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Four Indian women boxers enter semis of Russian tourney

2:00 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: Asian gold-medallist Pooja Rani (75kg) and world bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), along with two others Indians, entered the semi-finals of the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Kaspiysk, Russia. India Open gold medallist Neeraj (57kg) and former world youth bronze-medallist Jony (60kg) were the other two to make the semi-finals on […]

Harbhajan’s Khel Ratna snub: Punjab Minister orders probe into alleged delay

8:37 pm July 31, 2019

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has ordered an inquiry into the allegations levelled by veteran India player Harbhajan Singh that administrative delay on the part of state’s sports department was the reason for the rejection of his nomination for the prestigious Khel Ratna Award. The off-spinner’s nomination for Khel Ratna award has been rejected by the […]

This has really shaken me: Shaw on his doping ban

10:02 pm July 30, 2019

New Delhi: A beleaguered Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday admitted the eight-month doping ban has “shaken him” but at the same time vowed to come out stronger from the setback. The BCCI on Tuesday banned the 19-year-old from all forms of the game till November 15 for failing a dope test. The teenager had inadvertently consumed […]

Let’s not talk about boycott but dropping shooting from CWG also unfair: Sakshi

8:46 pm July 30, 2019

Noida: Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sakshi Malik does not endorse the Indian Olympic Association’s call for a boycott of the 2022 Commonwealth Games but at the same time feels that dropping shooting from the event’s roster is “wrong on the athletes.” The Indian Olympic Association last week proposed boycott of the 2022 Birmingham CWG for dropping […]

Kobe Bryant's death put life in perspective for me: Virat Kohli

ICC World Test Championship will add context to five-day game: Kohli

3:11 pm July 29, 2019

Dubai: India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), that gets underway on August 1, will add context to the longest format of the game. The inaugural edition will see top nine Test teams — Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies […]