US President Donald Trump awarded a trophy to the winner of a sumo wrestling final, here on Sunday, during his four-day visit to Japan.


Trump graces sumo bout, plays golf, meets Abe in Japan


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Former Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta has denied rumours that she may be seen as a participant in the third season of the Telugu version of the controversial reality TV show "Bigg Boss".


No 'Bigg Boss' for Jwala Gutta


Globally popular television show host Ellen DeGeneres, an advocate for gay rights, has said she is proud of Indian sportswoman Dutee Chand.


Ellen DeGeneres proud of India's Dutee Chand


It's taken over 120 years to shave the Olympic 100 metres record from 11.4 seconds to the current 9.06 seconds and globally renowned Global Sports Scientist and Performance Enhancement Specialist Tim Gabbett says it's got to even out sometime.


Olympic 100 m record will even out in some time: Performance Enhancement Specialist (IANS Interview)


Ethiopian Andamlak Belihu and Kenya's Agnes Tirop won the men's and women's titles in the TCS World 10K marathon run in this tech hub on Sunday.


Ethiopian Belihu, Kenyan Tirop win TCS 10K marathon


100m record holder and winner of two Asian Games silver medals Dutee Chand on Sunday revealed that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her home town. The 23-year-old is thus the first Indian sportsperson to admit to being in a same-sex relationship.


SC gave me belief that we aren't wrong: Dutee on same-sex relation


The last ball finish to the final between the two consistent top sides in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was just what the doctor ordered. The match had the ingredients of an epic boxing match, in which both teams had the opportunity to lay the knock-out punch and Mumbai Indians finally put the nail in the coffin.


Glamorous end to IPL 2019 - Cricket soon a specialists' game (Column: Close-In)


Get bowled over curated drinks, themed food and big screens as bars and restaurant in Delhi-NCR get set to take the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 frenzy to the next level.


Howzat! Bars, restaurants gear up for World Cup frenzy


After Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was in India to watch the Indian Premier League game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, it has now been learnt that it wasnt a one-off programme. The Committee of Administrators (CoA) monitoring the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is now set to send GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim to Male to study the position of the gentlemans game in the country and the development program it requires.


Karim to develop Maldives cricket, BCCI officials stunned


Flagging it as a universal sport with no barriers, former Spanish woman tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario on Thursday said running was the best forms of exercises for fitness.


Running best for fitness: Spain's ex-tennis star Arantxa


Mountaineer Sheetal Raj, 23, has become one of the youngest women in Uttarakhand to scale Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, it was officially announced on Thursday.


Uttarakhand woman scales Mount Everest


Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor's wife was mugged outside their home this week, the cricketer has revealed.


Brendan Taylor's wife mugged outside home in Harare


Captain Aarohi Pandit, a 23-year-old pilot from Mumbai became the world's first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA), thrilling her family, friends and aviation circles here on Tuesday.


Mumbai girl is world's 1st to cross Atlantic Ocean in LSA (IANS Exclusive)


OTT platform Hotstar broke global records by registering 18.6 million concurrent viewers in the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 final.


IPL final brings record breaking viewership for Hotstar


The family of a US man who was employed at a restaurant owned by Tiger Woods, has sued the ace golfer, his girlfriend and his company, saying they should have prevented him from drinking too much and driving to his death.


Tiger Woods sued after employee dies in car crash


Houston, May 12 (IAN) A team from Georgia Institute of Technology, including an Indian-American student, has won "Hearthstone Collegiate Championship", part of the first-ever ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship.


Indian-American student wins ESPN Esports championship


Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli cast his vote here on Sunday appealed to voters to exercise their franchise.


Virat Kohli urges voters to exercise franchise


The condition of Chandro Tomar, popularly known as "Shooter Dadi", who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS, is stable and the octogenarian has now been shifted to a private ward, a doctor said on Saturday.


'Shooter Dadi's condition stable, says AIIMS doctor


Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will feature in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) pre-match show -- Maruti Suzuki Cricket Live from the Star Sports studio before the summit clash kicks-off between three-time champions Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on Sunday.


Salman Khan to feature in IPL final pre-match show


Even as the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) ignored the proposals of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office bearers with regards to guidelines for filing conflict complaints, BCCI Ombudsman and Ethics Officer D.K. Jain has independently laid down a procedure similar to the one deliberated by BCCI officials.


BCCI ethics officer lays down ground rules for complainants


The recent announcement of a cricketers wife or girlfriend (WAGS) being allowed to join them during the World Cup has got peoples tongues wagging. The appropriate ruling, especially after the section 377 should have been "Significant Other". Virat Kohli, the Indian captain has been vociferous in the past, insisting that wives should be a part of an Indian tour overseas.

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