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01 Apr 2017

Sports

Harikrishna registers his second win at Shenzhen chess Masters

Indian Grandmaster Harikrishna Pentala beat England's Michael Adams at the Shenzhen Masters, to bounce back from his loss in the previous match against Chinese player Yangyi Yu.

ICC mulls cricket for 2024 Olympics

Dave Richardson, chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC) said the body will make a decision on allowing cricket as a sport in the 2024 Olympics. He said they would make the decision by July.

PCB seeks action against BCCI for calling-off bilateral series

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan said they are considering legal action against the BCCI for failing to play a scheduled bilateral-series with Pakistan.

IPL 2017: RCB will miss Kohli in opening games

The Royal Challengers Bangalore may have to play their opening games of the IPL without captain Virat Kohli.

31 Mar 2017

Lionel Messi

Footballer Erik Lamela's season ends early after hip injury

Tottenham's Argentine mid-fielder Erik Lamela confirmed that he will be out of the remaining season due to a hip injury. He has not played since October last year.

30 Mar 2017

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli receives the Padma Shri award

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli was presented with the Padma Shri award by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

30 Mar 2017

India

India Open badminton: Sameer Verma goes past fourth seed

Sameer Verma shocked fourth seeded Korean Son Wan Ho in the first round of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament in New Delhi.

PSL match-fixing: Mohammad Irfan banned for one year

Pakistan Cricket Board has banned fast bowler Mohammad Irfan for a year and slapped him with a fine of USD 1,000 after he pleaded guilty of failing to report a spot-fixing approach during the Pakistan Super League.

Still friends with some Australians: Virat Kohli

India captain Virat Kohli tweeted saying that his comment on 'friendship' with Australian cricketers was blown way out of proportion and that he was still in good terms with few Australians who he has known and were part of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.

BCCI sources deny any talks with government on India-Pak series

Denying the reports of sending a letter to the government seeking permission to hold bilateral series with Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources have said that no letter has been sent.

Mitchell Johnson latest entrant in targeting Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli has been receiving criticism from Australians since the start of the India - Australia series last month.

29 Mar 2017

Cambodia

Chhetri's last-minute goal helps India defeat Myanmar

Indian captain Sunil Chhetri struck in last minute to give India a 1-0 victory against Myanmar in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at Yangon.

29 Mar 2017

FIFA World Cup

Brazil becomes the first team to qualify for FIFA WC

Brazil became the first team to book a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

29 Mar 2017

Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo most paid footballer in 2016-17

Real Madrid's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as the best paid footballer for the year 2016-17 by France Football.

28 Mar 2017

Lionel Messi

FIFA bans Lionel Messi for insulting match official

FIFA handed a four-match international ban to Lionel Messi after the Argentine forward was ruled guilty of insulting an assistant referee during a World Cup qualifier against Chile.

28 Mar 2017

DNA

NFL franchise Oakland Raiders set to move to Las Vegas

National Football League (NFL) franchise Oakland Raiders are all set to relocate to Las Vegas after the relocation was approved by NFL's club owners.

Is Ravindra Jadeja India's go-to test player?

ICC's number one bowler Ravindra Jadeja is the second highest wicket-taker of the 2016-17 season.

28 Mar 2017

David Warner

India defeat Australia at Dharamsala; win Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India defeated Australia in the fourth test match at Dharamsala to lift the Border-Gavaskar trphy for seventh time.

28 Mar 2017

India

U-17 FIFA World Cup finals at Salt Lake Stadium

Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake Stadium will host the finals of the U-17 FIFA World Cup 2017, to be held later this year.

28 Mar 2017

Manchester United

Netherlands fire manager Danny Blind after embarrassing WC loss

Netherlands removed Danny Blind as its national team manager, following a deplorable 2-0 loss to Bulgaria in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

27 Mar 2017

David Warner

Dharamsala test: India in strong position to win the series

Hosts Indian have put themselves in a strong position to win the fourth test match against Australia at Dharamsala at the end of day three.

27 Mar 2017

BCCI

BCCI officials get directives from CoA

The Committee of Administrators (CoA), appointed by the Supreme Court has issued a directive to the three top officials of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after orders from the apex court.

26 Mar 2017

Lewis Hamilton

Australia Grand Prix: Vettel wins

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, out-manoeuvred Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and scripted an amazing win in the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne.

26 Mar 2017

India

FIFA delegation impressed by DY Patil stadium

The FIFA delegation that is inspecting venues for the U-17 World Cup said they were impressed by standards of the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.

25 Mar 2017

Serena Williams

Miami Open: Nadal, Nishikori advance to round three

In a quest to win his first title of the year, Rafael Nadal advanced into the third round of the 2017 Miami Open. He defeated Israel's Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-3.

25 Mar 2017

Lewis Hamilton

Australian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton grabs pole position

Britain's Lewis Hamilton secured his 62nd pole position in his Formula 1 career after finishing 0.268 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

25 Mar 2017

Gianluigi Buffon

Italy defeat Albania in world cup qualifier

Italy defeated Albania 2-0 in the European leg of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers as the Albanian fans held the game for about eight minutes after throwing smoke bombs and flares on the field.

25 Mar 2017

David Warner

Dharamsala test: India bounce back post lunch

Debutant Kuldeep Yadav picked up three wickets in the post lunch session to put Australia on the back foot in the fourth test at Dharamsala. Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin picked up a wicket each.

25 Mar 2017

David Warner

Dharamsala test: Australia gained early momentum against India

Winning the toss, Australian team scored 131 runs with the loss of just one wicket till lunch in the fourth test match against India at Dharamsala.

24 Mar 2017

Lionel Messi

FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Messi scores as Argentina defeat Chile

Lionel Messi converted a 16th minute penalty to give Argentina a 1-0 win over Chile in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

24 Mar 2017

West Bengal

Santosh Trophy: Goa set up the title clash with Bengal

Hosts Goa are all set to lock horns with former champions West Bengal in the Santosh Trophy final.

24 Mar 2017

Sports

Shashank Manohar to remain ICC Chairman for time being

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar has agreed to defer his resignation after the Board requested him to remain in his post.

24 Mar 2017

Lewis Hamilton

2017 F1 Australian GP: Lewis Hamilton fastest in practice sessions

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton topped in both the practice sessions at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

24 Mar 2017

Virat Kohli

Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland takes a dig at Kohli

James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief, quipped that he is not sure if Virat Kohli knows how to spell 'sorry'.

24 Mar 2017

England

Joshna Chinappa crashes out of British Open Squash Championship

India's Joshna Chinappa suffered a second round defeat in the women's singles event to crash out of the 2017 Allam British Open Squash Championships in Hull.

23 Mar 2017

India

BCCI hikes fee for Indian cricketers

World's richest cricketing body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has doubled the annual retainer fees and also hiked the match fees across all formats.

23 Mar 2017

Sports

ISSF World Cup: Ankur Mittal bags gold medal

Ankur Mittal continued his good form and bagged gold medal in the men's double trap event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Acapulco, Mexico.

23 Mar 2017

South Korea

LA, Paris not interested in hosting 2028 Olympics

Bidding to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Paris and Los Angeles have said that they are interested in the 2024 Olympics only and have no intention of hosting the 2028 Olympics Games.

22 Mar 2017

Liverpool FC

'Mr Liverpool' Ronnie Moran dies at 83

Former Liverpool player and coach Ronnie Moran died at the age of 83 after short illness.

22 Mar 2017

Real Madrid

2017 International Champions Cup to kick-off from 22 July

The 2017 International Champions Cup will begin from 18 July at Guangzhou. Four matches will be played in China from 18-24 July.