Two French sports retailers - Go Sport and Decathlon - are all set for battle royal to grab market share in India. Both are competing with sports goods makers Nike, Puma and Adidas and footwear major Bata. While Decathlon is already in India for some time, Go Sport opened its first super store in Navi Mumbai recently.
It would be a battle of unequals when tournament laggards Kings XI Punjab take on the formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in a desperate bid to stay afloat in the Pepsi IPL, in Mohali on Monday.
Using a sledgehammer to fix some ills can cut down a game at its peak, warns Shekhar Gupta.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
The maverick Australian is in his first Slam final after a roller-coaster career.
RCB batsman AB de Villiers can still sense the momentum which his side gained in the 13th edition of the IPL in UAE.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Saturday.
Fresh from their clinical display against Sunrisers Hyderabad, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to set the record straight against nemesis Mumbai Indians in their second IPL match in Chennai on Tuesday.
England all-rounder Ben Stokesfeels the isolating measure at least lets him play the sport he loves while the world battles a raging pandemic
Mr Warne, the world will miss you.
While Kings XI's biggest star Chris Gayle scored a 47-ball 79 in the Jaipur match, his Jamaican compatriot Andre Russell also looked in blistering touch for KKR in the match against Sunriserrs Hyderabad. Their rivalry will be one of the sub plots of Wednesday's clash in Kolkata.
Federico Valverde finished off a stunning move in extra time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over arch-rivals Barcelona
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
One of the finest fast bowlers in current times, Mohammed Amir would be pitted against the talismanic Virat Kohli in what could turn out to be a battle primarily between India's vaunted batting line-up and against Pakistan's potent bowling attack.
Intrigue filled whodunits, slice-of-life dramas, fast-paced animation, Sukanya Verma tells us what you can catch on OTT this week.
Biting opponents may be appalling but it is harmless and should not be punished as severely as a bad tackle, says controversial Barcelona striker Luis Suarez.
Mumbai Indians will have their task cut out when they lock horns with Chennai Super Kings.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
The slowness of the Chepauk track may be attracting a lot of criticism, but veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says while the wicket was difficult to bat on, it was not unplayable.
Rajasthan Royals head coach Paddy Upton termed their final league encounter of the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders as a virtual quarter-final as it would decide on their team's chances of getting into play-offs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli is expecting an intensely-fought IPL final against Sunrisers Hyderabad since he and rival skipper David Warner are fierce competitors on the field.
The big stars who failed to live up to expectations and ended up disappointing not only their IPL franchises but also their fans.
Expect a battle of wits when Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings lock horns in Wednesday's Indian Premier League match in Bangalore.
Swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag, who announced his retirement from international cricket, will be the star attraction as Haryana takes on Karnataka in a Group A Ranji Trophy match, starting in Mysuru, on Thursday.
The home team's bowlers will be wary of Chris Gayle's power-hitting.
Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Monday.
UAE Royals returned to winning ways by posting a thrilling 26-21 victory over Manila Mavericks on Day 2 of the Singapore leg of the International Premier Tennis League.
The unmatched legacy and hegemony created by the galacticos of Mumbai Indians will be thoroughly challenged by a young Mumbaikar Shreyas Iyer, who will lead a passionate-but-unpredictable Delhi Capitals in a cracker of an Indian Premier League final, in Dubai, on Tuesday.
Delhi Daredevils skipper Jean-Paul Duminy blamed poor batting and fielding as well as lack of intensity for his team's 14-run loss to Rajasthan Royals In an IPL match at the Brabourne Stadium.
News of all that's transpired on and off the cricket field.
Indian players could be at a 'physical disadvantage' due to lack of enough training space during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, feels team's former physiotherapist John Gloster.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will open their campaign against Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 11th edition of IPL on Sunday.
RB Leipzig's Timo Werner scored a hat-trick as they demolished hosts Mainz 5-0 on Sunday to reclaim third place in the Bundesliga with an emphatic victory after three straight draws. Schalke 04 slumped to a shock 3-0 home defeat by relegation-threatened Augsburg on Sunday, their fourth defeat in five games dropping them to eighth place in the Bundesliga.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Fascinating predictions for the years ahead. A revealing excerpt from Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde's Cricket 2.0: Inside The T20 Revolution.
Australia's Steve Smith, attributed his success to calmness and the repetitive process of getting ready for on-field battle.
Aditya Verma, the petitioner in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, hailed the verdict, stating that the ball is now in the BCCI's court and cleaning up the mess can start with BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur urging former BCCI president Srinivasan to withdraw his representation from the ICC.
The challenges in a post COVID-19 world were new and unusual but unlike other Indian sports, cricket could partially redeem itself, thanks to the deep pockets of the BCCI
