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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…

Rome, Agencies, June 26 : Sajan Prakash on Saturday entered his name in Indian swimming record books by winning an automatic berth for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the men's 200 metres butterfly event here. Prakash clocked 1 minutes 56.38…

Amsterdam , June 26 Wales national football team on Saturday presented a jersey with Christian Eriksen's name on it to Denmark skipper Simon Kjaer before the two teams got ready to lock horns in the round of 16 in the ongoing Euro 2020.…

Amsterdam , June 26 Kasper Dolberg scored a brace as Denmark thrashed Wales 4-0 in the Round of 16 match in the ongoing Euro 2020 on Saturday. Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite scored late to complete a dominant win over Wales in…

Kuortane (Finland), June 26 Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra hurled the spear to a distance of 86.79 meters for bronze at the Kuortane Games here on Saturday. The 23-year-old athlete, who has qualified for the Olympic Games,…

Washington, Jun 27 (UNI/Sputnik) At least five people died following a hot air balloon crash in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city police said. "Unfortunately, 4 individuals died as a result of their wounds from the hot air balloon crash.…

Moscow, Jun 27 (UNI/Sputnik) -Italy beat Austria 2:1 in the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship round of 16 on Saturday, making it into the quarter-finals. The match was held at Wembley Stadium in London. Italy, one of the Euro 2020…