'Xi is a black box'

On Sunday, March 11, the National People's Congress, China's parliament, will vote to keep Xi Jinping in power for as long as he wants.'The American fear of the Chinese military is overblown. The......

An Olympics without a smile

'As each week brings fresh tales of the woes of Rio on the eve of the Olympics, I wonder whether my friends had a foreboding that the Gods of the Olympics will bring only misfortunes to their......

Shakib steers B'desh to victory amid 'time out' drama

IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, in New Delhi, on Monday. - SCORECARD IMAGE: Shakib Al Hasan scored 82 to help Bangladesh win against Sri Lanka in the World......

'Kohli, Rohit would want to have Olympic medal'

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would aspire to add an Olympic medal to their impressive list of achievements. Photograph: BCCI Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan has expressed optimism......

Major centres stunned as ODI WC ignites venue controversy

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC World Cup/Twitter The officials of major cricket centres, which have not been allocated an ODI World Cup matches, have expressed their disappointment at missing out......

India to host 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup

IMAGE: Indian hockey player Simranjeet Singh celebrates a goal during a match against Belgium during the Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar last year (Image used for representative purposes).......

Sports shorts: India finish with 16 golds in Asian Airgun

IMAGE: India’s Shreya Agrawal is all smiles. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian shooters continued their dominance claiming five gold medals on the final day of the Asian Airgun......