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After $400 mn fundraise, Dream Sports deploys $50 mn in subsidiary Fancode

Dream Sports has invested USD 50 million in its subsidiary Fancode (FC) to help the platform's expansion activities to become one with the largest sports fans base

Asian Boxing Championship: Sakshi Choudhary loses final spot on bout review

Indian boxer Sakshi Choudhary (54kg) lost her final spot after her rival, top-seeded Kazakh Dina Zholaman, successfully challenged her narrow victory

IOC tries to reassure Olympic athletes over coronavirus-related waiver

Olympic athletes were told that the waiver they must sign releasing Tokyo organisers from liability for Covid-19 issues was "standard practice" for major sports events

European Open pushed back by two days, to be a 54-hole tournament now

The event next week has been curtailed because of pandemic-related travel restrictions, the European Tour said

Despite suspension of IPL, game on for fantasy sports platforms

The suspension of the IPL put them on a sticky wicket; its resumption has them feverishly working to keep users engaged and improve their offerings

Covid positive sprint legend Milkha Singh hospitalised, condition stable

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, who has tested positive for Covid-19, was on Monday hospitalised, with his son and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh saying that the move was a precautionary measure

Indian boxing's first Dronacharya awardee coach O P Bhardwaj passes away

India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in boxing, O P Bhardwaj, died on Friday after battling prolonged illness and age-related issues here.

Former Indian sprinter Milkha Singh tests positive for coronavirus

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his Chandigarh residence.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia unveils uniforms for opening ceremony

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Tuesday unveiled the official opening ceremony uniforms for its Tokyo Olympic Games-bound contingent

Paralympic Games 2020: Trials to pick Indian athletics team in June

Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) will conduct national selection trials next month to select the Indian track and field team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Athletics: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar clinches gold at outdoor meet in US

Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has claimed a gold medal at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA.

BCCI's WTC plan: 8-day bubble in India; 10-day quarantine in UK from June 2

A BCCI official in the know of the roadmap drawn for the WTC final and the five-match Test series against England said that it will be a case of breaking the quarantine period into two parts

Globe-hopping Grandmaster: Anish Kumar Giri, Dutch-Russian-Nepali

Given his background, Giri could call himself a world citizen, which is appropriate for someone playing a universally popular sport

Euro super league plan ends as fans force exit; 8 founding members withdraw

The Super League argued it would increase revenue for the top soccer clubs in Europe and allow them to distribute more money to the rest of the game

European Super League to 'reshape the project' after dramatic collapse

This comes after six English clubs confirmed they were withdrawing from the proposed breakaway competition

European football split as big clubs agree to form breakaway league

Twelve top European football clubs have agreed to found a Super League as soon as possible, the clubs announced in a joint statement.

Qualifying for Olympics just the start, says sailor Nethra Kumanan

Kumanan, who created history by becoming the first Indian woman sailor to secure an Olympics quota place in the Laser Radial event, said she wants to 'do the absolute best' at the quadrennial games

AITA U-14: Arya Ganapathy wins boys' title, Snigdha Kanta girls' champion

Second seed Snigdha Kanta created a minor upset, overcoming top seed Zynah Amber Salar 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the girls' U-14 title

Uphill task for India against Latvia in Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs

The Indian players have an onerous task at hand to compete against higher-ranked Latvians, including 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko

Seville to be host city for Laureus World Sports Awards 2021

The Spanish city of Seville will host the 22nd Laureus World Sports Awards on May 6 in a virtual ceremony owing to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Among the many big names who have had a year to remember and who will be in contention for the awards are Rafael Nadal, Lewis Hamilton, LeBron James, Robert Lewandowski (Sportsman), Naomi Osaka, Federica Brignone (Sportswoman). Fomer Portugal footballer and Laureus Academy Member Luis Figo said: "As a Laureus Academy Member who lives in Spain, I am really happy that the 2021 Awards will be hosted in the country again. "The last was in Barcelona in 2007, which is a long time. A big thank you to everyone in Seville who is making this possible at a difficult time," he added. Juan Espadas, the Mayor of Seville, said: "It is a great pleasure for us to join with Laureus for the 2021 World Sports Awards, especially at such a moment as this for the City of Seville, which is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the Ea