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Bayern crush Hamburg, Hoffenheim beat Wolfsburg in Bundesliga
Robert Lewandowski's hat-trick helped Bayern Munich to whitewash relegation-threatened Hamburg 6-0 while Hoffenheim cruised 3-0 past struggling Wolfsburg at the 26th round in Bundesliga.
Racing draw 1-1 with Chacarita
Racing Club striker Lautaro Martinez struck his fifth goal in three matches but his team could only manage a 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Chacarita Juniors in the Superliga Argentina.
IAAF tests Uganda's World Half Marathon team for doping
Six Ugandan athletes have received doping tests ahead of the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon in Valencia, Spain.
PSG bounce back in Ligue 1 after Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain regained their dominance in Ligue 1 with a 5-0 home win over Metz and maintained a 14-point lead on the table.
Chelsea revives EPL hopes before playing Barcelona
Chelsea revived its hopes for a top-four English Premier League spot with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at the Stamford Bridge, reassuring the team prior to its match against Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16.
Serena Williams continues to win in BNP Paribas Open
The comeback of Serena Williams, 36, continued with a victory over world No. 29 Kiki Bertens at the BNP Paribas Open here.
Venus Williams moves into third round at BNP Paribas Open
Eighth seed Venus Williams moves into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open with a straight-set victory over No. 35 Romania's Sorana Cirstea.
Kicking poverty, illiteracy out of life through football
Pankaj Mahajan was born into extreme poverty but his life's bigger problem was an alcoholic abusive father whose beating, night after night, would leave his son bruised and battered. It was one traumatic phase and Pankaj was at the limit of his tolerance. Virendra was wandering aimlessly, his life gripped by gambling. He would probably have gambled for life, but a twist in the tale jolted him out of the slumber. Life was hard for the soft-spoken Pankaj, Virendra and people like them till they came across football. Living up to the social value of the beautiful game, 'Slum Soccer', a vehicle to ensure all-round development through football, is helping numerous underprivileged children dribble their way out of poverty and illiteracy. Football and society have always been intertwined and realising the sport's potential to create a meaningful change, the father-son duo of Vijay and Abhijeet Barse has been for years trying to help those in need through the FIFA-recognised non-profit ...
Sheoran strikes gold at shooting World Cup
Akhil Sheoran topped the 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions event to make it four gold medals for India in the ISSF World Cup here.
Bindra lauds India's show in Mexico WC, says shooting is in safe hands
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has lauded the brilliant performances of Indian shooters at the ongoing the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, saying the future augurs well for the sport. India are set to finish on top of the medals tally for the first time in an ISSF World Cup after clinching as many as four golds, one silver and four bronze medals. Young Akhil Sheoran clinched the gold medal in men's 50m rifle 3 position today and joined the likes of Shahzar Rizvi, Manu Bhaker, Mehuli Ghosh and Anjum Moudgil had put India on top of the medal standings with their performances over the last week. Bindra said shooting is in safe hands and the current lot has what it takes to be Olympic champions in future. "The Indian Shooting Teams performance at Mexico starts a new era in Indian shooting. The future is in extremely safe hands &am confident that the young athletes have the ingredients to take them to the very top of the Olympic podium. Congratulations to all," Bindra ...
Serena sets up Indian Wells showdown with sister Venus
Serena Williams set up a mouth-watering Indian Wells third round showdown against her sister Venus with a straight-sets victory over Kiki Bertens. Venus and Serena have faced each other 28 times in their legendary careers and they are now meeting in Serena's first tournament back on the WTA Tour since she beat Venus 6-4 6-4 in the 2017 Australian Open final. "(We are) having to play each other in the third round, one of us is going to be gone," Serena said. "I would prefer to play someone else, anybody else, literally anybody else, but it has to happen now. So it is what it is." Serena, who lifted her 23rd Grand Slam title in Melbourne last year, was then already pregnant with daughter Alexis Olympia, who was born in September. Venus did her part to set up the marquee match when she dismantled world No. 35 Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-4 in just 79 minutes. Serena then took center stage, needing just under two hours to dispatch Bertens, of the Netherlands, 7-6 (7/5) 7-5 yesterday. "I mean, she
Nita Ambani praises Indian sportspersons
Nita Ambani praiseed India's young sportspersons at the India Today conclave here.
PSG hit five to ease pain of Real Madrid defeat
Paris Saint-Germain brushed aside bottom club Metz 5-0 in Ligue 1 to ease some of the pain of their Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid in midweek. Twenty-year-old Christopher Nkunku scored twice for PSG at the Parc des Princes yesterday, with Thomas Meunier, Kylian Mbappe and Thiago Silva also on target. The result restores PSG's 14-point lead over reigning champions Monaco at the top of the table with just nine games left, keeping them on course to reclaim the title. A clean sweep of the domestic trophies for the third time in four seasons is on the cards, although that will not completely make up for the disappointment of another underwhelming campaign in the Champions League. Tuesday's 2-1 home defeat against Madrid condemned them to a second consecutive exit from that competition in the last 16 and effectively ended any prospect of Spanish coach Unai Emery still being in charge next season. Emery, who was jeered by some sections of the home support, had to somehow ..
