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Struggling Odisha, Hyderabad look for full points

8:06 pm December 10, 2019

Pune: Backbenchers Odisha FC and Hyderabad FC will square off with an eye to log home full points during their Indian Super League encounter here on Wednesday. The teams have not exactly hit the ground running and find themselves in the wrong half of the table. While Odisha have six points from seven games and […]

Sunil Chhetri signs up 3-year deal with PUMA

2:45 pm December 10, 2019

Bengaluru: Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Tuesday signed a three-year deal with global sports giant, PUMA. Chhetri, who is the second-highest after Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of active international scorers in world football, joins the brand’s roster of global players like Antoine Griezmann, Romelu Lukaku, Luis Suarez and Sergio Aguero among […]

Atletico title hopes suffer another blow after Villarreal draw

11:04 am December 7, 2019

Madrid: Atletico Madrid’s title hopes look to be all-but over after a goalless draw away at Villarreal raised further doubts about their progress under coach Diego Simeone. After losing at home to Barcelona last weekend, another slip means Atletico are now five points behind Barca and Real Madrid in La Liga, despite having played two […]

India’s GS Lakshmi to become first woman referee to oversee a men’s ODI

9:05 pm December 5, 2019

Dubai: Former India cricketer GS Lakshmi is set to become the first woman match referee to oversee a men’s ODI when she officiates the opening match of the third series of the World Cup League 2 in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. Lakshmi will oversee the match between the United Arab Emirates and the […]

Blake trains his eyes on gold in Tokyo Olympics

7:47 pm December 2, 2019

Mumbai: Ace Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake on Monday said he is eyeing nothing less than a gold medal in next year’s Tokyo Olympics, his last appearance at the quadrennial extravaganza. “It is going to be my last Olympics and definitely I am going for the gold,” said Blake, who already has two gold and two […]