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Moscow: A Russian whistleblower, who helped uncover the biggest doping scandal in decades, has said that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is more concerned about protecting the organisation than ridding world sport of drugs cheats. A day after the IOC rejected a request by his wife, former Russian drugs cheatRead More
Mumbai: He was going about his customary routine in the evening and when he got done, interacted with a few kids who wished him best wishes at the upcoming Rio Olympics. However, as fate had it that may have been the last smile Indian shot putter Inderjeet Singh had toRead More
Antigua: “Extremely satisfied” with his maiden Test double hundred, India skipper Virat Kohli says the feat has helped him wipe off the memories of his disappointing debut tour to the Caribbean in 2011 when he had struggled with the bat. Kohli returned to the Caribbean after five years and gotRead More
Karachi: Senior Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is set to undergo a bowling assessment test by the International Cricket Council (ICC) later this month. A 12-month ban on Hafeez from bowling in international cricket expired on July 12 and as per ICC rules and regulations governing bowlers who have been suspendedRead More
Antigua: Statistical highlights on the second day’s play of the first Test match between India and the West Indies here. Ravichandran Ashwin’s splendid 113 off 253 balls is his highest score in an overseas Test, eclipsing the 62 vs Australia at Sydney in January 2012. Ashwin has registered three TestRead More
London: Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt promised he will be physically ready for next month’s Rio Olympics — on the night Kendra Harrison broke the 28-year-old 100 metres hurdles world record. Bolt, running at the track where he achieved the individual Olympic sprint double and the 4x100m relay for theRead More
Karachi: Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram believes the presence of former Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will make a major difference in England’s performance in the second Test of the four-match series between the two sides. Following a 75-run defeat against Pakistan in the opening match at Lord’s, England had soughtRead More
London: When Dipa Karmakar launches into her soaring vault at the Rio Olympics, chances are that only a handful of people will be aware that the foundations of the skill were built on DIY apparatus made from second-hand parts of a discarded scooter. “We initially had no apparatus and hadRead More
Lausanne / Moscow: Sport’s highest tribunal rejected on Thursday Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days’ time, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow. The decision by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) increases the possibilityRead More
Antigua: West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo has said that the pitch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a batting friendly where the bowlers need to be patient in order to get wickets. Courtesy Virat Kohli’s attacking unbeaten 143, India have reached 302 for 4 with Bishoo emerging as theRead More