Barcelona stroll past Malaga without Messi
Lionel Messi was away attending the birth of his son but Barcelona still had more than enough to beat 10-man Malaga 2-0 and move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. Messi was watching the game on a television in hospital as Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho put his team two up inside half an hour at La Rosaleda Stadium yesterday, before Samuel Garcia was sent off in the 30th minute for a dangerous tackle on Jordi Alba. Down a man and without a win in 12 matches, Malaga might have feared a rout but Barca settled for a straightforward victory, perhaps with one eye on Wednesday's Champions League last-16 clash against Chelsea. Messi is expected back at the Camp Nou, where the score is 1-1 from the first leg, but Ernesto Valverde will have been delighted with how his attackers filled the void, as Suarez, Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele all delivered excellent displays. In particular, Dembele's brilliant turn and pass was bettered only by Coutinho's flicked finish for what was a superb ...
West Ham fans invade pitch, force team owners to flee seats
West Ham captain Mark Noble grappled a pitch invader to the ground and the struggling English Premier League club's owners were forced to flee their seats to escape protests during a loss to Burnley. Lax security allowed two more fans to come on the field at the Olympic Stadium yesterday before being led away by West Ham defender James Collins. Burnley forward Ashley Barnes also tripped another pitch invader, while a supporter was able to pick up the corner flag and plant it in the center circle. In addition to four separate pitch intrusions by supporters, police said they received two allegations of assault on an afternoon when frustrations about West Ham's plight boiled over. As the English Football Association investigates the unrest, the Premier League separately said it would be contacting West Ham to seek assurances that the disorder would not be repeated at future matches. West Ham called an emergency meeting with the publicly owned stadium's operators and said it was ...
Akhil Sheoran wins gold in shooting World Cup
Young Akhil Sheoran clinched the gold medal in men's 50m rifle 3 position with plenty to spare as India continued their superlative run at the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sheoran, thus, became the fourth young Indian shooter to win a medal on ISSF World Cup debut. This was after the likes of Shahzar Rizvi, Manu Bhaker, Mehuli Ghosh and Anjum Moudgil had put India on top of the medal standings with their performances over the last week. Sheoran's gold was India's fourth of the competition and makes it almost certain that the country would finish on top of the medals tally for the first time in an ISSF World Cup. Sheoran shot 455.6 in the final to pip Austria's Bernhard Pickl in second place with 452. In a classy field which included 38-time ISSF medallist and Hungarian rifle legend Peter Sidi, Rio Olympic Bronze medallist Alexis Reynauld of France and air rifle gold medallist Istvan Peni, also of Hungary besides India's champion 3 position exponent Sanjeev Rajput, Sheoran's .
Sheoran strikes Rifle 3P gold at shooting World Cup
Akhil Sheoran topped the 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions event to make it four gold medals for India in the ISSF World Cup here on Saturday.
Hyderabad SHE Team foil 2 child marriages
The Rachakonda SHE Teams stopped two child marriages in two different incidents from here.On Saturday, in the first incident, following a tip-off, the Choutuppal team went to Sarvel village where a 16-year-old girl was being married off with a 27-year-old boy.In another incident, the Bhongir team rescued a 15-year-old minor girl who was being married to a 25-year-old boy.The team visited the houses of both the girls and counseled the parents of the girls.
AIFF DC withdraw interim suspension on FCPC coach
All India Football Federation Disciplinary Committee (AIFF DC) on Saturday provisionally withdrawn the suspension imposed on Indian Super League franchise FC Pune City's coach Ranko Popovic.Disciplinary Committee Chairman, Ushanath Banerjee said that the decision has been taken keeping in mind the 'interest of fair play' in the forthcoming semi-final match of FC Pune City."In the interest of fair play and in particular forthcoming semi-final match of FC Pune City, the interim suspension imposed upon Popovic is provisionally withdrawn subject to FC Pune City providing in writing an undertaking that there would be not an iota of indiscipline on the part of Popovic nor there would be any scope of complaint against him till final adjudication of the subject issue following hearing on 16/3/2018," Banerjee said.The revised decision allows the Pune City coach to be on the technical line for the second leg of their semi-final match against Bengaluru FC on March 11, 2018, at Sree Kanteerava ...
ISSF World Cup: Akhil Sheoran bags fourth Gold for India
Indian shooter Akhil Sheoran continued the march of India's young brigade at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Guadalajara, Mexico, shooting down the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) Gold with lots to spare.Sheoran is now the fourth young Indian shooter to have won a first ISSF World Cup medal in the competition after the likes of Shahzar Rizvi, Manu Bhaker, Mehuli Ghosh and Anjum Moudgil had put India on top of the medal standings with their performances over the last week.Sheoran's Gold was India's fourth of the competition and makes it almost certain that India would finish on top of the medal tally for the first time in an ISSF World Cup.Akhil shot 455.6 in the final to leave behind Austria's Bernhard Pickl in second place with 452. In a classy field which included 38-time ISSF medalist and Hungarian Rifle legend Peter Sidi, Rio Olympic Bronze medalist Alexis Reynauld of France and Air Rifle Gold medalist Istvan Peni, also ..