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‘7000 season tickets for India-Bangladesh Test sold’

7:31 pm November 6, 2019

Indore: Over 40 per cent of the total season tickets of the India-Bangladesh cricket test match beginning November 14 have been sold out so far in the last four days, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) chairman Abhilash Khandekar said on Wednesday. He said 7,000 season tickets have been bought by spectators so far and remaining […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

FIFA says Iraq unsafe to host World Cup qualifying gamaes

6:29 pm November 6, 2019

Zurich: FIFA says Iraq is not safe enough to host World Cup qualifying games against Iran and Bahrain. FIFA says it asked the Iraq soccer federation “to nominate a neutral venue” for the matches on Nov. 14 and 19. The games were to be played in Basra, the southern city which hosted Iraq’s return last […]

Women’s boxing icon Adams retires due to medical advice

6:01 pm November 6, 2019

London: Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams, regarded as the pathfinder for women’s boxing, is to retire because of fears about her sight, the Briton announced on Wednesday. The 37-year-old, who became the first ever women’s Olympic boxing champion at London 2012 when she took the flyweight crown, said she was abandoning her hopes of winning […]

Two new IPL teams to be auctioned in May

IPL players’ auction on December 19 in Kolkata

9:20 pm November 5, 2019

Mumbai: The players’ auction for the next Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on December 19 in Kolkata, the event’s Governing Council decided in a meeting here on Tuesday. The glitzy league is usually held in April-May every year and players’ auction is being conducted in Kolkata for the first time. The city is […]

Taiwan badminton star treads coachless path to Olympic glory

4:01 pm November 5, 2019

Taipei: Chou Tien-chen is taking the unusual step of gearing up for the 2020 Olympics without a coach, with his longtime physio and confidante shepherding him towards Tokyo gold. The soft-spoken and boyish 29-year-old, known for pointing to heaven to thank God at the end of a match, parted ways with his trainer early this […]