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New Delhi, Aug 12: The Indian football coach Stephen Constantine says the national team is going through a rebuilding phase. "We are in the process of rebuilding our national team and it's obvious that the door is always open," Constantine said on Wednesday. India are slated to play Iran in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on September 8. They lost to

Tbilisi, Aug 12: Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season despite blowing a 4-1 lead with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla thanks to Pedro Rodriguez`s extra time winner. Two magnificent free-kicks from Lionel Messi plus goals from Rafinha and Luis Suarez looked to have Barca well on course to claim their fourth trophy of the year after Ever Banega had given

New Delhi, Aug 11: The Union sports ministry has decided to confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to tennis star Sania Mirza. The sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal had reportedly recommended the Khel Ratna for Sania. It is the highest honour given for achievement in sports. Sania won her career's first ever women's doubles Grand Slam title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis in June. She has won three

Hyderabad, Aug 10: Tennis star Sania Mirza was on Monday fined for violation of traffic rules. Hyderabad police on Monday night imposed a fine of Rs.200 as the number plate of her car was found to be in violation of the rules. Police sources said the number plate was not as per the format prescribed by the traffic police and hence a challan was issued. The violation was detected by traffic police

Suwon (South Korea), Aug 11: India impressed with a rich haul of 17 medals to be declared overall winners in the Asian Youth Chess Championship that concluded here today. Bagging 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 7 Bronze out of the available 36 medals, Indian juniors made their presence felt in the event organised by Korea Chess Federation. Iran took four gold, two silver and one bronze for a tally of seven

London, Aug 10: Petr Cech made a Premier League debut to forget for Arsenal as his errors helped West Ham United to record a 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Cech's arrival from Chelsea has been acclaimed as a signing that could turn Arsenal into title contenders, but he was found wanting as Arsene Wenger's side opened their Premier League campaign with a home defeat for the second

Jakarta, Aug 9: Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will be at the forefront as a strong Indian badminton contingent look to create a flutter at the World Championships, starting here tomorrow. It is for the first time that India will have two players in the top 5 -- Saina (World No 2 in women's singles) and Srikanth (World No 3 in men's singles) -- as they lead the biggest Indian contingent at the

New Delhi, Aug 9: Bengal Warriors edged past Dabang Delhi 20-17 to register their second win in Season 2 of Pro Kabaddi League, in Delhi on Saturday. Tall Maharashtra policeman Mahendra Rajput emerged hero of the match for Bengal Warriors as he set seal on his team s win by getting two points towards the end with two valuable points in do-or die raids. The proceedings were so dull that the first

New Delhi, Aug 8: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday announced an eight-member women's team for the Junior World Championships to be held in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, from August 10 to 15. The team was selected on the basis of their performance in the trials conducted at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Lucknow. "The female wrestlers made us proud last month by winning

London, Aug 8: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho yesterday signed a new four-year contract to stay in charge of the English champions until 2019, the club announced. The new deal for the 52-year-old was penned just a day before Chelsea begin the defence of their Premier League title at home to Swansea. "If the club is happy, I am happy. I think this is a normal thing for me to sign a new contract,"