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Miami, May 28: An open letter signed by 150 international doctors, scientists and researchers has urged the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to be moved or delayed due to the Zika virus. To press on with the Games in Rio, the second most affected city in Brazil by the ongoing Zika crisis, would be "irresponsible" and "unethical," the letter argued yesterday. "Our greater concern is for

Milan, italy, May 28: Cristiano Ronaldo insists personal goals will be put to one side as Real Madrid seek to embellish their incredible European record with victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday. Ronaldo, a three-time world player of the year, has never scored a goal at the San Siro but has the chance to match and surpass his own record of scoring 17 Champions

New Delhi, May 27: Virat Kohli, India Test captain, has been named as third-most marketable sportsperson in the world ahead of football superstar Lionel Messi, world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic in a latest survey, published by UK-based magazine 'SportsPro'. Kohli is ranked behind NBA's 'Most Valuable Player' Stephen Curry and Juventus' French international Paul Pogba. Incidentally, Kohli is

Paris, May 26: Leander Paes and Martina Hingis entered the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals of the French Open with a straight-set win over Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah, here today. Paes and Hingis, winners of three Grand Slam titles last season, won 6-4 6-4 against the German-Colombian team. After breaking each other once, the two pairs were level 2-2 when Paes and Hingis broke again and

Paris, May 26: India enjoyed an all-win day at the French Open with Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes advancing to the second round with their respective partners. First to take court was Sania Mirza, who with Martina Hingis, was tested by Russian girls Daria Kasatkina and Alexandra Panova before prevailing 7-6(4) 6-2 in the opening round. Top seeded Sania and Martina the reigning

New Delhi, May 25: In a bid to ensure that Olympic medallists get immediate recognition, the Sports Ministry today said medal winners from the upcoming Rio Games will be considered for this year's Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards. The ministry the decision has been taken so that athletes need not wait for one full year after their medal-winning performances at the Olympic Games. The medal winners in

Mumbai, May 24: India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani created history in Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title. Advani thus became the first in the world to hold both world and continental titles in 6-red snooker at the same time, according to information in Mumbai. The double IBSF World Six-Red Snooker Champion stamped his authority again in the short format of the game, defeating top

New Delhi, May 24: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has met the Olympic-bound Indian wrestling contingent at a city hotel here and boosted the athletes' confidence ahead of the mega event in August. With the exception of Yogeshwar Dutt (men's 65kg) and Sandeep Tomar (57kg), all the wrestlers who have secured Olympic quotas -- Narsingh Yadav (men's 74kg), Vinesh Phogat (women's 48kg), Babita

London, May 23: Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United , several British media outlets reported Monday, amid speculation he will be replaced by Jose Mourinho. Both Van Gaal and leading employment lawyer Paul Gilroy were seen entering United's Carrington training ground on Monday. Gilroy's clients have included David Moyes, whose sacking as United manager paved the way for

Astana (Kazakhstan), May 23: Indian women boxers failed to secure a single Olympic quota berth at the AIBA World Championships after Pooja Rani (75kg) bowed out of the event with a second-round defeat even as three of her compatriots advanced to the quarterfinals of the non-Olympic categories, here today. Pooja, faced with 2012 world champion Savannah Marshall of Britain, went down 0-3 in a