Williams double faulted on match point in a second-set tie-break to give Pliskova the match. With Pliskova's 6-2 7-6 straight sets win, Williams' 186-week reign as world No 1 (stretching back to February 18, 2013) is now over....
Bangladesh has heaved a sigh of relief at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to put the proposal for a two-tier Test structure "off the table" and the country's future in Test cricket is "not heading for uncertainty". ...
The opening ceremony of the first Paralympics on South American soil was a tropical celebration full of colours and Samba music, filling the famous Maracana Stadium for almost four hours in the city of Rio de Janeiro. ...
More than 4,400 athletes from 160 countries and regions will compete at the Rio Paralympic Games, which officially opened at the Maracana Stadium on Wednesday....
Hockey India (HI) has nominated its president, Narinder Batra, for the top job of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), elections for which will be held in...
The Indian men's team can post a podium finish at the World Chess Olympiad if it continues to maintain its current performance -- winning each round even with slender margins, chess experts said....
Kerala Blasters FC on Wednesday announced a revamped 27-member team for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament....
Test skipper Virat Kohli has been rested for the Duleep Trophy final between India Red and India Blue, to be held from September 10 to 14 at the Shahid Vijay ...
FC Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi returned to the first half of the Wednesday morning group training, the Catalan football club confirmed....
A fifth of the 1.6 million tickets already sold for the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in which the opening ceremony will be held on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are now in foreign tourists hands, according to officials. The Paralympic flame was already lighted on Tuesday at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the Paralympics Ga...
