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London, Nov 22: Three-times Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas said on Tuesday she was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, the latest in a list of female athletes to accuse the doctor of misconduct. Douglas, who last week was criticised for placing some of the onus on women to avoid sexual harassment, apologised again for her remarks while adding that she too was

Brisbane, Nov 22: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has flown to Brisbane as cover for David Warner if the opening batsman is unable to shake off a neck strain in time for the Ashes opener against England in Brisbane on Thursday. Vice-captain Warner remains a doubt after hurting his neck when going for a high catch during training at the Gabba on Tuesday, although Australia skipper Steve Smith

New Delhi, Nov 21: Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is under investigation by Indian police for cheating and criminal conspiracy after the collapse of a luxury housing project that she endorsed, a lawyer said Tuesday. The firm behind the development is alleged to have taken millions of dollars from homebuyers before the project folded. Piyush Singh, a lawyer representing one of the

Chennai, Nov 21: Vijay Shankar had been hoping for a national call-up for a while but his elevation in the India Test team came as a surprise to the Tamil Nadu allrounder. Shankar, who was seen as a backup seam bowling allrounder to Hardik Pandya, was drafted into the Indian Test team in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka as a replacement for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. "I am really excited (about the

New Delhi, Nov 21: Rookie Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been drafted in the Indian squad for the second Test with seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and opener Shikhar Dhawan being released from the squad. While Bhuvneshwar will not be available for the next two Tests due to his marriage, Shikhar will be available for the third Test after tending to personal matter. "The BCCI would like to inform

Kolkata, Nov 20: The opening Test of the three-match series between India and Sri Lanka ended in a dramatic draw after the fifth day's play was stopped early due to bad light here at the Eden Gardens on Monday. Resuming at yesterday's score of 171-1, skipper Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant knock of 104, including 12 boundaries and six fifties, off just 119 deliveries to help India post a

Prague, Nov 20: The WTA says 1998 Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49. The women's tennis body says Novotna died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. The WTA made the announcement on Monday. Her family confirmed her death to the Czech Republic's CTK news agency. During a 14-year professional career, Novotna won 24 singles titles and reached No.2 in the singles rankings

London, Nov 20: Grigor Dimitrov beat David Goffin 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in a gripping title decider at the ATP Finals on Sunday to become the first debutant to win the season finale since 1998. In a surprise final match-up, the Bulgarian sixth seed held his nerve under intense pressure at London's O2 Arena to seal the biggest title of his career on his fifth match point. He will climb to third in the

Kolkata, Nov 19: Adopting a cautious approach, openers KL Rahul (36) and Shikhar Dhawan (33) kept the Sri Lankan bowlers at bay to take India to 70 without loss at the tea on the fourth day of the opening cricket Test, here today. Paceman Mohammed Shami, who had walked off the field yesterday due to cramps in his right leg, claimed three wickets in the morning session to help India bowl out the

New Delhi, Nov 19: The winners in Elite category (Men's) for Delhi Half Marathon, on Sunday, saw Ethopia's Birhanu Legese and Andahmlak Belihu coming first and second respectively. USA's Leonard Korir stood third, while India's Nitendra Rawat came tenth. Delhi's Half Marathon conducted by Airtel started off on Sunday with about 35,000 people participating from across the world, despite the