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Star sprinter Usain bolt says the prospect of a landmark “triple-triple” is a motivating force as he prepares for his final Olympic Games in Rio next year. The Jaimaican sprint legend will

India’s Saina Nehwal has regained the women’s singles World No.1 spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday. The Hyderabadi became No.1 for the first time exactly two

  Martina Hingis (left) and Sania Mirza with the BNP Paribas Cup trophy at the awards ceremony. Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won a 2-0 victory over Russia’s Elena Vesnina and Ekaternia

 Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis survived a tough test to reach the final of the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament here . The No.1 seeded Sania and Martina beat 6-4, 1-6, 10-7

Richie Benaud, legendary Australian cricket captain who mesmerised generations of fans with his commentary on the game, died in Sydney on Thursday night, Cricket Australia said. Benaud, 84, was an outstanding leg-spinner

 After reaching a career-high of World No.1 in women’s singles, Saina Nehwal dropped to No.2 in the revised Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings on Thursday as reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui re-took

  Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Pawan Munjal with company first Global Corporate Partner, Tiger Woods in Orlando, Florida, United States on Dec 2, 2014. Tiger Woods has dropped

Former BCCI president and current ICC chairman N. Srinivasan hands over the cricket World Cup trophy to Australian captain Michael Clarke at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on March 29, 2015.  Bangladesh’s

 Manchester United fans were the worst troublemakers in the English Premier League (EPL), says a report from the British Transport Police (BTP). The report said Manchester fans sparked more trouble on trains

  Indian cricketer Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of an ICC World Cup – 2015 No Indian features in the 2015 International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup team, according to