Sports

Belgrade, Oct 16: The politically-sensitive Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania was abandoned on Tuesday following a brawl between players from both sides after a flag stunt. The Group I game, with no away fans permitted, was interrupted when a flag depicting so-called Greater Albania, an area covering all parts of the Balkans where ethnic Albanians live, was flown over the terraces and

New Delhi, Oct 15: Delhi Dynamos were better but wasteful as they paid the price for their profligacy even as Alessandro del Piero’s presence failed to break the deadlock in their barren draw against FC Pune City in the Hero Indian Super League here today. ‘King Alex’ did not start, much to the disappointment of the 30000-odd turnout at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, but the Italian and Juventus

Guwahati, Oct 14: Spanish striker Koke's opportunistic first-half strike ensured a 1-0 win for the NorthEast FC against Sachin Tendulkar co-owned Kerala Blasters FC in the second match of the Hero Indian Super League, here today. The former Marseille frontman struck at the stroke of the break in the 45th minute with a snap angular right-footer that beat former England custodian David James

Kolkata, Oct 13: Atletico de Kolkata gave the football-crazy city fans a night to remember in their 3-0 drubbing of Mumbai City FC as the inaugural Hero Indian Super League football tournament kicked off in spectacular fashion after a star-studded opening ceremony here. It was Fikru Teferra who struck the first goal of ISL to give the home franchise a 27th minute lead to bring the 70,000 capacity

Oct 12: Mohammad Shami‘s career-best four for 36 led India to a 48-run victory over West Indies in the second One-Day International (ODI) played at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi on Saturday. West Indies who were put to bowl by Indian skipper MS Dhoni had a task to chase a total of 264 runs in the allotted 50 overs. The West Indies chase started cautiously, the two openers Dwayne Smith and

New Delhi, Oct 11: Despite the presence of veteran football stars Alessandro Del Piero, Robert Pires, Luis Garcia, David Trezeguet and Nicholas Anelka, the inaugural Indian Super League is selling itself using top cricketers. The pecking order of Indian sports is underlined by the ISL's decision to market its high-profile stakeholders; India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni part owns

London, Oct 10: Kevin Pietersen said on Thursday he had yet to find out why he was sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as officials maintained their wall of silence after a deluge of publicity for his controversial autobiography. Pietersen’s decade-long international career, during which time the South Africa-born batsman became England’s all-time leading run-scorer, was

New York, Oct 9: India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the sole Indian sportsman to figure on Forbes' list of the world's most valuable athlete brands, a list that has been topped by American basketball player LeBron James and includes golfer Tiger Woods and tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Dhoni is ranked fifth with a brand value of USD20 million in 2014, slightly down from

Kochi, Oct 9: No Sunil Narine, no Chris Gayle, losses in the two practice games followed by a dispute between players and the board on the eve of the first match. When Dwayne Bravo's letter to WICB mentioned the West Indies team morale was at "an all-time low", no one would have doubted it. Still, the visitors somehow found a way to galvanise. Marlon Samuels, playing his first ODI in seven months

Kochi, Oct 8: The West Indies cricket team today decided not to boycott the opening ODI against India here but the side's tour remained in jeopardy over an acrimonious pay dispute with its parent body. Skipper Dwayne Bravo came out for the toss to put an end to the speculation that the Caribbeans may boycott the match to protest against the contracts handed out to them by the West Indies Cricket