As Kerala gets ready to take on Maharashtra in the semi-finals of the Santosh trophy, there are several subtle issues the team has to deal with. In all the previous matches, Kerala failed to play as a team. Moreover, the captain himself is not in a good form. ...
The semi-final matches of 67th Santosh Trophy tournament will begin today. Maharasthra will take on host Kerala in the first semifinal at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi. Kerala entered the semi-finals, as the match between Kerala and Harya...
The Sports Ministry has directed the Sports Authority of India to make an exception and fund the Indian hockey team, so that they can play in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament. Earlier the players refused to play because the Sports Authority of India refused to...
Indian national hockey team has been forced to pull out of Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament due to scarcity of funds. Sources say that Sport Authority of India refused to provide air fare to the team as well.
Australia wins the ICC Women's World Cup by beating West Indies by a huge margin of 114 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The West Indies were bowled out for 145 in 43.1 overs while chasing Australia's 259/7. This is the sixth consecutive World Cup win ...
Palestine is happy to play against India, says football team captain Abadal Latif Albahdari, ahead of the friendly match against India in Kochi. Palestine has brought only two professionals with the team giving chance to more youngsters. The Palestine team med...
Watch Suresh Raina, India's left-handed middle-order batsman speak exclusively to Aaj Tak regarding his form in both international cricket as well as domestic cricket.
It was a day of celebration for Kerala team, that won their overall championship at the National School meet at Etawah. The team visited Taj Mahal, which was a first time experience for team members. The Kerala team won the championship for a record sixteenth ...
Little master Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun Tendulkar, is following his fathers footsteps. Arjun has been selected as an all-rounder in the under-14 team of Mumbai. Arjun will play his first match in the under-14 league for the West zone in Ahmedabad on Januar...
The chorus is growing louder for former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly to take over the reins of the Indian cricket team as Head Coach. Numerous ex-cricketers such as Gundappa Vishwanath, Sambaran Banerjee and Chandu Borde have all thrown their weight behind So...
Pakistan snatched a thrilling five-wicket victory against India in the first T20 match that was played after five years. India's batting woes saw them end on a meager 133 for nine in 20 overs, which the Pakistan chased down with two balls remaining, after suff...
In a shocking news, Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar decides to retire from playing One Day Internationals, and will fully concentrate on test cricket only. In a statement, the master blaster thanked the BCCI, his fellow teammates and fans for their never-endin...
Despite a humiliating loss to England in the Second Test of the ongoing series, Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains undeterred. The pressure is now firmly on the BCCI selectors. The five wise men, as they are referred to, are holding a meeting to f...
The new MoS for Youth Affairs and Sports and Defence, Jitendra Singh says that it is the Prime Minister's prerogative to transfer any Minister in the Cabinet. The Cabinet reshuffle named the first-timer Congress MP from Jaipur, Lalchand Kataria, as the MoS Def...
The Cabinet reshuffle named the first-timer Congress MP from Jaipur, Lalchand Kataria, as the MoS Defence, but the government later retracted that decision, and has asked Kataria to not take charge. In the meanwhile, the new MoS for Youth Affairs and Sports, J...
It is back, and it's the second Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit at Noida. This story is about preparations at the circuit, including addition of astro-turf and increase in width of certain sections. Over 1.1 lakh spectators will cheers fo...
India may have failed to win the recent ICC T20 World Cup, but Rohit Sharma feels that Team India played well and it is unfortunate to have crashed out despite winning four out of the five games in the tournament. In this exclusive interview, the dashing Mumba...
Former Team India skipper Sourav Ganguly gives voice to his disappointment on Team India's performance in the final Super Eight game against South Africa. Although he makes it clear that the Indian squad must not be judged on the basis of a solitary game, he a...
Yuvraj Singh is happy to be back in the Indian fold after a heroic battle against cancer. Speaking for the first time since his return to the Indian team, Yuvi revealed that he is happy to be back doing what he loves doing the most. The southpaw proved his cri...
Disappointed with Team India's performance in the T20 World Cup 2012, BCCI board member Rajiv Shukla has now called for a review of Team India's performance in Sri Lanka. Rumours are also rife over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy being questioned. The BCCI mi...
Indian opening blitzkrieg Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of active cricket for the next two weeks due to an ankle injury. Sehwag sustained a lateral ligament strain in his left ankle, while celebrating the dismissal of Jacques Kallis in Tuesday's match aga...
