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January 2, 2017 8:49 PM

India storm into final of SAF Women Football Championship

India have entered the final of the SAFF Women's Football Championship. At the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri today, the hosts beat Nepal 3-1. At the interval, India led 1-0. The scorers for India were Kamala Devi, Indumathi and Sasmita Malik. For Nepal, Sabitra Bhandari scored the lone g...

January 2, 2017 2:43 PM

IOC rejects call by Kuwaiti govt to temporarily lift 14-month sports ban

The International Olympic Committee, IOC, has rejected a call by the Kuwaiti government to temporarily lift a 14-month sports ban. In a letter addressed to Kuwaiti authorities, the IOC said, it will not reconsider the situation until the country complies with a number of steps to become fully compat...

January 2, 2017 2:26 PM

India's premier Tennis tournament Chennai Open begins today

India's premier tennis event, the Chennai Open, begins today. Three Indians are in the main draw of the singles event this year. Saketh Myneni, country's highest ranked single's player, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri are in the fray. While Saketh and Ramkumar were ha...

January 2, 2017 11:41 AM

Indonesia: 23 people killed after ferry fire off coast of capital Jakarta

In Indonesia, at least 23 people were killed and dozens injured after a ferry fire off the coast of capital Jakarta yesterday. The vessel was carrying more than 260 people from a port near Jakarta to Tidung, a resort island in the Kepulauan Seribu. According to the Search and Rescue Agency, 17 peopl...

January 2, 2017 11:32 AM

IOC rejects call by Kuwaiti govt to temporarily lift 14-month sports ban

The International Olympic Committee, IOC, has rejected a call by the Kuwaiti government to temporarily lift a 14-month sports ban. In a letter addressed to Kuwaiti authorities, the IOC said, it will not reconsider the situation until the country complies with a number of steps to become fully compat...

January 2, 2017 8:19 AM

India's premier Tennis tournament Chennai Open begins

India's premier tennis event Chennai Open, begins today and this year in the singles event, three Indians are in the main draw. Saketh Myneni, country's highest ranked single's player, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri are all in fray. Where Saketh and Ramkumar were han...

January 1, 2017 8:54 PM

Somdev Devvarman announces retirement from professional tennis

India's star singles player Somdev Devvarman today announced his retirement from professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising career. The 31-year-old said today that it was right time for him to quit international tennis since the passion with which he used to pl...

January 1, 2017 8:53 PM

Panchal's unbeaten ton helps Gujarat take control on Day 1

In the Ranji Trophy semi-final at Nagpur, opener Priyank Panchal's unbeaten 144 enabled Gujarat to reach a comfortable 283 for 3 against Jharkhand on the first day today. The other not out batsman at the crease was Manprit Juneja who was on 12. Panchal and skipper Parthiv Patel's 6...

January 1, 2017 8:13 PM

Ranji Trophy semi finals: Mumbai fight back as Tamil Nadu end Day 1 on 261/6

In the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Mumbai at Rajkot, Tamil Nadu were 261 for six on day one today. At stumps, Vijay Shankar on 41 and A Aswin Crist on 9 were at the crease. Baba Indrajith top-scored with 64 for Tamil Nadu. Kaushik Gandhi with 50, was the other half centurion for the team. For Mu...

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