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India score historic win Down Under

India scored a historic won against Australia today at the Gabba in Brisbane, considered a veritable fortress for the formidable Aussies. As one critic put it, though, the home team seemed anything but, as though they were writing an epitaph...

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Australia has a racism problem

Indian players face racist slurs at Sydney and Brisbane grounds  Our BureauSydney/Brisbane   India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was on the receiving end of heckling from the crowd once again on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test against Australia...

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Shubman Gill: The real deal of Team India has arrived

Vaughan, Sehwag and Jadeja shower praise on the youngster; Wasim Jaffer is cautious  Our BureauSydney  Former England skipper Michael Vaughan made a bold prediction for India opener Shubman Gill after the batsman hit his maiden Test fifty against Australia on...

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The greats who left us in 2020

The sporting world also lost some of its favorite pupil this year. Diego Maradona (October 1960 -- November 2020) One of the greatest footballers of all time, the World Cup-winning footballer represented Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old...

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Games came to a halt in 2020; New Year could be different

2020 took a huge toll on sports activities across the world, be it domestic competition or international events. The Grand Slam got cancelled while the quadrennial event was shifted to 2021. Apart from the Olympics and Wimbledon, many other competitions...

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Sourav Ganguly recovering well after heart attack

OUR BUREAU Former Indian cricketer and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly, 48, suffered a mild heart attack on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital, where he is recovering well, doctors said. He is...