Fifth round matches in the Russia Cup have begun, with three first division teams hosting Premier League opposition. In one of the biggest upsets in the tournament thus far, Amkar Perm became the first Russian Premier League club to suffer a defeat this season...
The England cricket team stooped to a new low in the Group Stage of the T20 cricket world cup, recording their lowest ever T20 score. Bundled out for a mere 80 runs in 20 overs, the English team were humiliated by a 90-run defeat to India. Both sides had alrea...
The Russian football team prepares to play against Israel after they defeated Northern Ireland in their first World Cup qualifier match to set their campaign for World Cup 2014 to be held in Brazil.
Fabio Capello, Russian football team's captain, is preparing for their first World Cup Qualifier against Northern Ireland. Denisov takes over from Ashravin as the captain as they launch their 2014 World Cup campaign to be held in Brazil.
Comeback superstar Yuvraj Singh addresses a press conference ahead of his return to competitive international cricket. Later, in an exclusive interview to Headlines Today, Yuvraj Singh shares snippets of his glorious comeback tale. A chance that 30-year-old so...
The Russian Paralympics team has drastically improved on the tally that it made in Beijing four years ago. The Russian contingent has moved into the second place in the overall medals tally at London 2012 at 73, including 28 golds. Most wins came as expected i...
Seven-time Tour-de-France winning Champion, Lance Armstrong's former team-mate claims that the allegations of doping levelled against the cyclist are true. Tyler Hamilton rode with Armstrong at the US Postal Service Team from 1998 to 2001. The accusations are ...
Comeback superstar Yuvraj Singh addresses a press conference ahead of his return to competitive international cricket. A chance that 30-year-old southpaw has earned for himself with sheer determination and unparalleled self-belief - Yuvraj Singh will finally d...
Portuguese captain and star striker Cristiano Ronaldo refused to celebrate his brace in Real Madrid's 3-0 drubbing of Grenada. CR7 then spoke to the media and explained his bizarre behaviour, claiming that he was 'unhappy' at the club. Despite leading the star...
September 7th marks the one year anniversary of the tragic plan crash that killed every single player of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl squad. To mark the tragic event, a charity match is being conducted and all proceeds would go to the victims' families.
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has intervened after Paralympic team complained about the shocking treatment that they received at the 2012 London Paralympic Games and has termed the incident as unfortunate. He has said that he has spoken to the High Commissi...
Ahmed Musa, struck a stunning goal in the second-half to take CSKA Moscow to a victory against FC Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League. This victory took CSKA to the third place in the table with 15 points.
Big relief coming in for Under-19 Cricket World Cup winning champion, Unmukt Chand. The Delhi University has finally permitted for Unmukt to continue his course at St. Stephen's College. The skipper of the Indian team, who scored a century in the finals of the...
Castrol awards were given to Team India players, with the Lifetime Achievement going to Ajit Wadekar, handed over to him by his pupil Sachin Tendulkar. There were other award categories like cricketer of the year, junior cricketer of the year, test cricketer, ...
Dynamo Moscow fails to qualify for the Europa League’s group stages after drawing 1-1 with Stuttgart. This comes as a huge blow to the team new manager Dan Petrescu.
Jose-Maria Olazabal, Ryder Cup captain, Team Europe, announces that he has picked England's Ian Poulter and Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts as his two wild-card entrants to the team. Poulter will be playing his fourth Ryder Cup while Colsaerts remains the only roo...
Following a crushing defeat to Stuttgart, 2-0, in the qualifying round of the Europa League, Dynamo Moscow is looking to overturn the deficit. Dan Petruscu, manager, says that the team cannot afford to lose any more games.
Four Russian youngsters have taken a step closer to their dream of playing football on the biggest stage. They have been selected for a place at Barcelona's legendary La Masia academy. The young players will get up close and personal with world class coaches a...
Dynamo Mosow suffers a staggering 2-0 defeat to Stuttgart in the qualifying round of the Europa League. This match was the first one after Dan Petrescu took charge, but he had already warned that he did not have enough time to make any changes to the team's pl...
With the 2012 London Olympics done and dusted, it's now time for the premier paralympic athletes to shine in London. Before setting of for the English capital, the Russian squad showed up in force at the Kremlin for a Presidential send-off. The Russian paralym...
The skies clear for Sergio Garcia, as the Spaniard lifts his first title in four years. The 34-year-old made it to the European team for the upcoming Ryder Cup, after winning the Wyndham Championship in a rain-delayed final day. Garcia didn't mind waiting the ...
