International Hockey Federation chief Narinder Batra has been elected president of the Indian Olympic Association IOA. He succeeds N Ramachandran from Tamil Nadu. Rajeev Mehta was elected unopposed secretary general of the IOA, while Anandeshwar Pandey is the new treasurer.My intention is to see that India should improve its medal tally in every event and work with the sports ministry to ensure better involvement of all the stakeholders,said Batra.My belief is we should think big. We can host the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in the future, even the Olympics, maybe in 2032.Batra also sai ... Read More

MS Dhoni is 12 years older than Hardik Pandya but when it comes to speed, agility and fitness, even young 20-somethings find it almost impossible to match the former skipper.Dhoni and Pandya set off for a 100m race in Mohali before the start of the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka and there was very little to choose before Dhoni shot past Pandya for a short while before both runners ended the sprint. Dhoni has been one of the fittest cricketers in the globe since his international debut back in 2004. As wicketkeeper, batsman and captain in all three formats for years, the Jharkhand supe ... Read More

Runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City will look to strengthen their defence in the January transfer window as they plan to compete for multiple trophies in Pep Guardiolas second season.Injuries to John Stones, Vincent Kompany and Benjamin Mendy have left Guardiola with very few options and he said that he and the club will look to fix that come January if needed.In that department we have too few players and to handle all competitions we are in trouble, real trouble if this is the case. But I cant assure anything. We are going to see what will happen in January, Guardiola told a news ... Read More

Former Australia batsman and T20 veteran Brand Hodge has signed a three-year contract for the head coachs post with the Kings XI Punjab. Hodge is likely to report to Virender Sehwag, the franchises mentor-cum director of cricket. The 42-year-old held a similar role with the new defunct Indian Premier League (IPL) side Gujarat Lions for the last two seasons. The head coachs job was informally held by Sehwag after Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar resigned in December 2016.Hodge will be playing for Melbourne Renegades in the 2017-18 Big Bash League (BBL) before joining the Punjab franchise ... Read More

Rohit Sharma scored a historic third double hundred as India continued to be ruthless against Sri Lanka in the second of the three-match series vs Sri Lanka in Mohali.Rohit was the only man to score more than one double hundred in ODIs. Four other batsmen - Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill - have only one each. On November 13, 2014, Rohit had set a world record for the highest individual score in ODIs with a scintillating 264 at the Eden Gardens against Sri Lanka. He had scored his maiden ODI double hundred against Australia the previous year Mazher Arshad. ... Read More

Rohit Sharmas love-affair with scoring double hundreds in one day international continued when he smashed his third in the second match against Sri Lanka at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. Rohit blasted his way to a majestic 208 not out off 153 balls as he became the only batsman to score three double centuries in the 50-over format. Rohits sensational knock also powered India to a series-levelling victory after the hosts annihilated Sri Lanka by 141 runs. The series decider will be played at Dr Y.S. Against Australia at Bengaluru in 2013 before he struck a world record 264 against Sri ... Read More