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December 26, 2018 7:48 PM

Indian players off to fine starts in Asian Tour Q-School

Indian players got off to a fine start in the Golf Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage with no less than four Indians featuring in Top-20 of the first round. A total of 17 Indians are in the fray among the 242 players who are fighting for 35 cards this week at the two courses at Lakeview Resort...

December 26, 2018 7:27 PM

CA Kuttappa takes over as India's chief boxing coach

Dronacharya awardee C A Kuttappa has taken over as India's chief boxing coach at the ongoing national camp.  Star pugilist Vikas Krishan (75kg) was left out from the post following his professional plunge. The 39-year-old Kuttappa is credited with shaping some of the country's most...

December 25, 2018 11:58 PM

Sindhu suffers a shocking loss to Sung Ji Hyun

Hyderabad - P V Sindhu suffered a shocking loss to Sung Ji Hyun but defending champions Hyderabad Hunters still looked on course for a win with a 3-1 lead over Chennai Smashers in the Premier Badminton League.     In the women's singles match, Ji Hyun Sung got the better of Olympic and Worl...

December 25, 2018 7:51 AM

16th Mumbai Marathon to be held on 20th Jan, 2019

The 16th Mumbai Marathon will be held on January 20 next year and around 50,000 participants are expected to participate in the run, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Monday.  He chaired a meeting to review preparations for the 16th Tata Mumbai Marathon in Mumbai. Ministers Vinod Taw...

December 24, 2018 8:50 PM

India squad for ODI series announced

The Board of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced squads for the One-Day International (ODI) series against Australia and New Zealand.  BCCI also announced squad for the T-20 series against New Zealand.  Virat Kohli will continue to lead the side in both the formats and Rohit Shar...

December 24, 2018 5:42 PM

Five weightlifters banned after 2012 Olympic tests reanalysed

The International Weightlifting Federation announced in Paris on Monday that five weightlifters have been provisionally suspended after reanalysis of their urine samples provided during the 2012 London Olympics.  They include two Olympic champions, Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy and Uzbek  Ruslan Nurud...

December 23, 2018 9:04 PM

PBL: Mumbai Rocket beat Delhi Dashers 5-0 at end of tie

On the second day of the Premier Badminton League,  Lee Yong Dae led Mumbai Rockets played against H.S.Prannoy led Delhi Dashers. Mumbai Rocket beat Delhi Dashers 5-0 at the end of their tie. In the first match, dynamic duo of Lee Yongde and Kim Gijung gave a flying start to Mumbai Rockets, beating ...

December 23, 2018 8:35 PM

India's Vedangi Kulkarni becomes fastest Asian to cycle the globe

Indian woman Vedangi Kulkarni has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe. Hailing from a suburb of Pune, 20-year old Vedangi cycled into Kolkata in the wee hours today, completing the 29,000 kilometers' distance required to qualify as bicycling across the globe. Vedangi told news agenc...

December 22, 2018 8:58 AM

Belgium to end the year as No.1 in FIFA global rankings

Belgium will end the year as No. 1 ahead of world champions France in the global rankings released by FIFA yesterday. Belgium, beaten by France in the World Cup semi-finals, edge Didier Deschamps' team by one ranking point. Belgium have 1,727 points by FIFA's calculations to 1,726 ...

December 21, 2018 6:34 PM

Mithali, Harmanpreet retained as captains for Indian Women's ODI and T20 team

Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur were retained today as captains for the Indian Women's ODI and T20 team while out-of-form Veda Krishnamurthy was dropped from both the squads picked for the New Zealand tour beginning next month. While Mithali will lead ODI team and Kaur head T20.      India...

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