Sports

  • 13th Open Naga Wrestling C’ship from today
    Our Correspondent Kohima | April 8  The stage is all set for the 13th Open Naga Wrestling Championship 2021 under the aegis of Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) on April 9 at Khuochiezie (Kohima Loc
  • Bhuvneshwar, Rajeshwari, Punam in ICC shortlist
    New Delhi, April 8 (IANS): Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar from India's men's team and spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad and batter Punam Raut from the women's team have been nominated for the International
  • FC Goa announce squad for Champions League
    New Delhi, April 8 (IANS): FC Goa announced their squad for their maiden AFC Champions League campaign on Friday. Forward Igor Angulo and midfielder Alberto Noguera are missing from among the team's foreign
  • Hockey stopped at National Stadium due to Covid-19
    New Delhi, April 8 (IANS): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has temporarily stopped hockey activities for a week at the National Stadium here from Thursday due to a surge in new cases of coronavirus in the C
  • Davis stuns Kenin to progress in Charleston tennis
    Charleston (US), April 8 (IANS): Lauren Davis shocked fellow American and second seed Sofia Kenin in the second round of the Charleston Open. Davis picked up her third career win over a Top 5 player with the
  • French Open postponed by a week due to Covid-19
    Paris, April 8 (IANS): The French Open has been postponed by a week due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said in a statement on Thursday. The clay court Grand Slam will be held from
  • Surprised SA allowed players to leave for IPL during series: Afridi
    Lahore, April 8 (IANS): Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said that it was surprising to see Cricket South Africa (CSA) allowing players to leave for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the middle of an inte
  • Dybala leads Juve to 2-1 win over Napoli
    Rome, April 8 (IANS): Paulo Dybala marked his return with a moment of magic as Juventus beat Napoli 2-1 in a high-profile rescheduled Serie A fixture. The Bianconeri have been struggling recently as the defe
  • De Bruyne extends contract with City till 2025
    London, April 8 (IANS): Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has extended his contract with Manchester City for two years to 2025, confirmed the English Premier League side. De Bruyne, 29, has spent five-and-a
  • Mary Kom, Lovlina in Indian women's boxing squad for Asian Championships
    New Delhi, April 7 (PTI): Olympic-bound six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) will spearhead the Indian women's challenge in the Asian Boxing Championship slated to be held here from May 21 to 31.
  • 2nd ODI: Australia beat New Zealand by 71 runs
    Mount Maunganui, April 7 (IANS): New Zealand's Leigh Kasparek took six wickets but her side ended up losing to Australia by 71 runs in the second ODI on Wednesday. Australia scored 271/7 batting first and N
  • FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation
    Lausanne, April 7 (IANS): Football's world governing body FIFA on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect due to third-party interference. It also banned the Chadian
  • Activities at SAI centre in Bhopal stopped as 30 test positive
    New Delhi, April 7 (IANS): Sports activities in Bhopal's Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centre have been stopped temporarily after more than 30 athletes tested positive for Covid-19, confirmed a S
  • Vivo ropes in Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador
    New Delhi, April 7 (IANS): Chinese smartphone brand Vivo on Wednesday announced that it has onboarded Virat Kohli as the company's brand ambassador. Kohli will be seen spreading awareness and promoting t
  • Judoka tests positive, team pulls out of Olympic qualifiers
    New Delhi, April 7 (IANS): The coronavirus pandemic struck India's 16-member judo squad forcing it to pull out of the Asian Oceania Olympic qualifiers that started on Tuesday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. &quo
  • RCB's Daniel Sams tests Covid positive
    Chennai, April 7 (IANS): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fast bowler Daniel Sams has tested positive for Covid-19, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise said in a statement on Wednesday. Sams had a neg
  • Bayern's Gnabry tests positive for Covid-19
    Munich, April 7 (IANS): Bayern Munich will be without Serge Gnabry for their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday after the winger tested positive for the coronaviru
  • City edge Dortmund out 2-1 in Champions League
    Berlin, April 7 (IANS): A late Phil Foden goal for Manchester City secured a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final fixture. Foden on Tuesday guided an angled
  • Real beat Liverpool 3-1 in CL quarters
    Madrid, April 7 (IANS): Real Madrid produced one of their best performances of the season to beat Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Madrid's preparations the game wer
  • Shikha breaks into top 10 of ODI rankings
    New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) India fast bowler Shikha Pandey broke into the top 10 of the women's ODI bowlers' rankings while opener Smriti Mandhana and veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami remained unchanged.
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