Paris, Feb 18 (IANS) Four major cities — Paris, Rome, Los Angeles and Budapest — have launched their bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed. “Los Angeles, Rome, Budapest…
New Delhi: Chairman of the Supreme Court Committee on Reforms in Cricket Justice (retd.) R M Lodha with Justice Ashok Bhan (R) and Justice R V Raveendran with the copy of their report at a…
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (IANS) The American city of Los Angeles has made public its logo for its bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. The logo was displayed on a digital screen at a ceremony…
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 17 (IANS) New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has named the West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards as his favourite player of all time. McCullum has described the former West Indies…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Table tennis umpire S. Sridhar was on Wednesday selected to represent India at the 2016 Rio Olympics in August. He had also represented India at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and…
(151016) — MANILA, Oct. 16, 2015 (Xinhua) — Philippine boxing world champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao shows his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Commission on Elections building in Manila, the Philippines, Oct. 16,…
Dharamsala, Feb 16 (IANS) The much-awaited World Twenty20 match between arch rivals India and Pakistan at the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here will have a batsman-friendly pitch and is expected to be…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders player Sunil Narine during an IPL -2015 match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on May 7, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Port of Spain (Trinidad),…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Hrishikesh Kanitkar has been appointed the assistant coach of newly-formed Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rising Pune Supergiants. The 41-year-old, who was a regular in the Indian…
Mumbai: India`s limited over skipper MS Dhoni addresses a press conference ahead of India`s tour of Australia, in Mumbai on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Captaining a franchise other than…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 14 (IANS) Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (4/8) spearheaded an incisive bowling attack to help India beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets in their third and final T20 International and win the series 2-1 here…
Shillong, Feb 13A (IANS) India’s star woman boxer M.C. Mary Kom stormed into the final of the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) beating Bangladesh’s Akter Shamina here on Sunday. The 2012 Olympics bronze medallist was…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 14 (IANS) Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (4/4) ran through Sri Lanka’s top order to help India bowl out Sri Lanka for a mere 82 runs in their third and final T20 International here on…
St. Petersburg, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy here on Sunday and extended their remarkable winning streak to 40 matches in…
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 14 (IANS) The West Indies produced an outstanding bowling performance to outclass India by five wickets in the final match to win their maiden U-19 World Cup cricket tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla…
Dubai, Feb 13 (IANS) West Indies legend Viv Richard said on Saturday that England can be the top-ranked nation in Test matches if they can continue their rich vein of form. England beat South Africa…
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The corruption charges levelled against top Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf are devastating for the image of Pakistani cricket internationally, said a Pakistani daily on Saturday. An editorial “Umpire’s Out” in The…
New York, Feb 13 (IANS) Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian’s estranged husband and former basketball player Lamar Odom made his first public appearance since an overdose left him in a coma in October last year,…
Wellington, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia’s hard-hitting batsman David Warner believes New Zealand will have a tough time in finding someone who can fill in Brendon McCullum’s shoes who retired from One-Day Internationals (ODIs). “He’s going…
Ranchi, Feb 12 (IANS) India produced an all-round performance to outclass Sri Lanka by 69 runs in the second T20 International at the Jharkhand International Stadium here on Friday to level the three-match series 1-1….