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May 14, 2016 8:01 AM

Fatma Samoura named first female secretary general of FIFA

FIFA named a Senegalese UN diplomat as its first ever female Secretary General, a historic move announced at a congress that sought to relegate world football's corruption crisis to the past. FIFA President Gianni Infantino made the surprise announcement in Mexico City yesterday that he had...

May 14, 2016 8:00 AM

IPL: Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets

In IPL, Kings XI Punjab notched up a convincing seven-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in Visakhapatnam last night. Put into bat first, Mumbai Indians made a modest score of 124 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Kings XI Punjab chased down the target of 125 with as man...

May 14, 2016 7:30 AM

Sania Mirza- Martina Hingis enter semifinals of Italian Open

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have entered the semifinals of the Women's Doubles event at the Italian Open Tennis. She defeated Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears 6-4, 6-2 in Rome.The Indo-Swiss pair will take on Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu of Romania in the semifinals this evenin...

May 13, 2016 8:41 PM

IPL matches to be held in Raipur as scheduled on May

Indian Premier League (IPL) matches will be held in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur as scheduled on May 20 and 22. Chhattisgarh High court on Friday declined to entertain a petition that sought shifting of IPL matches from Raipur in view of water shortage during peak summer.The double bench of high cour...

May 13, 2016 8:14 PM

IPL: Mumbai Indians win toss, opt to bat first against Kings eleven Punjab

In Cricket, defending champions Mumbai Indians have won the toss and elected to bat first against Kings eleven Punjab in IPL T20 match in Visakhapatnam. Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma, are placed fifth in the points table with six victories and five defeats from 11 appearances. While struggling...

May 13, 2016 7:40 PM

Indian men and women in semifinals of Asian Squash

The Indian men and women teams bounced back to reach the the semifinals of the the Asian Squash Championship in Taipei today. Both Kush Kumar and Harinder Pal Sandhu lifted their games and played outstandingly according to National Coach Cyrus Poncha.Kush Kumar beat Mohammad Syafiq Kamal 11-4, 11-7,...

May 13, 2016 1:35 PM

Anil Kumble retained ICC Cricket Committee head, Rahul Dravid made member

Former India captain Anil Kumble has been re-appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman for a second term of three years while his one-time team-mate Rahul Dravid was named member of the top panel. Kumble, the all-time highest wicket-taker for India, was appointed as the chairman for his first term in...

May 13, 2016 10:55 AM

IPL 2016: Mumbai Indians to lock horns with Kings XI Punjab

In IPL, defending champions Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Kings eleven Punjab at Visakhapatnam tonight. The match will start at 8 p.m. Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma, are placed fifth in the points table with six victories and five defeats from 11 appearances. While struggling at the bott...

May 13, 2016 8:53 AM

IPL 2016: Delhi Daredevils ease to 7-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

In IPL, Delhi Daredevils cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a match played at Hyderabad last night. Sent into bat, Hyderabad scored 146 for the loss of 8 wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Delhi Daredevils chased down the target with 11 balls to spare,...

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