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IOC says 7 countries, including US, keen to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Austria's Graz, Canada's Calgary, Japan's Sapporo, Sweden's Stockholm, Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo, Turin and Milan, Switzerland's Sion and Turkey's Erzurum had submitted letters to compete for the event

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

Pressure of expectations not so hard to deal, asserts PV Sindhu

World No.3 Sindhu, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist, will also spearhead India's campaign in the mixed team event.

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

Valverde insists Barca being Champions League favourites means nothing

Busquets, burdened with muscle discomfort, managed 30 minutes on the pitch against Sevilla on Saturday for a La Liga tie that ended 1-1.

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

World Cup trophy arrives in Colombia

Accompanying the trophy and Trezeguet were Coca-Cola executives and officials of FIFA, football's world governing body.

Apr 4, 2018

By IANS

The designer of winning mascots Ryo Taniguchi attends a news conference after Tokyo Olympics organizers unveiled the mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics selected by popular vote by elementary students across Japan at the Hoyonomori Gakuen

Japan closely following contacts between IOC, Pyongyang over Tokyo Olympics

Thomas Bach expressed his wish to work towards ensuring North Korea's participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

Klaasen to replace Smith in Rajasthan Royals

Klaasen, who made his international debut against India earlier in the home season, showed his clean-hitting abilities in the four ODIs and three T20Is.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

Halep maintains top spot in WTA rankings

Sloane Stephens won a 7-6 (5), 6-1 match on Saturday afternoon over Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko, who maintained her fifth position in the rankings, in the Miami Open final,

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

Ranveer won't perform at IPL opener due to injury

Actor Ranveer has been strictly advised by doctors to avoid performing at the cricket tournament's opening ceremony on April 7.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

KKR not losing sleep over Starc miss, replacement on Monday: Mysore

Mitchell Starc was on Friday ruled out of the fourth Test against South Africa due to a tibial bone stress fracture in his right leg.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

Germany can reach World Cup semis: Klinsmann

Klinsmann, helped Germany win the 1996 European Championship and he also played in German, Italian and English leagues.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

Aubameyang saves Arsenal from another EPL stumble

The Gunners hold the sixth spot in the Premier League table with 51 points, five behind Chelsea, which is taking on Tottenham Hotspur.

Apr 2, 2018

By IANS

Sloane Stephens of the United States poses with the Butch Buchholz championship trophy after her match against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia (not pictured) during the women's singles final of the Miami Open at Tennis Center at Crandon Park. Stephens won 7-6(

Sloane Stephens wins Miami Open title

That led to the fifth-ranked Ostapenko losing her serve on seven occasions throughout the one-hour, 31-minute match.

Apr 1, 2018

By IANS

Cricket not gentleman's game any more: Angad Bedi

Cricket Australia slapped a one-year ban on Steve Smith and David Warner for their involvement in the ball-tampering scandal.

Apr 1, 2018

By IANS

Dipa likely to visit Moscow for training ahead of Asian Games

Dipa tore her anterior crucial ligament that required a surgery last year and she has resumed training only recently.

Apr 1, 2018

By IANS

Former world marathon champion Kirui eyes London title

Abel Kirui will be making his fifth stop in London marathon having finished in fifth place in 2010 and a year later he was not lucky to finish the race pulling out with an injury.

Apr 1, 2018

By IANS

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