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Johannesburg, Aug.17 : Former FIFA president Joao Havelange, who was undergoing treatment for pneumonia, has recently passed away at the Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro.He was 100. Havelange, who succeeded Sir Stanley Rous to become the first non…

Karachi, Aug.17 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who was convicted in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal, has insisted that seeing Mohammad Amir play for the national side motivates him to make a return to the international cricket.Asif’s comments came …

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 : Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt continued to dominate the track as he qualified for the semi-finals of the Men’s 200m race at the Rio Olympics after winning the heat here at Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.The reigning World C…

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 : Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt continued to dominate the track as he qualified for the semi-finals of the Men’s 200m race at the Rio Olympics after winning the heat here at Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.The reigning World C…

Johannesburg, Aug.16 : England fast bowler Steven Finn is all set to be sidelined for at least a month after suffering from a hamstring injury, the country’s cricket board has confirmed.The 27-year-old sustained the left hamstring injury just two balls…

Johannesburg, Aug.16 : Wicketkeeper-batsman Kaushal Silva has called on Sri Lanka not to let Australia off the hook after guiding his side to a massive 288-run lead on Day four of the third and the final Test at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo….

Johannesburg, Aug.16 : England have recalled fit-again Durham duo of Ben Stokes and Mark Wood in a 15-man squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against Pakistan, beginning on August 24 in Southampton.Stokes has been sidelined with knee and calf …

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 : In what come as another blow to India’s campaign at Rio Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against the clean chit given to Rio-bound Narsingh Yadav b…

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.16 : India’s dismal show at the Rio Olympics continued even on Day 11 as wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his opening bout at the hands of Turkey’s Cenk Ildem 1-2 in the Men’s Greco-Roman 98 kg event here on Tuesday.Although the…

By Vivek Prabhakar Singh Rio de Janerio, Aug 16 : Indian men’s hockey team captain PR Sreejesh has asserted that it was the lack of energy on the field which led to their defeat in the quarter-final clash against Belgium in the ongoing Rio Olympics.”We…