Sports

London, Jul 14: A 20-year-old Sikh man was kicked out of an overnight queue to watch the Wimbledon tennis championships as he apparently made other people around him “uncomfortable”. The unnamed tennis-lover took to Facebook last week to voice his anger at being thrown out and claimed it was an act of racism, cases of which have reported a rise in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European

Chengdu, Jul 14: Harika Dronavalli, India's young Grand Master from Guntur, is just a step away from winning her first Fide women's Grand Prix chess title. Harika played an aggressive game to earn another crucial half a point to maintain her position at the top of the score board today. This is the tenth and penultimate round of the tournament and she just needs a draw and a couple of other games

New Delhi, Jul 13: Defender Sushila Chanu will lead the 16-member Indian women's hockey team at the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held at Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to 21. Hockey India on Tuesday named Sushila as the skipper in place of Ritu Rani who was dropped from the squad by the selectors due to poor form and attitude problems. Sushila's colleague in the backline, Deepika will assist her

New Delhi, Jul 13: Two superstars of Bollywood -- Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan – are set to formally launch the autobiography of Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza. Mirza book – Ace Against Odds – is going to launch for the 2nd time on Wednesday as it was originally launched a week ago, explained Sania's father, Imran Mirza to The Times of India. It took Sania, 29, five years to compile the book

New Delhi, Jul 12: In one of the most significant decisions in recent times, Hockey India named senior goalkeeper PR Sreejesh as the captain of the national team for the Rio Olympics, removing long-time skipper Sardar Singh. Sreejesh, one of the finest custodians in world hockey at the moment, was rewarded after the team, under his leadership, ended up with a silver medal at the blue riband six

Mumbai, Jul 12: Top Indian squash players, including defending men's and women's champions Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinnappa would fight it out for top honours along with others like Harinderpal Sandhu and Dipika Pallikal in the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship starting in Mumbai on Tuesday. World no. 10 Ghosal, who has won the title 10 times, and 14-time winner Joshna, ranked 19th

London, Jul 11: Britain's Andy Murray clinched a second Wimbledon title and third Grand Slam crown Sunday when he downed misfiring Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2). The 29-year-old world number two added the 2016 trophy to his 2013 triumph at the All England Club and his 2012 US Open breakthrough. Appearing in his 11th final at the majors, but his first against an opponent other

Paris, Jul 11: Portugal found an unlikely hero as Eder's thunderous finish deep into extra time secured their first European Championship title after they overcame the early loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to snatch a 1-0 victory over hosts France on Sunday. The substitute picked the perfect time to score his first competitive goal for his country, marauding forward before letting fly with a bullet shot

New Delhi, Jul 10: A bullfighter and a man participating in a village bull-run were killed in Spain on Saturday, while another two men were gored by the animals at the world-famous festival in the town of Pamplona. Victor Barrio, a 29-year-old professional bullfighter, was killed when a bull`s horn pierced his chest in front of spectators as he competed in a fight in the town of Teruel in the

Sao Paulo, Jul 11: Brazil football legend Pele is getting married Tuesday for the third time, tying the knot with his girlfriend of six years Marcia Cibele Aoki. Pele, 75, told O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper that this time, he has found "love forever." Pele and Aoki met in New York in the 1980s but only started seeing each other in 2010, when they crossed paths in an elevator in Sao Paulo. Aoki