'Gukesh displayed incredible fighting spirit, outstanding mental toughness, insane...
'This is a big day for Indian chess.'
'Every game that he has been part of, where India has won across formats, you will see...
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched...
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball...
'The world is yet to watch him, show his prowess as a batter, but given the chance he...
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the...
'When it comes to strategy or planning for a match, there is nobody better than...
A year before he won his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2005, Rafa made his...
'Whichever teams have the best players they get a chance to retain them. 'There is a...
'Indian football needs to work together and move in the same direction.''Only then will...
'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching...
As Archana navigates her new path, her time as a top athlete continues to shape her...
'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.''He always...
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is...
Let's celebrate the Olympian legends!
159 dismissals in 36 Tests, 149 dismissals in 89 ODIs, and 89 dismissals in 70 T20s are...
Check out how India's players reacted after victory over South Africa in the final.
'I have a feeling that after a certain transition happens, you could see Rishabh Pant...
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable performances of...
The hot button moments of IPL 2024...
A lot has been written about Gukesh but have you wondered about how it is to be the...
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace...
'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the...
'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees...
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
An illuminating conversation with Chandu Borde, 90, one of India's finest cricketers in...
Just as the umpire's decision is no longer final, what is disdainfully rejected is the...
In the absence of the Army, the BCCI may not consider a depleted Services side worthy...
The collective brilliance of the Indian XI in the 2023 World Cup makes a compelling...
They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension,...
'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...'
The Indian players now have the opportunity to etch their names in the annals of...
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the...
Arguably the greatest slow left-arm bowler that the world has ever seen, Bishan Singh...
When greats Sachin Tendulkar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya came together!
One criticism of the IPL is that unequal player salaries create conflict in the...
Complete coverage of Asian Games 2023.
Everything you need to know about India's matches at the 2023 ODI World Cup.
'There were many experts around me,' A Ganesh Nadar discovers at the India-Pakistan...
From once being everyone's envy for having a problem of plenty as far their talent pool...
The current Indian team up is yet to identify its core set for players with the World...
The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the...
At the start of the year, not many would have imagined Yashasvi Jaiswal rising up the...
'I didn't have an ego about this, I could go and talk to them, but since there were two...
When Yashasvi Jaiswal makes his Test debut for India in the West Indies on Wednesday,...
'Kapil had faith in his team and the team had faith in its captain.'
'T20 cricket comes naturally to me because it is all about mindset.''I am someone who...
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
Batting great Gundappa Viswanath recalls his memories of Salim Durani.
A title match requires months of preparation and pulling out of other events, putting...
Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian...
In the 18 years that she has been on tour, Sania Mirza was the standard-bearer for...
Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once...
More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise...
Eight years is a long time in the life of an athlete. But just like Messi, Di Maria has...
'More than the money, I am happy to be a part of the team that has selected me.'
'No one makes someone a cricketer. As a coach, you can only guide them.'
A look at the historic achievements by India's athletes in 2022.
'Rohit had so much talent that he would have made it anyhow, under any coach, but I am...
'The auctions were necessary up to a point, but now the time has come where continuity...
'The players all appreciate -- we all appreciate -- the fact that despite the pandemic...
'You have to be focussed 100 percent, that is the quality of the IPL.''If your...
'Hardik has done very well and I have been impressed by his leadership.''His approach...
Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan was the costliest purchase on Day 1 of the players'...
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list Rediff.com's 50 Most Valuable Players ahead of...
Will Ishan Kishan get Rs 15.25 crore for one year, or for three years?Do the players...
There were many memorable performances in the league stages.
'Rohit had so much talent that he would have made it anyhow, under any coach, but I am...
'They want us to win in every match, like in cricket.''It's so tough to play every...
'In Mumbai cricket, your scores are only counted only if you score a hundred or more,...
'All of us tend to believe that they are so well paid, why should we bother about their...
'There should be total transparency in the system.'
Will this (Rohit, KL Rahul and Kohli), be India's top three going into the T20 World Cup?
Just like it happens in football, where everybody from around the world wants to play...
The IPL, which was perhaps the biggest gamble of his life, turned out to be the biggest...
Slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of...
'Me and my family along with Sarfaraz have given our entire life towards this dream.'
'Her work ethic, disciple, dedication, determination and hunger to score runs for...
As has been the case all season long, Captain Pandya led from the front and really...
'You can't just have one single player who is individually doing well and be able to...
'My father's dreams for me were connected to cricket.' 'I knew if I did well in...
