Saudi probe suspected match fixing
AFP, Riyadh : Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it is probing possible match fixing in the kingdom’s top football league. The General Authority for Sports,...
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Defending champion Franklin toppled in 100m backstroke
AFP, United States :Missy Franklin missed out on a chance to defend her 100m backstroke Olympic title in Rio with a disappointing seventh-place finish on...
Hurdles champion Pearson out of Rio
Australian Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson has torn a hamstring during training, reports said Wednesday, casting doubt over whether she will compete at Rio. Pearson,...
Mohammedan upset Usha beating 5-3
Sports Reporter :Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited gave an upset to title aspirants Usha Krira Chakra beating 5-3 goals in their Super League match of...
Phelps on track as Franklin, Grevers denied
AFP, United States :Michael Phelps took another step toward a last Olympic hurrah on Tuesday as 2012 gold medalists Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers failed...
Bolt gears up for Olympic trials
AFP, Kingston :Usain Bolt will embark on the first major test of what he plans to be a triumphant swansong here Thursday as the Jamaican...
Maria Sharapova`s lawyer blasts WADA chief
Sports Desk : Maria Sharapova`s attorney John Haggerty hit out at World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head Craig Reedie for comments he made about the Russian...
Serena into second round with win over Amra Sadikovic
Defending champion Serena Williams reached the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-2 6-4 win over Switzerland’s Amra Sadikovic.Top-seeded American Williams served five double faults...
GM Niaz leaves for USA to play World Open Chess
Grandmaster Niaz Murshed left home for USA on Monday morning to take part in the World Open Chess to be held in Philadelphia from June...
History on line as Djokovic, Federer get Wimbledon underway
World number one Novak Djokovic and 17-time major winner Roger Federer get Wimbledon under way on Monday with history beckoning for the two Grand Slam...