Champions Trophy 2017: New Zealand-Australia match abandoned due to rain

Jun 03, 2017, at 04:56 am

Birmingham, June 2 (IBNS): The match between New Zealand and Australia was abandoned due to rain in the second clash of the Champions Trophy 2017 on Friday.

Champions Trophy 2017: New Zealand all out at 291 in 45 overs

Jun 03, 2017, at 02:26 am

Birmingham, June 2 (IBNS): In a rain interrupted match against Australia that was reduced to maximum of 46 overs for each side, New Zealand was bowled out to 291 with one over to spare, in Champions Trophy 2017, on Friday.

Leander Paes-Scott Lipsky defeated in French Open men double's clash

Jun 02, 2017, at 11:22 pm

Paris, June 2 (IBNS): Indian star Leander Paes and his American partner Scott Lipsky suffered shock defeat in the second round of the men's doubles event of French Open here on Friday.

Yaya Toure signs one year contract with Manchester City

Jun 02, 2017, at 10:28 pm

London, June 2 (IBNS): Yaya Toure has signed one-year contract with Manchester City club.

Sourav Ganguly meets Indian team to get feedback on coach as Kohli-Kumble spat goes on

Jun 02, 2017, at 09:54 pm

New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS) : Amid reports of a stand-off between Indian captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble ahead of the Champions Trophy tournament, former skipper Sourav Ganguly is meeting the entire cricket team at their hotel to get a feedback from the players, NDTV reports.

ICC Champions Trophy: Woakes ruled out

Jun 02, 2017, at 09:28 pm

London, June 2 (IBNS): Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the remainder of the ICC Champions Trophy after suffering a left side strain during England's eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the opening game of the tournament on Thursday.

Indian women doubles pair in last eight of World TT championship first time ever

Jun 02, 2017, at 07:21 pm

Dusseldorf/New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): Mouma Das and Manika Batra made history by becoming the Indian pair to reach the quarterfinals of World Table Tennis Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, according to media reports.

Champions Trophy: Joe Roots's unbeaten 133 helps England beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets

Jun 02, 2017, at 04:47 am

London, June 1 (IBNS): In a clinical chase against Bangladesh, Joe Root's unbeaten 133 from 129 balls helped England to beat Bangladesh by eight wickets with more than two overs to spare, in the first encounter of Champions Trophy 2017, on Thursday.

Champions Trophy 2017: Tamim Iqbal's ton helps Bangladesh post 305/6 against England

Jun 02, 2017, at 01:05 am

London, June 1 (IBNS): In the first match of Champions Trophy 2017, Tamim Iqbal's 128 runs innings from 142 balls helped Bangladesh to post a total of 305/6 in 50 overs against England, on Thursday.

Historian Ramachandra Guha resigns as BCCI administrator

Jun 01, 2017, at 05:40 pm

New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS) : Historian Ramchanda Guha has resigned as a member of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), reports said.

Cricket South Africa launches T20 Global League

Jun 01, 2017, at 05:08 pm

Johannesburg, Jun 1 (IBNS): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday announced the name of the South African T20 league to debut in the last quarter of 2017, with eight participating teams consisting of local and international players.

Google celebrates start of ICC Champions Trophy with a doodle

Jun 01, 2017, at 02:51 pm

Mountain View, Jun 1 (IBNS): Google on Thursday celebrated the start of ICC Champions Trophy by dedicating an interactive doodle.

Paes, Bopanna reach second round of French Open

Jun 01, 2017, at 04:01 am

Paris, May 31 (IBNS): Indian-American pairing of Leander Paes and Scott Lipsky reached the second round of the men’s doubles at the French Open on Wednesday by beating Moldovan-Korean combine of Radu Albot and Hyeon Chung.

Venus Williams reaches French Open third round

Jun 01, 2017, at 01:41 am

Paris, May 31 (IBNS): US tennis star Venus Williams has moved to the third round of the Paris Open for 14th time.

