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US teams win the Ryder cup ending a drought since 2008. The host’s team dominated the final day singles to win the coveted cup 17-11 at the lovely golf course of Hazeltine Golf club. After trailing 9½- 6½ for the first two days the Europeans didn’t look to be dominating. …

WADA has recently warned the athletes to prepare for an updated list of banned substances. This list will come into force from 2017. It must be noted that the Wold Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), last year added meldonium to the list of banned substances. Interestingly, in the same year, many athletes were …

Alexander Zverev recently beat US Open Champion Stan Wawrinka to clinch the Saint Petersburg title. This is Zverev’s debut ATP title. He beat Wawrinka in a three sets thriller 6-2,3-6,7-5. Alexander Zverev who resides in Monte Calo is 19 years old. He came to the St Petersburg Open with a …

Not all members of BCCI seem to object to the Lodha Committee recommendations. Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) who is a full member of BCCI accepted the Lodha Committee recommendations in totality. VCA took this decision at its special general meeting held on Friday. An overwhelming majority in the SGM supported …

Life bans have been imposed on two Turkish tennis officials after they were found guilty of manipulating scores. The integrity unit if ITF said that two Turkish tennis officials Serkan Aslan and Mehmet Ulker “delayed the inputting of scores and/or fraudulently manipulated scores by inputting fictitious deuce games” at ITF …

FC Goa has revealed their squad for the upcoming ISL recently. This 24 member squad was unveiled by FC Goa at the Nagoa training facility. The squad got a very warm welcome from the fans at the training center. As soon as a player’s name was announced there was a great buzz …

Dhaka seems to be lucky for the India U-18 hockey team for they were able to clinch the Asia Cup in the recently played finals in Dhaka. This victory is even more special because the Indians beat the hosts in the finals of the Asia Cup on their home turf. …

Going by the reports of ESPN, heavyweight Tyson Fury has been tested positive for cocaine. ESPN reported this news citing a leaked letter sent by Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA). News agency Reuters, on the other hand, has said that they were unable to immediately verify the report. They also try …

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s inclusion in the Indian squad has turned out to be profitable for the Indian team. His recent five-wicket haul which happens to be the first from an Indian pacer in home turf in the last five years seems to have given the Kiwis a big jolt in the …

There seems to be a change in the priorities for the world no 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic. The top priority for him is no longer winning a Grand Slam tournament or being at the top of men’s tennis. Novak in his latest stand seemed to look less ambitious. He …