Actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film "Soorma", says that he wasn't confident to pulling off the character of former Indian hockey skipper Sadeep Singh in a hockey-based film.


Wasn't confident of pulling off a hockey-based film, says Diljit Dosanjh


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Indian cricket skipper and youth idol Virat Kohli has been announced as brand ambassador for the male grooming product range for Philips India.


Virat Kohli to endorse male grooming products


Rapper Wiz Khalifa might be collaborating with Le'Veon Bell as he has been spending a lot of time in the recording studio with the football player.


Wiz Khalifa to collaborate with football star?


A 21-year-old aspiring cricketer died on the spot after he was struck by lightning during practice at the Calcutta Cricket Academy here, the club's secretary said.


Youth cricketer dies in lightning strike


Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's dream project of setting up the state's first sports university has begun to take shape, with the state identifying the site for the proposed campus at Sidhuwal village on Patiala's outskirts.


Punjab identifies land on Patiala outskirts for its sports varsity


Washington, June 9 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' Embassy in Washington hosted an iftar for the UAE athletes taking part in the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.


UAE Embassy in Washington hosts iftar for Special Olympics team


North Korea's ceremonial head of state will attend the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Russia on June 14, state media reported on Saturday.


N.Korea's ceremonial head to attend World Cup opening


Amid flak from the sporting fraternity over its move asking sportspersons to deposit one third of their earnings with the Haryana Sports Council, the state government on Friday defended its decision to do so.


Haryana defends decision to seek part of sportspersons' earnings


Latin American fans are leading global demand for tickets to the World Cup in Russia, football governing body FIFA has said.


Latin American fans top global demand for Russia World Cup tickets


Amazon.com on Thursday won the rights to broadcast some soccer games from the popular English Premier League, according to a report from the Dow Jones Newswires made available to Efe.


Amazon scores rights deal for UK Premier League soccer


A year ago, German football seemed to be racing toward a bright and promising future. What was basically a team of youngsters had won the Confederation Cup in Russia only three years after the older generation won the World Cup in Brazil.


German coach Loew pins hopes on golden generation (Team Profile)


The wounds inflicted by the worst defeat in Brazil's proud football history began healing on July 29, 2014, three weeks after the side's apocalyptic 1-7 defeat to Germany in the World Cup semifinals and seven days after 1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga was named national team coach for a second time.


Will Russia 2018 bring Brazil World Cup redemption? (Team Profile)


Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj, who was part of the James Bond film "Octopussy" and was a regular character in the American sitcoms "The Last Precinct" and "What a Country", says that making a mark internationally is not easy and one of the toughest frontiers is Hollywood.


Not easy to make a mark internationally: Vijay Amritraj (IANS Interview)


Efforts by protesting students of the National Sports University (NSU) here to storm the office of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday were foiled, police said.


Students' bid to storm Manipur CM's office foiled


An eight-member team from the National Institute for Mountaineering and Allied Sports has scaled Mount Everest, an official statement said on Wednesday.


Mountaineering institute team scales Everest


Police in Spain's prosperous northeastern Catalonia region on Wednesday opened an investigation into a suspected burglary in a house belonging to Barcelona defender Gerard Pique and his partner, international pop star Shakira.


Suspected thieves rob Pique, Shakira's house in Barcelona


Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, a cancer survivor, added a "little bit of magic" to the life of a few children who are battling with cancer.


Kids always need a bit of magic: Yuvraj Singh


National Basketball Association (NBA) star LeBron James said neither his team nor the opponents would meet with US President Donald Trump after winning the ongoing NBA Finals.


With Trump inside, NBA stars rule out White House visit


Mumbai businessman Raj Kundra on Wednesday claimed that he had gone to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as a witness for the ongoing investigations in the Rs 2,000 crore bitcoin scam.


ED summoned me as witness in bitcoin probe: Raj Kundra


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has denied having any knowledge of a vote-buying scheme to secure the 2016 Olympic Games for Rio de Janeiro.


Lula denies knowledge of vote-buying to gain 2016 Olympics


French President Emmanuel Macron has met the national football team and set a high standard for the players at the World Cup, telling them that "a competition is only a success when you win."

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