South Korea v Iran: South Korea World Cup hopes hit by 10-man Iran

SEOUL: South Korea were held to a frustrating scoreless draw by 10-man Iran in Seoul Thursday when a win would have seen the home side qualify for next year’s World Cup.
Already qualified Iran played the majority of the second half in front of a capacity crowd at the Seoul World Cup...

Late drama keeps China in 2018 World Cup hunt

SHANGHAI: Gao Lin was the hero for China with a late penalty to seal a nervy 1-0 win over Uzbekistan to keep their faint World Cup hopes just about alive Thursday.
Hosts China needed to win the penultimate group-phase clash to stay in the hunt for a play-off spot for Russia 2018 and Gao...

Force India pair clears the air after Spa collision

MONZA (Italy): Force India’s feuding team mates met on Thursday to reset their relationship after French rookie Esteban Ocon accused Mexican Sergio Perez of trying to kill him at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
“I went to Esteban’s room and had a talk with...

Cavendish to return to action at Tour of Britain

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India crush Sri Lanka by 168 runs

COLOMBO: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma produced sublime centuries as India dented Sri Lanka’s chances of a direct World Cup qualification with a thumping 168-run victory in the fourth ODI on Thursday.
Kohli (131 runs off 96 balls) and Rohit (104 off 88) made merry on a batting beauty...

Formula One: Hamilton confident over Mercedes future

MONZA (Italy): Lewis Hamilton revealed Thursday that he is happy and confident he will stay with Mercedes beyond 2018 and is in no rush to sign a new contract.
The 32-year-old Briton, seven points behind Sebastian Vettel in this year’s title race ahead of this weekend’s Italian...

Gaurav Bidhuri: World Boxing Championship: Gaurav Bidhuri settles for bronze

NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of witnessing a boxer in the finals of the World championships were dashed yet again as Gaurav Bidhuri fell short in his bantamweight (56kg) semifinal bout against American Duke Ragan.
Bidhuri, who became just the fourth Indian pugilist to win a World...

india v sri lanka: Youngsters will get another chance in fifth ODI: Virat Kohli

COLOMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli described India’s 168-run win over Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI as a clinical performance and said he would continue to experiment with the team’s line-up in the fifth and final one-dayer.
Batting first, India posted a huge 375/5 in the fourth ODI...

Worcestershire: Ashwin stars with a five-wicket haul on County debut

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Ashwin was in the wickets for Worcestershire as he marked his club debut with a thumping English County Championship victory. He took eight wickets in the match and five for 68 in the second innings during a 189-run win that saw Midlands club Worcestershire...

US open: Wozniacki slams 'unacceptable' Sharapova favoritism

NEW YORK: Caroline Wozniacki slammed as “unacceptable and questionable” the US Open decision to give Maria Sharapova back-to-back matches on the showpiece Arthur Ashe Stadium in the Russian’s first Grand Slam appearance since serving a doping ban.
Wozniacki was furious...

T20 Global League: Will BCCI allow Indians to play in away leagues?

NEW DELHI: The stubborn reluctance of the Indian cricket board in allowing Indians to play in the T20 leagues around the world has been a matter of debate and conjecture for long. However, there could be a rethink on the issue.
Chairman of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) Vinod Rai...

Bangladesh v Australia: Is Bangladesh the new Sri Lanka?

CHENNAI: There’s been a shift in power balance in subcontinental cricket in recent times.
While Sri Lanka, a force since their 1996 World Cup triumph, are on the decline, Bangladesh -the whipping boys of the first decade of the new millennium – are threatening to challenge the...

​Bangladesh v Australia: There's one delivery that Aussies are not picking: Sunil Joshi

CHENNAI: Sunil Joshi broke Bangladeshi hearts way back in 2000 when they made their Test debut in Dhaka. It was Joshi’s man-of-the match effort that led to a Bangladesh defeat after they had put up a strong fight against a powerful Indian side.
Now 17 years later, Joshi is one of...

Canadian teen Shapovalov ousts Tsonga at US Open

NEW YORK: Canadian Denis Shapovalov appeared older than his 18 years at the US Open on Wednesday, staying poised to beat eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(3) and advancing to the third round.
Shapovalov, who had to qualify for the main draw, rose his hands in triumph after the...

india v sri lanka: A good challenge for me, says stand-in skipper Malinga

COLOMBO: Few will cherish the prospect of leading a side for one match when they are already 0-3 down. But Lasith Malinga put up a brave face on Wednesday, the eve of Sri Lanka’s fourth ODI against India. “I feel it’s a good challenge for me. People think we are not on...

Serena can regain top ranking, Mouratoglou says

NEW YORK: Serena Williams must put her career first after the birth of her first child if she wants to regain her place at the top of women’s tennis, according to her coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
Former world number one Williams is due to become a mother in the coming days but has...

Makarova shocks Wozniacki to end marathon day in New York

NEW YORK: Ekaterina Makarova closed out a marathon day at the US Open with a surprise triumph over fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki as the Russian registered a first win in eight meetings against the former world number one and a place in the third round.
After rain washed out most of...

Gaurav Bidhuri: Boxing Worlds: Gaurav Bidhuri aims to change colour of medal

NEW DELHI: From a very young age, Gaurav Bidhuri had been pushed to go for just one dream become the boxing world champion.
This was the dream his father, Dharmendra Bidhuri, had nurtured since he himself took part in his first senior nationals back in 1988.
Now 29 years later,...

Sharjeel Khan: Sharjeel Khan to appeal against five-year ban

KARACHI: Tainted Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan has decided to appeal against the five-year ban imposed on him by the Anti-Corruption Tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board for his role in spot-fixing in the PSL.
Sharjeel’s lawyer Shaighan Ejaz confirmed that a decision has been...

Pakistan's Shadab Khan joins Heat for Big Bash

BRISBANE (Australia): Pakistan’s dynamic teen leg-spinner Shadab Khan will play in Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash League with Brisbane Heat this year, the club said on Thursday.
Shadab, 18, has made impressive progress since his international debut for Pakistan last year,...

Vikas Krishan's pro plans on hold after World Championship setback

HAMBURG: His World Championship campaign ending in disappointment, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan has decided to put his plans of turning professional on hold and focus on recuperating from a hand injury that he claims, resurfaced during the event.
The 2011 bronze-medallist at the marquee...

PV Sindhu: India has immense talent, a second Sindhu possible: PV Sindhu

NEW DELHI: Impressed by Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma‘s initiative to create a pool of players for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, star shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said the country has immense talent and the day is not far when...

Indian football team: Former stars praise Indian football team

NEW DELHI: Former India defenders Mahesh Gawli and Deepak Mondal have praised the current national football team for its recent success, saying coach Stephen Constantine has brought in a fighting spirit.
India have won nine international matches on the trot, including an unofficial game...

Bangladesh v Australia: Shakib Al Hasan backs words with action in Dhaka

DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan stayed true to his word after his all-round excellence helped secure Bangladesh’s maiden test victory against Australia at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday.
Australia skipper Steve Smith was among those bemused by Shakib’s pre-series...

Worcestershire: Ashwin takes three on County debut, wants to play all 4 games

WORCESTER: Ravichandran Ashwin, who started his maiden county stint for Worcestershire on a decent note taking 3/94 and scoring 36 against Gloucestershire, wants to play all the four games even though he might get called up for the limited overs series against Australia.
With the selectors...

Sharjeel ban vindicates our zero corruption stand: PCB

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday made it clear that it will not appeal against the five- year spot-fixing ban slapped on Pakistani Test batsman Sharjeel Khan by the three-member Anti-Corruption tribunal of the board.
A statement from PCB Chairman, Najam Sethi, in...

A lot at stake for Lahiri at second leg of FedExCup Play-offs

MASSACHUSETTS: Anirban Lahiri heads into one of the most important weeks of the year as he prepares for the second leg of FedExCup Play-offs this Thursday at the Dell Technologies Championship.
The 30-year-old Indian, who has made sure of his PGA Tour card for 2018, now sits on the...

Cambia Portland Classic: Aditi Ashok to tee off at Cambia Portland Classic on LPGA

OREGON (USA): Indian golfer Aditi Ashok will play alongside Laura Dias of the US and Wales’ Becky Morgan in the opening round as gears up to tees off at LPGA Tour after a three-week break.
The 19-year-old Aditi missed her last two cuts, both in the United Kingdom, at the Ladies...

