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KUALA LUMPUR: FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that football’s governing body is looking into the possibility of increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup and sharing the hosting rights…

London : The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Sri Lankan bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. He was charged by ICC with three counts of breaching the ICC…

Mumbai : Five-time world champion Mary Kom has been named as the brand ambassador of the upcoming 10th edition of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women World Championship. The Olympics bronze-medallist, who…

Mumbai : Former Indian skipper and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Sourav Ganguly has written to The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) questioning the handling of sexual harrassment…

Mumbai : Former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed he remains emotionally damaged by the South Africa ball-tampering scandal and continues to have counselling more than seven months after his teary…

New Delhi : A dominant NorthEast United FC scored two late goals to beat Delhi Dynamos 2-0 in their Indian Super League football match in New Delhi. The home side failed to…

Islamabad : Like life itself, and like most things in life, sports is also susceptible to evolution. In fact, it’s not uncommon in most sports for technical and stylistical developments to reach…

Mumbai : India captain Virat Kohli again backed Ambati Rayudu for the critical number four slot after the “intelligent” batsman reposed his skipper’s faith with a less-than-a-run-a-ball century in the fourth ODI…

Turin :  Cristiano Ronaldo has said he decided to leave Real Madrid for Juventus after sensing that the Spanish club’s president, Florentino Perez, no longer saw him as being “indispensable”. “I felt…

COLOMBO: Police arres­ted Sri Lanka’s petroleum minister and former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga , a day after a man was killed when bodyguards opened fire to rescue him from a group loyal…