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Madrid [Spain], Sept.9 : Portugal star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been out of action since injuring his knee in the successful Euro 2016 final, has confirmed that he will make his return for Real Madrid in this week’s La Liga clash against Osas…

New York [USA], Sept.9 : World number one Serena Williams’ quest for a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title at the ongoing US Open came to an end as she suffered a straight-sets defeat at the hands of Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic in the semi-fi…

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept. 8 : Indian powerlifter Farman Basha missed out on a bronze medal as he finished fourth in the men’s 49kg category here at the Rio Paralympic Games on Thursday.The 42-year-old briefly raised hopes of securing a medal for t…

Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.8 : Spanish giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been banned by FIFA from signing new players in the next two transfer windows.The development comes after both the clubs lost their appeals against a ban for irre…

New Delhi [India], Sept.8 : Weighing in on the debate over the performance of the pink ball under lights, Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has categorically insisted that the experimental ball behaves in “exactly the same way” as the traditional red bal…

Karachi [Pakistan], Sept.8 : Ecstatic after ending the England tour on a high note, new Pakistan T20 skipper Sarfraz Ahmed has credited openers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif for guiding the team to a crushing nine-wicket win over Eoin Morgan’s side in…

New York [USA], Sept.8 : World number one Serena Williams emerged from her toughest test at this year’s US Open as she battled past Romania’ Simona Halep to book her place in the semi-finals of the women’s singles event here at Flushing Meadows On Thur…

New Delhi [India], Sept.7 : As the world gears up for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in which 19 Indians will be competing, not a single Indian network including Doordarshan has picked up the broadcast rights for this global event.And thi…

Washington, D.C., [USA], Sept. 7 : Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods on Wednesday expressed that he hopes to make his competitive return to the sport at a tournament in California next month.”My rehabilitation is to the point where I’m comfort…

New Delhi [India], Sept 7 : Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ravindra Jadeja will play in the final of the four-day Duleep Trophy to be played in Greater Noida from September 10, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).In a media …