Sports minister lauds amputee Everest climber Arunima
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday congratulated Arunima Sinha for climbing the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. Arunima, a…
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Bookies lose Rs.35,000 crore after police crackdown
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) With a pan-India crackdown on betting rackets, Delhi bookies have suffered a whopping loss of Rs.35,000 crore as most…
Manika Batra in semis of Polish Open TT
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Young Indian paddler Manika Batra beat higher-ranked Yui Hamamoto of Japan to enter the girls’ singles semifinals at the…
Haryana, Jharkhand in sub-junior hockey semis
byBhopal: Haryana and Jharkhand women entered the semi-finals of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Men and Women National Championship (Final) being played here at the SAI Center today….
Defender Anas signs 2-year extension at Pune FC
byPune, May 23 (IANS) Pune FC central defender Anas Edathodika Thursday signed a two-year extension at the football club. Anas’s decision to stay back…
Pakistani umpire Rauf withdrawn from Champions Trophy
byDubai, May 23 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday withdrew Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from next month’s Champions Trophy in England and Wales…
Adil, Tanvi enter junior tennis semis
byBangalore, May 23 (IANS) Karnataka’s Adil Kalyanpur and Tanvi Bhat Hatangadi stormed into the semi-finals of the boys and girls singles, respectively, in the…
I hang my head in shame, says sports minister
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said he was ashamed with the spot fixing scandal which hit the Indian…
Realtor under Tamil Nadu cops’ scanner on cricket betting
byChennai, May 23 (IANS) The dealings of a real estate developer with arrested cricket bookies were being looking into for suspected wrongdoings, Tamil Nadu…
IPL spot fixing shameful, says Ranbir Kapoor
byKolkata, May 23 (IANS) Asserting that he was a football fan, Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor Thursday expressed dismay at the Indian Premier League (IPL)…