India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has jumped one spot to third in the latest ICC ODI rankings for women released on Tuesday. Mandhana, who has 738 rating points, is the top-ranked Indian batter in the 50-over format while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur retained her ninth position. Sri Lanka’s star batter Chamari Athapaththu has slipped behind Mandhana to…

The Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh, which has been rocked by political turmoil and violence in recent weeks. World cricket’s governing body the ICC said on Tuesday that a number of participating countries had issued travel advisories for Bangladesh, effectively preventing the country…

The Indian boxing team is likely to have another foreign coach sooner than later. After the Indian boxers – trained by foreign coach Dmitry Dmitruk and chief coach C.A. Kuttappa – exited the Paris Olympics without a medal, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) placed an advertisement to recruit a foreign coach for a period of…

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva believes Ben Stokes’ injury could help his side upset the odds in its Test series against England. De Silva is skippering the touring side in its first red-ball campaign in England for eight years, with Sri Lanka heading into the first of a three-match contest at Old Trafford starting…

After the quiet of the past three days, Tuesday proved quite stormy at the National chess championship. Some top Grandmasters lost, a few others were held. The No. 1 seed Surya Shekhar Ganguly, however, notched up his fourth win in a row at the RPS International School. He is among the nine leaders, on four…

India is an Olympic medal-starved country. And being an Olympic medallist in a country of 150 crore could be a rare feat.   Years of relentless effort, dedication, detachment from the world, and immense sacrifice do not guarantee success at the grandest stage. However, if one successfully obtains the coveted medal in India, they may advise you…

Ethiopian Tamirat Tola will defend his title at the New York City Marathon weeks after picking up gold in Paris, hoping to become only the second athlete to win the Olympic title and the five-borough major in the same year. Tola set a new course record in New York last year and said he was…