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Mithali demoted to Grade B in BCCI central contracts

10:37 pm January 16, 2020

New Delhi: Veteran cricketer Mithali Raj was on Thursday demoted to Grade B from A in the BCCI central contracts while Radha Yadav and Taniya Bhatia were elevated to the middle bracket. Mithali not being kept in the Rs 50 lakh category was expected as the 37-year-old retired from T20s in September last year. However, […]

Demi Lovato to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl

Demi Lovato to sing national anthem at the Super Bowl

9:29 pm January 16, 2020

New York: Grammy-nominated pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl. NFL and Fox on Thursday announced the performance, which will take place ahead of the big game on Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will headline the halftime show. Lovato has mostly taken […]

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

Maharashtra picks up 4 gold, regains top spot

4:15 pm January 14, 2020

Guwahati: Maharashtra picked up four gold on Day 5 to regain the top spot in the medal tally of the Khelo India Youth Games here on Tuesday. Haryana, who had a spectacular day on Monday by scooping 12 gold, grabbed one yellow metal on Tuesday to slip to the second position. Maharashtra’s total medal tally […]

Badminton king Kento Momota faces two months out after fatal car crash

Badminton king Momota faces two months out after fatal car crash

3:19 pm January 14, 2020

Tokyo: Badminton world number one Kento Momota could be out for two months after being injured in a car crash that killed his driver just hours after he won the Malaysia Masters on Sunday. The 25-year-old Japanese suffered cuts and bruising in the accident near Kuala Lumpur but is aiming to return at the All […]

Dhoni linked firm tells SC all payments made to cricketer genuine, as per contract

8:56 pm January 13, 2020

New Delhi: Rhiti Sports Management Pvt Ltd, a firm that manages leading cricketers including former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, told the Supreme Court on Monday that it has paid the cricketer Rs 37 crore for endorsing the brand of now defunct Amrapali Group. It said Dhoni endorsed several brands including Amrapali Group […]