CRICKET
Bangladesh women held their nerves in a nerve-wrecking finish against their Indian counterparts. - ACC
Six-time champion India was beaten by three wickets as Bangladesh lifted its maiden women's Asia Cup trophy. (Report)
Indian Test opener M. Vijay exudes confidence ahead of India's all-important England tour in June in an exclusive chat with Sportstar. (Interview)
Cricket South Africa and SuperSport plan to deliver a "world-class" Twenty20 competition in November 2018. (Report)
Australian coach Tom Moody, who has watched Rashid Khan from close quarters during the latter's time with Sunrisers Hyderabad, feels adapting to different conditions has been key to the leg-spinner's success. (Interview)
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan consolidated his position at the top of the ICC T20I player rankings after returning with 12 wickets from the recently concluded T20 international series against Bangladesh at Dehradun. (Report)
New Zealand cricket coach Mike Hesson announced on Thursday he was quitting, a year out from the World Cup, citing family reasons. (Report)
Steve Rhodes, former England wicketkeeper-batsman, has been appointed head coach of Bangladesh, eight months after Chandika Hathurusingha’s resignation in October last year. (Report)
Karnataka announces Yere Goud and S. Arvind as new coaches. (Report)
Arjun Tendulkar, son of Sachin Tendulkar, has been named in India's U-19 squad for its tour to Sri Lanka. (Report)
FOOTBALL
Neymar's ultimate target will be to catch a fellow Santos icon in Pele, who remains well clear at the top of the list on 77. - GETTY IMAGES
FIFA will attempt to combat "manipulation" of its world ranking system by introducing an overhauled points formula following the World Cup. (Report)
Ronaldo and Pele are the only remaining targets for Neymar after he drew level with Romario by scoring his 55th goal for Brazil. (Report)
Liverpool's long-mooted move for France forward Nabil Fekir has apparently fallen short after Lyon announced negotiations have ended. (Report)
Manuel Lanzini's injury has resulted in Enzo Perez returning to the Argentina squad for the World Cup. (Report)
Sunil Chhetri achieved a personal landmark on the night as India blanked Kenya 2-0 to lift the Intercontinental cup. (Report)
A deaf, white cat named Achilles is soon to begin his work as Russia's official soothsayer for the World Cup. Read more about it here.
Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish has received a knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours for his football and charity work. (Report)
Joel Williams was instrumental in Minerva's transfer policy in its overseas signings and is looking forward to replicate the same with Gokulam Kerala FC. (Report)
TENNIS
Dominic Thiem lost his maiden grand-slam final at the French Open on Sunday. - GETTY IMAGES
Rafael Nadal's remarkable Roland Garros reign continued as the world number one clinched an 11th French Open title with a straight-sets win over Dominic Thiem on Sunday. (Report)
Only Margaret Court had won more than 10 titles at the same grand slam before Rafael Nadal retained his French Open crown in Paris. (Read)
Halep defeated Sloane Stephens 3-6 6-4 6-1, with victory in Paris proving particularly sweet having lost her previous two finals at Roland Garros in 2014 and 2017 in three sets. (Report)
Diego Schwartzman became the first man to take a set off Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros since 2015 in their quarterfinal clash. (Report)
Maria Bueno, the Brazilian “queen” of tennis, who won three Wimbledon and four U.S. championship singles titles, died Friday in Sao Paulo at age 78. (Report)
A despondent Novak Djokovic said he is unsure whether he will play any part in the grass-court season after his stunning French Open defeat to Marco Cecchinato. (Report)
Andy Murray has pulled out of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships as he has not recovered from a hip injury sufficiently in time to risk playing. (Report)
The All India Tennis Association has selected three doubles specialists, including Leander Paes, in the men’s team for the Asian Games to be staged in Palembang, Jakarta from August 19 to 25. (Report)
Rohan Bopanna received the “Sports Icon of Year” award at the conclusion of the “Sports Conclave”, in New Delhi, on Thursday. (Report)
MORE SPORTS
K. Kamalraj clinched the top honours at the Asian Junior Athletics. - SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
For the third time in four years, the Golden State Warriors is an NBA champion. (Report)
K. Kamalraj warded off pain to clinch top honours as India finished third on the medal table with five golds at the Asian Junior Athletics. (Report)
The rise of Spain as one of the best sporting nations was achieved when a federation — Association Del Deporte Espanol (ADESP) — was formed to defend the interests of all sports in the country. Read more about it here.
Paddler Archana Kamath has qualified for the Youth Olympics after beating Malaysia’s Chang Alice Li Sian 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 in the qualifiers. (Report)
After winning his maiden NCAA title, national record holder Tejaswin Shankar injures neck further, closes season. (Report)
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