Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama awarded 21 recipients, including basketball greats Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Presidential Medal Of Freedom at the White House here on Tuesday. “From scientists, philanthropists and…
Guwahati, Nov 22 (IANS) NorthEast United FC kept their Indian Super League (ISL) football semi-final qualification hopes alive with a narrow 1-0 victory over FC Pune City here on Tuesday. NorthEast had gone six matches…
Bengaluru, Nov 22 (IANS) Leading sports enterprise EduSports on Tuesday tied up with the tennis academy of professional player Rohan Bopanna to coach school students across the country. “We will offer coaching in schools across…
Kanty-Mansiysk (Russia), Nov 22 (IANS) Indias Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli jumped four notches to the joint sixth spot after registering her first victory in the elite FIDE womens chess Grand Prix here. Starting with white, she…
Barcelona, Nov 22 (IANS) The organising committee of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday confirmed the presence of Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal in next year’s edition of the tournament, which will see his 13th participation…
Imphal, Nov 22 (IANS) Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh opened the 10th international Manipur polo tournament, 2016 at the historic polo ground in the heart of Imphal city, the capital of border state Manipur on…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Tuesday announced its plans to launch NBA Academy India, an elite basketball training centre in the national capital for the top male and female…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Seasoned opener Gautam Gambhir, who was released from the India squad ahead of the second cricket Test, was on Tuesday dropped as the selectors retained the same squad for the…
Hobart, Nov 22 (IANS) Former Test cricket stars Shane Warne, Kevin Pietersen and Michael Slater were on Tuesday fined $300 for violating traffic safety norms by not wearing seat belts during a car ride. They…
Madrid, Nov 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid need to find their identity and their form when they play their respective Champions League football games on Wednesday night. Barcelona will welcome Lionel Messi back…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) In a setback to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition seeking the quashing of criminal defamation proceedings against him initiated by Finance Minister…
Dortmund, Nov 22 (IANS) German football giants Borussia Dortmund’s goalkeeper Roman Burki on Tuesday underwent a surgery on his broken hand, ruling the Swiss out for nearly two months. The 26-year-old suffered the injury in…
London, Nov 22 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli was on Tuesday accused of ball tampering during the drawn first cricket Test against England at Rajkot by a British daily. British tabloid ‘The Daily Mail’ has…
Melbourne, Nov 22 (IANS) Indian veteran S.S.P. Chawrasia hopes to extend his successful season with a memorable debut alongside young S. Chikka at the $8 million ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf which starts on…
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) Mumbai City FC will seek to seal Indian Super League (ISL) football semi-finals qualification by winning against title holders Chennaiyin FC here on Wednesday. They are approaching the match full of…
Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka medium pacer Suranga Lakmal was on Tuesday fined 50 percent of his match fee for breaching International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Code of Conduct during his sides match against Zimbabwe…
Adelaide, Nov 22 (IANS) South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis was on Tuesday fined 100 percent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during…
Seville (Spain), Nov 22 (IANS) A young man was hospitalised after a brawl between fans of Spanish football club Sevilla FC and Italy’s Juventus, the emergency services of the city said here on Tuesday. The…
Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) After helping India register a 246-run win over England in the second Test at Visakhapatnam, skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday vaulted 10 spots to a career-best fourth spot in the International…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) began its two-day trial camp for the North zone here on Tuesday to select players for the U-17 World Cup to be hosted by…