India’s first pro boxing body launched
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Professional boxing took baby steps in India with the launch of the first national governing body here on Wednesday.
Named...
Giant indoor stadium set to host mega Africa summit
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) With New Delhi set to host 54 African heads of state and government and their large entourages this October,...
De Villiers to fly home before ODI series
Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) AB de Villiers is set to miss the One-Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh as he will return to his...
Lahiri tees off at Scottish Open
Gullane (Scotland), July 8 (IANS) Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will tee off at the Scottish Open starting here on Thursday, knowing a good performance...
Kamini, Sharma power Indian women to ODI series win
Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) A brilliant half-century by Thirush Kamini lifted India to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand and enabled them to take...
Women’s Big Bash League cricketers to be unveiled on Friday
Sydney, July 8 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA), in a historic move, will announce details of the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) at the...
Portuguese Silva is new Olympiacos head coach
Athens, July 8 (IANS) Portugal's Marco Silva, the former coach of Sporting Lisbon, has joined Greek football club Olympiacos as head coach, replacing Vitor...
Bopanna-Mergea stun Bryan brothers, enter Wimbledon semis
Wimbledon, July 8 (IANS) The Indo-Romanian tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea caused one of the biggest upsets of Wimbledon when they...
Midfielder Orellana renews contract with Celta Vigo
Vigo (Spain), July 8 (IANS) Chilean footballer Fabian Orellana has extended his contract with Spanish club Celta Vigo until June 30, 2019.
Orellana was the...
India’s fringe players sense opportunity in Zimbabwe series
(Reuters): Zimbabwe may not be the strongest of opponents but the importance of an away series against them is not lost on India's fringe players...
