Messi-inspired Barca seal another La Liga title

Barcelona (IANS) Barcelona needed just one goal by Lionel Messi to take the La Liga title for the 26th time in a wild match that saw Levante fighting to the end.

The player from Rosario, who began the game on the bench, led the victory Barcelona…

Honda's solo Indian team jumps to Top 5 in Australia

Adelaide (IANS) IDEMITSU Honda Racing India, the solo Indian team in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2019 (ARRC), had mixed results in Sunday's AP 250 Race 2 of the Australian round at the Bend Motorsport park.

After his best ever…

Claire Polosak: First woman umpire in men's ODI

Dubai (IANS) Australia's Claire Polosak will create history by becoming the first woman umpire ever to stand in a men's ODI when she takes the field in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 on Saturday.

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RCB beat Kings XI to register third consecutive win

Bengaluru (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore rode A.B. de Villiers' half century to record their third successive win on the trot with a 17-run victory over Kings XI Punjab to keep their chances alive, in an IPL game here on Wednesday.

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Watson takes CSK to top of table with win over SRH

Chennai (IANS) Shane Watson smashed a belligerent 96 as Chennai Super Kings zoomed back to the top of the table with a commanding six-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here…

New rubber colours for table tennis rackets expected

Budapest (IANS) Visual outlook of table tennis may undergo great changes after the Tokyo Olympic Games with introduction of new colours for paddlers' racket rubbers, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Thomas Weikert announced…

I-League clubs shooting themselves in foot: AIFF secretary

New Delhi (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das has finally decided to break his silence on the raging controversy that has hit the federation after seven I-League clubs decided to "boycott" the Super Cup…

New women hockey players very talented: Rani Rampal

New Delhi (IANS) Rani Rampal, Indian women's hockey captain, believes the women hockey scenario has changed in the recent past and the interest being shown by the new generation will further help in the development of the game in the country.

Fognini upsets Nadal in Monte-Carlo semis

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France) (IANS) Italy's Fabio Fognini has pulled off a big upset here, ending Rafa Nadal's bid for a record-extending 12th Monte Carlo title with a straight set win over the Spaniard in the semifinal.

The San Remo-born…

Shimla biker retains 'King of Shivaliks' title

Shimla (IANS) Shimlas intrepid biker David Kumar on Sunday scored his third win on the roll in the eighth edition of Hero MTB (mountain biking) Shimla and retained the ‘King of Shivaliks title, event organisers said here.

The second stage…