Betis advance in Copa del Rey
San Sebastian (Spain), Jan 18 (IANS) Real Betis and Real Sociedad played to a 2-2 draw on aggregate over two matches in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, but the Seville club…
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Budding boxing star Kattimani lauds Khelo India
Pune, Jan 18 (IANS) World Youth Boxing bronze medallist boxer Bhavesh Kattimani is convinced that the government should conduct more events like Khelo India Youth Games to shape budding talent. “Along with proper training and…
Sharapova defeats defending Australian Open champion Wozniacki
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Russia’s Maria Sharapova defeated defending Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 here on Friday. The 30th-seeded 2008 Australian Open champion recorded her first win against Denmark’s Wozniacki (seeded third)…
Hockey India names 18-member women’s squad for Spain tour
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Hockey India on Friday named an 18-member Indian women’s squad for the season opener in Spain which starts on January 26. The Indian team led by Rani will play four…
Federer cruises into Round of 16 at Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Swiss tennis star Roger Federer (3) defeated American Taylor Fritz by a comfortable 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 scoreline in less than an hour and a half in the third round men’s singles…
Bopanna prefers Airbnb while playing abroad
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna prefers to stay in Airbnb while competing in tournaments abroad as it helps to unwind yourself and gives homely feeling. Airbnb is a privately held global…
Bar?a thump Levante to advance in Copa del Rey
Barcelona, Jan 18 (IANS) Ousmane Dembele had a brace to lead FC Barcelona to a 3-0 victory over Levante in the second leg of their Copa del Rey knockout stage tie for a 4-2 triumph…
Chahal six-for restricts Australia to 230 in series decider
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Australia’s vulnerability to quality leg-spin was exposed by Yuzvendra Chahal, who returned with his second overseas fifer to help India restrict the hosts for a megre 230 in the series-deciding third…
3rd ODI: India opt to bowl vs Australia
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the third and final one day international (ODI) of the series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)…
CBI arrests SAI Director, 5 others in graft case
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested six persons including Director of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) S.K. Sharma in a graft case, officials said. A CBI…
PWL: Sandeep clinches thriller for MP Yodha
Panchkula, Jan 17 (IANS) The high point of the day was the clash of the Phogat sisters and Pooja Dhandas clash against Betzabeth Angelin but it was Sandeep Tomar who stole the lime light clinching…
Khelo India: Mizoram enter boys’ U-21 football final
Pune, Jan 17 (IANS) Mizoram dominated proceedings but still needed penalties to beat Goa 4-2 and enter the final of the Boys’ Under-21 football competition of the Khelo India Youth Games at the Shree Shiv…
Khelo India: Kattimani, Narwal in boxing gold medal bouts
Pune, Jan 17 (IANS) Favourites, including World Youth bronze medallist Bhavesh Kattimani (Maharashtra) and Asian bronze medallist Ankit Narwal (Haryana), secured final berths in their respective weight classes at Khelo India Youth Games boxing competition…
Maharashtra on top at Khelo India
Pune, Jan 17 (IANS) On a day when there were only four gold medals at stake, hosts Maharashtra made a clean sweep of all four in the Kho-Kho competition at the Khelo India Youth Games…
PWL wrestlers try hand at cricket
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) World Championships bronze medallist Pooja Dhanda along with other women wrestlers from Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 took on the players from Women Cricket Association of India (WICA) in a…
PWL: Sakshi-Navjot bout highlight of Delhi-UP tie
Panchkula, Jan 17 (IANS) After losing their respective opening matches, UP Dangal will take on Delhi Sultans in the next round of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) at the Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium here…
I-League: Relegation-threatened Aizawl up against rampaging Chennai
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) Former champions Aizawl FC will look to stave off an imminent threat of relegation when they take on table-toppers Chennai City FC in an I-League encounter here on Friday. The gulf…
SC urged to appoint ombudsman for Rahul-Pandya issue
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Cricketers Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul will have to wait longer to return to international cricket as the Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to appoint…
Khelo India: Jharkhand stun Odisha in girls’ hockey semis
Pune, Jan 17 (IANS) Jharkhand overturned a 0-3 deficit to beat strong title favourites Odisha 4-3 and set up a title clash with Haryana in the girls’ U-17 hockey competition of the Khelo India Youth…
Mercedes Trophy: Singhvi, Unnikrishnan qualify for national final
Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) City golfers FR Singhvi and Rajiv Unnikrishnan on Thursday qualified for the Mercedes Trophy National Final on Day 2 of the Bengaluru Leg. Singhvi and Unnikrishnan qualified after carding a net…