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New Delhi, Jul 20: Indian men's hockey team chief coach Paul van Ass today claimed that he has been fired by Hockey India following his alleged public altercation with federation president Narinder Batra. "As far I know I was fired one week after the Hockey World League Semi-finals in Antwerp, Belgium. Roelant Oltmans (High Performance Director) was asked to replace me," Van Ass said from The

Christchurch, Jul 19: Somdev Devvarman delivered when it mattered as he tamed Marcus Daniell in straight sets to level the Asia/Oceania Davis Cup tie against New Zealand 2-2, here today. Somdev prevailed over Daniell 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the first of the two reverse singles in two hours and 18 minutes to keep India in hunt. Daniell replaced Jose Statham, who was down with a flu but could not help his

New York, Jul 19: Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty in a New York court Saturday in connection with a massive international corruption scandal, and agreed to be released on a $10 million bond. The 50-year-old dual British and Cayman Islands citizen has relinquished his passports to the FBI and must remain within a 20-mile (32-kilometer) radius of the US federal court in

Jul 18: French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died of critical head injuries sustained at last year's Japanese Grand Prix, his family said in a statement on Saturday. He was 25. Bianchi had been in coma since the accident at Suzuka in October 2014. He passed away at a hospital in Nice, near his parents' home in the south of France. "Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but

New Delhi, Jul 18: Sports Ministry has now decided to include Jwala and Ashwini in the TOP scheme with a ministry official saying that their names will be part of the next list of athletes. With the Sports Ministry set to include G. Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa in the Target Olympics Podium (TOP) scheme, the shuttler from Hyderabad on Friday expressed happiness and said it would motivate them

New Delhi, Jul 17: Drawing flak from some quarters after turning professional, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh on Friday got the backing of Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who met him here and asked him to ignore the criticism. Vijender, who signed up with the UK-based Queensberry Promotions earlier this month for a four-year deal, met the Minister and discussed his decision to quite amateur

Dubai, Jul 17: Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was on Friday suspended from bowling in international cricket for the next 12 months following an independent assessment of his action, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced. The 34-year-old's bowling action was tested at the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai on July 6 after the legality of his bowling action came under question

Christchurch, Jul 17: In a shock start for India, Somdev Devvarman frittered away a two-set advantage to lose the opening singles to lower-ranked Michael Venus as the visitors trail 0-1 against New Zealand in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I tie, here today. Venus, ranked as low as 548 in the singles, turned the tables on Somdev, who lost the opening singles 6-4 6-4 3-6 3-6 1-6 after three hours

New Delhi, Jul 16: Sania Mirza's latest Grand Slam triumph at Wimbledon is a testament to what Indian women are capable of achieving, but there is a long way to go before change sets in for most women who wish to take up sports as a profession in this country, feels badminton ace Saina Nehwal. In the past few years, the likes of Sania, Dipika Pallikal (squash), Saina, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini

New Delhi, Jul 16: He knows it won't be a stroll in the park but India's boxing star Vijender Singh on Tuesday said he was looking forward to his professional debut in September. "It is not easy. But I believe in giving my 100 per cent to whatever work I do. There is a sort of pleasure in doing things which are difficult. "I don't know how successful I would be, but I am giving it a shot,"