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Sania-Martina enter quarters in Qatar
Doha, Feb 24: Indo-Swiss top tennis pair Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis expectedly romped home into yet another quarterfinal -- their 41st successive win on the circuit -- but not before getting a scare in their second round win in women's…
Cristiano Ronaldo first athlete to get 200 mn social media followers
Madrid, Feb 24: Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has made social media history by becoming the first athlete to reach 200 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Ronaldo has 109.7 million followers on…
Cricketer Shahadat Hossain indicted in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 22: Bangladeshi cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife face trial on charges of torturing their underage house help following their indictment by a Dhaka court here on Monday.
The Women and Child Repression Prevention…
Rafael Nadal eliminated from Rio Open
Rio De Janeiro, Feb 22: Rafael Nadal has been eliminated from the Rio Open in the semifinals. Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas defeated the former world number one by two sets to one, and will now meet Argentine Guido Pello for the title, Xinhua news…
Argentina’s captain Daniel Orsanic confirms Davis Cup Team
Buenos Aires, Feb 20: The captain of Argentina's national tennis team, Daniel Orsanic, confirmed the names on Friday of the players who will visit Poland to represent the South American country in the first round of the Davis Cup.
The…
Asian Badminton: India men beat China 3-2, women lose 0-5 to Japan
Hyderabad, Feb 19: India men's team defeated China 3-2 while the women's team went down 0-5 to Japan in the Badminton Asia Team Championships at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. Kidambi Srikanth, Ajay Jayaram and H.S. Prannoy…
BCCI to move SC against Lodha panel recommendations
Mumbai, Feb 19: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to approach the Supreme Court against the recommendations submitted in the report by the Justice R.M. Lodha committee.
The BCCI had convened a special general…
India women seal ODI series against Sri Lanka 2-0
Ranchi, Feb 18: India women's cricket team took an unassailable 2-0 lead after their comprehensive six wickets win over Sri Lanka Women in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here on Wednesday.…
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt pens poem criticising JNU activists
New Delhi, Feb 18: Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has penned a moving patriotic poem in Hindi, criticising the alleged anti-national activities on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, which has gone viral on the internet.
The…
Delhi Waveriders drub Kalinga Lancers to enter HIL semis
New Delhi, Feb 18: As the saying goes, the Delhi Waveriders saved their best for the last as a solid team performance helped them thrash Kalinga Lancers 6-0 in the final pool phase match of the Hockey India League (HIL) and enter the…