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'Crazy old dreamer' Jurgen Klopp inspired to make charity pledge

‘Crazy old dreamer’ Klopp inspired to make charity pledge

4:42 pm September 24, 2019

London: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that the emotional high of his side’s Champions League triumph inspired him to join the Common Goal charity. Klopp will join a host of star names from the world of football, including Manchester United’s Juan Mata and FIFA women’s player of the year Megan Rapinoe, by donating one […]

Bajrang wants wrestling to be made National Sports

4:35 pm September 24, 2019

New Delhi: Bajrang Punia on Tuesday called for wrestling to be made the national sport, insisting that Indian grapplers have consistently won medals in big-ticket events such as the World Championships and Olympics. During a felicitation function of World Championships medal-winning wrestlers by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju here on Monday, the Wrestling Federation of India […]

Wimbledon champion Halep targets strong finish in Asia

2:12 pm September 24, 2019

Wuhan (China): Simona Halep said that winning her first Wimbledon title this year meant “everything”, but she was determined to have a better Asian swing than in past years after an emphatic start to her Wuhan campaign on Tuesday. Halep suffered opening-round exits in three of her previous five appearances at the Chinese event — […]

Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Year awards

Messi, Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Year awards

10:08 am September 24, 2019

MILAN: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women’s prize to cap a historic year for the United States’ World Cup icon. Barcelona striker Messi’s victory in Milan was a surprise as he edged out Virgil Van Dijk, who won the UEFA player’s award […]

Amit, Vikas nominated for Khel Ratna by BFI; 3 names for Arjuna

Panghal counts on strenuous training to win medal at Tokyo Olympics

7:51 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: World Championships’ silver medal-winning boxer Amit Panghal reckons securing an Olympic spot at next year’s Asian qualifiers will be a tough task but vowed to leave no stone unturned in his quest for glory at the Tokyo Games. Panghal (52kg), an Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist, became the first Indian male boxer […]