Manpreet, Rani pay tributes to hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr

New Delhi (IANS) Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal, captain of India men's and women's hockey teams, paid their tributes to legendary player Balbir Singh Senior who passed away in Mohali on Monday morning.

Balbir, 96, was undergoing treatment…

Boucher & I are similar people, understand each other well: Elgar

Cape Town (IANS) Dean Elgar has remained coy over his future as South Africa's Test captain, but the senior opener believes head coach Mark Boucher leans on him a lot and that they both share a great understanding.

Elgar is likely to be…

Relentless Bayern stay on top with 5-2 win over Frankfurt

Berlin (IANS) Bayern Munich stayed on top of the Bundesliga table after crushing Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 in the 27th round of the league.

The Bavarians staged a powerful performance and established a three-goal lead before the Eagles scored…

Naomi Osaka becomes world's highest-paid female athlete

London (IANS) Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the highest paid female athlete in the world, topping American great Serena Williams.

According to the Forbes magazine, Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months from prize money…

Athletes are our assets, why rush them into training: IOA secy gen

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajeev Mehta believes that the training of athletes shouldn't start as of now as the COVID-19 cases are increasing at a rapid rate with each passing day in the country.

On…

K-League: FC Seoul fined for filling stadium with sex dolls

Seoul (IANS) FC Seoul has been slapped with a fine of 100 million won ($81,500) by K-League after the club used sex dolls to fill up the stands during a match recently.

Football matches in South Korea began behind closed door as a precautionary…

Gautam Gambhir backed FYI Health launches in India

New Delhi (IANS) FYI Health, a community health monitoring solution exclusively designed for enterprise use, launched on Tuesday in India. Backed by former India cricket Gautam Gambhir, FYI Health allows companies of all sizes to create a safe environment…

Indian hockey teams turn tech-savvy during COVID-19 lockdown

Bengaluru (IANS) The Indian men and women's core probable group, housed in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre, suspended high-intensity hockey training in the third week of March following a nationwide lockdown put in place to stem the…

Chennai's Amith Kutti wins Mumbai Falcons ISRL 3 title

Mumbai (IANS) Chennais Amith Kutti has been crowned champion in the Mumbai Falcons Indian Sim Racing League. Kutti amassed 377 points, winning six out of the 10 races over five rounds to pip Thrissurs Abdul Malik (345 points; one win and four podiums)…

India was too dependent on Tendulkar in the 90s, says Manjrekar

New Delhi (IANS) Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar believes the Indian team during the 1990s was too much dependent on Sachin Tendulkar who went on to become one of the best batsmen ever to have graced the sport.

Tendulkar made…