Aruna Budda Reddy created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch a medal at the gymnastics World Cup when she took bronze in the women's vault event here on Saturday. Aruna registered a score of 13.369 points to finish behind Tjasa Kysslef of Slovenia and Emily Whitehead of Australia who finished with gold and silver, respectively. Kys...
Nevin Galmarini of Switzerland pocketed the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom gold medal at PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games here on Saturday. Galmarini, silver medallist four years ago in Sochi, improved his standing on the podium as he overcame home favourite Lee Sangho by 0.43 seconds in the big final, reports Xinhua news agency. "...
Nigerian veteran striker Dudu Omagbemi scored four goals as East Bengal crushed Chennai City FC 7-1 here on Saturday to keep themselves firmly in contention for the I-League title. Dudu, signed by the Red and Golds in the January transfer window, notched up the first hat-trick of the season (32nd, 49th, 56th, 61st) as Syrian midfie...
Finland's Iivo Niskanen won the men's 50km cross-country skiing on Saturday at the Alpensia Cross-Country Center during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics here. Niskanen, 26, covered the distance in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 22.1 seconds, reports Efe. He was 18.7 seconds ahead of Alexander Bolshunov, who won the silver medal for the Olympic At...
Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC coach Avram Grant on Saturday echoed the sentiment of I-League clubs in having a level playing field for the upcoming Super Cup with the number of foreigners disparity. The Super Cup will be a knockout competition with 16 teams. The top six teams of the I-League and the Indian Super Lea...
Kerala and Chhattisgarh on Saturday emerged champions at the National Inclusion Cup football tournament here. Kerala hammered Vidarbha 8-3 in the men's final, while Chhattisgarh took the top honours in the women's final, beating Uttarakhand 5-3. Kerala rode on four goals by Praveen, together with Manikandan and Vishnu, shooting eight past Vidarbha....
The $1.8 billion fraud hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) has said that Indian skipper Virat Kohli continues to be its brand ambassador. "There are reports in the media that Virat Kohli, Bank's brand ambassador is going to discontinue his endorsement with Punjab National Bank. The same is again totally false and incorrect. Virat Kohli is our ...
Ace striker Rani will lead a 20-member squad for the upcoming tour of South Korea -- between March 3 and 12 -- where they will play five matches against the hosts at the Jinchun National Athletic Centre in Seoul, Hockey India (HI) announced on Friday. Defender Sunita Lakra will be her deputy for the season opener. With celebrated goalkeeper...
Midfielder Sergi Roberto has signed his contract renewal with Barcelona, a deal that runs until 2022. The 26-year-old Roberto, who appeared with Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu on Thursday, discussed how he made his dream of playing professional football a reality, reports Efe. On Barcelona's team website, Roberto advised young play...
Shakhtar Donetsk recovered from a deficit to defeat AS Roma 2-1 in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League knockout stage tie. Towards the end of an action-packed first half here on Wednesday, Roma put on the pressure and it paid off with a goal in the 41st minute by Cengiz Ãœnder, with a key assist from Edin Dzeko. The Shakhtar comeback began eight m...