'Hardik has done very well and I have been impressed by his leadership.''His approach...
'Sometimes we arrange a Zoom call just for him to say hello to the players, that's...
'The auctions were necessary up to a point, but now the time has come where continuity...
'The players all appreciate -- we all appreciate -- the fact that despite the pandemic...
Warne finished his career with 708 wickets in 145 Tests
'I was not sure whether such a big player would come to my house but he was quite happy...
He is not seeing what perhaps everyone else around him is seeing: An...
Is Kohli not a great captain in spite of so many wins? My answer is, yes, declares Dr...
Now we do not know if the Board bugs the dressing room or employs Pegasus in players'...
The cricket establishment in India has an unhealthy respect for reputations.Sachin...
Under Kohli, playing cricket will now be about winning, not avoiding defeat.India will...
The studies that put Virat Kohli as the top brand now do not have Rohit Sharma in the...
'Ajinkya has 12 centuries and more than 4,000 runs in Test cricket. So he knows his...
The only way for Dravid to sort out the mess was by forcing a showdown and getting...
A look at the major names who were not retained by the IPL franchises.
The tough part about coaching is that you have to trouble the comfortable, and comfort...
It remains to be seen how the BCCI selectors pick the best players for every series in...
Of course, Kohli could remain captain in ODIs, in which his performances are still top...
'We are recreating the biggest sports rivalry in the world, which is Indians versus...
Since 2012, 44 Indians have been anointed as grandmasters -- the highest achievement in...
Perhaps it says something more deep and profound about the time we live in and how it...
Deep down, Kohli perhaps well understands that in the most challenging of conditions,...
'The gold medal that slipped out of my hand at the Rome Olympics must come to us.'
'Without a team nothing can happen, it takes team work or team effort to win...
'The only issue for me as far as the Indian team is concerned is the batting.''When we...
Japan won't allow its reputation to be dented by calling off the Games at this late...
'The confidence and the kind of cricket India has played in the recent past will be a...
As an admirer of Japan for close to half a century, I care for Japan and expect Suga to...
'... And give him the confidence and freedom to express himself.'
'These girls keep complaining to their godmother or godfather.'''The people at the top...
'It is no accident that politicians strive to control sports bodies, and get their...
Arzan Nagwaswalla could be the first Parsi to play cricket for India in 46 years.
'When the Olympics were postponed last year there were talks of the virus situation...
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2021's Most Valuable Players up to Game 21.
The complete schedule of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in...
We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else.But there was nobody I...
Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) was spent to revamp the stadium, which can seat 132,000...
'To represent one's country at the biggest stage is what drives us.''My goal is to...
'I couldn't even hold my bat, but I still wanted to carry on batting despite the amount...
'They came out with an attitude that they had nothing to lose.''That's what stands out...
'He knows that cricket has given him an identity without which nobody will care about...
What happened at the Gabba on January 19, 2021 now sits at the pinnacle of India's most...
'Like all eager beavers he was anxious to play for the national team.''But he had to...
'Father always wanted Siraj to play for India and make India proud in the cricketing...
Sharmila Tagore, the yesteryear diva and mother of Saif and Soha Ali Khan fondly...
India were bundled out for 36 -- their lowest innings score in 88 years of Test cricket...
It was the summer of 42 revisited all over again as Virat Kohli and the Indian team...
It turns out that a tweet by Anushka Sharma and her husband Virat Kohli -- where they...
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list the Most Valuable Players during the...
Maradona was worshipped like a god for his genius with the ball.
Uttam Ghosh pays tribute to the God of Soccer who passed into the ages on Wednesday.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 52.
India's tour OF Australia will begin with a three-match ODI series starting on November...
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the sixth week of IPL 2020.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 46.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the fifth week of IPL 2020.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 41.
'I want to win the MMA World championship.'
Axar Patel, one of the most consistent performers for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020,...
'He had that attitude that I will never give up no matter what the circumstances.'
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Match 25.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the third week of IPL 2020.
Dominic Xavier salutes Dean Mervyn Jones.
'He has the mental strength and skill to play anybody and any attack.''He is a fearless...
The list of players who have been defaulted from a tour-level match for on-field...
Given the relative paucity of cricket this year, Test cricket has emerged as a healer...
'Unlike India and Sri Lanka, there was no internal air travel needed.''For all 8 teams,...
We asked you Dear Readers for your memories, photographs and videos of your meeting...
'Nobody has Dhoni's record of championship in three formats.''Every cricketer, every...
