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New Delhi [India], Aug 29 : President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday conferred the country’s highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Rio medallists PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and ace shooter Jitu Rai.The prest…

New Delhi [India], Aug.29 : Condemning the shocking incident of four Indian women hockey team players being made to sit on the floor of a train while returning home from the summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, women activists called on Mini…

London [England], Aug 29 : Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he surprised himself with a third-place finish despite starting in 21st place at the Belgian Grand Prix because of engine penalties.Hamilton produced a sensational perf…

London [England], Aug 29 : Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in their second game of the La Liga season at San Mames Stadium, Spain.Midfielder Ivan Rakitic scored the decisive goal of the match w…

Lauderhill (Florida) [USA], Aug.28 : Indian opening batsman KL Rahul, who struck his maiden T20 International ton in the opening match against West Indies, has expressed his disappointment to be on the losing side, but added that he was happy with the …

Karachi[pakistan}, Aug.28 : Criticising Pakistan’s attitude in the ongoing ODI series against England, legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram has said that the current national team are playing matches like they used to play way back in the 1990s.Akram’s co…

New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 : Former national hockey player and Member of Parliament Dilip Tirkey on Sunday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s praise for Major Dhyan Chand and said the hockey wizard should be given Bharat Ratna-country’s highest civi…

London [England], Aug.28 : Describing striker Marcus Rashford as `marvellous`, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is full of praise for the teenage sensation after his last-gasp winner guided the club to a 1-0 triumph over Hull City in third match…

Melbourne [Australia], Aug.28 : Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews has paid rich tribute to retiring opener Tillakaratne Dilshan by putting his contributions on par with two of the finest ever batsmen namely Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.Mathew…

Karachi [Pakistan], Aug.28 : Pakistan dealt with a major blow ahead of the third ODI of the five-match series against England as opener Mohammad Hafeez, who is suffering from a calf injury, has been ruled out of the rest of the matches.The 35-year-old …