The International Olympic Committee froze preparations for boxing at the 2020 Games on Friday and launched a probe into the sport's troubled governing body, warning that it could be stripped of the ability to organise the competition.
Debutant opener Shadman Islam and skipper Shakib Al Hasan hit a fifty each to put Bangladesh into a comfortable position in the second Test against the West Indies in Dhaka on Friday.
Former Springbok hooker Naka Drotske was in critical condition in hospital on Friday after being shot during an armed robbery outside the South African capital Pretoria.
Star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat were on Friday included in the top Rs 30-lakh Grade A along with Pooja Dhanda as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday rolled out its revolutionary contracts system for the grapplers.
Two-time World Cup-winning Australian forward Glenn Turner will work with the strikers of the Indian women's hockey team in a special eight-day camp starting Saturday in Bengaluru.
On Wednesday, 14 of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the Senate and rarely defy his wishes, joined Democrats to vote 63-37 to advance the measure, paving the way for a possible vote to pass it next week.
The antibodies "may have the dual utility as diagnostics capable of recognising Zika virus subtypes and may be further developed to treat Zika virus infection," said Ravi Durvasula from Loyola University in the US.The antibodies "may have the dual utility as diagnostics capable of recognising Zika virus subtypes and may be further developed to treat Zika virus infection," said Ravi Durvasula from Loyola University in the US.
Five people were killed and 32 injured when a coach carrying Cathay Pacific staff to Hong Kong's airport collided with a taxi on Friday, police said, with passengers thrown from the coach's windows on impact.
The epidemic in a volatile part of Democratic Republic of Congo is now only surpassed by the 2013-2016 outbreak in West Africa, where more than 28,000 cases where confirmed, and is bigger than an outbreak in 2000 in Uganda involving 425 cases.
Facebook on Thursday said that chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg asked staff to look into whether billionaire critic George Soros had a financial interest in tarnishing the social network. "Mr. Soros is a prominent investor and we looked into his investments and trading activity related to Facebook," a spokeswoman said, queried by AFP.
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones doesn't foresee the current team beating India in the upcoming Test series and feels the hosts will be better off without "provoking" opposition skipper Virat Kohli. Despite India having a poor overseas record, Jones has backed the visitors to win the four-Test series starting December 6 at Adelaide.
Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan did a Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday. The 20 year old whacked Mohammad Irfan for a six during a T10 league match, by employing Dhoni's signature helicopter shot.
He can't really figure it out yet but Chappell believes India would be "missing" something in the Test series against Australia and will end up on the losing side despite things looking good for them on paper. "Certainly, on talent, they should beat this Australian side, but there might just be something missing. The other thing is the Australian attack."
Southeast Bangladesh is home to around a million Rohingya, most of whom fled Myanmar last year following a military crackdown and are now in vast camps.Facebook on Thursday said that chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg asked staff to look into whether billionaire critic George Soros had a financial interest in tarnishing the social network.
Another Canadian diplomat in Havana has been diagnosed with a mysterious brain trauma that in 2016 started afflicting Canadian and US officials in the Cuban capital, a senior official said Thursday.
Bengaluru FC fans at the Kanteerava Stadium are known to be one of the most energetic in the Indian Super League. But their over enthusiasm has proved costly for the club.
The US is very close to a trade deal with China, President Donald Trump has said, but remained noncommittal to its final outcome ahead of his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Argentina on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit. Trade and tariffs have been topics of increasing tension between the US and China.
At the same time, the US special counsel's probe of possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia raised domestic suspicion over any efforts towards accommodation with his Kremlin counterpart.
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said he was optimistic that some who remain unaccounted for will turn up alive, but he also left open the possibility that "bones or bone fragments" of additional victims could turn up as evacuation zones are reopened to civilians.
The rocks, collected by Soviet Luna-16 Mission in 1970, went for nearly double the $442,500 last paid for them by present-day US sellers in a Sotheby's Russian space history sale in 1993. They were originally the property of Nina Ivanovna Koroleva, widow of former director of Soviet space program, who was given them in honor of her husband's work.
Impressed with his maiden outing, the selectors have considered Vihari once again for the four-match series against Australia, starting December 6 at the Adelaide Oval and the 25-year-old is determined to score a hundred on Australian soil
The Indian cricket team suffered a major blow, days before the first Test vs Australia, as rising star Prithvi Shaw was ruled out of the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval starting December 6 with an ankle injury.
The Indian women’s team coach Ramesh Powar is unlikely to get an extension after his recent faceoff with Mithali Raj. Powar’s contract ends on Friday and Indian cricket board sources said the decision not to continue with him was taken in wake of the continuing blame game between Mithali and Powar, which is affecting the morale of the team.
