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Himachal Cricket Stadium in Dharamsala gets Centre of excellence
Shimla, Dec 17: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced it would set up its centre of excellence at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association's (HPCA) showpiece stadium in Dharamsala, a cricket official body said here on Thursday.…
New Zealand, Spain Hockey Teams invited to 2016 Olympics
Lausanne, Dec 18: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Thursday confirmed that Spain women's team and New Zealand men's team have been invited to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games following the South African Sports…
Brazilian Swimmer Joanna Maranhao qualifies to her Fourth Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 18: Brazilian swimmer Joanna Maranhao secured a place at her fourth Olympics on Thursday by achieving the Rio 2016 qualifying standard in the 400 metres individual medley.
The 28-year-old clocked four minutes, 40.78…
Juventus to play in Melbourne in July
Turin, Dec 18: Italian football champions Juventus have announced that they will travel to Melbourne to play in July's International Champions Cup as part of their pre-season training during the summer.
Returning to Australia for the…
Boxer Vijender Singh eyes third professional win
Manchester, Dec 18: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh is expected to face a tough contest when he takes on experienced Bulgarian pugilist Samet Hyuseinov in his third professional bout at the Manchester Arena here on Saturday.
Vijender…
Golfer Bhullar shoots 67 to be tied second at Philippine Open
Tarlac (Philippines), Dec 18: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar made a fiery start at the $300,000 Philippine Open as he shot five-under 67 to be tied second at the Luisita Golf and Country Club here on Friday.
Bhullar, a five-time winner…
Srikanth, Kashyap drop a place each in badminton rankings
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 17: India's Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap dropped a place each to be ninth and 15th, respectively, in the world badminton rankings released on Thursday.
Srikanth performed poorly at the World Superseries Finals…
Khawaja’s form demands immediate recall to Australian Team: Mark Waugh
Melbourne, Dec 17: Australia's selector Mark Waugh on Thursday said batsman Usman Khawaja will return to the playing XI against the West Indies for the Boxing Day Test match if he recovers from a hamstring injury.
Waugh, however, added…
Australia appoint Mike Hussey consultant for World T20
Melbourne, Dec 16: Cricket Australia on Wednesday appointed former batsman Mike Hussey and ex-India batsman Sriram Sridharan as consultants for the World T20 tournament. The duo will link up with the team in the lead-up and early stages of…
Shane Warne names Sourav Ganguly Captain of his India Test XI
Melbourne, Dec 16: Australia's leg-spin legend Shane Warne, in his best India Test XI, has named Sourav Ganguly as captain, Sachin Tendulkar as the No.4 batsman and V.V.S. Laxman as the 12th man. Warne, who is the second highest Test…