Chandigarh: Middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who has been forced out of action for the past few months due to a rare germ cell cancer between his lungs, on Wednesday said he is eyeing a comeback by September this year.

The success of 'Chak De India' has inspired producers in Pakistan to make a movie on the life of the country's flamboyant cricketer Shahid Afridi.

London: West Indian cricket icon Brian Lara has called upon Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the world's number one batsman, to move up the order for his team's three-Test series with England which begins on Thursday.

London: West Indies face England in the first of a three-Test series at Lord's on Thursday with the tourists' batting likely to determine the course of the match.

Chandigarh: Middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh will be honoured by the Punjab government for his "outstanding contribution" to the Indian Cricket team's win in the World cup last year.

Speedster Kemar Roach, who twisted an ankle earlier in the game and then sustained a blow to his hand while batting earlier in the day, did not bowl a single over while fellow pacers Fidel Edwards and Ravi Rampaul sent down just 10 overs between them.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the nomination of cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.

It's been over a month of IPL action, haven't you started missing Test cricket yet?

Chennai: Around 160 domestic and international cricketers who have retired before 2003-04 will be awarded cash bonanza as part of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s one-time benefit scheme from the IPL surplus money, a gesture which would cost the Board a whopping Rs 70 crores.

Charlie Whiting has defended the decision in Spain to move Lewis Hamilton from pole to the very rear of the grid.

The oddest element of the 2012 season so far is that the unlikeliest of candidates could now be genuine title contenders.

Jerome d'Ambrosio is the latest name linked with struggling Felipe Massa's Ferrari race seat.

Sebastian Vettel has defended his former mentor Michael Schumacher.

Martin Whitmarsh is sure McLaren's recent errors will not affect contract negotiations with Lewis Hamilton.

Felipe Massa's formula one career is on the brink of collapse.

Two days after winning in Spain, Williams is scrambling to put together the equipment it needs to contest next weekend's Monaco grand prix.

The day after marking its first win for eight years, the once-great Williams team is counting its losses.

Jaime Alguersuari has concluded he made "a mistake" to remain loyal to Red Bull late last season.

F1's unpredictable season became simply "strange" in Barcelona, Fernando Alonso said after finishing second on Sunday behind Pastor Maldonado.

London: Arsenal is set to offer their talismanic captain Robin Van Persie a club record seven million pounds-per-season deal to keep him at the Emirates.

It was a dramatic night of football in the EPL as Manchester City snatched the title in the 94th minute thanks to a dramatic comeback. Heartbreak for Manchester United, who won at Sunderland but joy for Arsenal, who managed to qualify automatically for next season’s UEFA Champions League. Scroll down to see our non-stop coverage of the final night and you will know why this was the closest EPL in a long time

Kiev: A topless female protester attacked the trophy to be awarded at Euro 2012 and knocked it to the floor at an exhibition in the Ukrainian capital Saturday.

Jermaine Defoe, who cheated on his girlfriend Alexandra Burke with a model, has been slapped with a list of “bail” conditions by the former ‘X Factor’ champ

It is not just Manchester City fans smiling on the threshold of a famous EPL title triumph but also the team manager Roberto Mancini for reasons more than one

London: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has rejected a 12 million pounds-a-year offer from Chelsea, which could brighten Roberto Di Matteo’s chances of getting the manager’s job permanently.

London: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said his team would have won the Premier League title if they had played the Italian way like Roberto Mancini does for title rivals Manchester City.

London: Ace striker Didier Drogba will be given one last chance to sign a new Chelsea contract, as the club is all set to hand the 34-year-old the option of a further 12 months if he continues to play next season.

London: Relegated from the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean has said he would talk to the Indian owners Venkys on how to regroup and bring the club back on track.

London: Queens Park Rangers striker Djibril Cisse believes a victory against Manchester City in the last game of the Premier League season would be an act of sweet revenge for club manager Mark Hughes, who was coldheartedly sacked as City’s manager in 2009.

New Delhi: Sania Mirza might have been out of action in singles but she still managed to gain four places to be at 187th spot in the latest WTA rankings issued on Monday.

Roger Federer rallied to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 and win the Madrid Open for a third time on Sunday. Earlier, Serena Williams overpowered the top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to win the women's final

Madrid: India's Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi went down to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau in the men's doubles semifinals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament here.

Madrid: The promoter of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament, Ion Tiriac, promised to make desired changes to the playing surface by the next edition after many players expressed displeasure about the playing surface.

Madrid: Janko Tipsarevic produced another surprise in the Mutua Madrid Open when he defeated fellow countryman, number one seed and tournament favourite Novak Djokovic 7-6(2), 6-3.

Madrid: Rafael Nadal lost to Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time in the Madrid Open on Thursday, then he and top-ranked Novak Djokovic threatened not to return if the new blue clay-court wasn't discarded.

Madrid: Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova lost to Anna Lena Gronefeld and Shuai Zhang in the women's doubles first round at the Madrid Open tennis event here.

Madrid: World No.1 men's tennis player Novak Djokovic has hit out at ATP for failing to consult the players before approving the Madrid Open's controversial court change from red clay to blue.

Madrid: Former women's world No.1 Serena Williams on Monday, explained why she continues to enjoy playing professional tennis.

Melanie Oudin was introduced to the world and to the notion of outsized expectations when she was an unseeded and unknown 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., who upset Maria Sharapova during a captivating run to the 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinals

Bolton-based boxer Amir Khan has revealed his world light-welterweight title fight against champion Lamont Peterson on May 19 has been called off, following the American’s failed drug test

Very special moment for one of the finest golfers of modern era. Phil Mickelson, the southpaw has entered a very special territory

London: Tiger Woods, who has kept a fairly low profile and kept his personal life under wraps ever since his multiple infidelities hit the headlines, surrounded himself with temptation once again as he partied in Las Vegas, last week.

Kolkata: India's Olympic prospect Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal on Saturday at Antalya, Turkey.

London: Usain Bolt, who has been dating Lubica Slovak for six months and the relationship is described as “very serious”, has been engulfed in a race row as Jamaicans have accused him of suffering from “white woman complex” due to his fashion designer girlfriend.

London: India suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of world champions Australia here on Wednesday to start their campaign on a losing note at the four-nation hockey test event for the upcoming London Olympics.

New Delhi: South Korean Wan Ho Shon celebrated his qualification for the London Olympics with a sensational upset win over World No.1 and top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia to lift the men's singles title at the India Open badminton here Sunday.

New Delhi: India's shuttler Parupalli Kashyap Saturday said he was going to the London Olympics to win and his intention was not just to make up numbers.

Title-contender Saina Nehwal suffered a stunning straight-game defeat in the second round but P Kashyap and P V Sindhu advanced to the quarter-finals of the India Open Super Series here on Thursday