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FIFA files criminal complaint against Blatter over museum

FIFA said on Tuesday it suspected ``criminal mismanagement by FIFA's former management and companies appointed by them'' to work on the mus...

This old container is a treasure trove of Maradona memorabilia, contains the highly-coveted FIFA plaque

The value of the pieces is impossible to gauge but the sports memorabilia business is a booming one.

Kuwait says 'fruitful' talks had on resolving Qatar crisis

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates did not immediately acknowledge this burst of optimism by Kuwait, which has been ...

Wrestler Narsingh Yadav clears COVID-19 test, set for World Cup in Serbia

Making a comeback to competitive wrestling after serving a four-year doping ban, Narsingh had replaced Jitender Kinha in the 74kg in the In...

Diego Maradona: Argentine soccer genius who saw heaven and hell

Rising to stardom from a grimy Buenos Aires slum to lead Argentina to World Cup victory, Maradona was a rags-to-riches story in his soccer-...

Make some noise: Voice technology is revolutionizing economic activities in Bharat — you just didn't know about it

Voice holds the power to open up incredible economic opportunities for the underserved mass of people who come under the umbrella term of ‘...

Qatar puts up 'for sale' sign with new property visas

The reforms could also help soak up an oversupply of units, which has left gleaming towers half-empty and seen prices drop by almost a thir...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni confirms he has not played his last game for CSK

Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be back in the IPL next year. The World Cup-winning captain confirmed it himself at the toss of Chennai Super Kin...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has inspired a whole generation and will be sorely missed: ICC

The 39-year-old is the only captain to have won all ICC trophies -- T20 World Cup in 2007, ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy i...

Life lessons from the first England-West Indies Test

After football’s successful return and similar attempts by several other sports, cricket also walked out of its isolation ward with first T...

BCCI nominates Rohit for Khel Ratna; Shikhar, Ishant and Deepti for Arjuna

Rohit's opening partner Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma, the most-capped Test cricketer in the current set-up, have been nominated for the...

FIFA postpones U-17 Women's WC in India due to COVID-19, AIFF saw it coming

The decision was taken by the FIFA-Confederations working group which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address...

FIFA warns coronavirus could postpone international matches

This weekend's matches in the leading two divisions in Switzerland, where football's global governing body FIFA has its headquarters, were ...

Boria Majumdar, Nalin Mehta narrate tales of India’s Olympic stars in new book

In their upcoming book, Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games, Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta narrate the tales of India’s Olymp...

As India brace for a tough challenge from West Indies, here are some important threads to follow

This has been a year of preparation for the two T20 World Cups in next two years. But how much has it gone to plan? Perhaps not much, for a...

Now, women’s cricket becomes bookies’ new soft target

The last few months have served as a reminder that men’s domestic T20 Leagues and women’s cricket is where the spectre of match-fixing is s...

India drop two places to 103 in FIFA rankings

India has 1214 ranking points to its kitty, down by five points from the previous chart issued last month.