ICC unveils technological innovations in partnership with Intel

May 31, 2017, at 05:00 am

London, May 30 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday launched a series of technological innovations in partnership with Intel to be launched during the Champions Trophy getting underway in the UK on 1 June.

DAV Public School held the centre stage in K C Mahindra All India School Rowing

May 31, 2017, at 03:08 am

Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): Displaying fine form DAV Public School from Chandigarh came closer for a berth in the knock-out stage for the senior boys category as they defeated city based Khalsa High School comfortably on the third day of the 45th K C Mahindra All India Invitation School Regatta at Lake Club course on Rabindra Sarovar here Tuesday.

Champions Trophy 2017: India thrash Bangladesh by 240 runs in the second warm up match

May 31, 2017, at 03:04 am

London, May 30 (IBNS): In the second warm up match of the men in blue, India thrashed Bangladesh by 240 runs ahead of the beginning of Champions Trophy, on Tuesday.

Yuvraj Singh celebrates 3 million followers on Instagram

May 31, 2017, at 02:25 am

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS); Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is currently enjoying having 3 million followers on Instagram.

Johanna Konta defeated by Hsieh Su-wei in French Open clash

May 31, 2017, at 02:16 am

Paris, May 30 (IBNS): British number one Johanna Konta suffered a major defeat in the hands of Hsieh Su-wei in the first round of the French Open.

Warm-up Match: Indian batsmen shine,post 324/7

May 31, 2017, at 01:32 am

London, May 30 (IBNS): Indian batsmen displayed their skills with the willow to the full use as they posted massive 324 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the second warm-up match before the start of the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh here on Tuesday.

Thomas Tuchel leaves Borussia Dortmund

May 31, 2017, at 12:43 am

Berlin, May 30 (IBNS): Soccer giant Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday announced its decision to part ways with Manager Thomas Tuchel.

Mateo Musacchio joins AC Milan from Villarreal

May 31, 2017, at 12:35 am

Vilarreal (Spain), May 30 (IBNS): Villarreal on Tuesday confirmed transfer of defender Mateo Musacchio to soccer giant AC Milan.

Indian women's cricket team is going to have a preparatory camp in early June

May 30, 2017, at 04:21 am

Mumbai, May 29 (IBNS): Indian women's cricket team is all set to have a preparatory camp early in the month of June ahead of the World Cup 2017, that is scheduled to begin here in June 24 this year, according to a press release issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday.

Garbiñe Muguruza reaches French Open 2nd round

May 30, 2017, at 03:39 am

Paris, May 29 (IBNS): Defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain cruised to the second round of the French Open women's single event here on Monday.

Novak Djokovic, Rafel Nadal reach French Open 2nd round

May 30, 2017, at 02:47 am

Paris, May 29 (IBNS): Under new coach Andre Agassi, Serbian Tennis icon Novak Djokovic defeated Marcel Granollers in the first round clash of the French Open on Monday.

BCCI,PCB delegations meet in Dubai

May 30, 2017, at 12:19 am

Mumbai, May 29 (IBNS): The delegations of the BCCI and PCB have met in Dubai on Monday and shared their stated positions, Indian board officials said.

Injured Glenn Maxwell to miss warm-up match against Pakistan

May 29, 2017, at 11:52 pm

Melbourne, May 29 (IBNS): Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell is all set to miss warm-up match against Pakistan on Monday due to injury.

Angelique Kerber remains number one in WTA ranking

May 29, 2017, at 11:35 pm

London, May 29 (IBNS); German Angelique Kerber on Monday continued to remained the number one Tennis player in the world, as per the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world singles rankings released on Monday.

Andy Murray maintains number one ranking

May 29, 2017, at 11:26 pm

London, May 29 (IBNS): Scot Tennis star Andy Murray continued his dominance in the world of Tennis as he maintained the number one ranking on the ATP list released on Monday.

No India-Pak cricket till cross-border terrorism continues : Union Sports Minister

May 29, 2017, at 08:22 pm

New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) : Disapproving the proposed bilateral cricket match between India and Pakistan, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday said the Government will not allow any such event to take place till "cross-border terrorism" continues. reports said.