[ad_1] World number one Rory McIlroy won his third Dubai Desert Classic title on Monday after he shot a final round of 68 to finish at 19-under overall, beating Patrick Reed by one stroke.Reed finished with a commendable final-round score of 65 which included an eagle on the par-five 10th …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Graham Reid on Monday quit from his post following the team’s dismal outing at the just-concluded World Cup in Bhubaneswar.India finished joint-ninth along with Argentina after failing to make it to the quarter-final stage. The 58-year-old Australian was appointed India …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Veteran India opener Murali Vijay on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket. The 38-year-old opener from Chennai last represented India in 2018 against Australia in the Perth Test. Vijay played 61 Tests, 17 ODIs and 9 T20Is for India since making his debut in November 2008 …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Is T20 cricket becoming more and more competitive? Yes. Does that also mean that it is becoming more demanding? Probably.Be it a batting stalwart like Kane Williamson, or a classy Joe Root or a star all-format batter like Virat Kohli, the shortest format has seen even these …

[ad_1] On what India captain Hardik Pandya called a ‘shocker of a wicket’, Team India managed to pull off a 6 wicket win off their penultimate delivery of their innings against the visiting Kiwis on Sunday to level the 3 match T20I series at 1-1.What that means is that there …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Having led India to title triumph in the U-19 T20 World Cup in Potchefstroom on Sunday, Shafali Verma now wants to win the T20 World Cup title with the senior team too.The Women’s T20 World Cup gets underway from February 10 in South Africa and Shafali, 19 …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka is a life lesson. A pick-me-up reel for anyone struggling with anything. She lost her father three years ago. Sergey Sabalenka was 43 and it was because of him that his daughter played tennis.In the last few years, the Belarussian with a mounting double fault score, …

[ad_1] Dark episode of deportation now history as Djokovic wins record-extending 10th Australian Open crown, equals Nadal‘s record of 22 Grand Slam titlesMELBOURNE: After nearly three hours of action at the Rod Laver Arena, Novak Djokovic‘s inside out forehand nailed the final. The fourth seed turned to his box and …

[ad_1] MADRID: Battling Real Sociedad survived a pounding at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday when they held Real Madrid to a goalless draw in a frantic LaLiga match.Real Madrid recorded 20 goal attempts compared to only seven created by the visitors who held their turf heroically to go home to San …

[ad_1] BRIGHTON: Holders Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup after losing 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round on Sunday as Kaoru Mitoma struck a late winner, before fifth-tier Wrexham were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw by 10-man Sheffield United.In Brighton, Harvey Elliott put …