The Odisha government on Saturday declared a half-day holiday at all offices in the state capital on July 5 for the inaugural ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship (AAC).


Half-day holiday for Asian Athletics Championship in Odisha


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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has accused Indian cricketers Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and others in the Indian team of "fixing" the ICC Champions Trophy final match with Pakistan and demanded an inquiry into India's defeat.


Athawale accuses Kohli, others of 'fixing' ICC final


Actress Richa Chadha has delivered a strong message in support for the Indian womens cricket team which will play against Pakistan at the ICC Womens World Cup 2017 on Sunday. She says people should support teams irrespective of the gender.


Indian women's cricket team deserves attention, says Richa


Argentine football star Lionel Messi has married his childhood sweetheart in his hometown Rosario.


Lionel Messi marries childhood sweetheart


The Andhra Pradesh State Public Service Commission has given the green signal for the appointment of Olympics badminton silver medallist P.V. Sindhu as a Group-I officer.


Decks cleared for Sindhu's appointment as Andhra officer


Radio host Siddharth Kannan is delighted to host Impact Wrestling in India, a platform for professional wrestling promotion.


Delighted to host Impact Wrestling in India: Siddharth


Telangana's Sindhuja Reddy has been selected as a member of the US women's national cricket team.


Telangana woman selected for US cricket team


The Delhi Golf Club on Tuesday said it has apologised to a member whose guest from Meghalaya was asked to leave the club for wearing a Jainsem, a traditional dress worn by Khasi women, and that disciplinary action against the erring staff "is in process".


Golf Club 'apologises' to member for asking Meghalaya guest to leave


Two central ministers flagged off the third "Slum Yuva Daud" here on Sunday which saw thousands of youths taking part in the race from Kasturba Gandhi Polytechnic, Pitampura, to Pitampura Sports Complex in west Delhi.


Government holds 3rd 'Slum Yuva Daud'


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday congratulated shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and Indian womens cricket team over their respective wins at Australian Open Super Series and ICC Women's cricket World Cup.


Big B 'proud' of Srikanth, women's cricket team


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated shuttler Kidambi Srikanth for winning the Australia Open Super Series men's singles title.


Mamata congratulates Srikanth


Decrying the widespread gender discrimination in society at large, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza rued the fact that the world of sports is also not immune from the malaise and she has to fight for equal prize money despite being a former World No.1 in women's doubles.


Sania rues gender discrimination in sports


Spanish prosecutors have ordered the former President of Barcelona football club to remain in custody for money laundering as there is a risk he could abscond.


Ex-Barcelona President ordered to remain in custody


The FSSAI on Thursday said presence of doping substances in food supplements posed a major challenge and efforts were needed to save the reputation of the supplements industry.


Banned drugs in food supplement major challenge: FSSAI


Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a London bankruptcy court.


Former Wimbledon champion Becker declared bankrupt


Three-time Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a court in London.


Tennis legend Boris Becker declared bankrupt


The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Intel on Wednesday announced a long-term technology partnership at an official signing ceremony here with IOC President Thomas Bach and the US tech giant's chief executive officer Brian Krzanich.


Intel partners with world Olympic body


Leading etailer Amazon has witnessed a net growth of over 225 per cent on its sports category in 2016 as compared to the last fiscal, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.


Amazon India registers 225% net growth on sports products in 2016


At least 15 members of a community were arrested on sedition charges in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district for celebrating Pakistan's victory against India in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy, police said on Tuesday.


15 arrested in MP for celebrating Pakistan's Champions Trophy win


The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday distanced itself from its chief Narinder Batra's criticism of the UK police for summoning former India captain Sardar Singh in connection with an year-old sexual assault case.


FIH disowns Batra's comment on Sardar affair


The Delhi police busted a betting racket and arrested three bookies during the final match of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament between India and Pakistan, the police said on Monday.

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