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‘Organisers are determined to hold the Olympics’

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has said he has seen cast-iron determination in the organisers to stage the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. Originally scheduled to be held from July 24

November 2, 2020

Sport

Legendary Diego Maradona turns 60

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona turned 60 on Friday. Widely rated as one of the greatest football players of all time, Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups and was captain of

October 30, 2020

Football·Sport·World News

‘Universe Boss’ becomes the first to score 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket

Chris Gayle on Friday became the first batsman to get to 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket history when he smashed the seventh of his eight sixes during his belligerent 99 against Rajasthan

October 30, 2020

Cricket·Sport

Oldest living test cricket player turns 109

England’s Eileen Whelan, the oldest living Test cricketer across genders, turned 109th on Friday. Eileen, who played seven Tests for England between 1937 and 1949, either side of the World War II,

October 30, 2020

Cricket·Sport

Improved infra helping Indian football: Adil Khan

Defender Adil Khan feels that Indian football is moving forward and growing on “the right path”. “Indian football is growing in a good way and through the correct path. I just wish

October 30, 2020

Football·Sport

KKR’s playoff hopes dim as CSK steal the night

Ravindra Jadeja slammed consecutive sixes off the last two balls of the match to take Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League

October 29, 2020

Cricket·Sport

‘Feeling very good’: Kapil Dev

A beaming Kapil Dev, India’s first World Cup-winning captain who underwent a successful angioplasty last week, posted a video on Thursday, saying he is “feeling very good”, and yearned to meet his

October 29, 2020

Cricket·India News

Failure in 2011 WC semi is Umar Gul’s greatest regret

Defeat against India in the 2011 World Cup semi-final was the biggest regret of my career, former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul has admitted. Pakistan have never defeated India in a World

October 29, 2020

Cricket·Sport

‘IPL A Smashing Success This Year’

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been overwhelmed with the response which the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is getting in terms of viewership and ratings. The IPL 2020 edition

October 29, 2020

Cricket·Sport

Barcelona Board set for major rejig as chief, members resign

Barcelona FC has confirmed that president Josep Maria Bartomeu has stepped down from his post. The abrupt ending of Bartomeu’s 6 year stint along with the stepping down of other board members

October 29, 2020

Football·Sport

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