As Tour de France enters Pyrenees, Rogers wins 16th stage
Michael Rogers of Australia led a breakaway to a downhill finish in winning the longest stage as the Tour de France entered the Pyrenees on Tuesday. Vincenzo Nibali, about 8 1/2 minutes back, reined in his top challengers and retained the yellow jersey after Stage 16. But the contest for the podium... read more »
Victories at Lord’s: Then and Now
India’s twin peaks at Lord’s, those dual tales of humbling the host, are split by 28 years. The squads are different, one was Kapil’s Devils, and the other is M.S. Dhoni’s merry bunch. The lone continuity between 1986 and 2014 is restricted to the gene-pool. Roger Binny played then. His son... read more »
Steven Gerrard retires from international football
England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from international football on Monday to focus on playing for Liverpool. The 34—year—old midfielder made 114 appearances for England over 14 years. Gerrard said he “agonized” over his future after the World Cup in Brazil, where England... read more »
India aims top three finish in Glasgow CWG
The unprecedented success achieved in the last edition would be hard to replicate this time after the dropping of a few disciplines but upbeat after getting back in the Olympic fold, a 215-strong Indian contingent would nonetheless seek a top-five finish in the 20th Commonwealth Games which begin... read more »
