NewsBytes Desk

NewsBytes Desk

08 Sep 2017

Sports

US Open daily round-up

The last leg of the 2017 US Open is on to us. While many favourites have been ousted, it still remains to be seen who all will emerge as champions.

08 Sep 2017

Sports

Javier Tebas says PSG make mockery of FPP system

Javier Tebas, president of Spain's La Liga, believes that Qatari-owned French side Paris Saint-Germain are "laughing" at the financial fair play (FPP) system.

07 Sep 2017

Sports

Records broken in Ind vs SL T20I

India turned in yet another solid performance to complete a clean sweep in Sri Lanka.

07 Sep 2017

Sports

US Open daily round up

As we were all braced for an epic Nadal vs Federer in the US Open semi-final, Del Potro pulled off the biggest upset by defeating Federer.

06 Sep 2017

Sports

Brazil police probe Rio Olympics "vote-buying" scheme

On Tuesday, Brazilian officials alleged that the country's Olympics chief was the "lynchpin" in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee to award last year's Games to Rio de Janeiro.

06 Sep 2017

Sports

Argentina draw again, Chile lose

Argentina and Chile's World Cup qualification hopes were left hanging after both the teams slipped up once again.

06 Sep 2017

Sports

Imran Tahir 'humiliated and expelled' in Birmingham

South African star leg-spinner Imran Tahir was 'humiliated and expelled' by the Pakistan Consulate in Birmingham when he went to get his visa in order to play for the World XI side, which is scheduled to tour Pakistan later this month.

06 Sep 2017

Sports

US Open daily round-up

The US Open is entering into its last stages and things are heating up.

06 Sep 2017

Sports

Vishwanathan Anand, SP Sethuraman ease into second round

On Monday, chess mastermind Viswanathan Anand secured his place in the second round by holding Malaysia's Li Tian Yeoh to a draw at the ongoing Chess World Cup in Tbilisi.

05 Sep 2017

Sports

Sri Lanka to take on Pakistan in the UAE

The Sri Lankan cricket team is set to play a T20I match in Lahore against Pakistan next month.

05 Sep 2017

Sports

Sindhu pays tribute to Gopichand by co-producing a new film

It is under Pullela Gopichand's guidance and dedication that PV Sindhu has become one of the best badminton players India has ever produced.

05 Sep 2017

Sports

Hockey India to invite applications for the new head coach

On Monday, Hockey India announced that following Roelant Oltmans' termination, it would start the process to invite new applications for the post of the head coach of the national hockey team.

05 Sep 2017

Sports

US Open daily round-up

It's the second week of the US Open, and as one would expect, the competition is heating up.

04 Sep 2017

Sports

Rickshaw-puller's son breaks 100m, 200m U-16 national records

On Saturday, 15-year-old Nisar Ahmed bagged two gold medals (100 metres and 200 metres) at the Delhi State Athletics Meet in the under-16 category.

04 Sep 2017

Sports

Saina and Gopichand bury hatchet, shuttler back at Hyderabad academy

Three years back, star shuttler Saina Nehwal and national coach Pullela Gopichand had parted ways.

04 Sep 2017

Sports

Star India bags IPL media rights for Rs. 16,347 crore

Today, at IPL media rights auction, Star India emerged as the winner of IPL's India broadcast, India digital and the rest of world broadcast and digital.