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Mar 25: Johan Cruyff, one of the greatest footballers in history, died on Thursday at the age of 68 from lung cancer, his family announced. The Dutchman "died peacefully in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after a hard-fought battle with cancer", said a statement on Cruyff`s official website. "It`s with great sadness that we ask you to respect the family`s privacy during their time of grief."

New Delhi, Mar 24: The Indian government on Wednesday set the ball rolling for hosting the U-17 World Cup next year by authorising the Sports Ministry to constitute an organising committee for smooth conduct of the event, while giving its stamp of approval to the changes suggested by FIFA's inspection team. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, discussed some key issues

Mar 23: Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will make a long-awaited return to World Cup duty this week when South America`s marathon qualifying competition for the 2018 finals in Russia resumes. Suarez has not kicked a ball for Uruguay since he was slapped with a global ban after chomping on the shoulder of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil

Mar 23: World number one Novak Djokovic has apologised for his comments suggesting tennis`s top men should get paid more than women after he drew criticism from current and former players. Djokovic told reporters at the Indian Wells tournament that he felt the men`s tour should "fight for more" money because their matches drew more spectators. The Serbian`s comments followed inflammatory remarks

Kingston, Mar 22: Usain Bolt has confirmed this year’s Olympics will be his last, snuffing out the possibility of extending his career to the 2020 games in Tokyo. The Jamaican sprint king had raised the prospect of prolonging his Olympic career in January after revealing that his coach Glen Mills had suggested his fitness would carry him through to Japan. However Bolt told AFP subsidiary SID in an

New Delhi, Mar 21: Hockey India on Monday announced an 18-member Indian team led by Sardar Singh that will take part in the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 6 to 16. Besides India, New Zealand, 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Australia, Pakistan, Japan, Canada and hosts Malaysia will be taking part in the annual tournament. While Sardar Singh will

Indian Wells, Mar 21: World number one Serena Williams ripped "offensive" remarks by Indian Wells tournament director Raymond Moore, who claimed women's tennis was riding on the coattails of the men's game. "If I was a lady player, I'd go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born, because they have carried this sport," Moore, a 69-year-old former player

New Delhi, Mar 21: Indian football coach Stephen Constantine says the fitness level of his players are not "encouraging" ahead of what he feels could be a "very difficult" World Cup qualifying match against Iran. India travel to Tehran to play Iran on March 24 in their second leg away game in the Russia 2018 Joint Qualification Round 2. India were beaten 0-3 in the first leg at Bangalore. "We have

New Delhi, Mar 18: Hockey India (HI) on Thursday decided to rest captain Ritu Rani for the eight-nation Hawke's Bay Cup to be held in New Zealand from April 2-10 as it announced the women's squad to be led by defender Deepika. Ace midfielder Ritu, leading the side since 2012, is currently part of the national camp in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru. But she will not travel

Indian Wells/California, Mar 17: Rafael Nadal rallied from a set down and fought off a match point in the third set to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (8), 6-0, 7-5 on Wednesday and reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in pursuit of a fourth title. Zverev, an 18-year-old German ranked 58th in the world and in his second full year on the ATP Tour, blew a 5-2 lead in the third when he was