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Tehran, The Indian men’s basketball team upstaged Chinese Taipei 80-68 in a classification match to finish seventh in the FIBA Asia Challenge here today. India used a strong fourth quarter finish to stave off higher-ranked Chinese Taipei. China held off Japan, 75-67, to finish fifth. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi and Amritpal Singh poweredRead More
New Delhi: AITA on Friday said they were indeed approached by Sania Mirza’s family to pursue the WADA hacking issue, which revealed that several international athletes were allegedly allowed to take banned substance under Therapeutic Use Exemptions, but the tennis body did not receive a request in writing. AITA secretaryRead More
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir on Friday narrowly escaped an accident after the helicopter that was carrying the two crashed immediately after dropping them in Cox’s Bazar. The 29-year-old all-rounder said that he was shocked to learn of the tragedy, in which oneRead More
Mumbai: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has refuted reports that claimed that Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her mother Nasima have demanded the association to take up the issue of Rio 2016 silver medallist Venus Williams, who has allegedly used banned substances. The issue first came to light,Read More
New Delhi: Describing sweep shot as one of his key weapon in his arsenal, New Zealand veteran batsman Ross Taylor has insisted that he will rely on his strength in what promises to be a challenging Test series on India’s raging turners. “The sweep shot is something that I haveRead More
Kolkata: Sri Lanka spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan feels that tactical acumen of coach Anil Kumble combined with skipper Virat Kohli leadership skills will take India to greater heights. Murali said that India have a great chance of defeating the three heavyweights — New Zealand, England and Australia — in theRead More
Sydney: Former England batsman Graeme Hick on Thursday was promoted to be Australia’s specialist batting coach starting with the upcoming series against South Africa. Hick, who played 65 Tests and 120 one-dayers for England, was appointed Cricket Australia’s high performance coach in 2013. Head coach Darren Lehmann paid tribute toRead More
New Delhi: Acknowledging that spin would be the most crucial factor in the three-match Test series in India, New Zealand’s slow bowlers got down to business with long spells at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Wednesday. The trio of leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, off-spinner Mark Craig and left-arm spinner MitchellRead More
New Delhi: The Indian cyclists put up a commendable show on the opening day of the Track Asia Cup 2016, bagging six medals- three golds, two silvers and a bronze at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex Velodrome. Deborah Herold did not disappoint her team and took home two gold medalsRead More
Chennai: T. Mariyappan may have won the high jump gold at the 2016 Paralympics last week but the athlete from Tamil Nadu is spending sleepless nights in Rio de Janeiro. “People might think I must be one of the happiest men in the world after my gold medal and theRead More
