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Lucknow, May 17: Three persons, alleged to be the members an IPL betting gang, have been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of UP police in the state capital here. Acting on a tip off, the STF team last night raided a house in Madharmau Kala locality on Sultanpur road under Gosainganj police station area and nabbed three members of the gang including alleged mastermind Amit Trivedi, STF

Mumbai, May 17: When it was decided that R Ashwin would not be able to participate in the IPL after the sports hernia he suffered as a result of bowling endless overs in India's grand Test home season, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) were wondering who could replace him. Little did they realise that a 17-year-old kid from Chennai, who answers to the unique name of Washington Sundar, would perform

Pukekohe, May 16: Indian women's hockey team suffered an embarrasing 2-8 defeat against hosts New Zealand in the second of the five-match series here today. Experienced striker Stacey Michelsen (21st, 30th, 42nd) struck thrice, while Samantha Harrison (3rd), Kirsten Pearce (52nd), Madison Doar (56th), Samantha Harrison (56th) and Stephanie Dickins (60th) also sounded the board. For India, Lilima

Hyderabad, May 16: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has accepted a government job which was offered by the Andhra Pradesh Government following her silver medal exploits at the Rio Olympics. Sindhu's mother Vijaya confirmed the news about her daughter's willingness to take the offer of the post of Deputy Collector. The 21-year-old shuttler has been working with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) since

Ahmedabad, Oct 19: India produced a scintillating performance to thrash England 69-18 in their last Group B encounter and seal their berth for the Kabaddi World Cup semi-finals at the TransStadia in Ahmedabad. Star raider Pardeep Narwal scored 13 points while Ajay Thakur scored 11 points as India made full use of their squad depth to notch a comfortable win and end their group campaign on a high

New Delhi, Oct 18: Wife of a national-level kabaddi player on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide inwest Delhi's Nangloi area. Twenty-seven-year-old Lalita, wife of Rohit Kumar, was found hanging at her home in Nangloi, police said. Their wedding had taken place six months back. An SDM inquiry will be initiated in the matter, police said. A suicide note has been found and police will be scanning

Hyderabad, Oct 18: In a rare honour for an Indian sportsperson, star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes' Commission. Saina has received a letter to the effect from the IOC President Thomas Bach last night. "Following your candidature for the elections of the IOC Athletes' Commission during the Olympic Games Rio 2016, it is

Pune, Oct 18: Hosts FC Pune City were held to a 1-1 draw by Kerala Blasters in an Indian Super League (ISL) football match here on Monday. Cedric Hengbart put the visitors into the lead in the third minute of the match before Mohameed Sissoko equalised for the hosts in the 69th at the Balewadi Sports Complex here. Kerala got off to a flying start, Hengbart scoring the fastest goal of the ongoing

Odense, Oct 17: Expectations will be sky-high when Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu returns to international circuit this week, spearheading the Indian campaign at Denmark Open Superseries Premier badminton tournament starting on Tuesday. A slew of felicitation programs kept her busy in the last one and a half month after Sindhu returned from Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian badminton

Lexington, Oct 17: The 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay was fatally shot in the neck, authorities and the athlete's agent said and police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting. Trinity Gay died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, the coroner's office for Fayette County said in a statement. The athlete's agent, Mark Wetmore, confirmed in a text message to