David De Gea signs new 4-year deal with Man Utd
London, Sep 17 (IANS) Manchester United goal-keeper David De Gea has signed a new long-term contract to stay with the club until 2023. There is an option to extend for a further year. David joined…
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Archer can help us regain Ashes in Australia: Stokes
London, Sep 17 (IANS) England vice-captain Ben Stokes believes young speedster Jofra Archer can help them regain the Ashes when they travel to Australia next in 2021-22. Archer, playing in his debut Test series, picked…
Messi in Barca squad for Borussia Dortmund tie
Madrid, Sep 17 (IANS) Lionel Messi has been included in the FC Barcelona squad to travel to Germany for Tuesday night’s Champions League away match against Borussia Dortmund. The news means Messi joins up with…
India Women’s Team Cricketer Approached To Fix Matches [HD] (Video)
In an unprecedented development, a member of the India women’s cricket team was allegedly approached to fix matches earlier this year, prompting the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit to lodge an FIR against two individuals on Monday….
Panghal among 4 Indian boxers to seek quarterfinal spot at AIBA Men’s World C’ships
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Four Indian boxers will hunt a quarter-final berth as the pre-quarter-final action begins on Tuesday at the AIBA Men’s World Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Leading the charge will be Asian…
PKL 7: Naveen stars as Dabang Delhi K.C. beat Telugu Titans
Pune, Sep 16 (IANS) Naveen Kumar secured another Super 10 as Dabang Delhi K.C. beat Telugu Titans 37-29 in a Pro Kabaddi League match at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Balewadi, here on…
Kohli best, but Smith’s record speaks for itself: Ganguly
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday did not want to compare Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, stressing that the India captain is still the best in the world but Smith’s…
PKL 7: Yoddha defeat Pink Panthers 32-38
Pune, Sep 16 (IANS) UP Yoddha produced a clinical performance to beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 38-32 in a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) match at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Balewadi here on Monday….
6 gymnasts selected for Artistic Gymnastics World Championship
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A total of six gymnasts were selected on Monday to represent India at the upcoming 49th Artistic Gymnastics World Championship, slated to be held at Stuttgart, Germany, from October 4….
Sumit Nagal achieves career-best ATP ranking
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) After back to back good shows, India’s Sumit Nagal vaulted 15 places to achieve a career-high ranking of 159 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, which was…
WWC: India’s women wrestlers’ campaign to begin on Tuesday
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) In her quest to become the first Indian woman wrestler to finish on the top podium at the UWW World Senior Wrestling Championships, Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat faces…
CoA’s ‘confusing’ clarifications leaves state bodies upset
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Committee of Administrators (CoA) have sent out a fresh set of clarifications with regards to the 9+9 years disqualification rule and cooling-off period in the context…
IOA to form CSR committee, eye on increased corporate funding
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) could be setting up a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee within itself. In a directive issued by IOA president Narinder Batra, it is said that…
DDCA isn’t fully compliant with SC orders: Director Sanjay Bhardwaj
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) director Sanjay Bhardwaj has written to BCCI Electoral Officer N. Gopalaswami and pointed that the DDCA has been wrongly considered a fully compliant…
World champion Sindhu eyes China Open after high
Changzhou (China), Sep 16 (IANS) World champion P.V. Sindhu will look to continue her great work when she leads the Indian challenge at the China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament beginning here on Tuesday….
Indian men enter quarterfinals of Champions Division in Asian TT
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) India’s men paddlers defeated Thailand 3-0 to enter the team event quarterfinals of the 24th ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships at Indonesia’s Yogyakarta on Monday. After blanking Kuwait and Sri…
Marquez earns doubly valuable victory in San Marino
Misano Adriatico (Italy), Sep 16 (IANS) Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team grabbed a doubly valuable victory at Misano’s Marco Simoncelli circuit in San Marino, bouncing back after the latest setbacks. It is obvious…
Television pundit banned for racist comments about Lukaku
Milan, Sep 16 (IANS) An Italian television pundit was banned for making racist comment about Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku. According to a BBC report, the station said it will not use one of its…
Messi continues team training ahead of Dortmund clash
Barcelona, Sep 16 (IANS) Barcelona Argentine star Lionel Messi on Monday continued to train ahead of his team’s trip to Dortmund, where the Catalan team will kick off its 2019-20 UEFA Champions League campaign against…
TNCA awaiting report of TNPL committee on fixing allegations
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) With the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) starting an investigation over allegations of corrupt practices in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), the governing council of the league has come out…