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February 2, 2019 10:02 PM

Australia, Germany, Italy punch tickets to Davis Cup finals

Former champions Australia, Germany and Italy punched tickets to the Davis Cup finals today while Japan rallied from a 2-1 deficit as Taro Daniel won the decisive rubber to overcome China.   Australia romped to a 4-0 rout of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Adelaide, as John Peers and Jordan Thompson clinc...

February 2, 2019 8:21 PM

Football: ATK, Jamshedpur FC battle to keep playoff hopes alive

Former champions ATK and Jamshedpur FC will look to keep their hopes for a play-off berth alive when they lock horns in the Indian Super League Football in Kolkata tomorrow.    Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City have sealed two spots in the play-offs with the two clubs firm on the table. While the third a...

February 2, 2019 7:41 PM

Saurashtra to take on Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy final

The battle between India stars Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav will make for an intriguing sub-plot when Saurashtra make one more attempt to win their elusive Ranji Trophy title against the defending champions Vidarbha in the final starting tomorrow.    The battle lines are drawn and the summit cl...

February 2, 2019 7:31 PM

12 Russian track and field athletes suspended for doping

Twelve Russian track and field athletes, including 2012 Olympic high jump champion Ivan Ukhov, have been suspended for doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced this yesterday in Lausanne. The suspensions range between two to eight-year bans, with 2013 world high jump gold medallist...

February 2, 2019 12:05 PM

Indian women's hockey team draw 1-1 with Ireland

Indian women's hockey team today drew with Ireland in the opening friendly match at Murcia in Spain. Dragflicker Gurjit Kaur scored in the first half to put the Indian team ahead, before the World cup silver medallists fought back to draw 1-1 .     After leveling the four-match series with ...

February 1, 2019 7:39 PM

Aizawl FC beat Minerva Punjab FC 1-0

Former champions Aizawl FC beat defending champions Minerva Punjab FC 1-0 in a 15th round match of the I-League Football in Panchkula today. The all-important goal was scored by Lalrinchhana in the 69th minute.   With this win, Aizawl moved to seventh on the points table, with 14 points from 15 game...

February 1, 2019 7:13 PM

Govt increases sports budget by over Rs 214 cr

The government today increased the sports budget by over 214 crore rupees for the next financial year, including a hike in funds for the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and incentives for sportspersons.     In the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, the overall sports budget f...

February 1, 2019 6:06 PM

Davis Cup: Matteo Berrettini defeats Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Italy take 2-0 lead

In Tennis, Matteo Berrettini defeated India's top-ranked player Prajnesh Gunneswaran in straight sets to hand former champions Italy a 2-0 lead in the second rubber of the Davis Cup World Group qualifier tie in Kolkata today.    Earlier, Andreas Seppi made short work of Ramkumar Ramanathan ...

February 1, 2019 11:23 AM

India Captain Mithali Raj becomes 1st female cricketer to play 200 ODIs

India captain Mithali Raj today became the first female cricketer to play 200 ODIs, adding another achievement to her illustrious career. The 36-year-old is also the highest run-getter in ODIs with 6622 runs at an average of 51.33, including seven hundreds. Mithali could not make a big impact in her...

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