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03 Mar 2018

Real Madrid

Croatian football captain Luka Modric charged with false testimony

Trouble continues to mount for Croatian captain and Real Madrid ace midfielder Luka Modric, as Croatia's state attorney has charged the footballer with giving false testimony in a criminal trial.

Aditya Verma hits out at ICC chief Shashank Manohar

Aditya Verma, petitioner in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scam, has made a new series of allegations against ICC chief Shashank Manohar.

Venkatesh Prasad steps down as Chairman of Junior Selection Committee

The Chairman of junior national selection committee, Venkatesh Prasad has stepped down from his post with immediate effect.

03 Mar 2018

UEFA Champions League

Mourinho expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to leave Manchester United soon

Manchester United's veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is likely to part ways with the club this summer according to manager Jose Mourinho.

03 Mar 2018

India

Despite Sachin's win, India lose to Russia at WSB boxing-championship

India's world youth champion Sachin Siwach made a winning debut, but India ended up on the losing side, going down 1-4 to Russia in their second World Series of Boxing clash in Russia's Kazan.

03 Mar 2018

Athletics

Anju Bobby George fights for 2004 Athens Olympics medal

Indian long-jump ace, Anju Bobby George is hoping to become the first Indian track and field athlete to bag an Olympic medal, a medal which she should have won in 2004.

ICC 2019 World Cup Qualifiers: Tournament Preview

The ICC 2019 World Cup Qualifiers are set to begin on March 4, Sunday with 10 teams participating in the event.

03 Mar 2018

Georgia

Ace wrestler Sushil Kumar plays down retirement talks

Two-time Olympic medal winner Sushil Kumar has played down the possibility of retiring from the sport as of now.

02 Mar 2018

Tennis

Stan Wawrinka to skip Indian Wells, Miami events

Men's world number 12 Stanislas Wawrinka has decided to skip two ATP Masters events in the US.

Guptill and Simmons snare top money in CPL T20 draft

Big-hitting New Zealand opener Martin Guptill and West Indies counterpart Lendl Simmons are the biggest buys of the Caribbean Premier League 2018 drafts, which were held on Thursday.

CPL chief warns ECB; your league shouldn't clash with CPL

Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament's chief Pete Russell has served a warning to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that their proposed new league should not match the time frame of the CPL.

02 Mar 2018

England Cricket Team

Happy birthday Andrew Strauss!

Former England captain and current team director, Andrew Strauss turns 41 today.

02 Mar 2018

Football

Candidates likely to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal

The calls for sacking of long-serving Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger are growing louder after two back to back 3-0 defeats to Manchester City.

IPL 2018: Impact players for each team in IPL 11

The Indian Premier League 2018 kicks off in Mumbai on April 7 as Rohit Sharma's side host MS Dhoni's Chennai.

Vinesh Phogat wins silver at Asian Wrestling Championships

Indian star wrestler Vinesh Phogat had to be content with a silver medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship after losing 2-3 to China's a Chun Lei in the summit clash of the women's 50kg freestyle event in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.

I want to pick brains of Dhoni and Bravo: Wood

England paceman Mark Wood today said he wants to pick the brains of former India skipper MS Dhoni and West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and emerge as a "match winner" for Chennai Super Kings during next month's Indian Premier League.

02 Mar 2018

Liverpool FC

Playing Dirty: Mind Games used by teams in Football

Imagine yourself making a cup of tea in front of a 40,000 strong crowd, scrutinizing your every move.

02 Mar 2018

Virat Kohli

Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to work on his batting

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to "work harder on his batting" as that's his primary skill as an all-rounder.

How did the cricketing fielding positions get their names?

Cricket is almost followed as a religion in our country, and is one of the most loved sports in the world.

02 Mar 2018

UEFA Champions League

Liverpool record £39 mn profit; look to strengthen their squad

Liverpool are in free-scoring form and are gunning for a second place finish in EPL.

What goes into the making of Virat Kohli?

Virat Kohli, one of the best batsmen in the world, is endowed with loads of talent and leadership skills, enough to put him at the top echelons of cricketing world.

