Former fast bowler Geoff Lawson believes the current Indian attack is one the best he has seen in a long time and will challenge the Australian batsmen in the four-Test series.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says the upcoming four-match rubber is a "significant chance" for India to win their first Test series Down Under.
Their World Cup campaign off to a bright start, India will be optimistic of clearing a stern test awaiting them Sunday in the form of world number three Belgium, to guarantee a direct entry into the quarterfinals.
Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks has warned Arsenal that his side are in the perfect form to end their bitter rivals' 18-match unbeaten run on Sunday.
Jose Mourinho fears Manchester United will be unable to make major signings in January because their rivals no longer need to sell to them.
Pep Guardiola says FIFA proposals designed to limit the number of players allowed to be loaned out to rival clubs will seriously alter Manchester City's business model.
Deontay Wilder, weighing in at 212.5 pounds for his WBC heavyweight world title defense against Tyson Fury on Friday, vowed to knock out the British challenger.
Raninder Singh has become the first Indian to be elected one of the four vice-presidents of the International Shooting Sport Federation. The 51-year-old Raninder also heads the National Rifle Association of India.
Marouane Fellaini is no Maradona but he scores important goals and deserves plenty of credit, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday in a strong tribute to his big Belgian midfielder.
Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo Fernandez believes the former Real Madrid coach will return to management soon. Frenchman Zidane led Madrid to an unprecedented three consecutive Champions League titles (2016-18) as well as winning La Liga (2017) before surprisingly walking away in May.
Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Pooja Dhanda have been offered Grade 'A' contract with a top pay bracket of Rs 30 lakh, while two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and Rio Games bronze winner Sakshi Malik have been placed in Grade 'B' with a financial support of Rs 20 lakh each annually.
As part of the annual event men don't shave off their moustache in the month of November and it is from here that the campaign gets its name. There is a Movember foundation also and their goal is to 'stop men dying too young'.
With the championship spread over 19 days and the break between matches stretching to as many as six days in some cases, teams have drawn up plans to beat the monotony. It includes soaking in the sun at the nearby luxury beach resorts, teeing off at golf courses and shopping.
The Force India name will disappear from Formula One next season, after 11 years of competition, with the British-based team entered as Racing Point F1 on a list published by the governing FIA on Friday.
Here are the big sports events lined up for Friday (December 1) that comprise the action from Men's Hockey World Cup and English Premier League.
Meraj Sheykh put in a fine show to guide Dabang Delhi to a convincing 48-35 win over Jaipur Pink Panthers in a Pro Kabaddi League match here on Friday.
"Be bloody good," coach Justin Langer warned his players on Friday at a time when 'Elite Honesty' has emerged as the buzz word in Australian cricket. Langer also emphasised that this is the time the team need to stick together.
Delhi cricket is going through a difficult period. Moments after Punjab completed an ego-puncturing 10-wicket win on Friday afternoon, Delhi chief selector Amit Bhandari, coach Mithun Manhas and Gautam Gambhir got into a huddle and a long conversation followed.
A lot of experts have called it a golden chance for the Indian team to win a Test series Down Under, but former Australian coach John Buchanan - who was at the helm of affairs from 1999 to 2007 - isn't one of them.
The Irish fairytale that unfurled five months ago in London may just have seen the teaser of its second version, when China's men's team entered weekend mood with a thrilling draw on their World Cup debut against the 1986 runners-up England.
Having secured a record sixth World championship title, India's boxing legend MC Mary Kom has now set her eyes on a seventh world crown along with an elusive Olympic gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Force India completed Formula One's 2019 driver line-up on Friday with the confirmation that 20-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll will race for them next season after two years with Williams.
"I will be back," said Tiger Woods, triggering speculations of the golf legend's return to India for a full-fledged tournament sometime in 2020 or 2021. The 14-time Major winner had been to India in 2014, but that trip lasted just 36 hours.
Karman Kaur Thandi brought her 'A' game to the fore at the right time to get the better of Ankita Raina before combining with her to lift the doubles crown in the $25,000 ITF BVG Pune Open women's tennis championships in Pune on Friday.
Former skipper Sardar Singh is impressed with India's "dream" start to their campaign at the Hockey World Cup and on Friday hoped the hosts will continue the superb run to reclaim the coveted title after 43 years.
