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Boston, Apr 15: Soccer`s embattled world governing body must make human rights one of its primary goals, on a par with promoting the sport and making money, according to a set of recommendations by a top UN official released on Thursday. FIFA should be prepared to use its negotiating leverage to ensure that countries bidding for its World Cup championship protect the rights of people who toil to

Ipoh (Malaysia), Apr 14: The loss to New Zealand complicating matters for them, an inconsistent India will take on Malaysia in a do-or-die battle to secure a final berth in their final league fixture of the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here on Friday. India, who have been unimpressive so far except for the 5-1 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan, need to pull off a victory against

Ipoh (Malaysia), Apr 13: A dominant India registered their biggest victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in six years when they coasted to a 5-1 win in a round-robin league match of the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, here today. This was India's biggest win since their 7-4 triumph against Pakistan in the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi. Playing their best game of the tournament, Manpreet Singh

New Delhi, Apr 12: Virat Kohli has joined the recently-announced Premier Futsal football league as its brand ambassador. Premier Futsal was launched amid much fanfare last week and Kohli, who has been the face of Indian Cricket over the last few years, will now lend his name to Futsal, the newer, shorter 5-a-side variant of soccer. His announcement as brand ambassador follows the unveiling of

Singapore, Apr 11: Six summers ago, Saina Nehwal had stood at the podium here with the gold medal dangling around her neck and the Indian ace will hope to relive those moments by clinching the title once again when the Singapore Super Series begins here tomorrow. Saina has played only three times in the last five editions here at the Singapore Indoor Stadium but she could not go beyond the

Nashville, Apr 11: A former Vanderbilt University football player was found guilty on Friday of raping an unconscious female student in a dorm room three years ago. Cory Batey is one of four former Vanderbilt football players charged with aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery stemming from the June 2013 incident. It took jurors just over two hours to reach the verdict. This was the second

Ipoh (Malaysia), Apr 11: India's hockey team claimed a 3-1 victory over Canada to move to the third spot in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup here on Sunday. India, coming into the match with a 1-5 defeat against world champions Australia, caught a flying start with forward Nikkin Thimmiah scoring in the third minute. Keegan Pereira, however, made it 1-1 for Canada in the 23rd minute. Later drag-flicker

Barabati, Apr 10: Mohun Bagan's hopes of retaining the I-League title virtually went up in smokes after they were held to a 3-3 draw by DSK Shivajians in an enthralling I-League contest at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat. In a match that had several twists and turns, Mohun Bagan took a lead through Cornell Glenn (26th and 45+1st) but only to crumble under pressure as Derrick Pereira's side

Mumbai, Apr 8: IndusInd Bank on Thursday announced its support to the Indian para athletes, who qualify for this year's Rio Paralympics, through its Para Champions Programme -- IndusInd Umang -- designed for differently-abled sportspersons. Fifteen emerging and elite para athletes have been selected to receive support under the programme in the first year with two among them -- Amit Saroha and

New Delhi, Apr 8: After disappointing 2018 World Cup qualifiers campaign, India dropped dropped two places in the latest FIFA rankings, released on Thursday. With 142 points, Stephen Constantine's men are placed 162nd in the global ranking, which is being lead by Argentina. India are ranked 29th in Asia. In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, India lost seven of the eight matches, ending their campaign