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Great to see sports other than cricket getting recognition: Boxer Bidhuri

Former World Championship bronze-medallist boxer Gaurav Bidhuri feels that with the success at the Tokyo Olympics, sports other than cricket are also getting due recognition

PM fulfils promise, has ice-cream with 2-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday fulfilled his promise and had ice cream with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu when he hosted the Indian athletes at his residence today

Roger Federer to undergo more knee surgeries, to miss upcoming US Open

Federer was last seen playing in the Wimbledon, and after that, he also gave Tokyo Olympics a miss due to knee issues

Bayern Munich and former West Germany legend Gerd Mueller dies aged 75

Gerd Mueller, the Bayern Munich and former West Germany forward who scored 566 goals for the club and still holds the record for the most goals scored in the Bundesliga with 365, has died. He was 75.

India vs England, Day 4: India struggling at 56-3 in second innings

India were 56 for three in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test against England here on Sunday

Goal feast for fans as Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool win in EPL

The return of near-capacity crowds fueled a barrage of goals and a bunch of home wins in the English Premier League.

PM Narendra Modi applauds Olympians in his Independence Day address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered praise on India's Olympians, urging the nation to "give them a big round of applause for their achievements

Shaw, Suryakumar join Indian team at Lord's after completing quarantine

Young opener Prithvi Shaw and flamboyant batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who were included in the Test squad for the ongoing England tour, have joined the Indian team at the Lord's here.

Root, Bairstow punish Indian bowlers as England reach 216 for 3 for lunch

England captain Joe Root once again tormented a listless Indian bowling attack while Jonny Bairstow added to their woes as the hosts reached 216 for 3 at lunch on the third day of the second Test.

Neeraj Chopra down with high fever, tests negative for Covid-19

Sources close to Neeraj said the javelin thrower has a sore throat, and he is currently down with fever

Jurgen Klopp defends Liverpool's spending after splurge by rivals

We can't spend money we don't have, said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

T20 World Cup: ICC allows nations to bring 15 players, 8 officials

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has allowed participating nations in the upcoming T20 World Cup to bring 15 players and eight officials for the tournament in the UAE.

Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi qualifies for FIDE Grand Swiss League

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi has qualified for the FIDE Grand Swiss league which will be held in Riga, Latvia from October 25 to November 8.

Sonam Malik responds to WFI notice, federation awaits Vinesh reply

Young wrestler Sonam Malik on Friday responded to the notice she received from the national federation for "misconduct", conveying that she won't repeat the mistake

Olympic effect: Mirabai already seeing heightened interest in weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu has observed a heightened interest in the power sport since her silver medal-winning feat at the Olympics and expects more women to compete at the highest level in the near future.

Hockey success culmination of five years of sacrifices: Manpreet, Rani

Indian men's and women's hockey team captains Manpreet Singh and Rampal wrote an open letter to hockey fans across the world

Neeraj's coach Klaus says going forward, aim is to be 'stable' in technique

Chopra has rectified most of the shortcomings in his technique and now the endeavour is to maintain technical "stability" to touch greater heights in the coming years, says his coach Klaus Bartonietz

Did BCCI doctor delay Krunal's testing despite player flagging symptoms?

The COVID-19 positive case of Krunal Pandya during the white ball tour of Sri Lanka has raised questions about BCCI's medical officer on tour delaying RT-PCR test by a day

Assam presents Rs 1 cr to Olympian boxer Lovlina, offers deputy SP's post

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma presented Olympic boxing bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain Rs one crore and offered the post of deputy SP in the state police at a felicitation programme here on Thursday

English cricket leaders 'very confident' about Ashes series going ahead

English cricket leaders are "very confident" the upcoming Ashes series will go ahead as planned despite ongoing negotiations over Covid-related travel restrictions