Pakistan’s Sohail Abbas, Holland’s Bovelander and more recently India’s Sandeep Singh, Australia’s Chirs Ciriello and England’s Ashley Jackson are some of those who excelled in the art of dragflicking. But today the teams are finding it more and more difficult to score from penalty corners.
The inexorable rise of Twenty20 cricket has sparked fears that the Test format is in serious jeopardy -- but the longest form of the game has a powerful advocate in India captain Virat Kohli.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) says it no longer faces the fear of going bankrupt after having restored a "healthy and sustainable financial situation", which was among the tasks mandated by the IOC to secure the sport's Olympic future.
Having started well, India’s real test will come in the game against Belgium on Sunday. The Belgians, the Olympic silver medallists, displayed fast-paced attacking hockey during their 2-1 win over Canada.
Liverpool face a derby clash against Everton as they lick their Champions League wounds while Tottenham travel to Arsenal with a spring in their step on a weekend of big-city derbies.
Rickie Fowler doesn’t ‘have anything bad to say about The Bahamas', who does, really? The American and his fiancé visit this divine archipelago, a true jewel of the Atlantic Ocean, ‘three to four times a year.'
Londoners Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Usman Khawaja will outscore Virat Kohli and will also be the player of the series."As much of a threat Indian fast bowlers might pose, I think he's got a game that can cope with it here in Australia," said Ponting. He added, "Our batsmen will play better against their quick bowlers than their batters will play against ours."
Four-time World chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway accepted that playing rapid/blitz tiebreaks before the classical games will stir things but he refused to speak negatively about shorter time controls and existing tiebreak rule.
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said, "It is definitely a tough year. Throughout there were so many big tournaments and we did not even have time to rest and think about the next event." While she said that she was proud of winning medals at Asian and Commonwealth Games, she stressed that players needed a break in order to make corrections in their game.
Telangana's Esha Singh aced women's 10m air pistol event on the sixth medal round of the 62nd National Shooting Championships on Saturday. The 13-year-old bested former world champions with a score of 241.0 to pick her first ever individual gold medal. Esha was third after five shot with a score of 48.9 and maintained it with a score of 119.7 after 12 rounds.
Of the 34 provinces in China, Inner Mongolia is the hotbed of hockey. The tribe called 'Daur' have historically played the traditional form of hockey called 'Beikou'. All the players in China's World Cup team are from this province and from the same club. China is in Pool B alongside world No. 1 and defending champions Australia, England and Ireland.
Here are the big sports events lined up for Friday (November 30) that comprise the action from Men's Hockey World Cup and the second Test between Bangladesh and the West Indies.
India captain Virat Kohli was on Thursday slammed by fans for wearing shorts at the toss for the warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI. The photograph of Kohli in shorts attending the toss with CA XI captain Sam Whiteman was posted on BCCI's Twitter handle. Fans soon took to social media and criticised Kohli, calling it a "disrespectful act".
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said overseas players would, from Jan. 1, become eligible to play for England after living in the country for three years rather than a previous seven. It means that Barbados-born all-rounder Jofra Archer will be eligible to play for England at next year's Cricket World Cup.
Olympic champions Argentina were made to dig deep to eke out a 4-3 win over Spain in their Pool A match of the hockey World Cup on Thursday. Spain stunned the Argentines as early as in the third minute through young Enrique Gonzalez's fine field strike. Argentina will play New Zealand in their next pool match on December 3, while Spain will be up against France.
The National Committee for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) agreed to revoke Meng Hongwei's membership following a meeting, Xinhua news agency reported. The CPPCC is a 2,000-strong assembly of delegates whose role is supposedly to "advise" the government by putting forth policy suggestions.The US is very close to a trade deal with China, President Donald Trump has said, but remained noncommittal to its final outcome ahead of his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Argentina on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit. Trade and tariffs have been topics of increasing tension between the US and China.
Linking up the railway systems was one of the agreements made earlier this year in a key meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in. The six-carriage train is transporting 28 South Koreans, including railway engineers and other personnel, and carrying 55 tonnes of fuel and an electricity generator.Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said he was optimistic that some who remain unaccounted for will turn up alive, but he also left open the possibility that "bones or bone fragments" of additional victims could turn up as evacuation zones are reopened to civilians.
May secured an agreement with European Union leaders on Sunday that will see Britain leave the bloc in March next year with continued close trade ties, but the odds look stacked against her getting it through a deeply divided British parliament.