Law passed to stop doping nets its 1st guilty plea

New York, 8 May: A man charged with providing banned substances to Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare and another athlete pleaded guilty Monday, marking the...

Another TT player approaches court against exclusion from CWG squad, CoA says team not...

New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) The chaos over the selection of Indian table tennis team for Commonwealth Games deepened on Monday after the CoA...

Maxwell falls off golf cart, to miss England clash

Ahmedabad, 1 Nov: Australia batter Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the World Cup clash against England on November 4 after he fell...

Boxing great Manny Pacquiao announces retirement

Manila (Philippines), Sep 29 (AP) Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced...

Indian cricket legend Salim Durani dies at 88

New Delhi, 2 Apr: Salim Durani, the debonair Indian cricketer of the 1960s with movie star looks, a puckish sense of humour, and a...

Denied NOCs for playing in foreign leagues, Pakistan cricketers mull ending contract

Lahore, 23 Jan: Some of the top cricketers are contemplating terminating their central contracts with the Pakistan Cricket Board after some were refused NOCs...

Swiss Open: Sindhu, Srikanth look to find top form; exhausted Sen opts out

Basel, 21 Mar: All England Championships finalist Lakshya Sen will be missing in action but double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World championships silver...

Iniesta says goodbye to old friends at Barcelona in friendly in Tokyo

TOKYO, 6 Jun: Andres Iniesta said goodbye to old friends as he played for his Japanese club Vissel Kobe against his former club Barcelona...

Two Chinese badminton players banned for two years for match-fixing, betting

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov 5 (AFP): Two Chinese badminton players have been banned for two years for breaking rules on match-fixing and illegal betting,...

Zverev ousts Alcaraz to move into Australian Open semis against Medvedev; Zheng into 1st...

MELBOURNE, 24 Jan: Alexander Zverev made no mistake with his second chance to close out a win over No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday...

Neeraj Chopra dazzles with gold at Paavo Nurmi Games

Turku, 18 Jun: India's Olympic and world champion javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra claimed his maiden gold medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games here...

Williamson to undergo surgery, likely to miss ODI World Cup

Wellington, 6 Apr: Kane Williamson is likely to miss the ODI World Cup in India later this year as the New Zealand skipper is...

World Cup is an unfinished business: Rohit Sharma

Chennai, 7 Oct: Absence of a global silverware in the cabinet always gives one a sense of emptiness, no matter how deified you are...

Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund crash to first defeat against Freiburg in 11 years

Berlin, Aug 21 (AFP): Borussia Dortmund slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at Freiburg on Saturday as star striker Erling Braut Haaland drew a...

I never disrespect tennis community, I am part of it: Rohit Rajpal

New Delhi, 2 Nov: India's non-playing Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal on Saturday clarified that his "shut-up" remark was meant for a few "agenda-driven"...

India ends Asian Track Cycling C’ships with 18 medals, para athletes win most of...

NEW DELHI, 26 Feb: India wrapped up its campaign at the Asian Track Cycling Championships with an impressive haul of nine gold, six silver...

ISL: Ibara’s twin strike hands BFC 3-0 win over title holders Mumbai City FC

Fatorda, 10 Jan: Prince Ibara scored a brace as Bengaluru FC defeated defending champions Mumbai City FC 3-0 in an Indian Super League match...

Indian climbers out of medal contention, 3 lost in quarterfinals

Hangzhou, 3 Oct: Indian challenge ended in speed climbing as Anisha Verma, Shivpreet Pannu, and Aman Verma lost in their respective quarterfinals at the...

Australian Open 2022: Ashleigh Barty marks First Nations Day with easy win in Melbourne

Melbourne, Jan 19 (AFP): Ash Barty was front and center when the Australian Open celebrated its inaugural First Nations Day. Albeit not for very long....

Ending years of feud, AICF and Chess Association of India announce merger

Lucknow, Aug 21 (PTI): Putting an end to internal fighting, the All-India Chess Federation and the breakaway Chess Association of India on Saturday announced...