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Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai denies sexual assault claim
Beijing, Dec 20: Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai on Monday reversed her assertion that she had been sexually assaulted, in her first interview since alleging a top official of having forced her into sex.
The two-time Grand Slam Doubles…
Serbia honors Novak Djoko, issues 2 stamps with his name and pics
Belgrade (Serbia), Dec 18: Serbia has honoured world No. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic by issuing two postage stamps with his photo and name.
With one each for mailing letters domestically and internationally, the tennis ace became the…
Ashok Dhyan Chand calls for India’s ‘supremacy in Asia’
New Delhi, Dec 18 (UNI-Priya Negi) Former hockey player Ashok Kumar, son of legendary Dhyan Chand, on Saturday said that India "should have supremacy in Asia" after winning the historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
India senior team…
KL Rahul named Team India vice-captain for 3 SA tests
Mumbai, Dec 18: The All-India Senior selection committee of BCCI today named KL Rahul as vice-captain for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa.
Rahul replaced Rohit Sharma as vice-captain, who was ruled out of the Test…
BWF: Srikanth reaches finals; Sen finishes with Bronze
Huelva, (Spain) Dec 18: Former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth continued his scintillating run at the BWF World Championships, as he sailed into finals after defeating his compatriot Lakshya Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a nail-biting encounter…
Hockey Men’s Asian Champions Trophy: India beat arch-rival Pakistan 3-1
Dhaka, Dec 17: India registered 3-1 win over the arch-rivals Pakistan in their third match of the Men's Asian Champion’s Trophy here on Friday. Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh were the goal scorer for India, while Junaid Manzoor…
Ice Hockey: 395 children learning skill in freezing temperature of Kaza
Shimla, Dec 17: The sleepy tribal Kaza headquarter town of Lahaul Spiti district is currently bustling with creativity in the freezing temperatures as 395 children mostly early tender age vouching to learn the skill of Ice hockey training.…
Sidhu-Bhajji pics on twitter create ripples in Punjab politics
Chandigarh, Dec. 15: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday posted on Twitter a picture of him with former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, setting off speculation about the veteran off-spinner joining the party ahead of the…
Anurag Thakur to inaugurate Khelo India U21 Women’s Hockey League today
New Delhi, Dec 14: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur will inaugurate the first edition of the Khelo India U21 Women’s Hockey League here at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on December 15.
The league, which…
Opener Panchal replaces Rohit in India’s Test squad vs SA
Mumbai, Dec 13 (UNI) India Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Monday was ruled out of the upcoming three-match series against South Africa.
Priyank Panchal will replace Rohit in the Test squad after the vice-captain sustained a left…
20 athletes added to TOPS list for 2024 Olympics, inductees total 148
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) A total of 20 new athletes on Monday were added to the list of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), increasing the number of sportspersons to be funded by the Sports Ministry for the 2024 Paris Games to 148.…
India to host Afghanistan for ODI series
Kabul, Dec 13: India will host Afghanistan for three-match One-Day International series in March next year, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday. The ACB put out their Future Tour Program (FTP) for 2022-23, which…
BWF World Championships: On the Mark was Caljouw – three months after heart surgery, while beating…
In between packing off B Sai Praneeth from the Olympics in August and from the World Championships in December, Mark Caljouw (pr: Cal-eow) steadied his fast-beating heart. Literally.
Writing for his club in Europe BC Vrij Uit, Caljouw…
Watch: Conor Gallagher scores a stunner against Everton
Conor Gallagher scored twice and James Tomkins was also on target as Crystal Palace arrested a run of three defeats by beating Everton 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday to renew pressure on visiting manager Rafael Benitez.Gallagher fired home…
K Srikanth wins first round match in BWF World C’ships
Indian badminton ace Kidambi Srikanth beat Pablo Abian of Spain to begin his BWF World Championships campaign on a winning note here on Sunday.
The 12th seeded Indian beat the local challenger 21-12 21-16 in 36 minutes in the first round…
Barcelona held 2-2 at Osasuna despite goals by latest talent
Goals from Barcelona’s latest teenage talents weren’t enough to save Xavi Hernández’s side from another letdown Sunday after a late strike gave Osasuna a 2-2 draw in the Spanish league.
Barcelona was leading 2-1 after 19-year-olds Nico…
Anju Bobby George’s leap of faith
Halfway through a chat with athletics coach Robert Bobby George, his wife Anju, India’s lone medallist at the World Championship, walks in with a bright, warm smile. She seemed to possess a telepathic understanding of the line of…
Cristiano Ronaldo gives Manchester United narrow win at last-placed Norwich
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 13th goal of the season helped Manchester United close in on the English Premier League’s top four with a hard-fought 1-0 win at last-placed Norwich on Saturday.
The Portugal international converted a penalty in the…
Hockey National Championship: Day 1 records 74 goals in 5 matches
MANIPUR HOCKEY set a record of sorts and ended up recording a 21-0 victory over their north-eastern neighbours Tripura Hockey on a day when goals were aplenty at the 11th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship at the Major Dhyanchand…
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen claims fifth FIDE World Chess Championship
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen claimed his fifth world chess crown in Dubai on Friday with a crushing 7.5-3.5 victory against Ian Nepomniachtchi, who faded badly after going toe-to-toe with the Norwegian defending champion in the early games.…