His cricketing brain, always sharp, was blessed with exceptional speed of information...
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, despite being a cricket star like no other, was never entirely a...
The only instance of a jersey being retired in Indian cricket was when Sachin Tendulkar...
'Everything else runs because of the IPL, there is so much money involved so the IPL...
Virat Kohli has set the bar high for the husbands and lovebugs out there. Check out...
'Our people are crazy about cricket, but they are more crazy about their country, and...
'Jay Shah's tenure as BCCI secretary ended in May.''Sourav Ganguly's tenure as BCCI...
'Our people are crazy about cricket, but they are more crazy about their country, and...
'Ghost-like stands repel rather than attract audiences,' observes Ashis Ray.
'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'
'It is not that we took the decision out of some vengeance.' ''It was not that we...
'When you saw him, you immediately knew that he was something special.'
'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.'
'I have seen him evolve and mature, both as a person and a captain.'
'Indian hockey will lose out on one of its most important nurseries of good hockey...
'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room...
With Wimbledon scrapped due to the pandemic, a flashback of some of the best moments...
'The 2014 Australia tour and the brand of cricket played by the team laid a great...
'That was a morning where if I wanted to fly, I would have flown as well.'
'Today 37 years ago changed the cricketing landscape in India.''Thank you...
'Something like this was never taken up by the women's hockey team before and I am very...
'The Wall' won 52 per cent of the votes. Tendulkar had 48 per cent votes in his favour.
'The physio told me I might have a problem walking in the future because of the back...
Playing M S was not Sushant Singh Rajput's only link with cricket.
COVID-19 and the lockdown has not dampened Manu Bhaker's spirit.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped daughter Ziva rescue an injured bird which had fallen...
Asian Games silver medal-winning sailor Sweta Shervegar, a qualified homeopath, dons a...
Success in sports stems mostly from teamwork. Now and then there comes a captain, on...
Will Yuvraj make 'Paranthe' for Sachin?
Former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju explains the mysteries of spin bowling.
'I spotted .... A Dinosaur on the loose,' Anushka Sharma says in the video posted on...
'Thanks to them, I have enough money to run my house for three months at least.'
'Rishabh Pant must have gone through tough times because of the expectations on...
'He doesn't leave any stone unturned in his preparations.''It is a treat to watch the...
'Most of our elite athletes are in national camps so they are safer.''They don't have...
Mirabai Chanu talks about training in lockdown and her plans to return to her old...
Rajneesh Gupta picks instances of sledging which backfired spectacularly and the...
'I believe Bumrah, Ishant, Shami, Umesh, all four can play in the playing XI.'
'I thank Sachinpaaji for taking me to Coach Gary Kirsten and telling him that...
'The game which I loved the most, it was taken away.'
To the future Chairman of Selectors, it revealed how simple and humble the batting...
'People tell me to forget, but it is something to learn from.''A couple of seconds can...
'You can take a bit of off-time from cricket, mentally as well as physically.'
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.
'Head out!''It has been a long time that we have not met family and friends.' And, run...
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades. Take a look!
'Revisit old footage, perhaps: Your favourite Messi goal, your most memorable Tendulkar...
Our cricketers, who rarely get off-time, have had to spend the last week locked down in...
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to...
Watch 'Jinks' Rahane in action!
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga is proud of his Indian heritage and has started...
'I will get an opportunity to talk about my game with big stars like Ben Stokes, Steve...
Defending Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians will host three-time winners...
'On the ground, Jai would never swipe or slog or do anything ugly with a cricket bat.'A...
Concerns are swirling that Japan's dream of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics could be a...
'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us...
928 runs in 6 games. One triple century. One double century. One century. Two fifties....
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list the Most Valuable Players of the India-New...
'I play in the present without thinking about the buzz in the background,' says Vivek...
From a life built on challenges and studded with victories, India's beloved chess...
In striking form against Australia recently and in the ongoing series in New Zealand,...
The Indian team seems to be making most of their time in New Zealand. The cricketers...
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list India's Most Valuable ODI Players this season.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji reveal the Most Valuable Players of the...
'Kobe is easily among the five greatest basketball players of all time. This is such a...
Kobe Bryant became one of the greatest players in basketball, a transcendent star who...
'I like to challenge myself. Competing against players much younger than me is...
'I am a gadha (donkey)! But God has been on my side and I have managed to produce...
The Indian cricket team went from strength to strength in 2019, especially in Test...