02 Mar 2018

Arsenal FC

Manchester City humiliate Arsenal 3-0

Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0 yet again in the English Premier League on Friday. They had earlier defeated the Gunners with the same score-line in the EFL Cup final on Sunday.

02 Mar 2018

India

#CricketInNumbers: Batting records held by bowlers

There have been a number of times when the whole batting line-up has failed to score but the bowlers have stepped up to the situation to take the team out of trouble.

02 Mar 2018

Russia News

Sepp Blatter appeals to have World Cup matches without VAR

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has asked the authorities to turn down the request to use VAR (Video Assistant Referee system) for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia.

01 Mar 2018

India

Indian women's cricket series to be rescheduled due to telecast-rights

Women's cricket T20 tri-series featuring hosts India, Australia and England will be rescheduled to ensure it is broadcast on live television.

01 Mar 2018

Pakistan Cricket Team

BCCI's refusal to send Indian-team leaves Pakistan cricket-tournament in doubt

The BCCI's refusal to send its team to the Asia Emerging Nations Cup scheduled in Pakistan this April has put a question mark on the tournament's organization in the country.

01 Mar 2018

Gymnastics

US Olympic Committee chief forced to resign

US Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun has stepped down, following call for his resignation after the way he handled the sex abuse case involving gymnast team doctor Larry Nassar.

IPL 2018: A look at the past records

The Indian Premier League 2018 kicks off on April 7 in Mumbai with the hosts welcoming Chennai Super Kings.

01 Mar 2018

Tennis

Injury woes continue to haunt Rafael Nadal

Tennis ace and World number two Rafael Nadal is facing another injury scare, which has forced him to withdraw from the upcoming Mexican Open.

01 Mar 2018

India

Vinesh Phogat enters final of Asian Wrestling Championship

Vinesh Phogat assured herself and India of at least a silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship as the Commonwealth Games gold medallist entered the final of the 50kg category with a win over Japan's Yuki Irie.

01 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Why did Arjun Tendulkar decide to miss Mumbai T20 League?

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun has decided to withdraw from the upcoming Mumbai T20 League.

01 Mar 2018

Pakistan Cricket Team

Happy birthday Shahid Afridi!

Shahid Afridi is one of the most well known Pakistani cricketers and needs no introduction.

01 Mar 2018

Atletico Madrid

All the football stories from midweek

This week has continued to give fans some great results across Europe and a lot of action to look forward to.

01 Mar 2018

Jaipur

Arjuna awardee para-swimmer suspended for filming female swimmers

In a shocking case, the Paralympic Committee of India has decided to suspend para-swimmer Prasanta Karmakar for a period of 3 years after he was found guilty of recording videos of female swimmers last year during an event in Jaipur.

01 Mar 2018

Sachin Tendulkar

'Sachin special' - On this day in 2003

15 years have flown by since the legendary Sachin Tendulkar scored one of the best ever innings in ODI cricket.

01 Mar 2018

Real Madrid

Brazil's Neymar goes under the knife, misses Real Madrid clash

Brazilian superstar Neymar will undergo surgery on his fractured foot in Brazil as early as Thursday, ruling the world's most expensive footballer out of Paris Saint-Germain's do-or-die Champions League clash with Real Madrid.

01 Mar 2018

India

Sourav Ganguly reveals his wish about MS Dhoni

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly had always been known to promote the best cricketing talent.

Here is the list of cricket matches scheduled in Mar'18

Cricket fans all over the globe will be set for a thrilling ride with plenty of action awaiting them in March 2018.

01 Mar 2018

Real Madrid

Di Maria brace takes PSG to French Cup semi-finals

Star striker Neymar Jr might be out injured, but that hasn't stopped PSG from running riot against other teams.

01 Mar 2018

India

India A skipper Ashwin ruled out of Deodhar Trophy

In a massive blow to Ravichandran Ashwin's hopes of making a comeback to the India limited-overs squad, the ace off-spinner has been ruled out of the upcoming Deodhar Trophy.