City football giants East Bengal on Tuesday announced that this year’s Bharat Gaurav award (Pride of India) will be conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh. Singh will be travelling to the city on Monday, on the East Bengal Foundation Day (August 1) to attend the event where the award and a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh will be handed over […]
» Read moreIndia’s R Ashwin has reclaimed the top spot on the ICC’s rankings for Test bowlers, following his seven-wicket haul against West Indies at North Sound on Sunday. Viral Kohli moved up two places to sit at 12th place in the batsmen rankings. As a batsman, Ashwin has gained three places to move to 45th.
» Read moreCanadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard will play at the Rio Olympics next month, after weighing the risks posed by the Zika virus and security concerns in Brazil. “It was a hard decision for me and I definitely thought about all the pros and cons,” Bouchard told the media at the weekend as she prepared to play in the WTA hardcourt […]
» Read moreBritain’s Johanna Konta captured her first WTA title in style on Sunday, beating former world number one Venus Williams 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 at the WTA hardcourt tournament in Stanford, California.
» Read moreUmesh Yadav provided India with the best possible start on Day 4 removing Darren Bravo in the first over of the day of the 1st Test match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on Sunday and little would have anyone expected that India would be at the brink of a big win before the second session ended. […]
» Read moreTop-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his first career clay-court title on Sunday, beating Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 7-5 in the Swiss Open final.
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