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16 Jul 2016
SportsSarwan awarded $161,000 in damages
Ramnaresh Sarwan has been awarded $161,000 as damages in a case he filed against West Indies Cricket Board.
15 Jul 2016
SportsSpartan dupes MS Dhoni of Rs.20 crore
Spartan Sports, whose bats MS Dhoni has been endorsing for almost three years now has duped him of Rs.20 crore.
14 Jul 2016
SportsTeam for Olympics announced; Ritu Rani dropped
24 year old Sushila Chanu was chosen to lead the Indian women's hockey team for the upcoming Rio Olympics.
14 Jul 2016
SportsRenuka Yadav now part of hockey squad for Rio Olympics
Hockey India announced the names of India's women's 16-member squad for the Rio Olympics making Renuka Yadav, Chhattisgarh's first woman olympian.
12 Jul 2016
SportsSardar Singh will not captain India in Rio Olympics
In a major decision, Hockey India removed Sardar Singh from captaincy and named goalkeeper P.R.Sreejesh as the skipper of the team representing India at Rio Olympics.
11 Jul 2016
SportsAndy Murray crushes Raonic's grand slam dream
Milos Raonic lost to Britain's Andy Murray in the finals of the 2016 Wimbledon tennis championships.
10 Jul 2016
SportsMurray wins his second Wimbledon title
Andy Murray won the Wimbledon 2016 title by defeating sixth seeded Milos Raonic in straight sets.
10 Jul 2016
SportsManchester City signs first e-sports player
Manchester City has signed their first e-sports player to represent the club at e-sports tournaments.
05 Jul 2016
SportsBrexit could change the landscape of British sports
While the full consequences of Britain leaving the EU (Brexit) will take years to sort out, sporting teams in the UK are readying themselves for a potentially rocky transition.
04 Jul 2016
SportsICC approves change in LBW rule
At its annual conference, ICC approved changes to LBW umpire's call in DRS conditions.
02 Jul 2016
SportsBolt hopeful for Rio despite hamstring scare
Six-time Olympic Gold medallist Usain Bolt withdrew from his Jamaica's Olympic trials due to hamstring injury.
29 Jun 2016
SportsPM Modi to meet India's Rio Olympics contingent
In an attempt to boost the confidence of the athletes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to meet India's Rio Olympics contingent.
28 Jun 2016
SportsBCCI announces schedule for New Zealand's tour
The BCCI announced the schedule for the upcoming New Zealand series in a rather unusual way.
25 Jun 2016
SportsWADA suspends Rio anti-doping lab
Just weeks before the Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended the accreditation of Rio's anti-doping laboratory.
24 Jun 2016
SportsKuwait sues IOC for $ 1 billion
Kuwait filed a lawsuit against the International Olympic Committee (IOC), seeking $1 billion in damages over the suspension of its Olympic committee.
24 Jun 2016
SportsAdidas to keep making outfits for Die Mannschaft
Adidas has extended its sponsorship with the German National Football team until 2022.
22 Jun 2016
SportsIAAF doing everything to destroy athletics : Vitaly Mutko
In an open letter to the IAAF, the Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko criticised the organization of causing more destruction than development in athletics.
22 Jun 2016
SportsLeBron wins NBA MVP again
LeBron James won the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals' Most Valuable player Award for the third time in his career.
20 Jun 2016
SportsCleveland Cavaliers win the NBA championship
In a historic win, Cleveland Cavaliers beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89 in the NBA Finals, to capture their first NBA title.
22 May 2016
SportsManU wins FA Cup after Lingard's extra-time stunner
Despite their tumultuous football season, Manchester United ended on a high by winning the FA Cup.
20 May 2016
SportsIndia settles for bronze in Uber Cup
India's Uber Cup badminton championship hopes came to an with Indian women losing 0-3 to China in the semi-finals.
18 May 2016
SportsAIFF revamps Indian football into 3-tier system
All India Football Federation (AIFF) has revamped the Indian footballing calendar into a three-tier system from the 2017-18 season.
16 May 2016
SportsMurray beats Djokovic to win maiden Rome Masters
Andy Murray beat the world No.1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, to win his first Rome Masters title, ahead of the upcoming French Open.
13 Mar 2016
SportsIOC could retest Russian Sochi doping samples
According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) medical director Dr. Richard Budgett , IOC "would not hesitate" to retest drug samples from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics if there is evidence of manipulation.
3 May 2016
SportsLeicester City are the new Champions of England
Leicester City won their first English Premier League title, in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time.
27 Apr 2016
SportsNadal wants his drug-test results made public
Fourteen-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal wrote to the president of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and asked for all of his drug-test results and blood profile records to be made public.
25 Apr 2016
SportsLeicester's Mahrez wins PFA Player of the Year
Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez won the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year 2015-16 award.
25 Apr 2016
SportsIndia's Mairaj gets silver at Rio shooting World Cup
Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made a triumphant start at the ISSF World Cup by securing a silver medal in men's skeet event in Rio de Janeiro.
20 Apr 2016
SportsDjokovic, Serena win the Laureus World Sports awards
Tennis superstars Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams claimed the top accolades at the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards.
19 Apr 2016
SportsECB and PCB played with my career: Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria
In an exclusive interview with Uttarpradesh.org, Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria spoke about the injustice meted out to him at the hands of PCB and ECB.
14 Apr 2016
SportsKobe Bryant signs off from the NBA
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant signed off his glorious 20-year old career in style.
12 Apr 2016
SportsPremier Futsal League ropes Virat in
Current favorite Virat Kohli is roped in as the brand ambassador of the recently-launched Premier Futsal football league.
6 Apr 2016
SportsGoogle celebrates 120th anniversary of first Summer Olympics
Google today celebrated the 120th anniversary of the Summer Olympics, which were first held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
25 Mar 2016
SportsShane Watson to retire from international cricket
Aussie all-rounder Shane Watson is set to retire from international cricket after the World Twenty20.
24 Mar 2016
SportsFootball legend Johan Cruyff dies of cancer
Legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, aged 68, succumbed to his battle against lung cancer and died peacefully in Barcelona surrounded by his family.
14 Mar 2016
SportsServices retain Santosh Trophy National Football Championships title
Services retained the Santosh Trophy National Football Championships title beating hosts Maharashtra 2-1 in the summit clash.
11 Mar 2016
SportsSaina enters quarterfinals, keeps Indian title hopes alive
Ace Indian player Saina Nehwal, eased into the quarterfinals of the All England Open Championships, with a 21-16, 21-9 win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbumrungphan in the second round.
5 Mar 2016
SportsBadminton: Indian challenge ends as Sindhu, Srikanth are beaten
Indian challenge at the German Open ended as top seeds PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the competition in quarter final and pre-quarter final matches respectively.
3 Mar 2016
SportsPepsi returns as BCCI sponsor in four-year deal
Pepsi, which had backed out as the official sponsor for the BCCI-backed IPL in October 2015, returned as its offical associate sponsor, signing a four-year deal.
3 Mar 2016
SportsRefugee team to compete at Rio Olympics
A team of up to 10 refugees could take part in Rio Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave the plan a green light.
