Mohali, Jalandhar bagged the overall team trophy in the swimming event of the Bhagat Singh Punjab Games here today. Jalandhar finished with 53 points, while Amritsar finished second with 33 points. Ludhiana clinched the overall women’s championships with 80 points, while Jalandhar finished second with 47 points. Ropar’s Jashandeep Singh wonRead More

Hyderabad, The Indian shuttlers began their campaign in Asia Team Championships in style with both the men’s and women’s teams posting comprehensive victories (5-0) over Singapore to make it to the quarterfinals. To begin with, Kidambi Srikanth scored a comfortable 21-16 12-21 21-13 win over Zi Liang Derek Wong in theRead More

  New Delhi, February 18 India’s star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was the cynosure of all eyes when the ICC World T20 Trophy reached the capital as part of the tournament’s host city tour, here on Thursday. On the occasion, the International Cricket Council in partnership with UNICEF and BCCI launchedRead More

Madrid, Lionel Messi became the first player to notch 300 La Liga goals as his double blast powered Barcelona to a 3-1 win at Sporting Gijon that sent them six points clear at the top of the table on Wednesday. “To have Messi is a privilege,” coach Luis Enrique told reporters.Read More

New Delhi, Delhi Waveriders crushed Kalinga Lancers 6-0 in a do-or-die match to enter the semifinals of the Hockey India League here today. Kalinga also managed to make it through because of a better goal difference than Dabang Mumbai. Both finished the league stage at 25 points, while Delhi climbed toRead More

PARIS, Zlatan Ibrahimovic may be Paris St Germain’s top scorer but Edinson Cavani could again be the key player for the French champions in the Champions League tie against Chelsea. The Uruguay striker, who lost his place in the starting lineup to Lucas, got the winner in a 2-1 success overRead More

Shillong, February 16 India’s regional supremacy went unchallenged as the hosts were crowned overall champions for the 12th consecutive time after notching up a record-breaking haul of 308 medals, dominating the final day of competitions and the South Asian Games on Tuesday. Women boxers took away all three gold medalsRead More

Sao Paulo, February 16 Brazilian authorities have blocked assets of Barcelona star Neymar, including a yacht, a jet and several properties worth almost USD 50 million. A Sao Paulo federal court rejected an appeal from the Brazilian striker last week and started issuing warrants to freeze the assets worth 192Read More

Guwahati, The boxers hardly broke a sweat to scoop all seven gold medals up for grabs, while shooters ended their campaign with an outstanding tally of 25 gold medals to ensure India’s reign remained unchallenged in the 12th South Asian Games here today. Besides, the Indian women’s football team also wonRead More

Manila, February 16 Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao created quite a stir in his country after saying that people in same-sex relationships “are worse than animals”. The 37-year is presently contesting for a seat in the Philippines senate, the election for which will be held in May. “Do youRead More