Why Life Is Unfair for the WTF Organization
Sometimes I feel The Universe hates me. On the morning of writing this, I found my Fitbit step counter hadn’t re-charged, which meant that I was trapped in bed for an hour. But even more,…
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Chess Forbidden in Islam, Rules Saudi Grand Mufti
Modified by CombineZP London, Jan 21 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh has said that playing chess is forbidden in Islam, a British newspaper reported on Thursday. Responding to a question on a…
Shuttlers Used Pbl to Prepare for Olympics: Gopichand
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Although some have questioned the timing of the tournament, chief national coach Pullela Gopichand believes the Premier Badminton League (PBL) was used to prepare for the all-important Olympics to be…
Djokovic Denies Match-Fixing Allegations
Credit: Youtube Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Tennis World No.1 Novak Djokovic has dismissed media allegations that he deliberately threw a match as a 19-year-old in 2007. Following yet another straight-sets win at the Australian Open…
Kohli Signed As Brand Ambassador Of Nitesh Estates
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Integrated property development firm Nitesh Estates on Thursday roped in star cricketer and captain of India’s Test team Virat Kohli as their brand ambassador. “I am proud to be associated with…
Windies Pitches Not Good for Attractive Cricket: Skipper Holder
Port of Spain, Jan 21 (IANS) West Indies Test captain Jason Holder has said the standard of pitches in the Caribbean needs to improve if teams are to produce more attractive cricket. The 24-year-old, also…
Messi, Father to Stand Trial for Tax Fraud in Spain
Barcelona, Jan 20 (IANS) Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi as well as his father Jorge Horacio Messi are to stand trial before the national court of Barcelona on May 31 over charges of committing three…
ICC Suspends Galle Stadium Curator Jayananda Warnaweera in Corruption Case
Dubai, Jan 20 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday suspended Galle International Stadium curator Jayananda Warnaweera for three years after he failed to cooperate with their Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in an ongoing investigation….
India Lose, Australia Lead ODI Series 4-0
Canberra, Jan 20 (IANS) India lost their fourth consecutive match of the series to Australia by 25 runs at the Manuka Oval here on Wednesday. Set a target of 349, India folded up for 323…
Court Recalls Non-Bailable Warrant Against Dhoni
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, Jan 19 (IANS) The Ananthpur court that had…
Kokkinakis Says He Was Asked to Fix Tennis Matches
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Young Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis on Tuesday said he was offered money via social media to throw a game. His comments came after world No.1 Novak Djokovic revealed he had…
St. Petersburg Open Organisers Deny Involvement in Fixing Offer to Djokovic
St. Petersburg (Russia), Jan 19 (IANS) The organisers of the 2007 St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament had nothing to do with the alleged instances of match fixing, Alexander Medvedev, the director general of the tournament’s…
Murray Calls on ATP to Educate Young Players About Graft
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) World No.2 Andy Murray has called on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to ramp up education about the dangers of corruption, in the wake of a damning report accusing several…
Bangladesh at the Top Of Their Game: Atapattu
Khulna (Bangladesh), Jan 19 (IANS) Zimbabwe batting consultant Marvan Atapattu believes that Bangladesh is at the top of their game at the moment. Over the span of both his playing and coaching careers, Atapattu has…
Spanish Football Chief Javier Tebas Says 2010 La Liga Match Rigged
Valencia (Spain), Jan 19 (IANS) Spanish football league’s (LFP) president Javier Tebas has spoken of his conviction that the Levante vs Real Zaragoza match in the final round of the 2010-11 La Liga season was…
Nadal Stunned by Verdasco in Five Set Thriller
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Fernando Verdasco stunned World No.5 Rafael Nadal 7-6(6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open here on Tuesday. Nadal took a 2-0 lead in the fifth…
Venus Williams Suffers Shock Upset
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Eighth seed Venus Williams has provided Australian Open fans with the shock of the tournament so far after she was bundled out by World No.47 Johanna Konta of Britain here on…
‘Gayle Needs Caribbean Region’s Support’
New Delhi: Cricketer Chris Gayle during a promotional programme in New Delhi, on Nov 2, 2015. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Kingston (Jamaica), Jan 19 (IANS) Leading regional academic Sir Hilary Beckles has thrown his support behind…
Arnaud Clement Admits Being Approached to Forfeit Tennis Match
 AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT Paris, Jan 19 (IANS) Retired French tennis player Arnaud Clement has admitted that he was approached with a large sum of money to forfeit one of his matches. Clement told…
Unaware Of Match-Fixing in Tennis: Sharapova
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova said on Monday she hoped match-fixing does not exist in the sport of tennis, which to her personally always “meant a lot more than money.” The…