Sports

New Delhi, Apr 23: Following in the footsteps of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the sports ministry also suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Wednesday for gross negligence of athletes and poor management of the 15th National Para Athletics Championships in Ghaziabad March 20-22. The sports ministry suspended the recognition of the National Sports Federation (NSF)

Wuhan (China), Apr 23: Two-time World Championship bronze medal winning shuttler P.V. Sindhu made a winning return to the circuit when she easily beat Uzbekistan's Anait Khurshudyan to progress to the women's singles third round at the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships here on Wednesday. The eighth seeded Sindhu has been out of action since January due to a foot injury. Playing her first

Barcelona, Apr 22: Spanish football club Barcelona booked their place in the semifinals of the Champions League for the seventh time in eight years as they defeated Paris Saint Germain (PSG) 2-0 to secure a 5-1 win on aggregate. Neymar was the hero of the Tuesday night with two first half goals as Barcelona enjoyed a relatively tranquil night at Camp Nou here, reports Xinhua. Despite the 3-1 win

New Delhi, Apr 22: The Indian women's hockey has drawn quite a few positives from its performance in the recently-concluded Hawke's Bay Cup even though it ended seventh in the event, feels captain Ritu Rani. "We have come back with many positives along with the loopholes or the weaknesses. We will go back to the drawing board and chalk out a plan on how to build on our strengths, which will help

Pune, Apr 21: Bengaluru FC will take on Pune FC in a key I-League clash here on Tuesday where a slip-up could really dent the defending champions’ title hopes. Sitting fourth in the table on 22 points after 13 games, holders BFC are six points behind leaders Mohun Bagan with seven games. On the other hand, third-placed Pune (23), who have played a game extra, would also be looking for nothing less

Bengaluru, Apr 21: Karnataka’s Archana Kamath clinched the gold in the Cadet girls doubles section at the French Junior & Cadet Open Tournament, which concluded on Sunday at Metz. Archana partnered Anezka Ilcikova of Czech Republic and the duo beat the third-seeded pair of Lucie Gauthier and Leili Mostafavi of France 10-12, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 in the final to win the yellow metal. The State

Apr 20: RCB captain Virat Kohli, during an interview with The Telegraph, got candid about out his love life and showered praises on his lady love, actress Anushka Sharma. The cricketer, who seems to be completely bowled over by the actress, stated that Anushka has brought stability to his life. Describing their relationship as 'pure', Kohli said that trust is the foundation of their love and they

Bengaluru, Apr 20: In a bizzare incident, Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard on Sunday put on a sellotape on his mouth after the umpires rapped him for his onfield altercation with fellow West Indian and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle during an IPL match in Bangaluru. Pollard had an argument with Gayle just at the start of the third over during RCB's mammoth chase of a 210

Barcelona, Apr 19: Lionel Messi scored the 400th goal of his Barcelona career as the Catalans beat Champions League-chasing Valencia 2-0 to move five points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Luis Suarez got Barca off to a flying start as he slotted home the opener after just 54 seconds from Messi's through ball yesterday. However, it was Valencia who enjoyed the majority of the chances

Dhaka, Apr 18: Bangladesh outplayed Pakistan by 79 runs in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Friday, in only their second win over their rivals in 48 games across all three formats. Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim set up the rare win with impressive centuries as the hosts piled up 329 for six after electing to take first strike at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and