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Five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) stormed into the pre-quarterfinals with a knockout victory but former world championship bronze-winner Gaurav Bidhuri (57kg) exited after an opening loss in the men’s National Boxing…

The New Zealand team will fly out of Pakistan in a chartered flight on Saturday, even as the cricket community is fuming over the sudden and unilateral decision of the visitors to abandon the tour due to a security threat. Pakistan…

The odds are stacking up against Team India captain Virat Kohli. With the tenures of Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar coming to an end after the World T20 starting next month, the BCCI is set to…

There was no urgency in his walk to the baseline. No sign of worry either when he was facing a set point – instead there was a wry smile on Otto Virtanen’s face. His movement, even during long rallies, was languid. He wore a baseball cap…

Harmilan Bains of Punjab shattered Sunita Rani’s long-standing national record on the second day of the 60th National Open Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Hanamkonda in Warangal, Telangana on Thursday. In a…

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels K L Rahul is captaincy material and should be groomed as a future leader of the Indian cricket team. Gavaskar made the comments after Virat Kohli announced that he would step down from T20 captaincy…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (UNI) Former captain of Indian cricket team, Kapil Dev called Kohli’s decision to step down from T-20 captaincy “surprising”. However, he appealed to respect the choice made by Kohli. “I was surprised by the decision made…

Top English players could boycott the high-profile Ashes series against Australia starting end of this year as they don’t want to be confined to their hotel rooms close to four months due to strict quarantine rules in the country.…

Star paddler Manika Batra was on Wednesday left out of the India squad for the Asian Championships beginning September 28 in Doha after she did not attend the mandatory national camp in Sonepat. In the absence of the world number 56th…

Shardul Thakur has been in good form, continuing his run in Australia to ending the England tour with two half-centuries in the fourth Test win at The Oval. In a chat with The Indian Express, the 29-year-old pacer talks about his rapid…

Austria led Finland 2-1 in a Davis Cup World Group Playoff tie in 2019 when Dominic Thiem stepped on court. The World No. 5 was the biggest name in the tie – a two-time French Open finalist at the time – as he prepared to face a…

Kolkata, Sep 15 (UNI) In a dramatic all ISL clash at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) here on Wednesday, Bengaluru FC (BFC) registered a 2-0 win against Kerala Blasters to start their campaign in brilliant fashion in 130th…

Bengaluru, Sep 14 (UNI) Bengaluru FC Tuesday announced the signing of Iranian midfielder Iman Basafa, on a deal that runs until the end of their 2021-22 campaign. Basafa, who most recently turned out for Machine Sazi in the Persian Gulf…

New Delhi , September 14 Former Sri Lanka skippers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene lavished praise on compatriot Lasith Malinga after the fast bowler announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday. Malinga retired…

India’s winless streak in the Asian men’s volleyball championship continued when hosts Japan, ranked 10 in the world and nine-time champions posted a resounding 25-15, 25-15, 25-18 win in straight games in their third and final Pool A match…

It was heartbreak for India in the semifinal of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad as the USA won the blitz tiebreak 4.5 to 1.5. The Indian side led by Viswanathan Anand won the first round 5-1 but in a brilliant comeback, the USA beat India on…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s early goal could not save Manchester United from another Champions League loss in Switzerland, 2-1 on Tuesday against a sharp and robust Young Boys team. Jordan Siebatcheu, the United States forward on as a…

Openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks scored unbeaten half-centuries to lead South Africa to a 3-0 Twenty20 series sweep over Sri Lanka with a 10-wicket win in the third and final match on Tuesday. Sri Lanka had scored 120 for eight…

Bern , September 13 Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 action for the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi which is scheduled to be held from September 24-26. Raikkonen was sidelined for Dutch Grand Prix and Italian Grand Prix…

London , September 13 Former Chelsea FC and Newcastle United striker Demba Ba announced his retirement from football on Monday. Ba also played for West Ham United, Besiktas, Shanghai Shenhua, Istanbul Basaksehir, and FC Lugano in a…