Manchester United, Barcelona to honour attack victims

LONDON: Manchester United and Barcelona will honour victims of the terror attacks in their two cities prior to Saturday’s charity match between former players from the clubs at Old Trafford.
The pre-arranged game will be preceded by a minute’s silence, while both sides will...

india v sri lanka: Shardul Thakur waiting patiently to wear India cap

COLOMBO: Shardul Thakur is yet to get a game for India despite receiving his maiden call-up more than a year ago but the Mumbai pacer says he has been patiently preparing himself for the big moment all this while.
Thakur could be in line to make his international debut on Thursday when...

Neymar: Neymar back with Brazil in Ecuador clash

PORTO ALEGRE: Brazil have already qualified for the 2018 World Cup but all eyes will be on superstar Neymar playing Ecuador on Thursday in his first international since a record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Selecao are on the fast track to Russia, with a good chance of ending the...

india v sri lanka: No pressure on Lankan team: Lasith Malinga

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka are down in the dumps after losing all the three matches of this lop-sided series against India but stand-in skipper Lasith Malinga sought to play down the turmoil in the team, saying there’s no pressure on the hosts ahead of the fourth ODI on Thursday.
In the...

Suresh Raina: Duleep Trophy from Sept 7, Raina to captain India Blue

NEW DELHI: Suresh Raina has been named captain of the India Blue team for the Duleep Trophy, which will be held in Kanpur and Lucknow from September 7 to 29, providing him a platform to make a return to the Indian team.
Raina, who has not played an ODI since October 2015, was ignored for...

World Boxing championship: Gaurav Bidhuri aims to change colour of medal

NEW DELHI: From a very young age, Gaurav Bidhuri had been pushed to go for just one dream – become the boxing world champion. This was the dream his father, Dharmendra Bidhuri, had nurtured since he himself took part in his first senior nationals back in 1988.
Now 29 years later,...

England v West Indies: 2nd Test: Hope stars as West Indies stun England

Shai Hope led the West Indies to a remarkable five-wicket win over England in the second Test on the fifth day at Headingley on Tuesday to level the three-match series at 1-1.
AFP | Updated: Aug 29, 2017, 23:41 IST
Shai Hope celebrates with captain Jason Holder after winning the second...

Angelique Kerber: Osaka stuns defending champion Kerber in US Open first round

NEW YORK: Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka sent defending champion Angelique Kerber crashing out of the US Open first round, bringing a rare bright spot to a rain-lashed day at Flushing Meadows.
As players ran for cover off the outside courts, Osaka’s big-hitting game and love of the...

Dhoni: Fan disrupts practice session to take selfie with Dhoni

COLOMBO: Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains one of the most popular Indian cricketers in Sri Lanka. From auto-rickshaw (called tuk-tuk here) drivers to the departmental store staff, all want to see Dhoni in action but don’t want India to win. Unfortunately, for Lankan fans, the script...

US open: Nadal takes first step towards Federer US Open showdown

NEW YORK: World number one Rafael Nadal dismissed Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-2 to ease into the US Open second round on Tuesday, setting the Spaniard on a collision course for a long overdue Flushing Meadows showdown with Roger Federer.
While the year’s final Grand Slam is only...

Gopichand sees scope for improvement in Sindhu

HYDERABAD: Despite PV Sindhu winning many titles, her coach Pullela Gopichand has always maintained that she is not yet a complete player. Ever after she won the Olympic silver last year, Gopichand had said that Sindhu is still in the process of becoming a complete player.
But after...

Shai Hope: Shai proud to breathe fresh 'Hope' into West Indies cricket

LEEDS (England): Shai Hope became a symbol of hope for the future of West Indian Test cricket after his landmark twin hundreds at Headingley steered the Caribbean side to an astonishing five-wicket victory over England on Tuesday.
Hope was amazed to hear he had become the first man to...

Law proud as West Indies bounce back from first Test 'kicking'

LEEDS (United Kingdom): West Indies coach Stuart Law praised his side for the way they responded to their humiliating first Test defeat by England to level the series with a stunning five-wicket win at Headingley on Tuesday.
Shai Hope made hundreds in both innings, with opener Kraigg...

I always look to take wickets: Kuldeep Yadav

COLOMBO: It is tough for any youngster to wait for your chance after having led your team to victory in your last outing. But Kuldeep Yadav, who has warmed the bench in the three ODIs after picking up five wickets against Sri Lanka in the last Test match at Pallekele, is not disheartened....

US-Peruvian Olympic runner Torrence found dead

LOS ANGELES: The United States track and field community paid tribute to California-based athlete David Torrence on Tuesday after the Olympic middle-distance runner was found dead in Arizona.
Torrence, 31, who represented Peru in last year’s Olympics, was discovered at the bottom of...

Roger Federer: Federer overcomes Tiafoe scare to advance at US Open

NEW YORK: World number three Roger Federer survived a first round scare from Frances Tiafoe as the Swiss ground out a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 victory over the American teenager before a raucous crowd at the US Open.
Federer looked more relieved than overjoyed when Tiafoe’s forehand...

Amritpal Singh: India basketball captain Amritpal Singh signs with Sydney Kings

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India captain Amritpal Singh has signed with the Sydney Kings to play in Australia’s National Basketball League next season.
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Fist of Bidhuri: Gaurav 'hooks' self doubts to win World medal

HAMBURG: Confidence bruised by near-misses and a nagging back injury – this is what Gaurav Bidhuri carried into the World Boxing Championships before his career got a new lease of life by the lone medal he assured for India.
The 24-year-old was not even meant to be in the team till...

​AB de Villiers: Cricket remains most important part of my life: AB de Villiers

CHENNAI: South African star AB de Villiers says time away from the game has made him realise that cricket remains the most important part of his life.
The stylish batsman, who recently quit ODI captaincy and announced his return to Tests after a self-imposed exile, said he could reflect on...

Keane: Keane slams 'mind-boggling' transfer frenzy

LONDON: Former Manchester United star Roy Keane has slammed the “mind-boggling” spending of clubs paying huge fees for “average” players in a historically frenzied transfer window.
Keane, who now works as assistant to Republic of Ireland coach Martin O’Neill,...

Andre Bikey: Jamshedpur FC sign Cameroonian defender Bikey

KOLKATA: Jamshedpur FC on Tuesday announced the signing of Cameroonian defender Andre Bikey for the 2017-18 Indian Super League (ISL) football season.
Bikey becomes the fifth foreign signing for Jamshedpur after Moura, Tiri, Doutie and Belfort.

“I am happy to have signed for...

india v sri lanka: Dhoni's influence on rookie bowlers is unparalleled: Kuldeep

COLOMBO: India spinner Kuldeep Yadav feels no one judges his bowling better than MS Dhoni, who is set to feature in his 300th ODI on Thursday.
The left-arm leg-spinner has sat out the first three ODIs against Sri Lanka, but with the series wrapped up already, he is expected to make a...

Bangladesh v Australia: Injured Hazlewood to miss Chittagong Test

DHAKA: Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood will miss the second and final Test against Bangladesh after picking up a side strain on Tuesday which also rules him out of the subsequent limited-overs tour of India.
The 26-year-old went wicketless in the current first Test at the Shere Bangla...

Gaurav Bidhuri: World Boxing Championship: Gaurav Bidhuri assures India a medal

NEW DELHI: World Championship medals are a rarity for Indian boxing. There were only three Indians who have managed it on this stage before the 2017 edition – Shiva Thapa (2015), Vikas Krishan (2011) and Vijender Singh (2009). On Tuesday, Gaurav Bidhuri joined the league by assuring...

Isl: Bengaluru FC sign Venezuelan striker Miku

BENGALURU: Bengaluru FC on Tuesday signed Venezuelan international striker Nicolas ‘Miku’ Ladislao Fedor Flores, who helped his team to a fourth-place finish at the 2011 Copa America in Argentina.
The move was aimed at adding more firepower to the frontline ahead of Bengaluru...

Villa: Villa 'on a cloud' over Spain recall

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David Villa says he is floating on “a little cloud” after the 35-year-old’s recall by Spain for the first time since the 2014 World Cup.
AFP | Aug 29, 2017, 20:18 IST
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Vinod Rai: BCCI constitution draft will be ready by September 8: Rai

MUMBAI: Vinod Rai, head of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators, on Tuesday said the draft of the new BCCI constitution will be ready by next week.
“It is a work in progress. We (CoA) are meeting on September 8 in Delhi, where we will finalise the...

Ganguly: CoA gets Duleep Trophy back in calendar after Ganguly letter

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Tuesday instructed BCCI not to scrap the Duleep Trophy from the domestic calendar after the tournament was removed, keeping technical committee chairman Sourav Ganguly in dark.
“The Duleep Trophy has been restored. It will be...

