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August 26, 2016 7:18 PM

Leander Paes, Andre Begemann Knock Out Top Seeds in Winston-Salem<br/>

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann have knocked out top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Nenad Zimonjic in straight sets to storm into the semifinals of the ATP Winston-Salem Open in the US. The unseeded Indo-German pair upset the Poland-Serbian combo 6-4 and 6-4 in their qu...

August 26, 2016 6:56 PM

Cristiano Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award after winning both, last season&apos;s Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal. Ronaldo received the accolade for the second time in his career after finishing ahead of Real team-mate Gareth Bale and Atleti...

August 26, 2016 1:31 PM

Tripura accords grand reception to Olympian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar

For the last few years, Tripura has earned an identity with her relentless fight and conquer against decades-long menace of militancy. The state has, in turn, has accorded a grand reception to Olympian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar on her home coming on Monday. From Tripura, she is the first sports person p...

August 26, 2016 9:12 AM

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan retires from ODIs

Sri Lanka&apos;s Tillakaratne Dilshan will quit international cricket after the ongoing limited overs series against Australia. Dilshan on Thursday said that he has decided to retire from the One-Day Internationals after the third match in Dambulla on Sunday and will play the two Twenty20s and t...

August 26, 2016 9:10 AM

BCCI submits 1st Compliance Report to Lodha Panel panel

The BCCI has submitted the first Compliance Report to the Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha Panel in regards to the implementation of reforms as per the apex court verdict. A source close to the panel told PTI that BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke submitted the report last evening. According to the...

August 26, 2016 9:09 AM

Olympian OP Jaisha tests positive for Swine Flu

Olympian OP Jaisha, who returned from the Rio Games with fever and body ache last week, has been hospitalised after she was tested positive for Swine Flu. Sports Authority of India Regional Director Shyam Sunder said, the blood samples of Jaisha was submitted to the state-run Rajiv Gandhi Institute ...

August 25, 2016 6:48 PM

Abhinav Bindra to Head NRAI Review Committee on Rio Debacle

India&apos;s first and only individual Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra was today named Chairman of a five-member review committee to probe the shooters&apos; Rio Games debacle. He however recused himself from questioning them as he was himself a part of the team.The National Rifle Asso...

August 25, 2016 5:06 PM

Doping row: Delhi HC seeks NADA's response on woman weight lifter plea

After the Narsingh Yadav episode, a national level woman weight lifter has challenged in Delhi High Court a four-year ban on her for allegedly taking prohibited substance, alleging that she was given laced protein drink by one of her colleagues.The High Court has directed the National Anti Doping Ag...

August 25, 2016 2:14 PM

Leander Paes reaches quarterfinals of Winston-Salem Open

Leander Paes joined hands with Germany&apos;s Andre Begemann, his 108th partner on the ATP circuit, to enter the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem Open Tennis with a straight set win over Chris Guccione and Andre Sa in United States. The unseeded Indo-German pair won 6-4, 6-4 against the Austra...

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