Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed that the city planning and construction in Beijing, and preparation for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, are two important missions for the city in the near future.


Xi stresses preparation for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics


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Homegrown technology and IoT company Smartron is rumoured to launch an exclusive Sachin Tendulkar-branded mobile phone in April which will be the first-ever signature series of the master blaster for a mobile phone brand.


Smartron rumoured to launch Tendulkar-branded phone 


Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says he wanted to connect with youth and that's what urged him to be part of youth-based reality show "MTV Roadies Rising".


Wanted to connect with youth through 'Roadies': Harbhajan Singh


The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), in its working committee meeting on Monday, will discuss the compliance report of the Lodha Committee directives which the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators has asked them to submit by March 1.


CAB to meet on Monday to discuss COA compliance letter


The Hungarian government announced a decision on a proposal to withdraw the candidacy from the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest, addressed to both the Budapest City Hall and the National Olympic Committee, media reports said.


Hungary withdraws candidacy from the 2024 Olympic Games


Professional football club Fateh Hyderabad on Wednesday announced a joint venture partnership with the Britain-based sports educators Premier Education Group (PEG) to deliver grassroots sports and performing arts education activities in India.


Fateh Hyderabad inks JV with British sports educators PEG


With each passing day, women in India are breaking into new fields hitherto seen as exclusive male preserves. And adventure sports is another such male forte.


Gutsy woman dentist drives into male bastion


For the uninitiated, Arunachal Pradesh and rallying/off-roading are words not to be taken in the same breath. But, there are always people out there to break the stereotypes.


For these Arunachal men, off-roading is family affair


Off-roading is slowly but surely catching up  among the young as also the not-so-young from diverse walks of life with a healthy appetite for high-adrenaline adventure, and deep pockets.


Off-roading costs a bomb, but for enthusiasts passion counts


Rahul Bose's directorial "Poorna" -- a biopic on a teenager who became the youngest girl in the world to scale the Mount Everest -- has found fans in cricketers like Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble and many others.


Indian cricketers bat for film 'Poorna'


An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death 10 persons over charges of murder and violence for the 2012 stadium massacre that left over 70 people dead.


10 sentenced to death for Egypt stadium massacre


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced financial aid of Rs 5 lakh each to all sports bodies in the state nurturing Olympic talents.


Mamata promises Rs 5 lakh each to Bengal sports bodies


Beijing Olympic Games 800m gold medallist Wilfred Bungei of Kenya has quit athletics to pursue a career in politics in order to inspire youth to believe in themselves.


Former Olympic champion Kenyan quits athletics for politics


Controversial material on "comfort women" that sparked diplomatic tension between Japan and South Korea is being removed from a hotel ahead of the 8th Asian Winter Games (AWG) in this country, a media report said.


Japan hotel removes books on 'comfort women' before Asian Winter Games


The FIFA ethics committee has decided to take legal action against the former presidents of the Costa Rican and Guatemalan football federations.


FIFA acts against ex-Costa Rica, Guatemala chiefs


Hollywood star Hilary Duff's former husband Mike Comrie is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department for reportedly raping a woman, a media report said.


Hilary Duff's ex-husband accused of rape


Indian star cricketer Virat Kohli on Tuesday sent the social media world into a tizzy when he posted a photograph with actress Anushka Sharma in the frame, and commented "you make everyday" seem like Valentine's Day. But he later withdrew the post from Twitter.


Virat Kohli professes love for Anushka a day after V-Day 


After setting up grassroots-level talent-hunt programmes in remote parts of the country for budding footballers, Tata Trusts have set their eyes on unearthing future hockey stars in Maoist-hit Jharkhand.


After football, Tata Trusts focus on grassroots hockey


A Brazilian court has accepted a formal charge of 184 accounts of money laundering against former Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral.


Former Rio governor charged with money laundering


Undeterred by the suicide attack in Lahore that claimed at least 16 lives, Army chief Gen Qamar Javaid Bajwa on Tuesday said the Pakistan Army will extend full support in hosting the Pakistan Super League final in the Punjab capital.


Pakistan Army will help conduct PSL final in Lahore: Bajwa


"Sachin: A Billion Dreams", a docu-feature on master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, will release on May 26.

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