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London, Aug 9 : Manchester United on Tuesday confirmed that Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has signed a five-year deal with the Old Trafford club with the option to extend for a further year.The 23-year-old, who left United in 2012 due to lack of playi…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 : Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal, who was among the few bright spots on the opening day of the competition, will compete in the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls event here at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday.The 25-year-old armyma…

St. Lucia, Aug 9 : Relishing the prospect of having ‘bounce and carry’ for the quick bowlers on St. Lucia surface through the five days, India Test skipper Virat Kohli believes that the pitch at Gros Islet for the third match against the West Indies wi…

Zirakpur (Punjab), Aug.9 : The uncle of Abhinav Bindra on Tuesday insisted that the Indian ace shooter had put his best foot forward to clinch a medal for the country in the ongoing Rio Olympics, but added that it was just a couple of wayward shots tha…

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 9 : The Indian women’s hockey team, who produced a spirited performance to eke out a 2-2 draw against Japan in their opening game, failed to continue their resurgence as they suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Great Britain in th…

By Vivek Prabhakar Singh Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 8 : 2008 Beijing Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra missed out on his second Olympic medal after he bowed out of the Shooting Competition on Day Three at the Olympic Shooting Centre located in Rio de Janerio’s D…

By Vivek Prabhakar Singh Rio de Janerio (Brazil), Aug.9 : Although one can see home fans in majority in Rio de Janeiro, there is no denying that the international flavour in the Barra Olympic Park has been provided by visitors from all parts of the wor…

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.8 : The Indian men’s hockey team failed to maintain their winning momentum as they suffered a heart-breaking 1-2 defeat against defending gold-medallist Germany on Monday, courtesy a late deflected goal from Christopher Ruh…

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.8 : India’s challenge in the pool ended at Rio Olympics as both swimmers Shivani Kataria and Sajan Prakash crashed out of the tournament after failing to qualify in their respective 200m butterfly heats event here on Monday…

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.8 : The Indian men’s hockey team suffered a heart-breaking 1-2 defeat at the hands of Germany after Christopher Ruhr scrapped a last-minute winner for the two-time reigning champions in their Pool B clash of the Rio Olympic…