Anand elated at Dipa’s success
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday expressed happiness over Dipa Karmakar becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to...
Rahane, Dhoni push Supergiants to 160/5
Pune, April 24 (IANS) A late cameo from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane's 52-ball 67 helped Rising Pune Supergiants manage a challenging 160/5...
Golfer Shiv finishes disappointing tied fifth at Panasonic Open
Chiba (Japan), April 24 (IANS) India's Shiv Kapur struggled with an one-over 72 as he wasted a one-stroke overnight lead to finish a disappointing...
Nadal reaches Barcelona final for first time in 3 years
Barcelona, April 24 (IANS) Three years after he clinched his eighth title at the Barcelona Open, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is back in...
Thai shooter wins first World Cup gold at Rio test event
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Thailand's Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit beat Olympic champion Kimberly Rhode of the US to clinch her first World Cup shooting...
Celebs wish master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on B’day
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Vir Das and Dhanush took to social media to wish Sachin Tendulkar on his 43rd birthday...
Bangladesh’s Soumya looks to hit form in Dhaka Premier League
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) Swashbuckling Bangladesh southpaw Soumya Sarkar hopes to return to form in the familiar atmosphere of the Dhaka Premier League.
It was...
Heady stuff – Cuban heads football in air for over 36 hrs
Havana, April 24 (IANS) Cuban Erick Hernandez has bettered his own world record for maintaining a football in the air only with his head.
Hernandez,...
Would be very happy to light Olympic cauldron: Pele
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS) Brazil football legend Pele has expressed his wish to light the cauldron at this year's Olympic Games in...
Drought, cricket overdose dims IPL’s glitter
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Debuting with a bang, the much-hyped Indian Premier League (IPL) has lost much of its sheen since. The match-fixing...
