Novak Djokovic celebrated his return to the summit of world tennis with a stroll into the quarter-finals at the Paris Masters as outclassed Damir Dzumhur had to retire with injury in the second set of their third round clash on Thursday.
The Spanish league is launching a campaign hoping to show that American fans are behind its plan to host a regular-season soccer game in the United States. The league and its U.S. partners on Thursday began asking fans to sign an online petition to show their support for the planned Barcelona-Girona game near Miami in January.
Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani says Paris Saint-Germain's team of dazzling individuals including Neymar and Kylian Mbappe need to work more as a team if they are to win the Champions League.
Kolkata giants East Bengal produced a second successful professional performance away from home, emerging 3-1 winners over Shillong Lajong in the I-League here Thursday.
Australia's Ashleigh Barty beat an out-of-sorts French number one Caroline Garcia to keep her semi-final hopes alive at the WTA Elite Trophy on Thursday.
Hanoi will host a Formula One race in April 2020, city officials said Thursday, a first for the Southeast Asian nation where racing is still a fringe sport.
South Korea defender Jang Hyun-soo has received a lifetime ban from playing for the national team and hit with a 30 million won ($26,448) fine after he was found to have falsified records relating to his military service exemption.
From Michael Jordan to Usain Bolt, a select few elite athletes have attempted the switch to another top-level sport in a trait psychologists see as a "high need to achieve" coupled with filling a gulf in their lives.
Argentina celebrated the 58th birthday of Diego Maradona on Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of the Albiceleste legend that recreates his goal against England that was voted the greatest of the 20th century.
Man of the match in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final against Croatia, France’s Antoine Griezmann says it is the dream of winning the prestigious Ballon D’Or, the highest honour according to him, that keeps him motivated every day.
Keen to build on a reasonably successful season, India's young men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Reddy has now set eyes on reaching a major final and breaking into the top-15 bracket, next year.
LeBron James walked into Staples Center on Halloween dressed as Jason from the "Friday the 13th" movies. Five hours later, he saved the Los Angeles Lakers from a horrifying ending.
The congress of the scandal-hit International Amateur Boxing Federation (AIBA) that begins in Moscow on Friday may be a turning point for the sport and its future in the Olympics.
Unai Emery's Arsenal have come a long way since losing their first two Premier League games of the season and they face a major test of their credentials with the visit of unbeaten Liverpool on Saturday.
Chelsea dumped Frank Lampard's Derby out of the League Cup on Wednesday despite a valiant effort by the Championship side to battle back from a defensive Halloween horror show.
Santiago Solari's reign as interim Real Madrid coach got off to an encouraging start on Wednesday as the European champions made light of third-tier hosts Melilla in the Copa del Rey.
Bengaluru Bulls won their fourth match of Pro Kabaddi League while Patna Pirates continued to have a dismal home leg as they lost 41-43 here on Wednesday.
India number one Ankita Raina fought back doggedly to subdue long-time rival Rutuja Bhosale in three sets and move into the second round of the L and T Mumbai Open tennis championship here on Wednesday.
Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria has signed a two-year contract extension with the club keeping him at the French champions until June 2021.
Celebrated woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Wednesday said she has no plans to hang up her gloves and wants to continue till 2020 Tokyo Games in a bid to fulfil her dream of winning an Olympic gold.
Puneri Paltan grinded out a 31-26 win over Dabang Delhi in a low-scoring match to claim their six victory in the sixth edition of Pro Kabaddi League on Wednesday.
A magical Miku helped Bengaluru FC come from behind and secure a fine 2-1 win over ATK in an Indian Super League football fixture here Wednesday.
The list was out after the Central Election Committee of the BJP met on Friday. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and a host of other leaders.
Doordarshan cameraman Achyutanandan Sahu and three policemen were killed when they were ambushed by Naxals on the Arhanpur-Nelabhaya road on Tuesday.
Going by his track record, Naidu has been successful in placing two coalitions in power. Having thrown his hat in the ring, Naidu is now looking at completing his maiden hat-trick.
In the election manifesto released by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla here, the party also pledged to continue with its two flagship programmes for farmers and youths.
Reacting on the issue, Banerjee's nephew said that they would protest around 1 pm to 'condemn the brutal killings of innocent Bengalis in BJP-ruled state'.
He said the demand for an ordinance was a trial balloon and the government is letting its followers "test the water".
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Speaking to News18, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis put rumours of a rift between the allies to rest and said while Shiv Sena attacks the government in public, the functioning of their coalition government in Maharashtra has been smooth.
Former BJP leader Gulab Singh Kirar was inducted into the Congress on October 30 but after realising that it had protested against the scam accused, the grand old party said he was not a part of it.
Soon after the list was released, Renu Jogi wrote a letter to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, expressing grief over the decision to deny her a ticket.The Congress, Telugu Desam Party, Telangana Jana Samithi and CPI have decided to forge an alliance for the December 7 elections and are currently engaged in seat-sharing talks.
Party MLA Gurmukh Singh Hora, Lok Sabha MP Tamradhwaj Sahu and popular Chhattisgarhi singer Mamta Chandrakar feature in the list.
Karnataka Congress MLA Roshan Baig also admitted having made a reported statement that Indian Muslims were not opposed to the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.
Tipu Jayanti celebrations had caused a stir in the state last year, with clashes erupting in various districts.
The demand comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 182-metre-tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, considered to be the tallest in the world, in Gujarat.
‘Computer Baba’ was among five religious leaders who were accorded the Minister of State status by the Shivraj government in April this year for Narmada conservation.
On being asked whether the state elections, slated for later this year, will be contested in the name of CM or PM, Chouhan said that the prime minister's blessings and support are a matter of strength for him.
On Wednesday, Dhinakaran had said in Madurai that the 18 disqualified MLAs will not appeal against the Madras High Court verdict upholding their disqualification, as decided by them originally.
The two leaders, who have been asked to pick candidates for the November 28 elections in Madhya Pradesh, sparred over the choice of candidates when Gandhi was visiting the state for a poll campaign.
Justifying his claim by showing a satellite picture of stubble burning in Punjab as well as Haryana, Kejriwal rejected the claims that Delhi's air quality had worsened due to its traffic or industries.
Naidu, who has been at the forefront of many alternative alliances at the centre, has taken the initiative to bring on board all opposition parties.
Rakesh Sinha said that it was time for the people to act as the Supreme Court, which is hearing the matter, has not been able to arrive at a conclusion on the Ram temple issue.
The Congress leader tweeted a picture of PM Modi standing next to Sardar Patel's 182-metre tall Statue of Unity, which was unveiled on Wednesday, and asking: 'Is that bird dropping?'
Interestingly, some of the seats demanded by Kushwaha’s party Rashtiraya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) has set the cat amongst the pigeons. They are said to be seats currently represented by some senior BJP leaders.
The BJP on Sunday had finalized names in a marathon Election Management Committee meeting in Bhopal.
Aparna added that it’s equally important to wait for the Supreme Court’s verdict on the issue as “the matter is sub judice.” However, she quelled all queries about her taking the BJP’s side and said, “I am with Ram”.
Ramanagara is one of the old Mysuru districts where the rivalry between the Congress and JD(S) is legendary.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan faulted the Congress leader for addressing Kamal Nath by his first name.
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