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London: Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles. This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, which is expected to be the last tournament of 23-time major champion...

Bengaluru: Experienced midfielder Namita Toppo Thursday announced her retirement from international hockey, ending a decade-long career with the Indian women's hockey team. The 27-year-old Namita was part of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and the...

Melbourne: Australian women's cricket team star batter and vice- captain Rachel Haynes Thursday announced her retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtains down on an illustrious career. The 35-year-old southpaw, who made her international debut back in 2009, represented her country in six Tests, 77...

Madrid (Spain): Real Madrid scored two late goals to beat RB Leipzig 2-0 to maintain their 100 percent start to their UEFA Champions League defense. Fede Valverde continued his excellent recent run of form to put Madrid ahead ten minutes from the end of what...

Jerusalem (Israel): Paris Saint-Germain came back from one goal down to win 3-1 away against Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League. In front of 30,000 fans at the Sammy Ofer Stadium Wednesday night, the home team quickly recovered from a strong start...

Dubai: The ICC Men's T20 World Cup clash between India and Pakistan has been sold out with just over a month left for the mega event in Australia, the International Cricket Council (ICC) informed Thursday. Tickets for the Super 12 clash between India and Pakistan...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has died aged 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore. Rauf had made his first appearance as an umpire in international cricket in 2000. He officiated in 64 Tests (49 as on-field umpire and 15 as TV...

New Delhi: Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah have got the mandate to continue for another three years in the BCCI but it is former president N Srinivasan who has been at the centre of attention following Supreme Court's decision to allow modifications relating to the...

New Delhi: Former India opener Robin Uthappa Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket. Uthappa shared a heartfelt post announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket on social media. The right-handed batter said it has been "greatest honour" to represent India...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) plea in connection with the amendments proposed to its constitution to relax the cooling-off period requirement. The cooling-off period for office bearers will kick in after two consecutive terms...