Lysenko suspended, out of Euro champs, after missed dope test
AFP, Paris :Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko will not compete at the European championships after being provisionally suspended for missing doping tests, athletics’ world ruling...
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Neuer denies Ozil’s claims of racism within Germany set-up
AFP, Berlin :Germany captain Manuel Neuer has denied that Mesut Ozil was the victim of racism within the German FA (DFB), but admitted the fiasco...
Venus reaches San Jose quarter-finals, Keys withdraws
AFP, Los Angeles :Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams held off Britain’s Heather Watson 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the...
Andy Murray `may not play` Washington Open quarter-final
BBC Online :Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray says he may not play his Washington Open quarter-final after sealing his third-round victory at 03:02...
Woods has sights on ninth title at ‘special’ Firestone
Tiger Woods returns to the scene of his most recent victory when he tackles the WGC Bridgestone in Akron, Ohio, just making the elite field...
Lampard, Bielsa add star quality to Championship
Marcelo Bielsa and Frank Lampard bring a touch of star quality to the English Championship but face a stiff task to restore the lustre of...
No. 3 Zverev faces brother Mischa in their first ATP match
AP, Washington : World number three Alexander Zverev spent years playing his older brother Mischa in backyard childhood tennis matches and lost most of the...
Danish world no.1 wins China fans with Mandarin
AFP, Nanjing : Viktor Axelsen is number one in the rankings and the reigning world champion, but badminton is not the strapping Dane’s only talent...
Journo Masum’s mother dies
Ojifa Khatun, mother of Sports Editor of the Daily Ittefaq and senior member of Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) Motahar Hossain Masum, died at a...