When Belgium won their first Olympic medal, India were yet to play at the Games. It was the seventh edition in 1920, at home for Belgium in Antwerp., and only four teams participated in the hockey event. But that's not the significant part.
Team India has made its preference for turning tracks clear, so there might be a surprise in store when the team turns up for practice on Wednesday afternoon and checks out the surface for the second Test against New Zealand, scheduled to be held from December 3-7 at the Wankhede Stadium.
Covid-19's latest variant Omicron has disrupted the sporting world, and also the Indian athletes' training and competition programme.
Alex Carey looks poised to replace Tim Paine as Australia's wicketkeeper for the Ashes against England and is set to make his Test debut, as more bad weather Wednesday wrecked preparations for both teams.
Juventus striker Alvaro Morata scored four minutes after coming on to seal a 2-0 win at basement side Salernitana in Serie A on Tuesday and ease the pressure on the stuttering Turin club.
A stoppage-time penalty from Brazilian winger Raphinha earned Leeds United a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Tuesday, as they moved five points clear of the relegation zone.
England are beaming with the return of Ben Stokes for the Ashes but few players could be happier than spinner Jack Leach, who sees the pugnacious all-rounder as his own ticket back into the Test set-up.
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz beat British doubles pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in two tight sets to send Germany through to the Davis Cup semi-finals on Tuesday.
Ellen White broke England Women's all-time scoring record as the Lionesses recorded their biggest ever victory by crushing Latvia 20-0 in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.
Teemu Pukki denied 10-man Newcastle a first win all season as Norwich earned a 1-1 draw at St James' Park on Tuesday, but wasted a huge chance to deepen the Magpies' relegation fears.
India A pacers grabbed five wickets as South Africa A reached 233 for seven on the opening day of the second unofficial Test here on Tuesday.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said India's tour to South Africa remains on schedule and they're keeping a close watch on the situation surrounding the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant.
Tiger Woods does not know when he will return to the PGA Tour following a February car accident that left him in a wheelchair for two months, but said on Tuesday he would love to compete in the British Open next July at St. Andrews.
New Zealand's Indian-origin spinner Rachin Ravindra, who played a pivotal role in helping his side draw the first Test against India, said he was quite nervous about how the game would pan out as far as his bowling was concerned.
Former India skipper Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday lauded New Zealand for managing to survive on Day 5 of the first Test against India to walk away with a draw.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that surpassing Harbhajan Singh's tally of 417 Test wickets is a "wonderful milestone". Ashwin on Monday had surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the country's third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Ashwin scalped the wicket of Tom Latham (52) to go past the milestone.
PV Sindhu will look to ensure that her consistent run yields a title, while all eyes will also be on the fast-rising Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as they make their debut at the BWF World Tour Finals beginning here on Wednesday.
Ravichandran Ashwin has gone past Harbhajan Singh's record of 417 Test wickets. He has taken 23 less Tests than Harbhajan to become India's third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. The toil to get to the landmark on Monday on a rather benign Green Park pitch saw him showcase every component from his repertoire. But Ashwin and Indian spinners had just low bounce to work with.
Croatia dumped out much-fancied Italy in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Monday as Olympic men's doubles champions Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic brushed aside Jannik Sinner and Fabio Fognini in a deciding match.
Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at comments made by Ballon d'Or organiser Pascal Ferre, saying the editor-in-chief of France Football "lied" about his rivalry with Lionel Messi.
Alexia Putellas grew up dreaming of playing for Barcelona and after clinching the treble of league, cup and Champions League last season, her status as a women's footballing icon was underlined as she claimed the Ballon d'Or on Monday.
The existing eight franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have reached the deadline to submit their respective lists for player retention. The BCCI will make the names of retained players public on Tuesday afternoon and pave the way for the two new teams to start signing players ahead of the mega-auction.
Debutant Rachin Ravindra impressively held fort for New Zealand to pull off a dramatic draw against India on the final day of the Kanpur Test. The left-handed allrounder played out 91 deliveries for his unbeaten 18, while last man Ajaz Patel faced 23 balls to score 2 not out - the duo negotiated 52 deliveries in all - before bad light ended play 12-13 minutes ahead of scheduled close.
