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Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance, closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower

24 teams from the ISL, I-League, and the Services teams of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh will compete to win the prestigious Durand Cup

A native of Tanuku town in West Godavari district, Ms. Jyothika is a two-time national champion and is determined to achieve her goal by investing hard work, determination and resilience

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PV Sindhu, seeded 10th, opens against World No. 111 Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives in Group M which also has Kristin Kuuba (No. 74) of Estonia. Sindhu’s success over the years makes her the most followed, but if you are tracking Indian badminton, you’ll know that India’s biggest medal hope in badminton this time around is the crack World No. 1 co […]

When shooter Abhinav Bindra broke India’s 28-year-old gold jinx in the Olympics in 2008, it became a moment to savour for every sports fan in the country. It was followed up by two more medals in London, but since then Indian shooters have drawn a blank. The disappointment of Rio and Tokyo has kept haunting us and if India are to come close to their tally of […]

Fresh from his match-winning exploits to help India win the T20 World Cup last month and a break from the tour of Zimbabwe after that, Hardik will be keen to return to the field in Sri Lanka. However, he won't be the vice-captain of the side, like he was during the T20 World Cup.

On Thursday, at the Stade de France, Argentina’s Rugby 7s team — the Pumas — was roundly booed during the national anthem. It left Pumas captain Gaston Revol surprised. “I wasn’t ready or prepared for that reception,” Revol revealed. The crowd at the Stade de France was venting their ire at the Pumas, but it was essentially directed at the Albiceleste — the […]

It started from the Austerlitz bridge beside the Jardin des Plantes and made its way around the two islands in the centre of the city (the Île Saint Louis and the Île de la Cité) before passing under several bridges and gateways. Greece, the hosts of the first Olympic Games, started it off followed by the refugee team under International Olympic Committee’s […]

Meanwhile, Bombay Scottish (Mahim) returned to winning ways as they handed Cathedral & John Connon (Fort) a 1-0 defeat

But former captain Holder and wicketkeeper Da Silva kept England at bay with a 109-run stand

Pacer Renuka Singh ecstatic after claiming 3-10 as India restrict Bangladesh to 80-8 before openers help team win by 10 wickets to enter Asia Cup final

“The same train will go ahead; only the engine has changed and the bogies remain unchanged. Nothing changes; the brand of cricket remains the same,” Suryakumar said

India are coming off a 4-1 defeat of Zimbabwe away in Shubman Gill’s first outing as skipper, and several in that squad have been rewarded with national recalls into a full side