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Jharkhand: Two tribal women hockey players found hanging

2:35 pm August 13, 2019

Ranchi: Two tribal women hockey players were found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand’s Simdega district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The two women hockey players – Sunandini Bage (23) and Shraddha Soreng (18) – went missing on Saturday and their bodies were found hanging from a tree at Biru village in Simdega […]

Overthrow involving Ben Stokes and Guptill to be reviewed in September

12:53 am August 13, 2019

London: The throw from the deep that ricocheted off Ben Stokes’ bat to the boundary during the World Cup final, will be reviewed in September, the custodians of the game’s laws, Marylebone Cricket Club said on Monday. The overthrow rules drew MCC’s attention after New Zealand were left to rue a fortuitous, last-over overthrow […]

Kobe Bryant's death put life in perspective for me: Virat Kohli

It was my chance to step up and take responsibility: Kohli after win over West Indies

9:15 am August 12, 2019

Port-of-Spain: India captain Virat Kohli said it was his turn to step up and take up the responsibility in the second ODI against West Indies here after the early dismissals of his openers. After the early departures of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, Kohli scored a brilliant 120 off 125 balls to help India post […]

Maguire’s Manchester United routs Chelsea in EPL opener; Arsenal wins

3:52 am August 12, 2019

Manchester: Manchester United started its Premier League campaign with a morale-boosting 4-0 win over old rival Chelsea with the world’s most expensive defender Harry Maguire impressing on his debut for the hosts. Maguire, who completed his 80 million pound ($97 million) transfer from Leicester a week ago, played from the start and ended his first […]

Serena Williams retires because of injury as Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup

3:27 am August 12, 2019

Toronto: Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years when Serena Williams retired because of an injury on Sunday. Andreescu was up 3-1 in the first set when Williams called for a medical timeout. Less than a minute later, the chair umpire announced that Williams was retiring from the […]