The BCCI on Friday invited applications, eyeing men of international stature, for the position of the Indian women's team head coach, left vacant after a bitter public spat between the outgoing Ramesh Powar and senior player Mithali Raj.
Australia's quest for a record hat-trick of titles started with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Ireland in the opening Pool B match of the men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
Alexis Sanchez's miserable spell at Manchester United took another turn for the worse on Friday with manager Jose Mourinho announcing he faces several weeks out with a hamstring injury.
Cricket Australia (CA) XI scored 356/6, trailing by two runs at the end of the third day of the only warm-up game against India here on Friday.
Four-time champions Pakistan would look to shrug off years of disappointment and a chaotic build up when they take on higher-ranked Germany in their opening match of the men's hockey World Cup on Saturday.
Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra added yet another feather to his illustrious cap. The 36 year old who is still India's only individual Olympic gold medallist was awarded the coveted ISSF Blue Cross on Friday.
Punjab pummelled Delhi by 10 wickets for their maiden win of the season here on Friday, while handing the hosts their first Ranji Trophy loss at home in five years.
Debutant opener Shadman Islam and skipper Shakib Al Hasan hit a fifty each to put Bangladesh into a comfortable position in the second Test against the West Indies in Dhaka on Friday.
There aren't too many coaches in the sports world who talk straight. Dutch coach Max Caldas though is one of those who is a straight shooter. With a demeanor that at times reminds one of Jamaican swagger accompanying his straight talk, Caldas can easily be mistaken for being intimidating.
The International Olympic Committee froze preparations for boxing at the 2020 Games on Friday and launched a probe into the sport's troubled governing body, warning that it could be stripped of the ability to organise the competition.
Former Springbok hooker Naka Drotske was in critical condition in hospital on Friday after being shot during an armed robbery outside the South African capital Pretoria.The International Olympic Committee Friday halted preparations for the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition as it announced an inquiry into the sport's troubled governing body.
Two-time World Cup-winning Australian forward Glenn Turner will work with the strikers of the Indian women's hockey team in a special eight-day camp starting Saturday in Bengaluru.
Star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat were on Friday included in the top Rs 30-lakh Grade A along with Pooja Dhanda as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday rolled out its revolutionary contracts system for the grapplers.
Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan did a Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday. The 20 year old whacked Mohammad Irfan for a six during a T10 league match, by employing Dhoni's signature helicopter shot.
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones doesn't foresee the current team beating India in the upcoming Test series and feels the hosts will be better off without "provoking" opposition skipper Virat Kohli. Despite India having a poor overseas record, Jones has backed the visitors to win the four-Test series starting December 6 at Adelaide.
He can't really figure it out yet but Chappell believes India would be "missing" something in the Test series against Australia and will end up on the losing side despite things looking good for them on paper. "Certainly, on talent, they should beat this Australian side, but there might just be something missing. The other thing is the Australian attack."
Bengaluru FC fans at the Kanteerava Stadium are known to be one of the most energetic in the Indian Super League. But their over enthusiasm has proved costly for the club.
Impressed with his maiden outing, the selectors have considered Vihari once again for the four-match series against Australia, starting December 6 at the Adelaide Oval and the 25-year-old is determined to score a hundred on Australian soil
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) says it no longer faces the fear of going bankrupt after having restored a "healthy and sustainable financial situation", which was among the tasks mandated by the IOC to secure the sport's Olympic future.
Liverpool face a derby clash against Everton as they lick their Champions League wounds while Tottenham travel to Arsenal with a spring in their step on a weekend of big-city derbies.
Rickie Fowler doesn’t ‘have anything bad to say about The Bahamas', who does, really? The American and his fiancé visit this divine archipelago, a true jewel of the Atlantic Ocean, ‘three to four times a year.'
The Indian cricket team suffered a major blow, days before the first Test vs Australia, as rising star Prithvi Shaw was ruled out of the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval starting December 6 with an ankle injury.
Londoners Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage.
Four-time World chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway accepted that playing rapid/blitz tiebreaks before the classical games will stir things but he refused to speak negatively about shorter time controls and existing tiebreak rule.Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh doesn't want India to play Pakistan in the upcoming ODI World Cup in the aftermath of the ghastly te...
