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Lausanne: Neeraj Chopra Friday finished first at the Lausanne Diamond League, becoming the first Indian to clinch the top spot in a Diamond League meet, after registering an 89.08m throw in his first attempt. The Olympic gold medallist couldn't better his throw in the second...

Dubai: Just like skipper Rohit Sharma has stoutly defended all questions on Virat Kohli's prolonged bad patch, his deputy KL Rahul followed suit stating the obvious template answer, that it's all "noise on the outside". From being one of India's greatest batters of all time,...

  Zurich: World football governing body FIFA lifted Friday the ban imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) after the Supreme Court terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA), clearing the decks for India to host the Women’s U-17 World Cup in...

Dubai: The unpredictability of the T20 format and the growth of the game in the region could make the 2022 Asia Cup, beginning Saturday, the most closely fought edition ever. Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has already predicted the six-team tournament as having the potential to...

Tokyo: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history Friday by becoming the first Indian pair to win a medal in men’s doubles at the BWF World Championships after upsetting World No. 2 Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the quarterfinals here. By reaching...

New Delhi: Saba Karim, the former India cricketer and ex-member of the senior selection committee, said that he would prefer to have Rishabh Pant in India's playing eleven for Asia Cup over Dinesh Karthik, citing the x-factor provided by the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter. With Virat Kohli...

Dubai: India women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has joined young opener Shafali Verma in the International Cricket Council's "100 per cent Cricket Superstars" list released Friday. Shafali Verma, England's Sophie Ecclestone, New Zealand's Amelia Kerr, West Indies' Hayley Matthews and South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt were...

Dubai: India cricketer Virat Kohli has written a heartfelt message on social media, paying tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and reminiscing the days when he was deputy to the legendary skipper. Kohli, who is returning to the side for the Asia Cup here after taking...

Pune: Riding on Nilesh Jadhav's remarkable all-round performance, Odisha Juggernauts clinched a sensational come-from-behind win against Rajasthan Warriors by six points at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here Thursday. Jadhav recorded 3.22 minutes in the defense and also scored 16 points in the attack...

New Delhi: Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia Thursday filed a fresh nomination for the post of president ahead of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) elections that are scheduled to be held September 2. The 45-year-old former India captain's nomination was proposed by the Andhra...