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After Bob Bradley was recently appointed as the manager of Swansea City AFC. He became the first American to be in charge of a top division football club in Europe. Expressing his confidence after assuming charge Bradley said he is well capable of handling the pressure of the English Premier …

Andy Murray seems to be in excellent form this year. In the finals of the China Open, he beat Grigor Dimitrov clinching the title. This title happens to be his fifth singles title this year and 40th in his professional tennis career. Dimitrov did pose a stiff opposition to Murray …

British professional tennis player Johanna Konta seems to be on an impressive run as she moved into top ten in the world rankings after making her way to the finals of the China Open by beating Madison Keys in three sets 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4. The British no1 women’s player …

India’s performance this year at the Rio Paralympics has been exceptional with four medals won.  One of the star performers was Devendra Jhajharia who with his excellent play won India a Gold medal in men’s javelin throw F46 event in the Rio Paralympics. He was also one of the star …

Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has come up with a bit of advice to upcoming budding cricketers of India. The ace batsman said that a player should have the ability not expose his weaknesses to the rival bowlers. Sachin Tendulkar, who was a nightmare to the rival bowlers during his …

The BRICS U-17 football tournament has not been a happy affair for the under -17 Indian football team. The U-17 team recently recorded their second defeat after they were defeated by the South Africans (0-1). This match which was played at the GMC stadium saw the South African team giving …

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finds itself with its back to the wall after being asked by the apex court on Friday not to provide any more funds to the state associations until they accept the Lodha Committee reforms in “letter and spirit”  its recent hearing on …

Indian current men’s hockey team skipper PR Sreejesh has been retained as the captain for the upcoming fourth edition of the Asian Champions Trophy which is going to be hosted in Malaysia. The tournament will kick off on the 20th of October. Midfielder Manpreet Singh has been chosen to be …

India has announced the squad for the first three ODIs in the five-match one day series against New Zealand. Notable inclusions are Suresh Raina and Amit Mishra. These two inclusions in the MS Dhoni captained squad had played in the one-day matches against South Africa at home last year. Mishra and Raina missed …

Despite being tested positive for cocaine Shawn Barber, Canadian world champion pole vaulter is allowed to compete at the Rio Olympic Games. This was stated in a news report published by Reuters recently. Athletics Canada defended their decision to allow Barber to compete and said that it was a right …