One shudders to think what could happen if India lose both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli early with such a brittle middle order to follow?
How could a front six including Angel Di Maria, Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata fail to get a single shot on target in a 1-0 home defeat by Southmapton?
Carlos Brathwaite struck a brilliant century but West Indies still lost to New Zealand by five runs in a thrilling finish, in the World Cup match, in Manchester, on Saturday.
A student of criminal law, 20-year-old Madhu Valli is a hip hop artist from USA.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal claimed to the No 1 position in the ATP Rankings on Monday, replacing his great rival Roger Federer of Switzerland, who had held the top spot for a record 237 consecutive weeks (since February 2, 2004). On the Indian front, Somdev Devvarman continued his ascent in the rankings, breaking into the top-250 after a quarter-final finish at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
Manchester United must learn to ignore their critics as their performances may have been affected by the intense scrutiny the team have been under throughout the campaign, manager Louis van Gaal said on Wednesday.
Factbox on Rafael Nadal's French Open final wins
Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2), 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton declared Sunday the greatest day of his life after ending a thrilling season with his second Formula One world championship.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen took pole position for the showcase Monaco Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with world championship leading German team mate Sebastian Vettel alongside him on the front row.
Rodriguez whipped Everton in front from the edge of the box, and Michael Keane and Calvert-Lewin ensured it was two wins from two in the Premier League so far this season.
Batsman Peter Fulton has been recalled to the New Zealand cricket squad for their three-match one-day series against Bangladesh. He replaces the out-of-form Lou Vincent, who struggled against Australia in the recently completed Chappell-Hadlee one-day series that Australia won 2-0.
The Scot lost 6-4, 6-4 to Richard Gasquet in his first singles match since January before saying he had turned down a wild card into the men's draw at the year's final Grand Slam.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Somdev Devvarman continued his fine run to beat Robert Kendrick of the United States 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 in the second round of the Legg Mason tennis classic in Wasington on Friday.
Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq-Qureshi crashed out of the $ 508,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic tournament after suffering a sets first round defeat in Washington.
India's Somdev Devvarman qualified for the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC with a straight sets victory over Japan's Go Soeda on Sunday. The 23-year-old beat second seed Soeda 7-5, 7-5 in the final qualifying round to set up a first round clash with American wildcard Taylor Dent.
The German driver joined Mercedes from Williams in 2010 and has won 19 Grands Prix for the team, including five this year. He has helped Mercedes to the manufacturers' title for the last two seasons.
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If the reports of decline in yields across cocoa plantations are to go by, then chocolate would be as expensive as caviar in another 20 years. The prospect of a future without a ready supply of chocolate is not a pleasant thought for anyone, but it is an even more terrifying prospect for producer countries that depend on cocoa beans for a huge portion of their GDP.
South African-born all-rounder Grant Elliott has been called into an injury-hit New Zealand squad for the first Test against England, starting in Hamilton on Wednesday.
Mercedes are expected to wrap up the constructors' championship on Sunday with three races to spare, having won 12 of the 15 so far with eight one-two finishes.
Unable to trace her exam number on the list of successful candidates put on the internet by the state SSC Board, a frustrated 15-year-old X standard student ended her life by setting herself ablaze. A couple of hours later her school distributed mark-sheets to successful students in which her name figured with 61 percent of marks.
'For them life is very difficult since there has been no universalisation of PDS.' 'And let's understand that there are people who need ration instead of cooked meals.'
Sebastian Vettel has made clear his future is with Ferrari as Mercedes look to replace newly-retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg for next season.
Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has stepped in to save Spanish cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi from folding at the end of the season, sponsors said on Monday.
Lewis Hamilton hopes fellow Briton Jenson Button will make a comeback and replace McLaren's Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix when the Spaniard is away competing in the Indianapolis 500 in May.
McTominay injury takes gloss of vibrant United display
Whatever happens in the title battle between Manchester City and Liverpool, which will go down to the final day of the season
A surprised Sallet, who was most likely running his own camera and audio at the scene, rolls with the punches.
The Shanghai weather all but wiped out the first two practice sessions for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Friday with poor visibility in the city forcing the grounding of the medical support helicopter.
Serena Williams has clicked into gear so quickly on her Wimbledon return it is hard to believe she has played only a handful of matches
Real Kashmir FC scored the game's only goal through Gnohere krizo's 74th minute strike as the debutants made a dream start to their maiden I-League campaign.
For the captain, Pant is one for the future with the kind of talent he possesses.
Formula One will have simpler, cheaper and noisier engines from 2021 as part of a "road map" for the future presented to teams on Tuesday that could entice new manufacturers to enter the sport.
Andy Roddick has decided to miss this year's Olympic Games in Beijing to defend his Washington Open title.
'The players showed what they're all about, we had chance to progress till the dying minutes. I couldn't be more proud of the players but we are disappointed to not go through. It's a beautiful game but sometimes it's really tough'
India would be desperate for the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni to find some form ahead of the semi-final when they take on Sri Lanka in their last preliminary World Cup clash, in Leeds, on Saturday.
'Promise less, exceed expectations' should be the lesson for the Modi government
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has suffered a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury, manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday.
