Morgan feels T10 best format for cricket's inclusion in Olympics

London (IANS) England white-ball captian Eoin Morgan feels T10 could be the best format for cricket to be included at Olympics. The sport hasn't been part of the showpiece tournament since 1900 when Great Britain won the gold medal after beating…

COVID-19: 10 positive results from top two football flights in Germany

Berlin (IANS) The German football league has revealed that clubs in the top two German divisions have returned 10 positive results from 1,724 coronavirus tests.

Appropriate measures, such as the isolation of affected individuals and associated…

Hertha Berlin suspends Kalou for breaking coronavirus norms

Berlin (IANS) German football club Hertha Berlin announced through a statement that striker Solomon Kalou has been suspended 'with immediate effect' for flouting social distancing norms amid coronavirus pandemic.

Kalou filmed himself…

Kohli, Gambhir pay homage to Handwara martyrs

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir have paid tributes to five security personnel who lost their lives in an encounter with terrorists in North Kashmir's Handwara district…

Sports Ministry planning phase-wise reopening of camps: Rijiju

New Delhi (IANS) National camps will be re-opened in a phase-wise manner starting at the end of this month, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday.

Speaking at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) webinar…

Kipruto is Kenya's hope to end 10,000m jinx at Olympic Games

Nairobi (IANS) World 10,000m bronze medalist Rhonex Kipruto has given Kenya fresh hope to end their jinx to win the race at the Olympic Games.

The 20-year-old has already beaten the 5km road world record, clocking 13 minutes and 18 seconds,…

ICC Rankings: Australia dethrone India in latest Test standings

Dubai (IANS) Australia have moved to the top of the Test and T20I rankings for men while England continue to lead the mens ODI rankings after the annual update carried out on Friday, which eliminates results from 2016-17.

In the latest update,…

Developing football at the grassroot level way forward, says Rijiju

New Delhi (IANS) Sports Minister Kiren Riiju addressed a 700-strong online audience of football coaches from across the country, which included Indian national football coach Igor Stimac and Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic, who had led his team to the…

BCCI officials to decide financial plan of domestic players, says Karim

New Delhi (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly had made it clear soon after taking over the post that improving the income of domestic players was on the top of his mind. And now with the coronavirus outbreak,…

Sania becomes first Indian to be nominated for Fed Cup Heart award

New Delhi (IANS) Tennis star Sania Mirza on Thursday became the first Indian to be nominated for the Fed Cup Heart Award. Sania is the nominee for the award from the Asia/Oceania Zone along with Indonesia's Priska Madelyn Nugroho, the tournament…