Lara: Wife Lara's tweet angers tennis ace Bhupathi

MUMBAI: Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi on Tuesday reacted angrily to his wife and actress Lara Dutta‘s tweet demonstrating how she stopped water from seeping into her house by using towels of Wimbledon US, Australian and French Open.
Dutta posted a picture on the social...

Duchemin: French women's world champion Angelique Duchemin dies at 26

PERPIGNAN: France’s women’s world featherweight champion Angelique Duchemin died aged 26 on Tuesday after suffering a heart problem in training.
Duchemin fell ill at her boxing club in Thuir in the Pyrenees Orientales region on Monday evening.

She received a cardiac massage...

Bumrah five-for, Rohit ton secure series win for India | Cricket

India 218 for 4 (Rohit 124*, Dhoni 67*, Dananjaya 2-38) beat Sri Lanka 217 for 9 (Thirimanne 80, Bumrah 5-27) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details





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Chamara Kapugedera doubtful for fourth ODI against India | Cricket

Stand-in captain Chamara Kapugedera’s participation in the fourth ODI has been thrown into doubt after he aggravated a back injury during the previous match, on Sunday. Kapugedera had been nursing a stiff back before the third ODI, but had batted and fielded in...

IPL media rights: SC refuses to direct BCCI to e-auction IPL media rights

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to direct the BCCI to conduct e-auctioning for awarding media rights relating to the Indian Premier League matches.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chadrachud did not consider the plea of BJP...

I would play against Pakistan even if my one leg is not there

CHENNAI: MS Dhoni was almost ruled out for a crunch India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup last year after he suffered an injury but the then captain’s determination saw him not only turning up for the game but also winning it, according to national chief Selector MSK Prasad.
Revealing...

​Saina: TV shouldn't dictate scheduling: Vimal Kumar on Saina Nehwal match

NEW DELHI: Lack of adequate time to recover after a late night match affected Saina Nehwal‘s performance in the semifinals, feels her coach Vimal Kumar, who called for perfect scheduling of matches in big ticket events such as World Championship and Olympics.
Saina had to settle for...

Garbine Muguruza advances to second round at US Open

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Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza advanced to the second round of the US Open on Monday by defeating American Varvara Lepchenko 6-0, 6-3.
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US open: Hand-me-down kid Tiafoe targets childhood hero Federer

NEW YORK: As a youngster, Frances Tiafoe, the son of a Sierra Leone immigrant, played tennis in hand-me-down gear and dreamed of the day he’d face Roger Federer at the US Open.
On Tuesday, that wish, forged from hours of hitting a ball against the wall of a Maryland club where his...

Kvitova wears down Jankovic to reach US Open second round

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Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova scraped into the second round of the US Open by beating former world number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 7-5 7-5 on...

World Boxing championship: Kavinder Bisht beats Mohamed Flissi to enter quarters

HAMBURG: Kavinder Bisht (52kg) and Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) entered the quarterfinals with upset wins but Shiva Thapa‘s quest for a second World Boxing Championship medal ended in a heartbreak on Monday.
Kavinder notched up a remarkable 3-2 victory over Algeria’s two-time world...

I have plenty more left to achieve for India

NEW DELHI: “I’m not thinking of stopping anytime soon. I have a lot more to achieve.” Being appointed a senior sports officer with the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation does not mean that Joshna Chinappa, India’s highest-ranked squash player, is...

Dhyan Chand: Remembering Major Dhyan Chand on National Sports Day

NEW DELHI: August 29 marks the birth anniversary of India’s hockey wizard, Major Dhyan Chand. A phenomenal athlete, Dhyan Chand put India on the map back when the world continued to be plagued by wars and political bloodshed. He would have been 112 years old.
In honour of Dhyan...

There is always this feeling of missing out on gold: PV Sindhu

HYDERABAD: PV Sindhu is naturally disappointed after narrowly missing a great opportunity to become the world champion. On Sunday, the slow court conditions in Glasgow did not allow Sindhu to play her naturally aggressive game. Initially, she tried hitting hard but with the shuttle...

Harmanpreet Kaur: Never thought I will get Arjuna Award: Harmanpreet

NEW DELHI: India’s women’s cricket World Cup star performer Harmanpreet Kaur says that she had never thought of winning the prestigious Arjuna Award which she will receive on Tuesday.
Harmanpreet has been named as one of the 17 sportspersons to receive the Arjuna Award from the...

Arsenal 'cowards' slammed over Anfield drubbing

LONDON: Having been torn to pieces in their humiliating 4-0 defeat at Liverpool, a similar fate befell Arsene Wenger‘s Arsenal in the post-match post-mortems.
Wenger’s players were variously described as “lazy”, “pathetic”, “arrogant” and...

Zinedine Zidane: Bale may be running out of time at Real Madrid

MADRID: Change happens in the blink of an eye at Real Madrid and time may be running out for Gareth Bale.
The Welsh forward netted the team’s first goal of the league season against Deportivo La Coruna as the European champions put in a commanding performance to win 3-0 on the...

world wrestling championships: Wrestling debacle: WFI President rues 'waste of time' in France

NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh blamed the organisers for the country’s dismal show at the World Championships, saying the lack of facilities in Paris resulted in wrestlers losing out on 15 days of training ahead of the mega-event.
The...

Bangladesh v Australia: 1st Test: Shakib's five-for puts Bangladesh on top

DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan claimed five wickets to help dismiss Australia for 217 and give Bangladesh the upper hand on the second day of the opening Test on Monday.
Australia, who resumed the day on a precarious 18-3, were bowled out early in the final session for 217 to hand the hosts a...

1997 women's World Cup inspired me, says Jhulan Goswami

NEW DELHI: Veteran India pacer Jhulan Goswami on Monday revealed that the 1997 women’s World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand inspired her to pursue cricket as career.
“In 1997 there was a women’s world cup final between Australia and New Zealand and we got...

Shiva Thapa: Unwell Shiva Thapa bows out of Worlds without stepping into ring

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In a big blow to India, defending bronze-medallist and fifth seed Shiva Thapa (60kg) was on Monday forced out of the 19th World Championships owing to food...

Vijayan: Team India players mesmerised by Vijayan's presence

MUMBAI: Indian football legend IM Vijayan visited the national team training session, leaving the players mesmerised with his mere presence.
The practice session was on at the Mumbai Football Arena.

Goalkeeper Subrata Paul saluted the former captain from a distance and embraced him,...

Glasgow Rangers - Fantastic Football Facts!

If you’re a football fan, no doubt you’ll know lots about Glasgow Rangers FC, but I’m sure there’s loads more you don’t know about this Scottish Premier League team! Get to know the Gers better with these footie facts!
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Rangers were first established...

Sharjeel, Khalid set to face long bans and heavy fines

KARACHI: Pakistan’s opening pair of Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif are set to face long bans and heavy fines from the three-member anti-corruption tribunal, formed by the country’s Cricket Board (PCB) to probe into the spot-fixing scandal in the Pakistan Super League.
The...

Gaurav in quarters; Manoj bows out of World Boxing Championship

HAMBURG: The unheralded Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) advanced to the quarterfinals with an upset win but Shiva Thapa’s quest for a second World Boxing Championship medal ended without exchanging a single blow as he was forced to withdraw due to food poisoning and fever on Monday.
Shiva, seeded...

ajax amsterdam: De Jong ends Newcastle nightmare, re-signs for Ajax

LONDON: Dutch international Siem de Jong ended his injury-plagued three-year spell at Newcastle United on Monday by re-signing for Dutch giants Ajax, the English club announced.
The 28-year-old attacking midfielder — who suffered a collapsed lung and a ruptured thigh muscle among...

I'm no Neymar, insists Barcelona new boy Dembele

BARCELONA: French wonderkid Ousmane Dembele shrugged off comparisons with Neymar and insisted he still has much to learn, despite becoming the second most expensive player in history as he was presented by Barcelona on Monday.
The 20-year-old’s 105 million-euro ($125 million) transfer...

Andy Murray: Andy Murray withdraws from US Open with hip injury

NEW YORK: World number two Andy Murray withdrew from the US Open on Saturday, saying a nagging left hip injury had left him unable to compete in the year’s final Grand Slam tournament.
Britain’s Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion whose first major title came in 2012 on...

Floyd Mayweather: Floyd Mayweather knocks out brave Conor McGregor to win superfight, announces retirement

LAS VEGAS: Floyd Mayweather outclassed Conor McGregor with a 10th-round stoppage here on Saturday to win their money-spinning superfight and clinch his 50th straight victory.

