Manchester, Vijender Singh would be eyeing a third successive knockout victory but the task seems easier said than done against an experienced and aggressive Samet Hyuseinov when the two square off in the star Indian boxer’s maiden six-round professional contest tomorrow. Vijender has so far competed in four-round bouts, winningRead More

Jalandhar, In May this year, the Punjab Government decided to make the provision of 125 posts in Punjab Police for the state’s sportspersons who’ve excelled in the international arena. The recruitment process started last month, but it has caused a great deal of dissatisfaction among the sportspersons already employed by PunjabRead More

New Delhi: Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke is considering a return to Twenty20 cricket, according to report. A report in Stuff.co.nz on Friday claimed that the 34-year-old could comeback to play for his grade club or Twenty20 in future. He retired from all forms of cricket earlier this year, andRead More

Kolkata: Top athletics national coach Nikolai Snesarev on Friday blasted the Railway for threatening his athletes — the Olympics-bound trio of Sudha Singh, Lalita Babar and OP Jaisha. Terming Railways an ‘enemy’ of the athletes, the Belarusian was furious at the bureaucracy which he said was killing the sport andRead More

Zurich: FIFA’s ethics judges are set to hear a defence in the allegations against UEFA chief Michel Platini on Friday, although the Frenchman will not be there to argue his case after vowing to boycott the hearing. The Platini hearing follows an appearance at the same FIFA court by worldRead More

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to reveal the salaries of Indian Premier League (IPL) players, including those retained by each franchises, as a part its recent attempts to ensure transparency. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, a list containing all the informationRead More

New Delhi: A supreme bowling show by the bowlers, led by Swapnil Singh’s five-wicket haul, helped Baroda skittle out Tripura for a paltry 58 and win their Group C match by six wickets in the Vijay Hazare One-day cricket tournament, here on Wednesday. Electing to bat at the Palam AirRead More

Kuala Lumpur: India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap dropped a place each to be ninth and 15th, respectively, in the world badminton rankings released on Thursday. Srikanth performed poorly at the World Superseries Finals in Dubai last week, losing all the group stage games, while 2014 Commonwealth Games (CWG) championRead More

Manchester: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh, who competes in his first six rounds contest this Saturday night at the Manchester Arena, says he won’t need the extra rounds to finish off experienced Hungarian Samet Hyuseinov in his third professional bout. The fast rising middleweight star from Bhiwani, in Haryana, hasRead More

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday banned West Indies cricket all-rounder Marlon Samuels from bowling in international cricket for 12 months. An independent assessment of the 34-year-old’s action, which took place at the ICC’s accredited testing centre in Brisbane earlier this month, found his elbow extension exceededRead More