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Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach’s daughter-in-law

3:41 pm December 29, 2019

ATLANTA: A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was the daughter-in-law of one of the team’s coaches. The two-engine Piper Cheyenne crashed in the city of Lafayette about a […]

Mary Kom beats Zareen to make Indian team for Olympic qualifiers

6:50 pm December 28, 2019

New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg category) defeated Nikhat Zareen in an intense trial bout here on Saturday to make the Indian team for next year’s Olympic qualifiers in China. In a bout which had very few clear punches, Mary Kom prevailed 9-1 to make the squad, but tension was palpable […]

Weightlifter Seema banned for four years for doping

3:53 pm December 28, 2019

New Delhi: India’s Commonwealth Championship silver medallist weightlifter Seema has been slapped with a four-year suspension for a doping violation. In a statement, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) said Seema’s dope sample was collected this year during the 34th Women National Weightlifting Championship in Vishakhapatnam. “Presence of prohibited substances were found in her system during […]

List of sold players in IPL auction

9:49 pm December 19, 2019

Kolkata: The following is the list of sold players in the Indian Premier League Players’ Auction here on Thursday. Sold Players: Pat Cummins – Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 15.5 crore Glenn Maxwell – Kings XI Punjab for Rs 10.75 crore Sheldon Cotrell – Kings XI Punjab for Rs 8.5 crore Nathan Coulter-Nile – Mumbai […]

Kolkata Science City unveils new ‘time machines’

3:06 pm December 19, 2019

Kolkata: The Science City in Kolkata has unveiled a new pair of ‘time machines’, motion simulators with 3D projections, officials said on Thursday. Around 15 visitors can be accommodated in each simulator where films on subjects ranging from the Great Wall of China to the Roman civilisation will be shown in 65-inch LED monitors with […]