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Bengaluru: India will bank on the striking prowess of their talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri to tame a formidable Lebanon in the SAFF Championship semifinal here Saturday. India, the defending champions, entered the semis as the second-placed team behind Kuwait from Group A while Lebanon topped...

New Delhi: Indian badminton superstar PV Sindhu is trying to hire the services of former All England Open champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia in her pursuit for an Olympic gold at next year's Paris Games. The two-time Olympic medallist has written to the Sports...

Busan/South Korea: India reclaimed the Asian Kabaddi Championship title after beating Iran 42-32 in the final here at the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center Friday. This was India's eighth title in the last nine editions played so far while Iran won the title...

New Delhi: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has reiterated that the England seamer Ollie Robinson has not looked particularly dangerous so far in the Ashes series, even after a three-wicket haul in the second Test at the Lord's. Robinson returned figures of 3-100, removing Marnus...

New Delhi: Three years after retiring from tennis, 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki Thursday announced that she will make her return to tour this summer. Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki -- the first player from Denmark to win a major -- retired in January...

Sydney: Dublin-born fast bowler Kim Garth has been named in a strong Australian women's squad which will return to Ireland for a bilateral ODI series for the first time since 2015. Australia and Ireland will play three ODIs across six days in Dublin as part...

New Delhi: Jamshedpur FC Thursday announced the release of four foreign players -- defender Dylan Fox, midfielder Rafael Crivellaro, and forwards Harry Sawyer and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas -- from their squad . "GO WELL, LADS! As we bid farewell to our foreign stars today, we would...

Bulawayo: Oman were Friday fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Zimbabwe in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier match. Muhammad Javed of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees Thursday imposed the sanction after Oman were...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC have appointed Floyd Pinto as the assistant coach of the senior men's team on a two-year deal with an option to extend the contract by one year, the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise said Friday. Pinto's coaching journey began with Kenkre FC...

New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team is more determined than ever to claim the gold medal in the upcoming Asian Games after suffering a heart-breaking loss in the final in 2018 edition, said Commonwealth Games (CWG) medallist skipper Savita. The Asian Games is scheduled...