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Chelsea: Fabregas, Morata put Chelsea on cruise control

LONDON: Chelsea lifted Antonio Conte‘s spirits ahead of the crucial final days of the transfer window as goals from Cesc Fabregas and Alvaro Morata sealed a comfortable 2-0 victory over woeful Everton on Sunday.
Conte has spent the last few weeks grumbling about Chelsea’s...

Sathish Sivalingam: Lifter Sathish Sivalingam gears up for Oz challenge

CHENNAI: Sathish Sivalingam may have finished 11th in the men’s 77kg weightlifting event at last year’s Rio Olympics – but the Vellore-born lifter is leaving no stone unturned ahead of the Commonwealth and Oceania Championships which will be held at Gold Coast in...

Liverpool: Liverpool crush woeful Arsenal 4-0

LIVERPOOL (England): Liverpool served up a thrilling display of attacking football to rip apart a woeful Arsenal side 4-0 in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday.
It was a performance which suggests that, regardless of the outcome of Barcelona’s pursuit of Philippe Coutinho,...

Fun Facts About Liberia - The Second Black Republic in the World

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Did you know…Liberia and Haiti were the first black republics in the world…In the early 1940s Liberia formally declared war on Japan and Germany… While Liberia was one of the most prosperous black republics in the early 1950s, South Korea was one of the world’s...

PV Sindhu: PM Modi hails Sindhu after epic World Championship final

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in hailing PV Sindhu‘s awe-inspiring performance at the World Championship, where she ended a silver-medallist after losing a breathtaking final.
“Well played @Pvsindhu1! We are proud of your game at the @2017BWC finals....

Vivo Pro Kabaddi: Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls 32-26

MUMBAI: Bengal Warriors produced a solid performance to outclass Bengaluru Bulls 32-26 in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi on Sunday.
Surjeet Singh scored eight tackle points for Bengal whereas Rohit Kumar scored seven points for Bengaluru Bulls. Jang Kun Lee also chipped in with six raid points for...

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Amit Phangal advances to World Boxing Championships quarters

HAMBURG: Amit Phangal became the first Indian boxer to enter the quarter-finals of the 19th World Championships, upstaging seventh seed Carlos Quipo of Ecuador in his second-round bout on Sunday.
The Indian prevailed in a unanimous verdict to make the last-eight stage of the light...

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PALLEKELE: The ODI series in the bag, India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said the team can afford to make changes in the playing eleven for the remaining two games.
India played the same team for all three ODIs but now reserve players like Manish Pandey can get a game.

“We have a...

PV Sindhu: Happy with silver, but upsetting to lose: PV Sindhu

NEW DELHI: On Sunday, almost a year on from claiming the highest honour in the history of Indian badminton (a silver at the Rio Olympics), Indian badminton queen PV Sindhu claimed silver at the World Badminton Championships after narrowly being beaten by Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 19-21,...

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HYDERABAD: It was so near, yet so far for PV Sindhu. The lanky shuttler gave it her all, but still had to settle for silver in the World Championships. In the one-hour 50 minute slugfest, the longest match of the tournament so far, Sindhu lost the title 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 to Nozomi...

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MADRID: Lionel Messi scored twice and saw a penalty saved as Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the season in La Liga with a 2-0 win at Alaves on Saturday.
Without new signing Ousmane Dembele, who completed the second most expensive transfer ever by moving for 105 million ($125...

2017 bwf world championships: Lin Dan powers into seventh Badminton World Championships final

GLASGOW: Lin Dan stayed on course for a record sixth men’s singles title at the badminton world championships with a stunning semi-final victory over top seed Son Wan-Ho in Glasgow on Saturday.
Lin, who last won the title in 2013, defeated Son 21-17, 21-14 to reach his seventh world...

World Boxing championship: Manoj, Kavinder continue India's good run at Boxing Worlds

HAMBURG: Manoj Kumar drew from his huge reservoir of experience, while Kavinder Bisht relied on sheer tenacity for hard-fought opening victories on another good day for India at the 19th World Boxing Championship here.
Manoj defeated Moldovan Vasilii Belous 3-2 in an exhausting...

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Modi said India is a young nation and it should be reflected on...

National Sports Day: Don't beg Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand: Bansal

NEW DELHI: There is no need to beg for Bharat Ratna for hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand and we are only belittling his achievements by making such demands, former India hockey coach AK Bansal said on Sunday.
Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar had become country’s first sportsperson to...

Schumacher's son drives old F1 car to mark 25th anniversary

SPA-FRANORCHAMPS (Belgium): Marking the 25th anniversary of Michael Schumacher‘s first Formula One win, his teenage son Mick drove demonstration laps in an old F1 car ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Schumacher, who is 18, drove 1994 F1 model of the Benetton B194 that his...

Bangladesh v Australia: 1st Test: Australia suffer top order collapse after Bangladesh post 260

DHAKA: Australia bowled out Bangladesh for 260 and then suffered a spectacular top-order collapse of their own to leave them reeling at 18 for three after the spin-dominated opening day of the first Test on Sunday.
On a day of fluctuating fortunes, Bangladesh slumped to 10-3 before Shakib...

PV Sindhu settles for silver, loses in final

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni: There is no one who can replace Dhoni till 2019 World Cup: Sehwag

NEW DELHI: The jury is still out on whether Mahendra Singh Dhoni should be a part of 2019 World Cup squad but Virender Sehwag strongly feels that the Indian team is “yet to find suitable replacement” of the former skipper.
“I don’t think anyone can replace Dhoni at...

Lewis Hamilton: Lewis Hamilton marks 200th race with victory in Belgium

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th Formula One race in style on Sunday with a pole-to-flag Belgian Grand Prix victory for Mercedes that halved Sebastian Vettel‘s championship lead to seven points.
The Briton’s fifth success in 12 races this season,...

ind vs sl: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, live updates: India reach 100 in chase of 218

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India 73/4 in 18.1 Overs

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india v sri lanka: Test-like situation suited me: Bhuvneshwar

PALLEKELE: It’s not often that we take batting lessons from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But Thursday night was different and the international media waited patiently till well past midnight to hear from Bhuvneshwar, the batsman.
The pacer contributed 53 of the 100 runs in an unbroken...

Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton equals Schumacher's pole record in 200th race

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton equalled Formula One great Michael Schumacher‘s all-time record of 68 pole positions on Saturday with a dominant performance in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying.
The Mercedes driver, who will be starting his 200th race on...

Saina Nehwal: World Badminton Championships: Saina Nehwal loses in semis, settles for bronze

GLASGOW: Saina Nehwal settled for a bronze medal as her impressive run at the World Badminton Championships came to an end after a heart-breaking loss against Rio Olympics bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the women’s singles semi-finals.
Saina, who had won a silver medal...

Bajrang Punia: World Wrestling Championship: India end without single medal

PARIS: India ended their campaign at the World Wrestling Championships without a single medal after Bajrang Punia lost his repechage round in men’s 65kg freestyle on the final day of the competition.
Incidentally, this is the second successive World Championship that Indian grapplers...

Sarbananda Sonowal: FIFA U-17 World Cup host city logo launched in Guwahati

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Sterling grabs last-gasp victory for Man City, then sent off

Raheem Sterling struck in the seventh minute of stoppage time to earn Manchester City a 2-1 Premier League victory over Bournemouth on Saturday but was then sent off in a tumultuous finale on the south coast.
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Lewandowski scores twice against Werder as Bayern win again

BERLIN: Forward Robert Lewandowski struck twice in three minutes in the second half to steer champions Bayern Munich to a 2-0 victory over Werder Bremen on Saturday for their second successive win in the new Bundesliga season.
The Poland international, who narrowly missed out on being top...

Alaphilippe takes Vuelta stage eight as Froome extends overall lead

XORRET DE CATI (Spain): France’s Julian Alaphilippe signalled his return to top form after knee surgery when he took his maiden grand Tour win in the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday.
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Relief for Benitez as Newcastle crush Hammers

NEWCASTLE (United Kingdom): Newcastle United put a smile back on Rafael Benitez‘s face as new signing Joselu inspired their first win of the season in a 3-0 success against West Ham United on Saturday.
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Formula One: Alonso says he is considering several offers

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Fernando Alonso responded to reported interest from Williams on Saturday by saying he had received several offers to leave McLaren at the end of the Formula One season but had yet to decide his next step.
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Coaching Little League: Setting Expectations for Players and Parents

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PV Sindhu: World Badminton Championships: Sindhu beats Chinese opponent to reach final

GLASGOW: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu assured India of a silver medal after reaching the finals of the World Championship with a straight game win over World No 10 Chen Yufei in women’s singles, here on Saturday.
After compatriot Saina Nehwal settled for a bronze, following her...