Some of the big moments of the sporting world from 2010-2019!
As the curtains fall on another year, Rediff.com brings you all the action from the...
Virat Kohli and Indian cricket remained an enduring love story and Sourav Ganguly held...
Explosive all-rounder Ben Stokes and relentless run accumulator Steve Smith could not...
Hitting the target with monotonous regularity, Indian shooters' dominance in a...
Sumit Nagal lived a dream when he took on one of the greatest players of all time at a...
The India-off spinner picked 564 wickets in all formats of the game followed by England...
'I look forward to meeting David Warner and talking to him about batting.''Our mindset...
'If you work with honesty and perseverance, success will surely come to you,' says...
'Extremely grateful for the year I have had. A World Cup victory would have been nice...
'In the future, you will get pacers who will bowl even faster than the current lot...
Taapsee said she is honoured to play the role and has already started feeling the...
'We need to respect our players. Our players are as good as anybody.'
What has changed to make our team so much more lethal, asks Aakar Patel.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it's his wife Sakshi who calls the shots and he never comes...
World No 1 India continued their rampaging form in Test cricket.
Many former players believe that storming out of games is a powerful tool to counter...
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) left no stone unturned to make the occasion a...
'Getting used to the lights and the pink ball, especially early on, is the key.'
Dhruv Munjal gets up close and personal with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the...
Anushka Sharma shared a few lovely dovey pictures with her husband and India cricket...
Eliud Kipchoge's story is unusual because when he came into competitive running it was...
'Somewhere along the way, elected office-bearers appeared to have lost sight of the...
'Few athletes are ever able to win his admiration; he mostly relegates them to the...
'The judges won't be giving me points for my looks or height.''All I know is my punches...
Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST...
S Bhaskaran is the first bodybuilder to be presented the Arjuna Award in 20 years.
'I hope to perform better at the World Championships,' says Dutee Chand.
Kohli shared a picture on social media clicked by his wife and Bollywood actor Anushka...
'I always wanted to play Test cricket. I just didn't want to be a cricketer who played...
'When the team is struggling, he is the one who wants to step up and play that...
Here are a few famous faces that watched Nadal go one step close to matching Roger...
16-year-old Gaurvi Singhvi, who hails from Udaipur, crossed the English Channel in 13...
Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang on what made him start the Gagan Narang Sports...
A look at how the Indians fared in the West Indies.
Here's a peek at the stars who came out to cheer the tennis stars...
India's cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar enjoyed a game of gully cricket with...
Sindhu was presented with the Lord's sacred silk cloth and holy prasadam by the temple...
Rediff.com takes a look at some interesting highlights of the tournament.
What does Rahul Dravid need to do to be able to join NCA without carrying the blemish...
'If I make a mistake, Satwik always supports me. Usually, people would bring you down...
Turambekar's story is inspiring, to say the least. Read on as she recounts her...
List of major transfers in the top Premier League ahead of the 2019-20 season (all...
"Stunning day at the beach with the boys," Kohli posted
A former official tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian why Shaw deserved a lighter...
'A man who is sometimes loved and loathed in equal measure, a man we're seemingly tired...
Despite it all, the participants, from across the American continent, show up as they...
The Australian cricket WAGS were given plenty of reasons to celebrate after they...
A look at the 10 cricketers who were punished for drug related offences.
'All I want to do is play football again.'
Will Ravi Shastri be retained or will the BCCI opt for a new face?
Indeed, if you look at this hypothesis with sufficiently jaundiced eyes, you will find...
In an afternoon of heroes, Sebastian Vettel played the Bond villain at Silverstone,...
Brilliant performances from some players of the 10 participating teams through the...
'They have a belief that they can go and win anywhere.'
'What I would love him to do most is to become a life coach and share his incredible...
Vijay Shankar's performance increases India's options, and as and when Shikhar Dhawan...
The complete edition of the 2019 ICC World Cup.
'If we focus on doing the basics well and give our best in whatever we do, then we have...
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from...
Factbox on the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup
India's hero at the 2011 World Cup believes Hardik Pandya will be the one to watch out...
Harish Kotian picks his top performers in IPL 2019.
Adorable pictures of the tots having a good time, adding cheer to the tournament.
While fasting on Wednesday, the second day of Ramzan, Khaleel and Afghan stars Rashid...
Ricky Ponting + Sourav Ganguly + Shreyas Iyer + Kagiso Rabada + Rishabh Pant + Shikhar...
Check out the league standings in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League.
