 250 Singapore Open next week.

Serena Williams went toe-to-toe with Simona Halep over 80 engrossing minutes before she was finally able to move to within two victories of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.

Axar Patel made full use of favourable conditions to bag 5/60 while Ravichandran Ashwin finished with a match-haul of eight wickets apart from his classy fifth Test hundred with the bat.

At one point, Pant even asked Axar Patel to “subah wala daal” (bowl the morning one) and Patel turned and quizzically wondered, “Kaun sa?"

On a pitch helping the tweakers immensely, visitors show weak technique and resolve as India take full control.

Priyanka Goswami bagged the gold, clocking a national record-shattering time of 1:28:45s and in the process earned a spot for the Tokyo Games slated for July this year.