Global T20 League: Lorgat hopes Indians will be part of Global T20 League one day

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Cibulkova and Gavrilova to meet in Connecticut final

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Slovakian Cibulkova thrashed Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-1 6-3, before Gavrilova upset top seed Agnieszka...

A winning start for India at World Boxing Championships

HAMBURG: Indian boxers were off to a resounding start at the 19th World Boxing Championships, notching an all-win opening day with contrasting victories here.
Amit Phangal (49kg) and Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg), both making their debut at the mega-event, were the only Indians in action in the...

Dera chief verdict: Dera chief claims to have trained Virat Kohli and Vijender Singh!

CHANDIGARH: Chief of Dera Sacha Sauda Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is a convict in a rape case. Quite expectedly, his followers have unleashed violence in Panchkula to protest against the verdict leaving several dead and many injured.
Now, one is inquisitive to get a reaction from Team India...

Saina Nehwal: I should not have gone to Rio Olympics, says Saina Nehwal

GLASGOW: “I should not have gone to Rio” Olympics, said Saina Nehwal, almost a year after the champion shuttler’s early exit proved to be one of the biggest upsets for the Indian contingent at the Games.
The 27-year-old Saina’s second round defeat to unheralded...

india v sri lanka: India eye series win, Sri Lanka seek revival

PALLEKELE: India will fancy their chances of wrapping up the five-match series when they lock horns with a beleaguered Sri Lanka in the third One-day International here on Sunday.
The visitors have a 2-0 lead in the series and can wrap up the contest with another win here before leaving...

india v sri lanka: Experimentation in ODIs will continue: R Sridhar

PALLEKELE: Indian fielding coach R Sridhar has said that the team will not be deterred by the middle-order collapse in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, and continue with experimentation in the matches to come.
India lead the five-match series 2-0 with the third ODI to be played here on...

india v sri lanka: We believe we still can win a game against India: Kapugedera

PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Chamara Kapugedera on Saturday said the fighting effort in a losing cause in the second ODI against India here has given them the belief that they can still win a game in the ongoing series.
Kapugedera denied that the team was low on...

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Vettel to stay with Ferrari for three more years

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Sebastian Vettel ended speculation about his immediate Formula One future by signing a three-year contract extension with Ferrari on Saturday.
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Bangladesh v Australia: Khawaja, Agar to play first Test against Bangladesh

DHAKA: Australia batsman Usman Khawaja and left-arm spinner Ashton Agar will play the first Test against Bangladesh beginning on Sunday, skipper Steve Smith has confirmed.
Both left-handed opener Khawaja and Agar toured India earlier this year but neither played in any of the four Tests...

Live: World Badminton Championships 2017, Semi-finals, Glasgow : REPORT: Saina Nehwal loses in semis, settles for bronze

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Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton equals Schumacher's pole record

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Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton equalled Formula One great Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 68 pole positions on Saturday with a dominant performance in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying.
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Need to create sporting culture, define our aspiration: Abhinav Bindra

NEW DELHI: Abhinav Bindra, India’s only individual Olympic gold medalist, stressed on the need to “aggressively” work towards creating a sporting culture in the country and “clearly define” its aspiration.
“We should aggressively work towards creating a...

Joshna, Dipika can break into world's top 5: India's coach

GREATER NOIDA: Leading women’s squash players, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal, are very much capable of breaking into the top five of the world rankings, believes India’s Egyptian coach Achraf El Karagui.
Both Chinappa and Pallikal have broken the top-10 barrier in the...

Pogba wins UEFA Europa League Player of the Season award

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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was named UEFA Europa League Player of the Season 2016-17, beating teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the prize, European soccer’s governing body announced in Monaco on Friday.
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Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton bounces back to top Belgian Grand Prix practice

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Lewis Hamilton bounced back to top the times for Mercedes ahead of Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari in Friday’s second free practice ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
The three-time world champion, who is 14 points adrift of Sebastian Vettel of...

Pakistan drop Hafeez, Kamran for World XI series

KARACHI: Pakistan left out experienced allrounder Mohammad Hafeez and misfiring opener Kamran Akmal from the 16-man squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against a World XI next month.
The series, to be played in Lahore and given international status by the International Cricket...

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Sandeep loses out on chance to play bronze-medal round at World Wrestling Championships

PARIS: Rio Olympian Sandeep Tomar failed to reach the bronze medal play-offs after losing his second repechage bout on Friday, even as Indian grapplers continued to struggle in the World Wrestling Championships.
India remained medal-less on the fifth and penultimate day of the...

Gujarat Kings win Indian Cue Masters League in style

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Kings blew away Delhi Dons 3-0 to win the inaugural Indian Cue Masters League on Friday.
“The pressure was on them and we just played our best. The atmosphere here, and the crowd and the final was incredible,” said captain Andrew Pagett, who helped Gujarat...

Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona agree deal to sign Dembele from Dortmund

BARCELONA: Borussia Dortmund‘s French starlet Ousmane Dembele brought an end to protracted transfer talks by agreeing a five-year deal with Barcelona for a fee of 105 million euros ($125 million) plus add-ons, the Spanish giants announced Friday.
“Visca Barca, Visca...

Athlete Chitra seeks Rs 50 lakhs as compensation from AFI

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Athlete PU Chitra has approached the Kerala High Court seeking a compensation of Rs 50 lakhs from Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for not including her in the Indian squad...

heera nand kataria: Withdraw Dronacharya recommendation of Kataria: Ministry

NEW DELHI: Three days after approving his name for Dronacharya award, the Sports Ministry has ordered withdrawal of Heera Nand Kataria‘s recommendation for the honour as a controversy erupted over his candidature.
It has been reported that Kataria, nominated by the selection panel...

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NEW YORK: World number one Rafael Nadal could face third-ranked Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the US Open under the draw unveiled Friday.
Swiss star Federer, a 19-time Grand Slam champion who won this year’s Wimbledon and Australian Open titles, has never faced Spanish legend...

Amit gives winning start to India at World Boxing Championship

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Asian bronze-medallist Amit Phangal (49kg) gave India’s campaign a fine start at the 19th World Boxing Championship, advancing to the pre-quarterfinals on...

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MUMBAI: The comparisons with Kapil Dev may be premature only three matches into his test career but all-rounder Hardik Pandya is already shaping up as a key man in India’s mission to conquer the world.
Since the retirement of former captain Dev in 1994, India have been engaged in a...

FedExCup: Disappointing start for Lahiri in Play-offs

NEW YORK: A hole out for an eagle from 90 feet was one of Anirban Lahiri‘s few bright spots on yet another day of missed putts, as he carded five-over 75 in the Northern Trust 2017, the first of the FedExCup play-offs.
Lahiri’s 75 placed him 110th and in danger of missing the...

Kidambi Srikanth loses in quarter-finals

GLASGOW: PV Sindhu completed a hat-trick of medals at the World Badminton Championship as she stormed into the semi-finals, lifting India’s spirit after Kidambi Srikanth‘s quarter-final exit here.
Later in the night, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal dished out a...

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Robin van Persie: Robin van Persie back in Dutch team for World Cup qualifiers

THE HAGUE (Netherlands): Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat recalled veteran striker Robin van Persie on Friday to his squad for crucial World Cup qualifiers against France and Bulgaria.
Fenerbahce forward Van Persie played the last of his 101 internationals in October 2015. The 34-year-old...

Live: World Badminton Championships 2017, Day 5, Glasgow : REPORT: India assured of two medals as Saina, Sindhu enter semis

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Saina Nehwal assures India second medal, enters semi-finals

Fourth seed Saina Nehwal defeated 16th seed...

Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton hungry for 'blood' ahead of 200th race

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is hungrier than ever, and out for ‘blood’, as the Mercedes driver prepares for his 200th race in Formula One this weekend.
The 32-year-old Briton is 14 points behind Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel with...

Nothing to hide in boxing's new scoring system: AIBA

HAMBURG: International Boxing Association (AIBA) president Dr Ching Kuo-Wu said the world body’s recently-revamped scoring system has left no room for discontent as referees have been put under greater scrutiny.
“Boxing is a subjective sport but we, at the AIBA, have been...

india v sri lanka: Kapugedara to lead Sri Lanka for suspended Tharanga

PALLEKELE (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka limited-overs captain Upul Tharanga was Friday handed a two-match ban for a slow over-rate offence during his side’s second straight loss to India in the ongoing one-day series.
Middle-order batsman Chamara Kapugedara will lead the hosts in the...

Zurich Diamond League: Neeraj suffers groin injury in Zurich Diamond League

NEW DELHI: Top Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra suffered a groin injury while taking part in the prestigious Diamond League Meetings finals, which led him to skip his last two rounds of the competition in Zurich.
The 19-year-old Indian junior world record holder did not attempt his...

