The Indian U-17 football World Cup team lost 0-1 against Iran in the Granatkin Tournament here on Tuesday. ....

Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic began his quest for a record seventh Australian Open title with an easy win against Spaniard Fernando Verdasco while Rafael Nadal began with a convincing victory over German Florian Mayer here on Tuesday. ....

Australia's tour to India next month can't be worse than the side's 2013 campaign when he and four other players were suspended for a Test, former all-rounder Shane Watson said on Tuesday. ....

Former India all-rounder Sriram Sridharan on Tuesday rejoined the Australian cricket team as a spin consultant for their upcoming four-Test tour in the subcontinent, starting February 23. ....

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Monday inaugurated the National Boxing Academy set up under the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Haryana's Rohtak town, 70 km from Delhi. ....

British tennis player Andy Murray defeated Illya Marchenko of Ukraine in the first game of the Australian Open here on Monday. ....

Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav slammed quickfire centuries to steer India to a three-wicket victory over England in the first One-Day International at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. ....

Blazing centuries from captain Virat Kohli (122 off 105 balls) and Kedar Jadhav (120 off 76 deliveries) helped India defeat England by three wickets in their first One-Day International (ODI) cricket match here on Sunday. ....

Kohli continued his magnificent form as he notched up his 39th fifty while Jadhav notched up his first fifty off just 29 balls. ....

Gujarat clinched their maiden Ranji Trophy title as they rode on captain Parthiv Patel's stupendous 143 to beat record champions Mumbai by five wickets on the final day at the Holkar Stadium here on Saturday. ....

In a setback to former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin, his nomination for the post of president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) was rejected by the returning officer on Saturday. ....