Bihan Sengupta

Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin make a statement: We also score runs

Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have played their roles both with bat and ball for Indian cricket team in the current Test series against England

Virender Sehwag calls England ‘poor losers’ after ‘ball-tampering’ row

Virender Sehwag has called England media unsporting after a section of it alleged that India Test captain Virat Kohli had ‘tampered’ the ball during the Rajkot Test that ended in a draw.

Mumbai City FC look to change fortunes at home against Kerala Blasters

Placed second, Mumbai City FC have won just one home game this season and have scored just three goals in their last six matches.

Rohit Sharma in dark over injury, may be out for three months

Rohit Sharma sustained an injury on his right upper quadriceps in the fifth and final one-dayer against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam.

Leander Paes-Ramkumar Ramanathan lose to unfancied duo in Pune Challenger

The Indians lost 6-2, 3-6, 4-10 to the unseeded French-Swiss pair of Hugo Nys and Luca Margaroli

Saketh Myneni crashes out in quarterfinals of ATP Challenger tournament

Saketh Myneni battled a sore shoulder but bowed out of the quarter-finals by losing to Prajnesh Gunneswaran

Leander Paes cruise into next round at KPIT-MLSTA ATP Challenger

Leander Paes and Ramkumar Ramanathan made short work of their opening doubles fixture at the US $50000 KPIT-MLSTA ATP Challenger on Wednesday as they cruised past unseeded Anvit Bendre and Sidharth Rawat 6-3, 6-4 to go through to the next round.

Ravi Teja, Kohli’s U-19 teammate, eyes career rebuild with Ranji big knocks

Almost a decade ago, Ravi Teja was named alongside Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja as the talented ones to look out for.

Five-wicket haul in Ranji my greatest achievement: Aamir Aziz

Aamir Aziz picked up his maiden five-wicket haul as Jammu and Kashmir reached a strong position against Andhra at the Brabourne stadium

Captaining Andhra in Ranji Trophy a blessing in disguise: Hanuma Vihari

Hanuma Vihari, who played for Hyderabad in the 2015/16 Ranji season, has moved to Andhra in the current season

Ashwin and Jadeja: India’s lethal spin duo

From annihilating the Aussies 4-0 to winning the 500th Test, the pair has been a huge factor for India’s recent home success.

Lack of experience slows progress in Northeast states’ return to cricket

All the teams from the North East block have flown to Bangalore for the Under-19 Associates and Affiliates tournament.

Missed out on New Zealand series but Kuldeep Yadav has time to stake claim again

With 13 Test matches at home and young chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav running riot in the domestic circuit, Amit Mishra knows he’s living on the edge.

Premier Skills coach calls for better mentoring of young footballers

It was a super Sunday for Indian football as 50 coaches qualified for the All India Football Federation (AIFF) ‘D’ licence category by being part of the first phase of Premier Skills, a joint initiative of the British Council of India and the English Premier League.

Can four-day format revive Test cricket?

The format has already been backed by a few Australian legends, including captains Greg Chappell, Mark Taylor, and the legendary Shane Warne.

Bouyed by Rio success, Dipa Karmakar’s coach aims to form Indian gymnastics team

While Dipa was conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country’s highest sporting honour, Nandi was handed the Dronacharya award by President Pranab Mukherjee earlier this week.

Decline in Australia’s Olympic results, especially in the pools

In the last four Olympic Games, Australia has managed to win 17 gold medals in swimming. Rivals USA, on the other hand, won 16 in Rio itself.

Politics, player exodus: Bihar awaits Lodha reforms to re-enter Ranji fold

The players have no platform to showcase their talent and get noticed by the national selectors. Bihar has not played in the Ranji Trophy since 2003-04 when BCCI derecognised the state body.

I’ll stick with Jharkhand: Ishan Kishan on Bihar’s re-entry in Ranji Trophy

Rio 2016: ‘Fierce competitor’ Pullela Gopichand plays the perfect mentor

After winning the All England in 2001, Gopichand could have basked in the glory of the achievement, instead he chose to take up the challenge of nurturing young talent.

Hanif Mohammad, Pak cricketer with longest Test innings ever, dies

Pakistan ‘little master’ Hanif Mohammad was respected by friends and foes

Pakistan batting great, Hanif Mohammad, the original ‘little master’, passes away after a battle with cancer aged 81.

Tania wins maiden Commonwealth gold, sets eyes on 2016 Chess Olympiad

29-year-old and Abhijeet Gupta both win gold.

India should play three spinners on West Indies tracks, says Maninder Singh

In the closing stages of the last Test in Jamaica, the India seamers were robotic, and spinners Amit Mishra and R Ashwin couldn’t end the Windies’ resistance.

I refused him a runner in 1960, he made 160: Nari Contractor on Hanif Mohammad

Nari Contractor wished Pakistan great Hanif Mohammad speedy recovery

MSLTA announces performance analysis, team-based tennis for young players

With teamwork required only in a handful of tournaments in tennis, youngsters don’t build on that aspect of their game early on. The MSLTA hopes to change that with the introduction of team-based tournaments.

Space crunch at Manchester United for homegrown players

Searching immediate results more than long-term planning, new coach Jose Mourinho names Bastian Schweinsteiger and eight other Manchester United academy players in his expendables list

What it meant to be Ryan Giggs’ teammate

“He kept reminding us that playing football is simple but playing simple football is difficult,”