Bale returns to Wales squad after suspension

LONDON: Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was recalled by Wales on Friday for their forthcoming 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Austria and Moldova.
Bale, 28, missed Wales’s last game, a 1-1 draw against Serbia in June, through suspension.

Stoke City midfielder Joe Allen...

Europa League: Arsenal face Cologne, Red Star Belgrade in Europa League

Arsenal face a tricky Europa League group stage with ties against Cologne and Red Star Belgrade as Arsene Wenger’s side play in Europe’s second-tier competition for the first time since 1997.
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U-17 FIFA World Cup: Will request PM to come for U-17 World Cup opening ceremony: Goel

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday said they would try that Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the opening ceremony of the U-17 FIFA World Cup, indicating that plans to have the ceremony were firmly in place.
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Faf du Plessis: Faf du Plessis to captain T20 World XI in Pakistan

South Africa’s Faf du Plessis will captain a World XI in a three-match T20 series in Pakistan next month as top-level cricket returns to the country, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Thursday.
Du Plessis, 33, is one of five South Africans named in a 14-man squad...

Southeast Asian Games: Gold in 21 seconds for Filipino-Brit boxer

KUALA LUMPUR: Filipino-British boxer John Marvin took just 21 seconds to clinch the Southeast Asian Games light heavyweight title on Thursday, and then said he wanted a quick win as he didn’t trust the judges.
The 24-year-old, a lance corporal in the British Army, unleashed a barrage...

Kidambi Srikanth: Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth enter World Badminton Championships quarters

GLASGOW: Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stood just one step away from grabbing a medal each at the World Badminton Championship after entering the quarter-finals of the singles events on Thursday.
Sindhu, who twice won a bronze medal at the 2013 and 2014 editions,...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Zlatan Ibrahimovic signs new one-year contract with Man United

Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to Manchester United on a year-year contract “to finish what I started,” the 35-year-old announced in a club statement on Thursday.
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Shakib seeks clean Test sweep against Australia

DHAKA: All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said on Thursday he wants no less than a clean sweep for Bangladesh when the Test minnows face a strong Australian side in their first series in more than a decade.
The Test starting Sunday in Dhaka is the first between Australia and Bangladesh since...

Six additional bidders join race for IPL media rights

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Six more companies – including Discovery, Airtel, BAM Tech, Yupp TV, DAZN / Perform Group and Yahoo – have expressed interest in bidding for the IPL media rights.
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Yuvraj's fight against cancer made him a role model: Laxman

HYDERABAD: The way cricketer Yuvraj Singh conquered cancer and then came back on the field with renewed vigour made him a role model for others, veteran cricketer VVS Laxman said.
“One of the role models is my good friend Yuvraj Singh. It (his illness) was a shock to all of us....

Gujarat Kings vs Delhi Dons in Indian Cue Masters League final

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Kings‘ icon player Andrew Pagett beat an off-colour Pankaj Advani to help his side thrash fancied Chennai Strikers 3-0 and set up a summit clash with Delhi Dons in the finals of the Indian Cue Masters League on Thursday.
The Kings played brilliantly, prevailing...

Vivo Pro Kabaddi: UP Yoddha beat Telugu Titans 25-23

LUCKNOW: UP Yoddha held their nerve to edge out Telugu Titans 25-23 in a thrilling match of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi on Thursday.
Nitin Tomar scored crucial points for his team in the last two minutes where as Titans were let down by their raiders’ performance.

Rahul Chaudhari scored...

Cristiano Ronaldo: Cristiano Ronaldo wins UEFA Player of the Year award

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo was named UEFA’s Player of the Year, beating Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon to the prize, European soccer’s governing body announced during the Champions League group stage draw in Monaco.
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MUMBAI: A profligate India conceded a late goal to be held to a 1-1 draw by lower-ranked St Kitts and Nevis but it was enough for the home side to clinch the Tri-Nation football tournament on Thursday.
India, ranked 97th in the FIFA chart, largely dominated their second and final...

Real Madrid: Real draw Dortmund, Spurs in Champions League

MONACO: Holders Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League group stage while five-time winners Barcelona were drawn with last season’s runners-up Juventus on Thursday.
Zinedine Zidane’s side are chasing a third successive European...

Hamilton eyes Schumacher record in 200th race

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will start his 200th Grand Prix in Belgium this weekend, seeking to match German legend Michael Schumacher‘s record of 68 pole positions.
With the summer break out of the way, the British driver will be chasing his fifth win...

Cibulkova rallies to reach Connecticut Open quarterfinals

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Second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia rallied to beat Alize Cornet of France 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday night to reach the Connecticut Open quarterfinals.
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Blue Tigers look for final hurrah

MUMBAI: The dual island nation of St Kitts & Nevis has a population of just over 50,000. Roughly 5,000 off their total population play football. Even a lesser number turn pros. They don’t even have a dedicated football stadium and most of the time they’re forced to train at...

2016 Wimbledon finalist Raonic pulls out of US Open

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Milos Raonic has become the latest top tennis player to pull out of the U.S. Open, saying he had a procedure on his left wrist.
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NEW YORK: Milos Raonic has become the latest top tennis player to pull out of the U.S. Open,...

Pakistan back in hockey World Cup despite seventh-place finish

LAUSANNE: A seventh-place finish at the Hockey World League Semi-Finals has proved good enough for Pakistan to qualify for next year’s men’s Hockey World Cup in India, marking their return to the mega-event after missing out on the previous edition.
The European semi-finalists...

Sri Lanka launches inquiry into recent defeats

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is launching an investigation into the woeful state of cricket on the island, the sports minister said Thursday, amid a string of humiliating losses and calls for an administrative overhaul.
Dayasiri Jayasekera said he was inviting former administrators, players, sports...

Roberto Carlos sentenced to jail for unpaid child support

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My best is yet to come: Cheteshwar Pujara

KOLKATA: Cheteshwar Pujara, India’s standout performer in the last 12 months wearing the white flannels, feels he still has a lot of areas to improve on and his best is yet to come.
“As a cricketer, I always feel my best is yet to come and I have been working hard for...

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Live: World Badminton Championships 2017, Day 4, Glasgow : India's Ajay Jayaram faces Chen Long of China in Men's Singles pre-quarterfinals

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World Boxing Championships: Indian boxers aim for bigger medal haul at World Championships

HAMBURG: Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan will be among India’s best bets to better both the colour and number of medals at the 19th World Boxing Championships, starting on Friday.
Placed joint 49th in the all-time medal count, India have a bronze each to show for from the 2009, 2011...

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Milinda Siriwardana (58) and Chamara Kapugedera (40) added 91 runs for the sixth wicket to help Sri Lanka post a decent score of 236/8 in their 50 overs. The duo resurrected the hosts’ innings after losing their top half in...

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Nottinghamshire: Pujara returns to boost Nottinghamshire promotion bid

LONDON: Indian batting star Cheteshwar Pujara‘s return to English county Nottinghamshire will give them a significant boost, head coach Peter Moores said on Wednesday.
Notts are well-placed for an immediate return to the eight-team elite of the county championship as they lead...

Wayne Rooney: Wayne Rooney announces retirement from international football

LONDON: England‘s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney announced on Wednesday he is retiring from international football with immediate effect after manager Gareth Southgate tried to recall him to the squad.
The 31-year-old — scorer of 53 goals in 119 appearances for his country...

EPL: Premier League clubs smash own transfer spending record

Premier League clubs have broken their own spending record for the transfer window, a sports analyst group said on Wednesday, with more deals expected before business closes next Thursday.
Southampton’s 15 million pound ($19.19 million) purchase of Lazio centre back Wesley Hoedt...

German Tennis Federation: Boris Becker to lead German men's tennis back to success

FRANKFURT (Germany): Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker was appointed on Wednesday as head of men’s tennis in his home country as the German federation (DTB) looks to revive the once hugely popular sport.
In his new capacity he will also be consulting Davis Cup players as...

FIFA U-20 World Cup: AIFF wants to groom team for U-20 World Cup, 2024 Olympics

NEW DELHI: Aiming high and far, the AIFF is set to groom the best talent from the U-17 and U-19 age-groups and form the nucleus of a squad, which it hopes, is good enough to represent India in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019 and the 2024 Olympic Games.
The All India Football...

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Ten Cricket League: Gayle, Sehwag to play T10 league in UAE

BENGALURU: Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi and Kumar Sangakkara will be part of the T10 league, named Ten Cricket League, in the UAE.
Teams playing in the league are – Team Punjabis, Team Pakhtoons, Team Maratha, Team Banglas, Team Lankans, Team Sindhis and Team...

