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New Delhi [India], Aug 10 : The Indian national football team have dropped a place to the 97th spot in the latest Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings.The downward movement in the rankings came as India did not play a singl…

Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug 10 : Former world number one Kim Clijsters believes American tennis star Serena Williams will face a difficult path ahead when she attempts to make a return to tennis court after having her first child.Clijsters made th…

Dubai [UAE], August 10 : The recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup in England saw a record coverage with over more than 180 million people being estimated to have watched the prestigious quadrennial tournament and there was an almost 300% increase i…

New Delhi [India], Aug 10 : Abhinav Mukund, who is currently touring with the Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka, has clarified that his recent strongly-worded statement against racism was not directed at his team-mates, but towards people who were sayin…

Melbourne [Australia], August 10 : Former wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has been appointed as the new fielding coach of the Australian national cricket team.The 39-year-old, who is a veteran of 66 Tests and 126 One-Day International games, will repl…

Toronto [Canada], August 10 : Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams produced a rich vein of form as she overcame in-form Ericsson Open champion Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic to reach the third round of the Rogers Cup here on Thursday.The…

Toronto [Canada], August 10 : Fifteen-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal’s bid to regain top spot started off on a winning note as he eased past Borna Coric of Croatia in straight sets in the opening round of the Rogers Cup here on Thursday.Nadal lo…

Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 9 : Rio-Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Wednesday assumed charge as the Deputy Collector in the Andhra Pradesh Government.Sindhu was accompanied by her parents to the office of Chief Commissioner of Land A…

New Delhi [India], August 9 : Ace Indian shooter Kynan Chenai won his second bronze in as many days, this time in partnership with Shreyasi Singh in the mixed team trap event at the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun, currently underway in Astana, Kazakhst…

Johannesburg [South Africa], August 9 : Former French Open finalist Sara Errani, who has been handed a two-month doping ban, has insisted that she is not a cheat.The 30-year-old Italian tested positive for the cancer treatment drug letrozole, which can…