New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Social networking site Twitter on Monday turned into a battleground of words after cricketer Virendra Sehwag and actor Randeep Hooda apparently mocked Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur who launched an…
Dubai, Feb 27 (IANS) Spaniards Roberto Bautista, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Marcel Granollers advanced to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday. Bautista, the sixth seed, managed to beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov 6-1,…
Madrid, Feb 27 (IANS) Atletico Madrid footballer Lucas Hernandez and his ex-girlfriend were sentenced on Monday to 31 days of community work on charges of domestic violence. Lucas, 21, was arrested on February 3 at…
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Australia’s spin bowling coach Sridharan Sriram on Monday revealed how left-arm orthodox spinner Steve O’Keefe changed his approach during lunch break on the second day of the first cricket Test against…
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) China should rely on its own efforts and intelligence to find the appropriat way of developing football instead of just buying oversea clubs, said a spokesman of China’s General Administration of…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Former left-arm spinners Rajinder Goel and Padmakar Shivalkar have been nominated for the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on…
Nairobi, Feb 27 (IANS) Tokyo marathon champion Wilson Kipsang of Kenya might have missed the world record last week, but his performance has inspired him to dream of returning to Japan to compete at the…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the silver medal in Men’s Double trap event in the ongoing ISSF World Cup at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Monday. Mittal scored…
Milan, Feb 27 (IANS) Radja Nainggolan’s brace drove capital football club AS Roma past Inter Milan 3-1 to cut the gap to Serie A football league leaders Juventus to seven at the San Siro stadium…
Paro (Bhutan), Feb 27 (IANS) Reigning national Time Speed Distance (TSD) champions Ajgar Ali and Mohammed Mustafa (co-driver) cruised to the lead after first two legs of the Biswa Bangla JK Tyre Himalayan Drive 5…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Mohun Bagan will aim to make amends for conceeding a late goal in the first leg and clinch a berth in the AFC Cup group stage when they meet Club Valencia…
Madrid, Feb 27 (IANS) American tennis player Serena Williams led the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings on Monday. German Angelique Kerber came second with 7405 points, followed by Czech Karolina Pliskova with 5640. The…
Madrid, Feb 27 (IANS) British tennis player Andy Murray stayed at the top of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings released on Monday. The 29-year-old Scot led the rankings for the first time…
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Having won their first ever Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) title, Kalinga Lancers skipper Moritz Furste said that he was satisfied with the way the players lifted themselves after finishing…
Wolfsburg, Feb 27 (IANS) City-based Bundesliga football club VfL Wolfsburg on Monday announced Dutchman Andries Jonker as their new head coach after sacking Valerien Ismael on Sunday. The 54-year-old, who operated as assistant and tactical…
Madrid, Feb 27 (IANS) Spanish football club Deportivo La Coruna has announced the sacking of chief coach Gaizka Garitano as the side is yet to post a win across all competitions in 2017. La Coruna…
Sofia, Feb 27 (IANS) Mohamed Hussamuddin went down fighting in the final of the men’s bantamweight (56kg) category as India finished with three medals at the 68th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament here. Hussamuddin put up…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Sharath Kamal, one of the finest table tennis players India has ever produced, wants budding talent to approach the sport more professionally and is prepared to extend a…
Marseille (France), Feb 27 (IANS) French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Open 13, defeating his countryman Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 in the summit clash here. Sunday’s final saw Tsonga’s ninth victory in a row,…
Paris, Feb 27 (IANS) Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) remained in the title race with a 5-1 away victory over Marseille, while Saint-Etienne suffered their fourth straight loss after being shocked 0-1 by Caen in…