Two persons have been arrested for converting demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes worth over Rs 6 crore into new currency on behalf of a Tamil Nadu-based businessman, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said ...
The Union government on Thursday charted out a roadmap for the early completion of 99 irrigation projects under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), an official release here said....
The Iran men's football team's international friendly against Morocco is set to be called off, according to reports in the local media....
Iranian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler Bashir Babajanzadeh Darzi was handed a four-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance in his latest doping test....
The Laos wushu team plans to find a Chinese trainer in their build-up for next year's 29th SEA Games in Malaysia....
Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday threatened to break all ties with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) if it does not sack tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala from its posts of Life Presidents. "The ministry will never accept such tainted people in the Indian Olympic Association and that is why we have expressed our reserv...
Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola's presence at the Anfield Stadium here when Liverpool beat Stoke City 4-1 is, according to the city-based football club head coach Jurgen Klopp, an indication of the importance of their next tie on Saturday. It is (a big game). It is for both. I heard Pep Guardiola was in the st...
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has said it will need the services of best experts in international law to challenge the doping accusations brought against Russian sport in the McLaren report. According to the Part 2 report, delivered over two weeks ago in London by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Indep...
Opening batsman David Warner's blistering 144 propelled Australia to 278-2 after Pakistan declared their first innings at 443-9 on the third day of the second cricket Test here on Wednesday. Left-handed Warner smacked 17 fours and a six during his 143-ball stay that saw him register his 17th Test century on a batting-friendly pitch at the ...
Spanish footballer Yeray Alvarez has undergone an operation to remove one of his testicles which had a cancerous tumour. A medical report posted on Alvarez's football club Athletic Bilbao's website on Tuesday said: "An orchiectomy (removal of the affected testicle) has been performed and the surgery has passed without incident." T...
