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Paris, June 10: Bigger than ever, the European Championship kicks off in Paris on Friday with a four-week feast of football that promises to elevate the game above the corruption scandals and security fears that have overshadowed its build-up. All eyes will be on hosts France when they get the ball rolling against Romania in the Stade de France -- 210 days after suicide bombers at the same venue

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 9: Kerala Sports Minister E P Jayarajan today courted controversy again after Olympian and Arjuna awardee Anju Bobby George accused him of insulting her with "corruption" charges. Anju, President of Kerala Sports Council, has also complained to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan regarding the issue. The athlete, who made history after she won a medal in the World Championships

London, Jun 9: Russian superstar Maria Sharapova on Wednesday vowed to appeal a two-year doping ban which looks certain to end one of sport`s most celebrated and high-profile careers. Sharapova, 29, tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January`s Australian Open. A statement by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said "an Independent Tribunal" had "found

Sydney, Jun 8: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the second round of women's singles with a comfortable victory but P V Sindhu suffered an upset defeat in the opening round to crash out of the USD 750,000 Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament here today. In men's singles, India's Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma made the second round with contrasting victories, but it was

New Delhi, Jun 8: Just days after winning yet another mixed-doubles grand slam title -- French Open -- in Paris, Indian tennis ace Leander Paes on Tuesday addressed media in Delhi. During the media interaction, Paes, 42, said: “This French Open trophy is very special. And We have shown to the world that we Indians can be world beaters.” Ageing Paes, who is all set to represent India in Olympics

Los Angeles, Jun 7: Two days after her stunning loss to Garbine Muguruza in the French Open final, Serena Williams scored a different win on Monday, when Forbes Magazine reported she has overtaken Maria Sharapova as the world's highest-paid sportswoman. Williams earned USD 28.9 million over the past 12 months, the financial magazine reported in an article posted on its website. Russian tennis star

New Delhi, Jun 6: Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition of two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar seeking directions to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to hold selection trials to decide who will represent India in the 74 Kg freestyle category at the Rio Olympics. Justice Manmohan said though Sushil Kumar is a "legendary" wrestler, but WFI's contention that Narsingh Pancham

Jun 6: After years of near misses, Novak Djokovic finally conquered mount Roland Garros on Sunday to win the one trophy he craved like no other -- a maiden French Open title that elevated him into the pantheon of tennis greats. It was a trophy he had failed to hoist in 11 previous visits to Paris. It was a trophy that was flaunted in front of his face in 2012, 2014 and 2015, only he was not

New Delhi, Jun 6: Fighting for an Olympic ticket on the unfamiliar legal turf, Sushil Kumar’s glorious wrestling career may meet an unceremonious end when the Delhi High Court pronounces its verdict on Monday on who gets to board the flight to Rio between him and Narsingh Yadav. An unfavourable verdict for Sushil may not be the end on the legal front as he can still challenge the ruling in the

Paris, June 5: Serena Williams is closing in on her 35th birthday and has just suffered back-to-back Grand Slam final losses for the first time, but the American superstar is not ready to be dethroned any time soon. Williams's latest attempt to equal Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles was thwarted on Saturday by Garbine Muguruza in the French Open final. Back in January