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London , July 1 Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina will compete against each other in the first round of the Mixed Doubles in the ongoing Wimbledon Championships on Friday. Sania will pair up with Rohan Bopanna while Ankita…

Kuala Lumpur, July 1 Badminton fans can expect top quality matches during the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday. Various bodies responsible for the preparations including the world…

London, July 1 It was a mixed day for India at the Wimbledon as Sania Mirza and her partner advanced in women's doubles while Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan crashed out of the grass court Grand Slam competition in the first round on…

London: India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant dropped in at the Wembley Stadium for the England versus Germany Round of 16 match at the Euro 2020 on Tuesday night. The young star said he enjoyed the experience of watching top-flight…

Taunton , June 30 Mithali Raj played a knock of 59 runs but Kate Cross's spell of 5-34 helped England bundle out India for 221 in the second ODI of the three-match series here at the County Ground, Taunton on Wednesday. Sent into bat…

Lausanne , June 30 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision issued by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal on 14…

London, Jun 30 (UNI) Serena Williams crashed out of Wimbledon 2021 after she was forced to retire from her first round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich due to an injury in her right leg . The 23-time Grand Slam champion was leading…

New Delhi, Jun 30 (UNI) Legendary Brazilian footballer Cafu feels that the 2022 World Cup, set to be held in Qatar, could be one the greatest editions ever in the history, considering the world-class facilities for both the players and…

New Delhi, Jun 30 (UNI) The National Rifles Association of India (NRAI) on Wednesday recommended shooters Ankur Mittal and Anjum Moudgil for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of the country. Mittal has won…

Nottingham , June 29  The five-match Test series between India and England beginning on August 4 will start the second cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). India and England will be locking horns in the first Test from August 4…

Durham , June 29 Chris Woakes scalped four while David Wiley picked three wickets before Joe Root smashed a classy fifty to help England register a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI on Tuesday. England first folded Sri…

London , June 30 American tennis star Serena Williams on Tuesday was forced to retire during her opening match of the ongoing Wimbledon tournament. The seven-time singles Wimbledon champion sustained an injury during her first-round…

New Delhi , June 30 Archer Abhishek Verma, who recently won a gold medal in the World Cup, feels the performances of Indian athletes in the showpiece event show that they are ready for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Abhishek clinched his…

Bhubaneswar, Jun 29 (UNI) The Odisha government has recommended ace sprinter Dutee Chand for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and international Hockey player Birendra Lakra for the Arjuna Award for the year 2021. The Sports and Youth…

Wimbledon, June 28  Frances Tiafoe of the US shocked this year's French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to enter the second round on the first day of the Wimbledon Championships, which also saw Novak Djokovic…

Birmingham, June 28 The third and final ODI between England and Pakistan on July 13 will be played in front of 80 per cent crowd capacity as the country looks to open up sporting venues after a lockdown forced by Covid-19 pandemic.…

Copenhagen , June 29 Spain defeated Croatia 5-3 after extra time in their Round of 16 clash in the ongoing Euro Cup in Copenhagen to progress to the quarter-finals on Monday. Alvaro Morat scored in the 100th minute to take Spain 4-3…

Imphal, Jun 28 (UNI) Manipur government has announced cash incentives for all Olympians who get medals in the Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh announced that the State government would hand over…

Ranchi, Jun 27 (UNI) Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday congratulated the 'daughters of Jharkhand' for winning the women's recurve team gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris. The Chief Minister on his social media page…

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , June 28 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Monday said "safety of players and other stakeholders" is of "paramount importance" and keeping that in mind it was decided to…