Messi regrets Argentina's 0-2 loss to Colombia

Salvador (Brazil) (IANS) Lionel Messi has regretted Argentina's loss in their Copa America opener against Colombia and said that the team must take in the positive aspects of the match and guaranteed that there would be many chances to qualify…

Kohli becomes fastest batsman to score 11,000 ODI runs

Manchester (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli rose to the challenge on Sunday against Pakistan and added another feather to his cap by becoming the fastest player in the history of the game to cross the 11,000-run mark in ODIs.

Kohli achieved…

Coutinho stars as Brazil win Copa America opener

Sao Paulo (Brazil) (IANS) Philippe Coutinho scored two second-half goals as Brazil kicked off their Copa America with a 3-0 victory over Bolivia.

On Friday, the Barcelona attacker netted twice inside five minutes before substitute Everton put…

Kothari enters finals of Pacific International Billiards

Melbourne, (IANS) Reigning world billiards champion Sourav Kothari on Thursday stormed into the final of the Pacific International Billiards here with a thrilling win over Dhvaj Haria.

Kothari will now take on multiple times world champion…

Play aggressively against Amir: Tendulkar's advice

Nottingham (IANS) Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has warned Virat Kohli's men to exercise caution against the Pakistani pace battery when the two teams meet in marquee World Cup clash on Sunday in Manchester.

According to Tendulkar,…

Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei hangs his boots

Putrajaya (Malaysia), (IANS) Ace Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei on Thursday announced his retirement after waging a battle with nose cancer. With this, his 19-year long illustrious career also came to a halt.

Lee, 36, was keen to return to…

Not decided whether I will retire yet: Casillas

Madrid (IANS) Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas on Thursday said he had not yet decided whether he would retire from the sport after suffering a heart attack amid rumours in several Portuguese newspapers that he would hang up his gloves before…

Kohli lone cricketer in Forbes list of highest-paid athletes

New Delhi (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer in the Forbes 2019 list of 100 world's highest-paid athletes.

According to the Forbes list which was announced on Tuesday, Kohli estimated earnings is $21 million from endorsements…

NBA star Tony Parker retires from basketball

Paris (IANS) Veteran point guard Tony Parker has confirmed that he is officially retiring from basketball after 18 seasons in the NBA.

"It's with a lot of emotion that I retire from basketball, it was an incredible journey! Even in…

India in Dhawan quandary as Kohli & Co await specialist's report

New Delhi (IANS) While everyone is talking about how India suffered a huge jolt with opener Shikhar Dhawan suffering a thumb fracture, the team management has a new dilemma. They are still not sure if they should rope in a replacement for the opening…