Author: Yogesh Gautam

The closest Leicester got to a European trip in recent years was crossing the Welsh border to play Swansea in the Premier League. Now, as the unlikely English champions, they’ll be visiting Belgium, Portugal and Denmark — and if all goes well, even more countries — for matches in their first-ever campaign in the Champions League. Leicester is one of two newcomers in Europe’s elite club competition this season, along with Rostov following its second-place finish in the Russian league. Both teams were fighting relegation in their respective domestic leagues just two seasons ago, yet now they are mixing...

India retained opener Shikhar Dhawan and middle order batsman Rohit Sharma on Monday for their three-test home series against New Zealand beginning in Kanpur later this month. The 29-year-old Rohit is an automatic choice in India’s limited-overs sides but has failed to replicate that form in the five-day format, averaging 32.62 with the bat in 18 tests. He scored nine and 41 in the third test in West Indies at Gros Islet and did not get a chance to bat in the final match of the series at Port of Spain, which was washed out. Left-handed opener Dhawan’s place...

Kathmandu, September 11 Nepali Judoka Phupu Lhamu Khatri won bronze medal in the 17th Asian Junior Judo Championship at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kerala in Kochi, India on Sunday. The Rio Olympic Games participant and 12th South Asian Games gold medallist, Khatri defeated Mohammadi Ban Ebouni Nasin in Shime-waja to finish third along with a player from Uzbekistan in the below-63kg weight category. Khatri earned a second chance to compete in repechage after she lost her first round bout against South Korea’s Lui Sui, who went on to win the gold medal beating the judoka from Kazakhstan....