No team plays their home matches at alternate venues despite the Lok Sabha polls being...
'Jammu and Kashmir is a huge state, so to get the players together and put them on the...
'Random displays of anger will end in punishment from the IOC and the loss of points in...
'A player need to have T20 skills otherwise he is not going to survive.' 'No matter how...
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji identify India's Most Valuable ODI Players during the...
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji identify the Most Valuable Indian ODI Players in the...
'Important things like concentration, having a balanced mind, staying calm at all...
'His sin was that he made public a certain lifestyle that was to be kept within the...
With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says...
No Indian bowler has had a better debut year in Test cricket than the young lad from...
Awesome images from the world of Sport 2018.
A ball-tampering scandal that devastated Australia cast a dark cloud over a dramatic...
With the year sprinting to a close, we bring you, in pictures, some of the best action...
'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).''But Mr Vijay...
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the bowling landscape in India-Australia Tests.
'If we don't win the series, then there could be something radically wrong with the team.'
'I have defied critics who suggested that I should retire,' Magnificent Mary tells...
It is not only Dhoni's batting, but also his regular inputs during a game to bowlers...
'I just want to keep learning and keep getting better.'
'We have five to six bowlers and everyone is different from each other.''Someone has...
'At the Asian Games I had a dream, to stand on the podium and have the tri-colour...
'Test cricket is so fortunate that today's cricket's biggest brand -- Virat Kohli --...
'The past few weeks in England will be remembered as much for Kohli's skilled conquest...
'In the leadership of Ganguly and a foreign coach, a much brighter phase of Indian...
'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally...
How does India's current national coach Ravi Shastri compare with the other men who...
The England-India series has brought the bowler back into what has been turned into a...
'It's like sometimes you go to a top restaurant and order a dish, the food quantity...
'He is that daredevil taking the bike round and round in the 'Well of Death', and we --...
'Sachin Tendulkar got out early, we lost a few more wickets and everyone lost hope.''As...
With his strike dipping alarmingly in the last one year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni faces a...
The mesmerising moments that made the 2018 FIFA World Cup a blockbuster worldwide.
The best eight images from the tournament.
Check out all the interesting numbers from IPL-11.
This year's IPL was action-packed and Redifff.com reloads some of the memorable...
The big stars who failed to live up to expectations and ended up disappointing not only...
IPL-11 was a smashing success.Superstars like Kane Williamson, M S Dhoni, Rashid Khan...
The 50 over format is now seen as an unexciting rigmarole that most would happily give...
In T20 cricket Gayle, perhaps, holds the same place that Don Bradman has in Test cricket.
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7, with...
Check out the league standings in the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Medals tally of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Some teams have completely overhauled their squads. Others retained their core at the...
Rediff.com's Norma Godinho and Laxmi Negi glance at the athletes and disciplines likely...
'People didn't associate Dinesh with hitting sixes. He had the ability to hit fours and...
Armed with a warm smile, the Swede shares his thoughts about Federer, Becker and...
In this exclusive excerpt from his autobiography, A Century Is Not Enough, Sourav...
Was Tendulkar just a great player, asks Aakar Patel.
'No one can be as destructive like him. His hundreds are BIG!, 150, 170, double...
Check out the top 10 buys at this year's IPL Auction:
Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Joe Root, Hashim Amla and Lasith Malinga were among the big...
'The call-up from Rahul Dravid was the turning point for Sarfaraz.''I would like to...
Even in a country where Cricket and Bollywood have always been a potent mix, Virat...
Srikanth or Sindhu? Advani or Kohli?Or will a 21 year old pip the stars?Vote and tell...
'Bhuvneshwar can swing the ball, Bumrah has a difficult action to pick, Shami's seam...
What does Gideon Haigh, widely considered the finest cricket writer of our time, think...
'What we are about to watch in Australia is a mid-table contest -- 3rd versus 5th in...
Where does Gideon Haigh see the future of the T20 game?
'By God's grace, everything is okay and we are back as friends.'
Hyderabad girl Bhuvana Kalva's comeback story reflects true grit
With his versatile talents, Hardik Pandya is the kind of unique cricketer the Indian...
'What can I do if god made me the way I am?''All I want to do is win medals for India...
'10,000 athletes compete at an Olympic Games, only 300 go back with a gold medal.''It...
You don't become the Number One side in the world without the hard work and toil before...
Dhawan, Pujara, Ashwin, Jadeja shone, but Pandya is the standout performer in the Sri...
