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Ronaldo, Claudio Ranieri scoop top FIFA awards

12 Jan 2017 5:22 AM IST
Cristiano Ronaldo claimed FIFA’s inaugural best player of the year award, the latest prize for the Real Madrid and Portugal star after a glittering...

FIFA approves 48 teams for World Cup 2026

12 Jan 2017 5:21 AM IST
FIFA’s ruling council on Tuesday unanimously approved an expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams in 2026, in a major coup for the body’s president...

It takes guts to take up doubles in India: Jwala

12 Jan 2017 5:20 AM IST
Reiterating the need to support Indian doubles shuttler, India’s doubles specialist Jwala Gutta on Tuesday said she wants to use her wealth of...

PWL: Punjab thrash UP to take lead over others

12 Jan 2017 5:19 AM IST
Punjab Royals maintained their winning streak to clinch the lead over others by defeating Uttar Pradesh Dangal 5-2 in a Pro Wrestling League (PWL) tie...

Chennai Smashers storm into PBL semi-finals

12 Jan 2017 5:18 AM IST
The mixed doubles pair of Chris and Gabriella Adock together with Tommy Sugiarto led Chennai Smashers into the semifinals of the Premier Badminton...

Indian U-17 World Cup team beats Belarus U-18 1-0

12 Jan 2017 5:18 AM IST
The Indian U-17 World Cup squad defeated Belarus U-18 by a solitary goal in its second match of the Granatkin Memorial Cup in Russia on Tuesday.A 68th...

Australian tennis player hit with 7-year corruption ban

12 Jan 2017 5:17 AM IST
Australia’s Nick Lindahl on Tuesday was banned for seven years and fined US$35,000 for corruption with two others also sanctioned as tennis...

Villarreal’s Musacchio out for six weeks after wrist surgery

12 Jan 2017 5:16 AM IST
Villarreal’s defender Mateo Musacchio underwent surgery on the fracture of his right wrist and will be out for the next six weeks, the Spanish...

Sharapova to make comeback at Stuttgart after ban

12 Jan 2017 5:15 AM IST
Maria Sharapova will make her professional tennis comeback following her doping ban at the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart in April.The former world...

Afghanistan Cricket Board seeks full membership from ICC

12 Jan 2017 5:14 AM IST
The Afghanistan Cricket Board is keen to get Full Member status from International Cricket Council (ICC) in February.According to a report by ESPN...

Russian teen stuns top-ranked Kerber

12 Jan 2017 5:13 AM IST
Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina put Angelique Kerber’s Australian Open preparations in a spin with a straight-sets upset win over the world number...

S Africa name T20 squad for Sri Lanka series

12 Jan 2017 5:12 AM IST
South Africa has named a diminished 13-man squad shorn of all-rounder David Wiese and captain Faf du Plessis to play Sri Lanka in three Twenty20...
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