Hockey : Rupinder Pal Singh, SK Uthappa excluded from Indian squad

New Delhi, May 26: Ace drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh and midfielder S.K. Uthappa were on Tuesday dropped from the Indian hockey team which will take part in the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final to be played in Antwerp, Belgium, from June 20 to July 5. Four players — Rupinder, Uthappa, forwards Mandeep Singh and Satbir […]

Pakistan spinner Raza Hasan slapped with two-year ban

Islamabad : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has handed a two-year ban to spinner Raza Hasan, who tested positive for a prohibited substance. PCB had conducted in-competition dope test through an independent collecting agency during the Pentangular Cup 2015 held at Karachi. The agency had also collected the urine sample of Raza Hassan cricketer during the […]

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique unaware of future despite successful season

Barcelona: FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has explained that he has yet to meet with the club’s technical committee to discuss his position for next season, pointing out that such plans can wait. The Spaniard on Friday gave no real indication about his future with the club, although on Thursday the club president Josep Maria […]

French Open 2015: No Indian player including Yuki Bhambri, Somdev Devvarman qualify to singles draw

Paris: There will be no Indian playing at this year’s French Open singles draw as all three contenders, including Yuki Bhambri, bowed out after second-round defeats in the Qualifiers here. Yuki suffered a 4-6 3-6 defeat against Germany’s Tim Puetz while Ramkumar Ramanathan was routed 2-6 0-6 by America’s Jared Donaldson. Russian Evgeny Donskoy had […]