Gene family turns cancer cells into aggressive stem cells
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) US researchers have found a gene family in the humans that has the capability of turning cancer cells into...
Greipel wins Tour de France fifth stage, Martin retains lead
Paris, July 9 (IANS) Tour de France's fifth stage saw a duo of German riders coming on top as Lotto Soudal's Andre Greipel finished...
Indian archers aim to qualify for Olympics via Worlds
Copenhagen, July 27 (IANS) The Indian recurve men's team comprising Rahul Banerjee, Jayanta Talukdar and Mangal Champia say their aim is to qualify for...
New antibodies to treat whooping cough in infants
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) Researchers have developed two antibodies to potentially treat or prevent pertussis, the highly contagious respiratory tract infection that affects...
Ecuador orders arrest of its football chief
Quito, Dec 6 (IANS) Ecuador ordered the arrest of its football federation (FEF) president Luis Chiriboga after he was named by US authorities as...
Don’t mix sports with politics, Shahryar Khan urges India
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) In the context of the uncertaintly over the India-Pakistan cricket series, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan on Thursday...
Russia, Slovakia qualify for Euro 2016; England win
Moscow, Oct 13 (IANS) Russia and Slovakia reserved places in the 2016 European Championship while England claimed their 10th win in the group stage.
Russia...
Spinner Yasir Shah took prohibited drugs by mistake: PCB
Lahore, Jan 7 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday said it will appeal against leg-spinner Yasir Shah's provisional suspension for an anti-doping...
Rick Ross arrested for marijuana possession
Los Angeles, June 11 (IANS) Rapper Rick Ross was arrested by police in Fayette County, Georgia.
The "Hustlin" rapper was arrested on Wednesday.
The hip-hop star,...
Telangana to pay for karate champion Syeda Falak’s training
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The Telangana government on Monday announced that it will pay for all expenses for the training of karate champion Syeda...

















