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Dec 27 : Lewis Hamilton won his third drivers' world title in virtually untouchable fashion in 2015, but in a year of pressures and problems both he and his Mercedes team ended the season looking anxiously at their rivals. The 30-year-old Briton, who lost his focus and his dominant speed in the closing three races to his team-mate Nico Rosberg, won the championship with a month to spare. His

Dec 27: International referee from India, Ashok Kumar has been selected for officiating in the Rio Olympics next year. This is the first time in the in the Indian wrestling history that a referee from India will be officiating at the Olympic Games. A total of 50 referees, including supervisors and instructors, have qualified for the Olympics. The United World Wrestling (UWW) has picked nine

London, Dec 25: Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney declared that he and his team-mates are "fighting" to save the job of embattled manager Louis van Gaal. British media reports claim Van Gaal is on the brink of the sack after a run of six games without victory and he stormed out of his weekly press conference on Wednesday after criticising the speculation about his job. But despite rumours of

London, Dec 23: The formidable pairing of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis was on Tuesday named as Women's Doubles World Champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in recognition of their stupendous success in season 2015. Hingis is an ITF World Champion 15 years after last being named World Champion in singles in 2000. Sania and Martina joined forces in March this year but proved a

New Delhi, Dec 22: Eight-time champions India have been clubbed alongside title holders Germany and world no.2 Netherlands in Pool B at the men's hockey competitions of 2016 Rio Olympics. Besides, Germany and Netherlands, the team Sardar Singh and his men defeated en-route to the bronze medal in the Hockey World League Final earlier this month, other teams in world ranked seventh India's pool are

Dec 22: The bans have been imposed by Fifa's ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert for a "disloyal payment" of €1.8 million in Swiss Francs made to Uefa president Platini in 2011, signed off by outgoing Fifa president Blatter. He and Platini both claimed the payment was made following a verbal agreement between the pair when the Frenchman worked for Blatter from 1998 to 2002 though not paid until nine

Margao, Dec 21: Forced to shift base to another venue due to floods in their home city, Chhenaiyin FC were today crowned the Indian Super League champions after they beat FC Goa 3-2 in a drama-filled summit clash in which three goals were scored in the last four minutes here today. In a befitting grand finale of the ISL second season which saw 186 goals scored in 60 matches as compared to 121 last

Panaji, Dec 21: In a late development, Chennaiyin FC's marquee player Elano Blumer was arrested and subsequently released on bail, for allegedly assaulting FC Goa co-owner Dattaraj Salgaocar after the Indian Super League (ISL) final. Elano, who was booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 504 (intentional insult with intent to cause breach

Manchester, Dec 20: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh continued his remarkably dominant run in the professional circuit, notching up a third successive knockout triumph by thrashing Bulgaria's Samet Hyuseinov in less than two rounds here today. Barely 35 seconds into the second round of what was to be his maiden six-round contest, Vijender cornered Hyuseinov with a flurry of combination punches to

Noida, Dec 19: Having lost two of their three matches played so far, Bengaluru Yodhas will face an acid test when they clash with Punjab Royals in their Pro Wrestling League match here tomorrow. To stay in the reckoning for a semifinal spot, Yodhas would need to beat the Punjab team. Bengaluru would rely heavily on the likes of World Championship bronze medallists -- Pavlo Oliynik and Yulia