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New Delhi, Aug 1: Tennis ace Sania Mirza is set to be conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for the year 2014-15. Even though her Wimbledon performance last month — she bagged her maiden Grand Slam women’s doubles title with Martina Hingis — will not be counted, her performance in other major events makes her the favourite. Sania, recipient of the Arjuna Award in 2004 and Padma Shri in

New Delhi, Jul 31: Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh on Thursday conceded that constant changing of coaches is never easy to deal with but insisted that his team's prospects in the upcoming foreign assignments and next year's Olympics won't be affected by the recent developments. Indian hockey has been going through turbulent times with Paul van Ass becoming the fourth foreign coach in recent

Rio De Janeiro, Jul 31: The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) said it is backing national football legend Zico's bid to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. Yesterday's endorsement was a big boost for Zico, 62, who has previously conceded lacking support from Brazil's footballing top brass. However, to establish himself as a formal candidate he would still have to get backing from four other

Copenhagen, Jul 30: Indian women's recurve team earned Olympic quota for 2016 Rio Games while the men's trio failed to advance after squandering a handsome lead at the archery World Championships, here on Tuesday. Pitted against seventh seed Germany, Indian trio of Deepika Kumari, Laxmi Rani Majhi and Rimil Buriuly showed nerves of steel to bounce back from 1-3 to coast to a 5-3 win and make the

Jakarta, Jul 28: India will be fielding its biggest and strongest team at the World Badminton Championships in Indonesia, providing them their best chance of winning medals at the prestigious tournament next month. It is for the first time that India will have two players within the top 5 -- Saina Nehwal (World No 2) and Kidambi Srikanth (World No 3) as they lead the Indian charge at the

London, Jul 27: English Premier League football club Manchester United have signed Argentina national team goalkeeper Sergio Romero on a three-year deal, the club said on Sunday, reuniting United manager Louis van Gaal with a player who helped bring him a Dutch title but also caused him World Cup heartache. The 28-year-old, who played under Van Gaal at Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, joins United as a free

Breda, Jul 27: The Indian women’s hockey team finished third at the U-21 Volvo Invitational tournament, following a penalty shootout win against England here today. The two teams finished tied 1-1 after the regulation time. India’s goalkeeper Inderpreet Kaur emerged the star of the match as she thwarted all the attempts by the English players in the shootout, helping India clinch the closely

Santa Clara (California), Jul 26: Wayne Rooney scored on a header in the eighth minute off Ashley Young's corner kick, and Manchester United kept the pressure on all afternoon to beat Barcelona 3-1 and stay unbeaten during its preseason tour in the United States. Jesse Lingard added the Red Devils' second goal on a cross by Tyler Blackett in the 65th, just two minutes after coach Louis van Gaal

London, Jul 25: Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt stormed to the men's 100 metres title at the Diamond League meeting at the Olympic Stadium here. Britain's glittering star Mo Farah, competing in his first race at home since allegations of doping were made against coach Albert Salazar, won the 3,000m and received cheers as loud as those to Bolt from the boisterous crowd on Friday, reports

Kolkata, Jul 24: Hard work, dedication, and consistency can take you a long way. Even to the history books. And Romina Gupta, teenager of Indian-origin, knows exactly how. The 17-year-old Romina's continued persistence and passion made her achieve her dreams and she is now a part of the US national team for acrobatic gymnastics. Born to Kolkata parents, Romina – who currently lives in the Silicon