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Matildas’ coach Tony Gustavsson announced that star striker Sam Kerr would start in the FIFA World Cup quarter-final against France on Saturday, provided she is fit. Speaking to reporters in Brisbane on the eve of the match with France, Gustavsson stated on Friday that there’s no doubt concerning Kerr’s role if she’s deemed fit to…
The Supreme Court has held that the eligibility condition of minimum 75% marks does not promote the object of introducing the sports quota, and such criterion subverts the object and falls afoul of the equality clause in Article 14 of the Constitution. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar made the ruling…
Indian shotgun shooters could be impacted in a big way financially if the proposed European Union (EU) norms, curtailing the use of lead pellets in ammunition, are implemented in the foreseeable future. One of the major ramifications of banning lead in ammunition is that marksmen will either have to change the barrels of their shotguns…
The Indian contingent present at the World Universities Championship brought laurels to the nation as they registered a massive haul of 26 medals in the event in Chengdu, China. India had only claimed a cumulative total of 21 medals at all the World Universities Championships before the 2023 edition of the event, and the Indian…
WWE’s sponsorship revenue for SummerSlam rose 23% from a year ago to $7 million, the most for any event outside of WrestleMania. The Saturday event in Detroit also brought in huge merchandise sales, up 60% from a record set in 2021. It was the best performance in company history for any premium live event outside…
China put up a strong defence to hold the reigning champions, South Korea to a 1-1 draw in a round-robin match at the Asian Champions Trophy being hosted in Chennai. Korea’s Jonghyun Jang scored first after which China’s Chongcong Chen scored the equalizer at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium. The opening quarter was uneventful with both…
Hockey India (HI) secretary general Bhola Nath Singh on Saturday claimed that India will definitely win gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if they miss out on the yellow metal in Paris next year. He said the current HI brass under former India captain Dilip Tirkey is leaving no stone unturned to take Indian…
The man who murdered the cousin of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury with a knife during a bar brawl has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. Liam O’Pray, 22, used a lock-knife with a seven-inch blade to stab Rico Burton, 31, in the neck, almost severing his major carotid…
Mohun Bagan Super Giant thrashed Bangladesh Army 5-0 in the opening match of the 132nd Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Thursday. Manvir Singh, Liston Colaco, Suhail Bhat, Lalrinliana Hnamte and Kiyan Nassiri scored the goals in Mohun Bagan’s five-star win. A proper 5-star performance! We move! 🔥💪#MBSG #JoyMohunBagan #আমরাসবুজমেরুন…
The Indian shooter duo of Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar won a silver in the 10m air rifle mixed team event while Bhavani Yadav Bhagavathi clinched a silver in women’s long jump in the World University Games on Wednesday. Elavenil and Divyansh lost the gold medal match 13-17 to the Chinese duo of Yu…