The Hindu

Once I kept on winning through the day, I had the additional motivation of going all the way and celebrating my birthday in style; I am glad that it turned out to be a fruitful day, said Syndrela Das

His intent, temperament and the pace with which he batted looked good; he has been waiting for his turn and I am happy with the way he has prepared for this opportunity, said Sitanshu Kotak on Devdutt Padikkal

Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of South Zone1 CBSE Archery Championship, Former Rajya Sabha Member T.G. Venkatesh says sports not only enhance physical fitness but also nurture mental well-being, confidence, discipline, concentration and perseverance

Rishabh Pant, who scored three off 15 balls, received treatment from the team physiotherapist before walking off in visible discomfort

Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Arjuna Ranatunga, Clive Lloyd, Nasser Hussein, are among some of the former skippers who have signed the letter

Indias top sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh endured a modest outing in the mens 100m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet in Bhubaneswar, but remained confident about peaking at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

I think it was a very proud moment as a team, and we showed our character and discipline in the first Test, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said.

Sri Lanka Cricket is seeking a rejig of the ICCs Future Tours Programme to allow the island nation to play more Test matches against cricketing heavyweights India, England and Australia

I'll try to find a new Rodri, it is what it is, Enzo Maresca told reporters

India have an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series, having won the opening Test at Galle by a massive 165 runs

The former India batter says that Sai Sudharsan, whose injury opened up a spot for Padikkal, should also be accommodated in the team when fit

Resuming at 165-8 in reply to the visitors' 64 all out, the hosts added 45 more to the total, with all-rounder Green top-scoring. Steve Smith chipped in with 42 and Nathan Lyon was not out 32.

As rain started to fall on the Zandvoort track, McLaren's Norris made the most of his final run to reclaim pole by 0.102 of a second from George Russell, whose Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli the standings leader was third

The home side punishes Harmanpreet & Co. on the counter; the former champion is languishing at the bottom and its slim hopes rest on the result between England and Argentina

While Naraoka faces Lanier for the mens title, the womens final brings together Se-young and Yamaguchi

Abinayareigns supreme in the womens 100m with a National under-20 record in the $75,000 World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet

India needed to win this match at all costs to reach the last four stage, but despite a good start, the team committed mistakes in the final 10 minutes to get knocked out of podium contention

Top seeds and defending champions Sheng and Ning get past the unseeded Indian pair in three games; the Chinese will meet Koreas Baek & Lee in the final

In the inaugural round, the competitive match at least on paper is expected to be the North Zone-West Zone encounter

In a batting unit that leant heavily on vice-captain K.L. Rahul and his Karnataka mate Padikkal, it is also time for Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Gill to join the party; while for Sri Lanka, the fixture offers a chance to draw level

Commonwealth Games silver medallist triple jumper Praveen Chithravel is confident of recovering from a blood clot in his right calf in time for the Aichi-Nagoya Asiad