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Navi Mumbai: Delhi Capitals (DC) kept their hopes for a play-off berth alive defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 17 runs at the DY Patil Stadium here Monday. Riding on Mitchell Marsh’s (63, 48b, 4x4, 3x6), DC scored 159 for the loss of seven wickets in...

Bhubaneswar: A state-of-the-art badminton high-performance centre (HPC), under the technical and coaching supervision of Pullela Gopichand, will be operational soon at the Kalinga stadium complex here.     The construction of the Dalmia Bharat Gopichand Odisha Badminton Academy here is going on in full swing and will...

New Delhi: India were assured Monday of at least three medals at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Boxers Nikhat Zareen (52kg), Manisha (57kg) and Parveen (63kg) continued their stellar run and advanced to the semifinals of their respective categories. By sealing the...

Bhubaneswar: Two women cricketers from Odisha have been selected to play for the women’s T20 Challenge cricket tournament beginning May 23 in Pune. The tournament is being touted as the inaugural women’s IPL in the country. Priyanka Priyadarshini and Sujata Mallick will represent the IPL...

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals batter Shimron Hetmyer, who had flown to Guyana for the birth of his first child, has rejoined the squad and is likely to be available for the side's final league match Friday. The big-hitting West Indian had flown to Guyana for the...

New Delhi: In the short span of his international career, Lakshya Sen has impressed everyone with his passion, grit, and dedication, which led to him winning many accolades for the country and the youngster continued the same, when he gave India a 1-0 lead in...

Madrid: Sevilla needed a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Atlético Madrid to clinch the final Champions League spot in the Spanish league. Barcelona secured second place, and a spot in the lucrative Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, after a 0-0 draw at...

Manchester: Another Premier League trophy was virtually in Manchester City's hands. All it needed was Riyad Mahrez to convert a penalty, like he had done in each of his previous seven attempts from the spot this season. Not this time. There's still plenty of life...

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe won the French league's best player award for the third time in his career, then diplomatically swerved a question about his future. Mbappe is out of contract at PSG next month and touted to join Karim Benzema at Real...

Navi Mumbai: Two teams struggling for consistency, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, will aim to outdo each other in a bid to keep their play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here Monday. Both teams are yet to string back-to-back wins this season but...