Do not play irresponsible shots: Tharanga tells his batsmen

PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka skipper Upul Tharanga on Wednesday asked his top order batsmen to fire against a dominant India, urging them not to throw their wickets in the second ODI, on Thursday.
Sri Lanka were positioned nicely in the first ODI at 139 for one but lost nine wickets for just 77...

Indian women fail to impress at World Wrestling Championships

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Long streak of matches will help MS Dhoni find momentum

PALLEKELE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s form and future has been under scanner post his Test retirement but a string of limited overs matches in the next three months will enable the former skipper get some momentum and consistency going his way, feels skipper Virat Kohli.
Dhoni’s...

AB de Villiers: De Villiers to play Tests, quits as South African ODI captain

CAPE TOWN: Batsman AB de Villiers has stepped down as captain of South Africa’s one-day international team but has said he is ready to play all three formats of the game after a self-imposed exile from Test cricket.
De Villiers sat out South Africa’s recent 3-1 Test series...

IPL: IPL brand valuation rises to $5.3 billion: Duff & Phelps

MUMBAI: Buoyed by increased viewership and a relatively controversy-free tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen a spike in its brand valuation to $5.3 billion after the 10th edition, according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps.
The...

Neeraj Chopra: After Worlds failure, Neeraj Chopra in Zurich Diamond League

ZURICH: His maiden World Championships in London ending in disappointment, India’s top javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will now take part in the penultimate leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meetings on Thursday.
19-year-old Chopra, the junior world record holder, failed to qualify...

Watford shocked in League Cup second round

LONDON: Watford suffered an embarrassing League Cup exit as Championship side Bristol City beat the Premier League club 3-2 in the second round on Tuesday.
Marco Silva’s side were the only top-flight outfit to perish on a night when clubs showed their disdain for the competition by...

Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith turns T20 coach

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Smooth sailing for PV Sindhu at World Championships

PV Sindhu cleared the first hurdle with ease on the second day of the BWF World Championships in Glasgow on Tuesday. Kim Hyo Min was expected to give tough time to the Indian but the South Korean lost 16-21, 14-21 in the women’s singles second round.
Sai Praneeth and Ajay Jayaram...

Mayweather, McGregor trade verbal jabs as countdown begins

LOS ANGELES: Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor traded verbal jabs on Tuesday as the circus-like countdown to their money-spinning superfight cranked into overdrive on the Las Vegas Strip.
Thousands of fans including a sizeable contingent of Irish supporters thronged the heart of the...

Reborn Nadal and Federer eye US Open swansong

NEW YORK: Their rivalry has stretched 13 years and 37 matches but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have never met at the US Open, a staggering anomaly which seems certain to be corrected at 2017’s concluding Grand Slam.
Nadal, back on top of the world rankings for the first time in...

Opportunity knocks in US Open generation game

NEW YORK: At a towering 1.98m (6ft 6in), Alexander Zverev is closer to tennis’s glass ceiling than most.
Now the beanpole German, the 20-year-old trailblazer of tennis’s widely-touted ‘NextGen’, will attempt to smash through it at the US Open.

The signs, however,...

MS Dhoni sends video analyst packing

PALLEKELE: It was batsmen’s day out during India’s first practice session here on Tuesday. Being an optional exercise, only a handful of players turned up with Kuldeep Yadav, who missed out in the first One-dayer against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Sunday, being the only regular...

Sharapova determined to prove point on Slam return

NEW YORK: Former world number one Maria Sharapova makes her first Grand Slam appearance next week since serving a 15-month doping suspension, bringing renewed passion and resolve to the US Open.
The 30-year-old Russian was given a wildcard into the tournament by the US Tennis Association...

Vivo Pro Kabaddi: Atracheli leads Gujarat past Pune

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Let's get over following just one athlete: Lewis on Usain Bolt

TAIPEI CITY: The last decade in world athletics belonged to Usain Bolt but the legendary Carl Lewis is not happy with the singular focus on the Jamaican showman.
Considered the greatest athlete of all time, Jamaican Bolt drew curtains on his illustrious career after a disappointing...

Barcelona's Twitter account hacked; ridiculous transfer news posted

NEW DELHI: August 2017 has not been a good month for FC Barcelona. After losing Neymar to Paris Saint Germain in a record-breaking transfer, they suffered humbling defeats to bitter rivals Real Madrid across two legs of Supercopa de Espana within five days.
Now, a hacker group has had fun...

2nd ODI: Formidable India ready to increase Lankan misery

PALLEKELE: India will once again be expected to be at their ruthless best when they take on a Sri Lanka, which has hit nadir in both form and confidence, in the second one day international, here tomorrow.
After a lop-sided 3-0 Test series victory, the script did not change much in the...

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BCCI: Only 12 full members provide voters' list for BCCI website

NEW DELHI: In an act of defiance, only 12 affiliated units of the BCCI provided information about their voting members while as many as 15 failed to do so despite repeated reminders from the Committee of Administrators (COA).
Even more baffling is the fact that out of 21 units (including...

Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC sign Spaniard Jaime Gavilan

CHENNAI: Chennaiyin FC has signed Spanish attacking midfielder Jaime Gavilan Martinez for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League.
The 32-year-old has joined the 2015 ISL champions on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract at South Korean club Suwon FC.

Gavilan played...

world badminton championships: Leverdez upsets Malaysian legend Lee Chong Wei

GLASGOW: France’s Brice Leverdez pulled off the first shock of the badminton World Championships by defeating men’s second seed Lee Chong Wei in three games in Glasgow on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old claimed the scalp of his career 21-19, 22-24, 21-17 in 75 minutes and perhaps end...

india v sri lanka: We need one good left-arm pacer, says Bharat Arun

PALLEKELE: Variation in any bowling attack makes it lethal and that’s precisely the reason why bowling coach Bharat Arun is in search of a potent left-arm speedster, who enables Indian team to have all bases covered.
Since Zaheer Khan‘s departure, India have not found another...

world wrestling championships: Wrestler Gyanender misses out on bronze medal play-off berth at Worlds

PARIS: Gyanender on Tuesday narrowly missed out on a bronze medal play-off berth as Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers finished their campaign without a medal at the World Wrestling Championships.
Gyanender, who got an opportunity to fight in repechage bouts of Greco-Roman 59kg category, failed...

Champions Tennis League: AITA terminates Amritraj-backed CTL contract over non-payment

NEW DELHI: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) today terminated the contract of Vijay Amritraj‘s Champions Tennis League due to breach of contract, much to the shock of the former star, who says the move has come at a time when they were striving to revive the League.
The All...

Neymar: Barcelona seeking 8.5 million from Neymar over contract breach

BARCELONA: Barcelona are seeking at least 8.5 million euros ($10 million) from Neymar for breach of contract, the club said on Tuesday as the bitter fallout rumbles on from his world record 222-million-euro move to Paris Saint-Germain.
“In this lawsuit, the club demands the amount...

India A v South Africa A: Skipper Nair's 90 anchors India A to victory against South Africa A

POTCHEFSTROOM: Skipper Karun Nair anchored a tricky chase with a polished 90 as India A beat South Africa A by six wickets in the second ‘unofficial’ Test to level the two-match series 1-1.
Chasing a target of 224, India A took 62.3 overs to cross the line in 62.3 overs as Nair...

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Pankaj Advani: Chennai Strikers beat Hyderabad Hustlers in Cue Slam

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Chennai Strikers clinched their second tie in the Indian Cue Masters League, blanking Hyderabad Hustlers 5-0 to inch closer to a place in the semifinals on Tuesday.
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vivo pro kabaddi: Gujarat Fortunegiants thrash Puneri Paltan 35-21

LUCKNOW: In a battle of heavyweights, Gujarat Fortunegiants defeated Puneri Paltan 35-21 in the fifth Vivo Pro Kabaddi on Tuesday. Fazel Atrachali scored nine tackle points to lead his team to victory and also created the record of scoring most points in Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 5.
Gujarat...

PV Sindhu: World Badminton Championships: Dominant Sindhu eases into pre-quarterfinals

NEW DELHI: Top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles event at the World Badminton Championships, with a commanding straight games victory over Kim Hyo Min of Korea in Glasgow on Tuesday. Sindhu got a bye in the first round.
Fourth seed Sindhu...

india v sri lanka: Playing county helps you grow as a cricketer: Cheteshwar Pujara

CHENNAI: Cheteshwar Pujara has enjoyed a great run in the last 12 months. The 29-year-old was one of the standout performers at the recently-concluded Test series in Sri Lanka – scoring 309 runs in three games which included two centuries. In a chat with
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Indian Premier League: IPL Media Rights: More than 20 bidders join race

MUMBAI: A little more than 20 companies have bought the Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the high profile media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the submissions for which have now been scheduled for September 1.
The submissions, earlier scheduled to take place on August 28, had to...