Russia B team coach Yury Krasnozhan replaces Dan Petrescu as the coach for Kuban Krasnodar. According to reports, Petrescu might take over the country's oldest football club Dynamo Moscow. Krasnozhan has been fired by two Russian leagues in the last 14 months ...
Chinese coaches would go to any lengths to ensure that their protégées gain medals at international sporting events. They are even willing to put the young children who they assigned to, through a rigorous regimen, that at times borders on torturing the litt...
A major incident was averted at location of fast by Team Anna members, after around 20 NSUI activists got onto Anna Hazare's stage, waving chappals. They were objecting to the speeches being made by Team Anna members on the stage. The police acted swiftly, got...
Sports News is the gateway to news from the world of sports. In this bulletin, stories are of India's loss to Sri Lanka in the second ODI, and tidbits from the London Olympics.
The special Olympic games panel at Times Now debate on the five athletes who will definitely come back home with a medal. Some of the names include Saina Nehwal, Deepika Kumari, and Gagan Narang. Also catch a glimpse of the Olympic games village in London.
The Indian contingent was formally welcomed to the London Olympics 2012 in a ceremony on Sunday. The tricolor was hoisted at the Games village to formally welcome the Indian team. Many athletes even clicked pictures of themselves during the elegant function.
London gets ready to host its third Olympic games, and India gears up and aims for some gold. Will this be India's best Olympic games ever? Have we chosen the right sportsmen for the games? Do we really have hope for winning some gold? Listen to a panel of exp...
From humble beginnings to becoming India's only hope, listen to several sportsmen narrating their story and journey to the London Olympics. Boxers, shuttlers, tennis stars, and wrestlers, with a determined focus to win a few medals for India, talk about their ...
Preparing for a fresh start the Team in Blue, gear up for the Sri Lanka series. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni addresses the media on how the team is preparing for the series. The tour consists of five ODIs and one T20.
Preparing for a fresh start the Team in Blue, gear up for the Sri Lanka series. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni addresses the media on how the team is preparing for the series. The tour consists of five ODIs and one T20. He also tackles difficult questions on the...
Preparing for a fresh start the Team in Blue, gear up for the Sri Lanka series. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni addresses the media on how the team is preparing for the series. The tour consists of five ODIs and one T20. He also tackles difficult questions on the...
Newshour | In an explosive letter, Sania Mirza accuses the AITA of chauvinism. Is she not too off-the-mark when she says that? Or is the tennis board justified in asked her to stop bickering and start playing for the country?
Yuki Bhambri criticizes AITA's decision of choosing the Sania-Lee pair for the mixed doubles selection while the Sania-Hesh pair is more formidable. He also says that the selection process cannot get murkier or worse than this. AITA allegedly offered the mixed...
The Indian Olympic Association slams the AITA for 'bending over backwards' and appeasing player egos rather than making an informed decision. The IOA slams the board and the Ministers who got involved in the selection process.
The All India Tennis Association takes a decision to send two teams representing India at the London Olympics 2012. Mahesh Bhupathi had earlier refused to pair with Leander Paes as they shared no camaraderie. Paes on the other hand did not want to pair with a ...
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) is meeting today to finalise the teams for the London Olympics. The two probable teams are Leander Paes & Vishnu Vardhan and Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) fails to comes up with a solution on India's Olympic team for tennis. Even as the marathon five hour meeting of the AITA officials ended, no feasible solution can be seen on the table.
The All India Tennis Association hits back at tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and denies any favoritism shown during the selection of the Olympic team. AITA also says that the best team will go to the Olympics and the team will definitely have Leander Paes.
AITA says that Mahesh Bhupathi must behave more maturely and that nobody can ignore the immense amount of talent that Leander Paes has. He also said that it is not enough to have chemistry but also have enough skill sets to play on the field.
Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi slams the All India Tennis Association, AITA's decision to pair him up with Leander Paes for the London Olympics. He says that there is no chance that the pair can win a medal for India because there is absolutely no camarade...
Slamming AITA's decision to pair Leander Paes with Mahesh Bhupathi, the latter says that he shares no camaraderie with Paes. He also states that he is very surprised with the decision because the doubles team, consisting of Bopanna and Bhupathi, were the 'auto...
India leaps with joy as cricketer Virender Sehwag scores a record 219 against WI. Praises for the flamboyant batsman are pouring in from across the nation.