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Barcelona: Star striker Lionel Messi has touched the 700th career goal landmark after he scored from the penalty spot in Barcelona's 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou in the ongoing La Liga. Messi, who converted a…

Mumbai: Indian cricketers led by captain Virat Kohli paid their tribute to doctors on National Doctors Day, at a time when many of them are working as frontline warriors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Not just today but every day…

Zurich: FIFA's ruling council has unanimously approved the COVID-19 Relief Plan giving a total of $1.5 billion to help the global football community weather the coronavirus pandemic. FIFA said that each of the 211 member associations…

New Delhi: On June 26, 1999, Indian cricket got one of its brightest stars in the form of Mithali Raj. The right-handed batswoman, just 16 years of age, played in the Indian colours for the very first time. And what a debut it was.…

New Delhi: Former South Africa cricketer Gary Kirsten has jogged down memory lane and recalled his time as the coach of Team India and his relationship with legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Kirsten revealed Tendulkar wasn't happy with…

New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli and white-ball vice-captain Rohit Sharma led the way as cricket fraternity paid tribute to the martyrs of Galwan Valley clash. Twenty Indian Army men, including officers, were killed in an…

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the Indian cricket team will not travel to Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series in August. On Thursday, the Sri Lanka cricket board had already announced that…

Sydney: Australia opening batsman David Warner has lauded the efforts of an Indian student studying in Queensland for his ‘selfless work' during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shreyas Sresth, who hails from Bengaluru, and is pursuing Masters in…

New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that India's new education policy will have sports as part of the curriculum and not as an extra-curricular activity. Rijiju also said that he has constituted a "very high-level"…

Colombo: Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday said that the protests in the US against systematic racism that was sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer is a "powerful lesson to us all." In…