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Texas, Oct 26: Lewis Hamilton joined the elite group of triple Formula One world champions on Sunday after winning a thrilling U.S. Grand Prix that kept the crowd on tenterhooks right to the very end. "That`s the greatest moment of my life," he gasped over the team radio, choking back the tears, after crossing the line 2.8 seconds ahead of German team mate Nico Rosberg who had led before a late

New Delhi, Oct 24: Hockey India has lifted the ban it had earlier imposed on midfielder Gurbaj Singh. The 27-year-old finds his ban lifted in just over excess of two months time. The senior India hockey player was banned by the national body for nine months on August 10. The decision to ban him was for indulgence in groupism and creating disharmony within the team. The decision had threatened the

New Delhi, Oct 24: Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal suffered a shock defeat to Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the quarter-finals of 2015 French Open Super Series women's singles event in Paris on Friday. The 2012 finalist lost the match 9-21, 15-21 in straight sets in 39 minutes to the eighth-seeded player. A series of unforced errors and below par net play proved detrimental for the World no

London, Oct 23: Argentina and Barcelona football star striker Lionel Messi has said that he is not competing with Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, and that he only cares for the interests of his club. "These are things that people say. I don't compete with Cristiano and I suppose he would not compete with me. What I want is the very best for my teams and that's what I am working

Gurgaon, Oct 23: Indian golfers including Vani Kapoor and Sharmila Nicollet will lead the home challenge even as France's Gwladys Nocera returns to defend her Hero Women's Indian Open title when the event tees off at the DLF Golf and Country Club here on Friday. The three-day 54-hole tournament is a tri-sanctioned event, which will see some of the top stars from the LET, Ladies Asian Golf Tour

New Delhi, Oct 22: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost her World No.1 spot to reigning World Champion Carolina Marin as the Badminton World Federation (BWF) updated its rankings on Thursday. Saina's performance in the last two tournaments - Japan Open and Denmark Open - where she lost to Japan's Minatsu Mitani in the second round of both the events, led her to drop to No.2 in women's singles

Mumbai, Oct 22: Following their first win of the Indian Super League (ISL) second season, Mumbai City FC assistant coach Oscar Bruzon on Wednesday heaped praise on forward Sunil Chhetri after the India national team skipper scored a brace to help team beat Delhi Dynamos FC 2-0 here. Chhetri opened the scoring in the 13th minute itself and scored his second goal of the night in the 74th minute to

Paris, Oct 21: Top Indian badminton players Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap crossed the opening hurdle to enter the second round of the $275,000 French Open Super Series at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris on Wednesday. Top seed Nehwal tamed World No. 14 Michelle Li of Canada 21-18, 21-13 in a 42-minute match, while eighth seed Kashyap saw off local player Thomas Rouxel 21-11, 22-20 in a men

London, Oct 20: After a knockout debut, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will face Englishman Dean Gillen in his second professional bout and the part-time firefighter has promised to be a “dangerous opponent” in the bout scheduled for October 30. Vijender made an immediate impact in his professional debut this month when he destroyed Sonny Whiting in three rounds at the Manchester Arena. The 29

New Delhi, Oct 20: Yuki Bhambri cracked the coveted top-100 bracket by achieving a career-best rank of 99, a reflection of his consistent progress in the last few months. In his last three ATP Challenger tournaments, the 23-year-old has won one (the Shanghai Challenger), was a runner-up in Taiwan and ended as a semifinalist at the $125,000 Tashkent event last week. Yuki is the first Indian player