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London, Mar 15: Hinduja-owned Gulf Oil International on Monday inked its largest-ever single long-term partnership deal with Manchester United to become the world's leading football club's global sponsor and official lubricant-cum-fuel retail partner. The deal that will last till the end of 2019 football season was signed by Frank Rutten, vice-president Gulf Oil International and Jamie Reigle

Liverpool, Mar 14: There was no stopping Indian boxing star Vijender Singh as he notched up his fourth successive knockout professional win by pummelling Hungary’s Alexander Horvath in under three rounds here. Vijender had little trouble outpunching his opponent, who failed to get up after being thrown off balance by his body blows in the third round of the six-round contest of the middlewight

Indian Wells, Mar 12: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis produced a superior performance to progress through to the second round of the women's doubles event of the Indian Wells tournament in California on Saturday. The top-ranked pair claimed a 6-3, 7-5 win over Australian duo of Casey Dellacqua and Samantha Stosur in the opening round contest that lasted one hour

California, Mar 12: Maria Sharapova hit back Friday at suggestions she received five separate warnings about changes to tennis anti-doping rules which ultimately led to her testing positive for a banned drug. A defiant Sharapova defended herself in a post on her Facebook page, saying that she received one clear notice in December titled "Main Changes to the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme for 2016."

Birmingham, Mar 11: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will face Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying in the quarterfinals of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Friday. In the second round of the Women's singles on Thursday, the World No. 2 defeated Thailand's Busanan Ongbumrungphan in straight games 21-16, 21-9. However, Praneeth failed to make into next round after his defeat by Denmark's Hans

Birmingham, Mar 10: Unheralded Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth scripted one of the biggest wins of his career, stunning two-time Olympic silver medallist and former World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the opening round of the prestigious All England Championship here. In a match that lasted 50 minutes, Praneeth punched way above his weight as he eked out a 24-22 22-20 win over three-time

Ludhiana, Mar 10: An India-origin England Under-19 women's hockey player, who had lodged a complaint against national captain Sardar Singh of sexual harrasment at Koomkalan police station today appeared before the special investigating team set up by the Ludhiana Police Commissioner Parmraj Singh. ADCP Satbir Singh Atwal, who is heading the three-member committee, said that she appeared before the

Los Angeles, Mar 9: Maria Sharapova's multi-million dollar business empire was in turmoil on Tuesday as sponsors distanced themselves from the Russian tennis star a day after she admitted failing a drug test. The world's richest sportswoman announced Monday that she had tested positive for Meldonium, a drug she said she had been taking since 2006 which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's

Berlin, Mar 8: Athletics legend Michael Johnson feels Usain Bolt has surpassed the likes of him and Carl Lewis by his sheer consistency and can easily be considered the "greatest" track-and-field star in the world at this point. Johnson, a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy, said the triple Olympic sprint champion surpasses him, Bolt would be simply unstoppable in this year's Olympics in

Los Angeles, Mar 8: Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, the highest-paid woman in sports, said on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking for 10 years for health issues. The 28-year-old Sharapova, a five-time grand slam champion, will be provisionally suspended starting March 12, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said. She is the