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Hurt Ritu Rani retires from international hockey

Sports September 22, 2016 at 7:23 am 0 comments

New Delhi,  Former Indian women’s hockey captain Ritu Rani has retired from international hockey. She was controversially dropped from the team for the Rio Olympics over alleged attitude issues, but was included among the 29 probables for the national camp that began on Sunday in Bhopal. The 24-year-old midfielder, itRead More

Farewell match plans for Shahid Afridi dropped by PCB

Farewell match plans for Shahid Afridi dropped by PCB

Sports September 20, 2016 at 6:38 pm 0 comments

Karachi: Plans to allow all-rounder Shahid Afridi to play in one final T20 match for Pakistan before announcing his retirement from all international cricket have been dropped by the PCB. A well-informed source in the cricket board told PTI that PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan, who is in London recuperating fromRead More

Nuwan Kulasekara arrested, bailed out after fatal road accident

Nuwan Kulasekara arrested, bailed out after fatal road accident

Sports September 20, 2016 at 6:37 pm 0 comments

Colombo: Sri Lankan cricketer Nuwan Kulasekara has been arrested and released on bail after he was involved in a fatal road accident. The accident occurred Monday when the car Kulasekara was driving collided with a motorbike, killing the rider on the spot. Citing initial investigations, Sri Lanka Cricket said theRead More

Rio judge seizes assets of official Olympic broadcaster

Sports September 20, 2016 at 6:36 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian justice has blocked assets of the company that serves as the host broadcaster organisation for the Olympic Games. The ruling by Judge Marcia Leite Nery on Saturday was enforced after the Paralympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday night to avoid interfering with the event’s broadcast, courtRead More

Nadal, Farah defend medical records after new WADA hack

Sports September 20, 2016 at 6:36 pm 0 comments

London: Rafael Nadal and British Olympic great Mo Farah said they have nothing to hide after their medical records were the latest to be leaked by a cyber-hacking group on Monday. They are among more than 60 international athletes, including 17 from the British team at the Rio Olympics, whoRead More

AFC U16: It’s do or die battle for India against Iran

Sports September 20, 2016 at 6:35 pm 0 comments

Margao: Facing the threat of an early elimination, hosts India will need to post a win to stay afloat in the AFC U-16 Championship when they take on formidable Iran in a must win Group A clash here on Wednesday. After going down to United Arab Emirates in their openingRead More

Shooters win 3 gold in jr World Cup

Shooters win 3 gold in jr World Cup

Sports September 19, 2016 at 12:16 pm 0 comments

Gabala (Azerbaijan),  Indian shooters won seven medals, including three gold, on the opening day of the ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun. Subhankar Pramanik gave India the first gold in the year’s second and final junior World Cup. The Bengal boy shot 613.8, his best performance everRead More

Man U suffer third loss in 8 days

Sports September 19, 2016 at 12:12 pm 0 comments

London, Watford dealt Manchester United a third successive defeat in eight days with a deserved 3-1 Premier League win that left Jose Mourinho raging at a rare run of failure. Goals from Etienne Capoue, Juan Zuniga and a stoppage time penalty from Troy Deeney overwhelmed the visitors, who had levelledRead More

Rosberg back on top after Singapore thriller

Sports September 19, 2016 at 12:12 pm 0 comments

SINGAPORE, Germany’s Nico Rosberg celebrated his 200th Formula One race by retaking the championship lead from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton after a pole to flag win in Singapore on Sunday. After a chaotic start that brought out a safety car on the opening lap, Rosberg stayed clear of Red Bull’sRead More

Rio stages final show in shadow of tragedy

Sports September 19, 2016 at 12:10 pm 0 comments

Rio De Janeiro,  Rio today closes a Paralympic Games that many feared would be a fiasco but which turned into a triumph, though marred in the final hours by the death of an Iranian cyclist. Eleven days of competition where China dominated the medals table, followed by Britain, Ukraine andRead More