Fan touches Dhoni’s feet during warm-up match vs England

Reliance Jio, Kohli hottest keywords of 2016

<p>Reliance Jio and Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli were among the hottest keywords of 2016 in both Hindi and English content among the Indian online consumers, said a new report on Tuesday. “Reliance Jio is the ‘Hottest Keyword’ of 2016, with 116 million page views in both Hindi and English content, owing to the […]</p>

Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award

<p>Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Best Male Player Award over his great rival Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann for a stellar 2015-16 season, at a glittering ceremony here. Ronaldo also won the Ballon d’Or, given by France Football magazine, in December, with both honours recognition for success in the Champions League with […]</p>

‘Moscow puzzled by UKAD call to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics’

<p>The recommendation of the United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) chief to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games is puzzling as the UK agency has been cooperating with the country, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. UKAD chief David Kenworthy on Saturday said that Russia should be banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics […]</p>

India’s tour will be tough, feels Australia pacer Bird

<p>Australian pacer Jackson Bird on Monday reckoned that the upcoming four-Test tour to India will be challenging and there will be a need for a third-seamer in the squad. Bird, who represents the Sydney Sixers franchise in the ongoing Big Bash T20 league, wants to put up a commanding show in the tournament to book […]</p>

PGTI qualifiers from Tuesday at Ahmedabad

<p>The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI)s Qualifying School for 2017 will be held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club from January 10 to 20. The first stage of the Qualifying School will comprise of two 36-hole events — Pre Qualifying I and Pre Qualifying II. While Pre Qualifying I will be staged on […]</p>

Russia should be banned from 2018 Winter Olympics’

<p>United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) agency chief David Kenworthy has said Russia should be banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korean city of Pyeongchang. Kenworthy also said that Russian athletes should have been banned from the 2016 Summer Olympics too, reports Sputnik. “Yes, I think they (Russia) should (be banned from the 2018 Winter […]</p>

Dhoni saved me many times from getting dropped: Kohli

<p>Paying rich tributes to his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni, newly-appointed skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday revealed that the Ranchi wicketkeeper-batsman saved him on numerous occasions from getting dropped from the national cricket team. The 28-year-old, who took over the mantle of the Indian side, said the 35-year-old Dhoni guided him during his initial phase in […]</p>

Dhoni made players feel they can be world-beaters

<p>Tiger Pataudi showed his India teammates what self-respect is, Sourav Ganguly taught his troops to stand up to the best in the business and Mahendra Singh Dhoni provided them the spunk to be world-beaters. There have also been captains who can be categorised as brilliant and even inspiring. They led the side by personal example, […]</p>

Lilly crashes out of Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker