Sports

Dubai, Jan 27: Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has been suspended for four matches for breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Racism Code. Sarfaraz had made racial remarks against South African pacer Andile Phehlukwayo during the second ODI against South Africa in Durban on Tuesday. The wicket-keeper batsman was picked up by the stump mic saying, “Hey black [man], where is your

Murcia, Jan 27: Indian women's hockey team put up a spirited fight before losing 2-3 to Spain in their opening match against hosts Spain here. Udita (12th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (48th) scored for India, while Maria Tost (23rd), Lola Reira (39th) and Begona Garcia (40th) sounded the board for Spain on Saturday. India used strong attacking strategy to begin the first quarter on a positive note. The

New Delhi, Jan 26: Gautam Gambhir the "human being" aspires to surpass the cricketer, Sunil Chhetri wants to be "hungrier" whenever when he dons the national colours while Bajrang sought blessings from one and all with an aim to scale greater heights after being nominated for Padma Shri awards. The two-time World champion cricketer, national football captain and reigning Asian Games champion

Mount Maunganui, Jan 26: Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav tormented New Zealand again as India coasted to a 90-run victory in the second one-day international at Bay Oval in Mt. Maunganui on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The left-arm spinner, who had four victims in the eight-wicket victory in the first match in Napier, claimed 4-45 as New Zealand were dismissed for 234 in 40.2

Jan 25: Committee of Administrators of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has lifted the suspension on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul. Both were suspended from the Indian team for their controversial remarks on women on a TV show. BCCI has also confirmed that Pandya will join the Indian team for the New Zealand series while Rahul will join the India ‘A’ Squad that is currently playing a

Jan 25: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Friday met Andile Phehlukwayo and apologised for hurling allegedly racist slurs at the South African all-rounder during the second ODI. Sarfaraz was caught making racist comments by the stump mic in the 37th over of South Africa's run chase on Tuesday. South Africa eventually won the match by five wickets. "Abey kaale, teri ammi aaj kahaan baitheen hain

Mount Maunganui, Jan 25: New Zealand pacer Trent Boult on Friday said the hosts will be targeting to dismiss India's top-three batsmen cheaply in the second ODI here on Saturday. India's top-order trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is arguably the most fearsome in the 50-over format. "As a bowling unit, we're trying to disrupt their top order to put pressure on their middle order

Jan 25: After a near perfect beginning, India would look to tighten the noose around a struggling New Zealand with a barrage of spin in the second ODI on Saturday. The Kiwi batsmen looked all at sea against India's spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal in their own backyard, following a fiery spell from pacer Mohammad Shami in the opening ODI on Wednesday. The hosts seemed rusty against a

Jakarta, Jan 25: Olympic medallist Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters' tournament after a straight-game win over Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand here on Friday. Saina, seeded eighth in the tournament, needed just 33 minutes to tame her opponent 21-7 21-18 in the women's singles quarterfinal match. In the semifinals, the 2012 London Olympics bronze

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The suspensions on Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul were lifted on Thursday by the Committee of Administrators (CoA), two weeks after they were sent home from the tour of Australia due to their sexist comments on a TV show. After the CoA decision, Pandya was included by the BCCI selection committee in the Indian squad currently in New Zealand for the limited-overs