'Women's cricket just had a huge boost with the way our team performed in the World...
'I like to perform when there are challenges.''In cricket, when you get easy...
'The captain's duty should be to ensure that the plan is enacted the way the coach...
A look at the trends and the controversies at Wimbledon and it's very strict dress code.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list the 50 Most Valuable Players in the 2017...
'Ramchandra Guha has sent down an express delivery at Sunil Gavaskar, the great batsman...
'When I am at the top I always feel I am blessed and closer to god.'
With three consecutive half-centuries already in the Champions Trophy, Shikhar Dhawan...
Khalid Jamil scripted one of India's most remarkable sporting success stories.
India will launch its ICC Champions Trophy title defence against traditional rivals...
Will defending champions India retain their crown?
Warner, Parthiv, Amla, Bhuvi, Jasprit...Rediff.com's Harish Kotian picks his Dream Team...
Khalid Jamil scripted one of India's most remarkable sporting success stories.
Rajneesh Gupta gives you the numbers-that-matter from the IPL auction 2017.
When Dhoni was surprisingly elevated to the top job in 2007, not many would have...
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha explained what forced the Supreme Court to sack both BCCI...
As the year 2016 draws to a close, vote for the best Indian sportsperson of the year.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the top 5 players who helped India perform superbly in Tests in...
The man who inspired Dangal tells Saurabh Duggal how the quest for an Olympic gold began.
Rajneesh Gupta explains the numbers that led to the world's cricket cognoscenti to vote...
'Sakshi's medal will do to women's wrestling what Sushil's 2008 Olympic medal did to...
Vijender Singh will defend his WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title against...
Vikas stepped into the house, dialled a number and handed his cell phone to Raj Kumar,...
'The BCCI is one of the best administrative bodies in the world.''In a democratic...
Cricket legend Ajit Wadekar reflects on cricket's journey.
'He was not even 15 when he showed skills at captaincy.''Now that he is the captain, I...
Cricket legend Ajit Wadekar reflects on cricket's journey.
'Dhoni's skills are unbelievable and also his mindset, the way he thinks about the game.'
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League...
Harish Kotian assesses Team India after the series against the Kiwis.
The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee on Monday recommended sweeping reforms for...
Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating figures from the Kolkata Test.
The career statistics of 15-member squad - overall, in India and against New Zealand.
'I didn't think before the start of the Olympics that I would make it to the final and...
Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...
Performance of Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics.
The Olympic Quotient IV
The greatest Olympian ever now has 28 (gulp!) Olympic medals, including three silver...
Check out Bikash Mohapatra's Olympic Quotient III!
Meet first-time Indian athletes hoping to make an impression in Rio.
India registered their first win by innings margin in West Indies and the biggest ever...
Rajneesh Gupta tells you all you need to know about India-West Indies Tests.
'Virat and I have good understanding in the middle.''The West Indies is a good team and...
132 Tests. 271 ODIs. 619 Test wickets. 337 ODI wickets.
'This is the only country where success seems to be viewed as a bad thing.''Other...
With a MVPI of 1128 the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain has set records that even...
Former Indian all-rounder Sanjay Bangar has been named head coach of the Indian cricket...
IPL 9 was not just about unfancied Sunrisers Hyderabad's triumph, Virat Kohli's run...
Ravi Shastri considers his 18-month stint as the Indian cricket team's Director the...
Check out the schedule of the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League T20 tournament.
India's batting sensation Virat Kohli, named player of the tournament, is also the most...
The 2016 World T20 was the most exciting ever, what with that dramatic last over finish...
A total of 58 tournament matches, including 35 men's matches and 23 women's matches,...
With India all set to host the ICC World Twenty20 for the first time in 2016, we take a...
While the auction ahead of the ninth edition, starting in April, was great for Indian...
The auction ahead of the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League had in store...
'Would the Board have acted in the same manner if a big player was involved?'
Irfan Pathan discloses on how he coped with the disappointment of getting dropped from...
Players with the maximum work load in 2015.
Remember Yuvi's 6 sixes in an over in the first World T20?
Full text of Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi.
'Sachin Paaji told me to enjoy the situation because this is a reward for all the hard...
In an exclusive chat with Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, Sachin Tendulkar explains why he...
India skipper Virat Kohli lauds his third spinner, who made most of the little...
India's batting woes persist, but skipper Virat Kohli has no complaints. Harish...
'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure...
Rajneesh Gupta figures out the Indian ODI and T20 sides for the South Africa series.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League...