Rica Roy is NDTV's Sports Editor. She is an award-winning journalist with professional experience of over 20 years across Print, Broadcast and Digital. Rica has covered all major sporting fix
Lionel Messi was first named permanent captain of Argentina on September 2, 2011, during a friendly against Venezuela in Kolkata, marking a historic moment for Indian football fans.
For Capri Sports Director and Promoter Jinisha Sharma, the move represents a shift from investing primarily in sporting assets to building the pipeline that feeds them.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has hit the panic button, with sweeping change unloading ahead of the third and final Test against England.
India's women's hockey team has ended a 52-year wait for a top-five finish at the World Cup. After beating Germany 3-1 to secure fifth place, captain Salima Tete and veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia spoke exclusively to NDTV.
For India's women, the World Cup in Amstelveen ended with a fifth-place finish — the country's best result at the tournament since 1974.
The group has written to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking the implementation of court-ordered medical care and family visits for Imran Khan.
The Indian duo, who won the country's only medal at the ongoing World Championships, responded to the adulation with victories and an exciting brand of badminton.
Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly may have fallen short of a place in the World Championships title clash, but their stunning run has given Indian badminton a landmark women's doubles medal and the pair a new belief in their potential.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are assured of a World Championships medal but they are not satisfied yet. The Indian pair overcame Chinese resistance, as they came from a game down to beat China's fourth seeds Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian 16-21, 21-15, 21-13 in Friday's quarterfinal.
Thursday was the best day to watch badminton...it featured Sindhu, Ayush, Satwik/Chirag, Tressa/Gayatri, Dhruv/Tanisha. It also featured 28-year-old fierce competitor Pornpawee Chochuwong.
VVS Laxman is set to be named the BCCI Director of Cricket, sources have told NDTV. The change in designation puts Laxman above Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar in heirarchy.
This year Subroto Cup will be played between August 18 and September 24. A total of 107 teams will take part - 38 in junior boys, 35 in sub-junior boys and 35 in the girls' category. Teams from Sri Lanka will also participate this year
At 21, Ayush Shetty is preparing to walk onto the biggest stage of his young career, and perhaps face the most difficult opponent in his opening game, Shi Yu Qi, the top seed and reigning world champion.
Rica Roy is NDTV's Sports Editor. She is an award-winning journalist with professional experience of over 20 years across Print, Broadcast and Digital. Rica has covered all major sporting fixtures in the last two decades, including Cricket World Cups, Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games.