Sports

Liverpool’s Marko Grujic joins FC Porto

08 Oct 2020 07:46 AM IST

Liverpool midfielder Marko Grujic has joined FC Porto in a season-long loan deal, the Premier League club has confirmed. The 24-year-old completed a move to the reigning Portuguese champions on Tuesday evening, ahead of the Primeira Liga’s transfer deadline. He will spend the remainder of 2020-21 with Porto, who have

Rijiju, IOA hold meeting on India’s preparations for Tokyo Olympics

08 Oct 2020 07:44 AM IST

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday took a review meeting regarding India’s preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Along with Rijiju, officials from Indian Olympic Association (IOA), including President Narinder Batra were also a part of the review meeting. “Took a review meeting on India’s

FRENCH OPEN: Nadal overcomes Sinner test, Svitolina shocked by Podoroska

08 Oct 2020 07:43 AM IST

Twelve-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame a stern test against Italian teenager Jannik Sinner to enter the semi-finals of the ongoing French Open. On Tuesday evening, Nadal — playing his 100th match at the Roland Garros — defeated 19-year-old Sinner 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-1 in a match that lasted two hours and

SRH, KXIP desperately need a win to keep afloat

08 Oct 2020 07:42 AM IST

A team’s success doesn’t merely depend on individual performances but on collective effort. This can be said for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the ongoing IPL as they now have four defeats from five games despite witnessing fine performances from Mayank Agarwal and skipper KL Rahul. They will now face

After myraid Covid woes, Hockey returns to the turf

08 Oct 2020 07:40 AM IST

The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams, based out of the Netaji Subhash Southern Centre in Bengaluru, have resumed their training after their practice was halted unprecedently due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the authorities. The players are hopeful of returning to their best soon and are satisfied with

Bowlers shine as KKR makes a big comeback against CSK

08 Oct 2020 07:37 AM IST

Chennai Super Kings needed 168 runs to win but they fell 11 runs short of the target owing to some fine bowling performance by the Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers.

Djokovic, Tsitsipas advance to French Open quarters

07 Oct 2020 08:42 AM IST

World number one Novak Djokovic has entered the quarterfinals of the French Open, defeating 15th seed Karen Khachanov of Russia in his fourth-round contest. On Monday, Djokovic defeated 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 over the Russian 15th seed in a match that lasted for two hours and 23 minutes on Court PhilippeChatrier.

Man United sign Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri

07 Oct 2020 08:41 AM IST

Premier League club Manchester United have announced the signing of striker Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri. While Cavani has joined the club on a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year, Pellistri has signed a fiveyear contract with United, with an option to extend for a

Resurgent Chennai clash with struggling KKR

07 Oct 2020 08:39 AM IST

Three-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will aim to keep their campaign on track when they face Kolkata Knig ht Riders (KKR) in the 21st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Wednesday evening. The MS Dhoni-led team had drawn flak for their

Leg-spinners are flavour of all seasons

07 Oct 2020 08:36 AM IST

A look at the statistics of the previous IPL seasons show that two of the top three all-time wicket-takers are legspinners. So, it should not come as a surprise that leggies have become the most trusted lot in T20 format and IPL in particular. Some of the key bowlers in

Suryakumar, Bumrah lead MI to a massive 57-run win over RR

07 Oct 2020 08:34 AM IST

Chasing a massive target of 194 runs, Rajasthan Royals witnesses a very poor start. Boult dismisses Jaiswal and Samson in first and third overs respectively, while Bumrah got hold of Smith in second over.

SAI asks coaches to take fitness tests twice a year

06 Oct 2020 07:09 AM IST

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has asked all coaches of the organisation to take fitness tests twice a year, with the record for the same being maintained in their personal files. The fitness tests would be set on the guidelines of Age Appropriate Fitness Protocol that was launched by