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Pune teams to contest WIFA women’s final
Pune outfits, United Poona SA and FC Pune City, will contest the final of the WIFA Women's Football Championship, conducted as part of the FIFA-AIFF State Development Project, at the Cooperage ground here
Slow batting sinks India, West Indies stay alive
India's much-vaunted batting line-up collapsed on a slow track, allowing underdogs West Indies to pull of a stunning 11-run victory in the fourth cricket one-dayer here
GFA lifts suspension of 46 players
The Goa Football Association (GFA) has lifted the suspension of 46 players, who allegedly participated in unregistered and unofficial tournaments held in the state. The Executive Committee under the chairmanship of President Elvis Gomes met yesterday and accepted the unconditional apology offered by 46 senior players from various top clubs in the state and country, for having played in unregistered tournaments
India aiming to complete series victory
Foot firmly set on the pedal, a marauding India would be aiming to seal the series with yet another resounding performance against a below-par West Indies in the fourth One-Day International, here tomorrow
Venus Williams involved in fatal crash in Florida
Venus Williams was involved in a car crash in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on June 9 that resulted in a fatality, a spokesman for the police department there said. The crash is under investigation, said the spokesman, Maj. Paul Rogers. Palm Beach Gardens police said in a report on the crash that Williams was at fault, but her lawyer noted that she had not been cited or charged
India eye unassailable lead in third ODI
A formidable India will fancy their chances of taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against a weakened West Indies when the two sides lock horns in the third game of the ongoing five-match ODI series, here tomorrow. India lead the rubber 1-0 after winning the second one- day international in Port of Spain by 105 runs. The opening match of the series was rained off after only 39 overs of play at the Queen's Park Oval
Kohli showers praise on Rahane
Spain: As a century partnership for the opening wicket between Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan drove India to an astounding win of the Indian Cricket Team over West Indies in the second ODI here at the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday, skipper Virat Kohli showered praise on the former, citing he gives Team India the leverage of adding an extra bowler in the side.
Two Indian bikers pedal into history
Mumbai: Eleven days, 18 hours and 45 minutes after setting out from California, Lt Colonel Dr Srinivas Gokulnath created history by becoming the first Indian to complete what is considered the world’s toughest cycle race — the 4,900-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category. In a feat that marks the Indian arrival on the endurance cycling scene globally, another Maharashtrian, Nagpur’s Dr Amit Samarth, followed him at the finish line at Annapolis on the American east coast around midnight today as per Indian time.
Finally BCCI appoint committee for the 'implementation' of Lodha reforms
Mumbai: The implementation of Justice RM Lodha Committee's recommendations, mandated by the Apex Court to be effected in totality, took a new direction on Monday when members of the Indian cricket board decided to appoint a fresh committee to see "how best and quickly the principal order (of SC) can be implemented".
Two men from Maharashtra pedal to history, become 1st Indians to finish RAAM
Eleven days, 18 hours and 45 minutes after setting out from California, Srinivas Gokulnath created history by becoming the first Indian to complete what is considered to be the toughest cycle race in the world -- the 4,900-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category. In a feat that marks the Indian arrival on the endurance cycling scene globally, another Maharashtrian, Dr Amit Samarth of Nagpur, followed him at the finish line at Annapolis on American east coast around midnight today as per the Indian time