Lausanne,  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday acknowledged a two-year ban imposed on Russia by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and said it will consult with International Federations (IF) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on the matter.

The ban means that Russian ath

Belgrade, Russian wrestlers claimed four freestyle gold medals on the penultimate day of the Individual World Cup being held in Serbia, according to United World Wrestling.

Russia's Razambek Zhamalov, 2019 U23 world champion, on Thursday came from behind to stun two-time world champion Frank Chamizo of Italy 4

New Delhi,  Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu will return to competitive action in January 2021 where she will be taking part in at least three tournaments.

Sindhu, who is a part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group, will be seen in action at the Yonex Thailand Open (January 12-17), Toyota T

Zurich,  Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski on Thursday beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win The Best FIFA Men's Player award. Manchester City and England defender Lucy Bronze, meanwhile won the The Best FIFA Women's player award. The award ceremony was a virtual event due to the Covid-19

Lausanne, The FINA Artistic Swimming Virtual Challenge will be held on Saturday and Sunday, swimming's global governing body announced.

In a media release, FINA and its Technical Artistic Swimming Committee (TASC) say they have developed a brand new concept for a virtual challenge in the discipline amid the on

Melbourne, Cricket Australian Capital Territory (ACT) CEO James Allsopp has been appointed to the role of Executive General Manager, Community Cricket at Cricket Australia.

During his time at Cricket ACT, Allsopp supported the Community Cricket team in the development of Cricket ACT's junior growth strate

Auckland,  A four-wicket haul by pacer Jacob Duffy followed by a half century from wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert helped New Zealand beat Pakistan by five wickets in the first T20I at the Eden Park on Friday.

The Black Caps first restricted Pakistan to 153/9 and then chased down the target with seven balls

Adelaide, Off-spinner R Ashwin took four for 55 while pace bowler Umesh Yadav took three for 40 as India took a handy 53-run lead as Australia were bowled out for 191 in their first innings on the second day of the first Test match here at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.

India had made 244 in their first innings.