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New Delhi, Oct 22: International Boxing Association (AIBA) has provisionally suspended Indian boxer L Sarita Devi from competitions for rejecting her Asian Games bronze medal at the podium following her controversial semi-final loss at Incheon. The amateur boxing world governing body announced on Wednesday it was also barring coaches Gurbaksh Sandhu, Sagar Dhayal and Blax Iglesias Fernandes, and

Chennai, Oct 22: Former Hull City wingback BernardMendy scored through a stunning bicycle kick as hosts Chennayin FC beat Kerala Blasters 2-1 in a Hero Indian Super League match here today.Chennayin FC now have two wins from as many matches while Kerala are at the bottom of the table having lost both their games in the inaugural tournament. The Chennai outfit got the lead through their best player

Oct 21: An Indian footballer has died in hospital days after injuring his spine attempting to celebrate a goal with a somersault. Peter Biaksangzuala had been in intensive care in the north-east Indian state of Mizoram after fatally injuring himself during a match between Bethlehem Vengthlang, his team, and Chanmari West on Tuesday. The 23-year-old scored in the 62nd minute of the match

Kolkata, Oct 21: Mohammedan Sporting have opted against playing in the second division I-League and the club has also pulled out of Durand Cup football tournament, beginning October 28, apparently due to financial crisis. Dismissing reports that the club was being disbanded, president and MP Sultan Ahmed said: "We will not play in the I-League and Durand Cup in the upcoming season as the club is

Dubai, Oct 20: Benefitting from his return to form in the abruptly-ended West Indies series, Indian batsman Virat Kohli claimed number two slot in the ICC rankings while swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke into top-10 for the first time in his career. Kohli scored 191 runs, including 127 in the final match, in India’s 2-1 series win as he pushed South Africa’s Hashim Amla to number three in the

Oct 20: The sudden cancellation of the ongoing India tour by the West Indian players has triggered a lot of controversies. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is thinking about withdrawing all relations with The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Some reports even suggested that Indian board might ban the Caribbean cricketers in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL). Sandipan

Oct 19: Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday ruled out Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh‘s chances of staging a comeback to the Indian team for next year’s One-Day International (ODI) ICC World Cup 2015. "It will be difficult for Sehwag and Yuvraj to play in this World Cup. Because World Cup is so near and Dhoni won’t make many changes in the side," a candid Ganguly said at the Salaam Cricket

Oct 18: The West Indies Cricket Board have confirmed that the team's tour of India has been cancelled due to a pay dispute with their own players. The WICB held a meeting on Friday when they were informed that the players had 'taken a decision to withdraw their services for the remainder of the tour of India'. The West Indies board initially denied a decision had been made to end the tour but have

Mumbai, Oct 18: A disinterested West Indies team went down to India by 59 runs in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) at Dharamsala. The match lacked the desired intensity from the visitors amidst concerns that the tour has been called off. The Indians though put up a solid performance led by Virat Kohli’s 127 scoring 330. West Indies hardly showed any intention of chasing the challenging total

Oct 17: Ten-man Atletico de Kolkata continued their impressive performance at the Indian Super League (ISL), winning their second consecutive match, beating hosts NorthEast United FC 2-0 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on Thursday. Ethiopian striker Fikru Teferra Lemessa and Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Podany scored for the visiting team who consolidated their position at the top of the standings