Joe Root is confident that England can do "something special" in the Ashes, despite rain again ruining their preparations Tuesday, and said they won't be distracted by upheaval in the Australian camp.
Tiger Woods says he expects to play golf again, just not very often, and he doesn't see himself reaching the top of the sport again because "I don't think that's a realistic expectation of me."
Saudi Arabia's debut Formula One race will showcase the country to the world, its motorsports chief told AFP, hitting back at criticism over human rights and calls for singer Justin Bieber to cancel his headline act.
Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's Alexia Putellas took the women's award. Now 34, Messi pipped much-fancied rivals like Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema to take the award in a glittering ceremony on Monday in Paris.
Cooped up in a bio-bubble while a new COVID-19 variant causes panic all across here, the India A cricket team will take on South Africa A in the second unofficial Test from Tuesday with some senior side aspirants hoping to make an impression.
Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the Australian Open if rules on COVID-19 vaccinations are not relaxed, the world number one's father, Srdjan Djokovic, said.
England's Ben Stokes feared it "might be the end" after he almost choked on a tablet while alone in his hotel room ahead of the Ashes.
Russia knocked reigning champion Spain out of the Davis Cup on Sunday to set up a quarter-final against Sweden. The Russians' tie against the depleted Spanish team came down to a late-night doubles encounter in Madrid.
Stephen Curry came alive late as the Golden State Warriors shook off a sloppy start to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-90 and post their seventh straight NBA victory.
If ever there was a Test match to prove their stature and influence as established Test batters, it was the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant missing in action. Ajinkya Rahane's counter-attacking century in Melbourne and Cheteshwar Pujara's act of defiance in Brisbane seem to have happened a lifetime ago.
Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea were frustrated as Jorginho rescued a 1-1 draw against Manchester United after the Italian's blunder allowed Jadon Sancho to put the visitors in front on Sunday.
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne has injured himself in a motorbike accident. Warne was riding his bike with son Jackson when he fell off and slid for more than 15 metres, the Sydney Morning Herald reported quoting News Corp.
The veteran off-spinner delivered an impressive spell of 3/82 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand on the slow and low Green Park Stadium track in Kanpur. But it was left-arm spinner Axar Patel who was the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 5/62.
Brighton & Hove Albion extended their winless run in the Premier League to eight games when they were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at home to Leeds United on Saturday.
India earned a comfortable 8-2 win against Poland in their last group game of the Junior Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. And, as expected, they finished second in Group B and will take on Belgium in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic and Nikola Cacic lost a dramatic deciding tie-break in their doubles rubber as Serbia suffered a shock defeat by Germany in the Davis Cup Finals, while Daniil Medvedev helped the Russian Tennis Federation to an opening win.
Barcelona notched their first away win in La Liga this season in Xavi Hernandez's first away game in charge as late goals from Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho secured a 3-1 victory over Villarreal on Saturday.
Palmeiras won the Copa Libertadores for the second year in a row when an extra-time goal from Deyverson gave them a 2-1 win over Flamengo in an absorbing all-Brazilian final on Saturday.
Just like exactly a year ago, Mohun Bagan began running the show with a bewitching brilliance as Roy Krishna and Manvir Singh again set the stage on fire with two beautifully-crafted goals. And when Liston Colaco made it 3-0,it promised to be bigger and better for Antonio Lopez Habas’s side.
With Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja — two of India’s most prolific spinners in the last decade — in the playing XI, Axar ended the third day of the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur as the lead spinner with a five-wicket haul.
Robert Lewandowski threatens to deny Lionel Messi a record-extending seventh Ballon d'Or title as the prestigious awards ceremony returns Monday after it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic.
Diogo Jota struck after just 97 seconds as Liverpool closed to within one point of Premier League leaders Chelsea after a 4-0 stroll against Southampton on Saturday.
Veteran India wicket-keeper and team's oldest player Wriddhiman Saha didn't take the field at the start of day three in the first Test against New Zealand due to a stiff neck.