India's tour to New Zealand early next year, which will comprise five ODIs and three T20 Internationals, will start with the first One-day International in Napier on January 23.
Indian athletes who take part in non-affiliated sports can now breathe easy. The Sports Ministry has stepped in and assured athletes and federations of non-affiliated sports who were selected to participate in the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia that all expenses for their uniforms will be borne by the Ministry.
Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth notched up comfortable victories over their respective opponents to make an impressive start at the BWF World Championships on Tuesday.
An emotional Andy Murray made a triumphant return to hardcourts Monday in his first match on the surface for nearly 17 months, outlasting Mackenzie McDonald at the ATP Washington Open.
Dale Steyn admits overtaking Shaun Pollock to become South Africa's highest wicket-taker has become something of a millstone around his neck but he is determined to prove he still has lot more to offer than merely claiming a 422nd Test victim.
Ratchanok Intanon survived a major scare at badminton's World Championships as the fourth seed battled back from the brink of a shock early exit on Tuesday.
Japan's Kei Nishikori, back on form after a torn right wrist tendon, returns to the scene of his most recent outdoor title hoping to launch another strong US Open run.
If the current prolonged hot weather in England continues, the upcoming series may well be played on dry and dusty pitches, more akin to the surfaces that are found in India, rather than traditional green English seamers.
Hard work and peak fitness are the major concerns for world number two Caroline Wozniacki as she starts her first run to the US Open as a Grand Slam champion.
Indian fast bowlers have used the English conditions to produce some memorable displays. TOI lists its top 5.
At the start of the year, the Indian cricket team had three major challenges ahead of them and if they overcame those then they would indisputably be the No. 1 ranked team in the eyes of the whole cricketing world.
Yet to taste a win, India have huffed and puffed their way into the next stage of the Women's Hockey World Cup in London. From here on, though, nothing but a win will take them ahead. To accomplish that, Rani Rampal & Co need to do an 'Italian job' and send the team that has been the tournament's revelation, home.
TOI looks at how the 2014 English summer panned out for India, one in which they promised a lot in the beginning and then lost steam.
Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar feels that the Indian team is very strong at the moment. At least on paper, they look very good.
Neymar has insisted his on-field antics during the World Cup 2018 were not because he fell too much, but because he "crumbled" as the Brazilian admitted he can be a "brat" and "piss people off ".
In a controversial move, after first selecting non-affiliated sports to be part of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Jakarta Asian Games, the Indian Olympic Association has now asked them to foot the bill of their athletes' ceremonial uniforms and training and competition kits.
Be angry and challenge Virat Kohli, urged former captain Michael Vaughan to an English side hosting an ambitious India, for long seeking to shed the poor travellers' tag, in a highly-anticipated Test series.
"India seem to have got a good variety of bowlers, especially pace bowlers, which is probably unusual. They have strength of depth in their pace bowling," said Cook ahead of the first Test.
"In England, patience is the key. It depends on the weather -- if it's sunny, it's good to bat; but if it gets cloudy, then definitely it's good for the bowlers," India's Test vice-captain said.
On November 9 last year, Sehwag was included in the six-member panel along with Justice RV Easwar (head), advocate Vibha Datta Makhija, former Delhi captain Vinay Lamba, Dr Naveen Dang and Dr Harsh Mahajan.
Indian football coach Stephen Constantine on Monday "apologised" for his unsavoury comments on the youth team's performance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup last year.
Before Karman, Sania Mirza, Nirupama Vaidyanathan, Shikha Uberoi, Sunitha Rao and Ankita Raina had made it to top-200 in WTA rankings.
"On behalf of the cricket family, I want to congratulate England on their 1000th men's Test match, the first country to reach this milestone," ICC chairman Shashank Manohar said in a statement.
Global footballers' union FIFPro says that at least 15 World Cup players have taken part in UEFA club competitions less than four weeks after returning from Russia, leaving without a sufficient close season break.
India captain Virat Kohli will look to snatch the coveted number-one position from Australia's Steve Smith in the ICC Test Player Rankings during the five-Test series which is beginning with the first Test in Birmingham on Wednesday.
In a lopsided first game of the five-match series in Colombo on Monday, the Indian colts won by six wickets after bowling out the hosts for 143.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the Commonwealth Games 2018 medal-winning paddlers, including Manika Batra and Achanta Sharath Kamal.
Geraint Thomas was labelled the "Perfect Poster Boy" on Monday after the British Team Sky rider deposed teammate and four-time champion Chris Froome to win the Tour de France.
Vijay Mallya is 'devastated' to have lost control of the Force India Formula One team but the embattled tycoon should still have a say in what happens next, according to his right-hand man Bob Fernley.