Kidambi Srikanth: World Championships: Srikanth shines as shuttlers take flight

HYDERABAD: Led by Kidambi Srikanth, Indian shuttlers were off to a flying start at the BWF World Championships in Glasgow on Monday.
Eighth seed Srikanth thrashed Russia’s Sergey Sirant 21-13, 21-12 in just 29 minutes. Srikanth was hardly troubled as the Russian struggled...

India Women Cricket: Mithali Raj targets T20 World Cup

BENGALURU: Where does Mithali Raj go from here?
“Home!” was the spontaneous reply from the Indian women’s cricket team skipper. Almost a month after the team’s runner-up finish at the ICC World Cup in London, Mithali is yet to finish unpacking. Her time, like most...

International Premier Tennis League: Is IPTL running out of steam?

MUMBAI: Running for three years now on a business model that made heads turn, the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) seems to be running out of steam. There are indications that the promoters of this league could be forced to change its format to keep it afloat.
TOI has learned...

Wayne Rooney scores 200th Premier League goal

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Indian Super League: Needed to play more games, that's why came back: Sandhu

CHANDIGARH: National team goal keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is back in India and will be seen donning Bengaluru FC‘s jersey in the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL). He has joined BFC on a one year contract.
In what was his first interview after joining BFC, Sandhu talks about...

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Young Aryaman Singh creates golf history

PUNE: Ten-year-old golfer, Aryaman Singh wrapped up the season on a high note, blazing his way through the first five events of the Indian Golf Union-West Zone, this year, thereby breaking his own zonal and national records. Singh remains undefeated at the zonal level for four years,...

WWE: WWE signs top indie star Lio Rush

WWE has announced a blockbuster signing in the form of 22-year-old prodigy Lio Rush. Internationally recognized as one of the ring’s top high-flyers, Rush officially joined the WWE Performance Center today in Orlando, Florida.
Born Lionel Gerard Green, of Lanham, Md., Rush wrestled...

Connecticut Open: Zhang upsets Kvitova in first round of Connecticut Open

NEW HAVEN: Petra Kvitova‘s final tuneup for the US Open ended with a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Shuai Zhang of China in the first round of the Connecticut Open.
Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion and a three-time champion in New Haven, is just 4-4 on hard courts this season. The Czech...

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A slight sweat patch on Mitali’s dress promoted the user, @ashimdchoudhury, to body shame Raj with a comment that she looked odd because of the sweat patch. Irked by the tweet, Raj took it upon herself to remind the user that it is because she sweated it out on the field that she is where...

US open: Azarenka withdraws from US Open amid custody fight

NEW YORK: Two-time US Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka confirmed her withdrawal from the tournament on Monday amid a custody battle concerning her eight-month-old son.
Azarenka, who signalled last week she may miss the tournament rather than travel to New York without her son Leo,...

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Harika bounces back after three draws

ABU DHABI: After three consecutive draws, Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli bounced back with a win over CM Suleymanli Aydin of Azerbaijan in the seventh round of the Master’s tournament of the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival.
The World No 9 Indian, playing with white...

National Sports Award criteria may change from next year

NEW DELHI: To ensure that no deserving candidate misses out on the Arjuna award, the sports ministry is planning to revise the criteria for selection, which would allow un-nominated athletes to be considered for the honour.
It has been learnt from reliable sources that sports minister...

Pakistan to host World XI, Sri Lanka and West Indies

LAHORE (Pakistan): Pakistan on Monday announced the return of international cricket to its soil, with three separate sides scheduled to visit after years of isolation over security concerns.
A World XI tour kicks off in September followed by a short visit by Sri Lanka for a Twenty20 match...

Abhinav Bindra: Sydney Games gave me belief to win an Olympic gold: Abhinav Bindra

MUMBAI: His performance may have been forgettable in the 2000 Sydney Olympics but Abhinav Bindra said it was that maiden Games outing which instilled in him the belief that he could one day win the gold medal in the world’s biggest sporting event.
Bindra was only 17 when he competed...

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Sports ministry orders enquiry into plastic tank ice bath

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The sports ministry has ordered an enquiry into reports that national campers at a SAI centre in Bengaluru were using a broken container for ice bath and also sought a...

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Indian cricket team: Random fitness test is new mantra for Indian cricket team

DAMBULLA: The Indian cricket team‘s conditioning coach Shankar Basu has made it mandatory for the players to undergo random fitness test in an attempt to maintain the same on-field intensity throughout a series.
In every practice session, some or the other player (even a group of...

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Bad start for India at World Wrestling Championships

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It was a bad start for India as all four wrestlers – Yogesh, Gurpreet Singh, Ravindar Khatri and Hardeep – lost their opening round matches in the Greco-Roman category at the World...

Bengaluru Buddies beat Advani-led Chennai Strikers

AHMEDABAD: Bengaluru Buddies came from behind to beat Chennai Strikers in the Indian Cue Masters League on Monday.
The Strikers were sitting pretty at 2-1, after Bengaluru-based Vidya Pillai notched up two points for her team, pairing up first with Pankaj Advani to win the mixed doubles...

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India A batsmen falter to concede first innings lead

POTCHEFSTROOM: India A batsmen faltered against South Africa A spinners to concede a 46-run first innings lead from a comfortable position on day three of the second and final unofficial Test.
In response to South Africa’s 322, India could manage 276 despite starting the day at 181...

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Is lack of funds driving states to adopt Lodha reforms?

NEW DELHI: Is the lack of funds a major reason for the state associations falling in line with the wishes of the Committee of Administrators (CoA)? With more and more associations giving verbal assurances to the CoA of their willingness to adopt the Justice (retd) RM Lodha Committee...

Kidambi Srikanth begins campaign with easy win

EW DELHI: Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma started their campaign at the World Badminton Championships with commanding straight-game victories in the men’s singles event on Day 1 in Glasgow on Monday.
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SummerSlam 2017 results: Jinder Mahal, Brock Lesnar retain titles

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Jinder Mahal defended his WWE Championship for the third time defeating Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE pay-per-view SummerSlam 2017 at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York on Sunday. Mahal thus extended his title reign to 91 days.
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DAMBULLA: There’s no stopping Shikhar Dhawan these days. Cutting short his holiday in Hong Kong, the opener is now busy winning matches for India. No wonder skipper Virat Kohli, who watched him closely from the other end on Sunday was happy with his teammate’s progress....

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DAMBULLA: Lasith Malinga would definitely not like to remember his 200th One-Day International after he ended up on the losing side against India here on Sunday. There was no felicitation, banners or festoons to mark the occasion but cheers from the stands clearly indicated that the...

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Watch Braun Strowman decimate Brock Lesnar

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The Monster Among Men, Strowman, first threw Lesnar on to the turnbuckle like a rag doll in their earlier confrontation and then piled on the agony on the champion. After being driven through the...

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India Under-19 team: Under-19 coach WV Raman hails skipper Prithvi Shaw's fearlessness

CHENNAI: With less than six months to go for the U-19 World Cup in New Zealand, the Indian contingent seems to be heading in the right direction. It was evident from the manner in which the Indian colts blanked hosts England U-19 7-0 (two Tests and five Youth ODIs) under tough conditions....

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Fitness-wise, Indian hockey is on par with the best

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For Rupinder Pal Singh, drag-flick specialist and penalty corner expert, 2016 was a memorable year. And it is no coincidence that it was a memorable year for Indian hockey – silver at the Champions Trophy, reaching the quarter-finals of the Olympics for the first...

Kidambi Srikanth: World Badminton Championship: India look to Srikanth to end men's medal drought

HYDERABAD: If winning is a habit, then the Indian shuttlers are on the right track. After picking up quite a few titles in the recent past, the biggest-ever Indian contingent is brimming with confidence as they look to return with a best-ever medal haul from the World Badminton...

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Lord of my soul and Lord over my life,
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It was...

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DAMBULLA: The 2019 World Cup is still two years away, but the first step towards building a core unit for the mega event will be taken during the five-match One-Day International series against Sri Lanka, beginning in Dambulla on Sunday. Coach Ravi Shastri, who has been appointed till the...

Juventus open title defence with 3-0 win over Cagliari

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Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain scored as defending champions Juventus downed Cagliari 3-0 on Saturday in their Serie A opener.
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