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Kapil Dev to chair Arjuna Award selection panel

Legendary India cricket skipper Kapil Dev will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for selecting outstanding sportspersons of the country for year 2014. Former hockey captain Ajitpal Singh...

August 8, 2014

Glasgow Commonwealth Games: With Kashyap's historic gold India finishes 5th

Parupalli Kashyap created history as he clinched Gold in the men’s singles badminton at 20th Commonwealth Games being held in Glasgow, Scotland.  With his gold medal, the country...

August 4, 2014

Dipa Karmakar: First Indian woman gymnast to win a medal in Commonwealth Games

Dipa Karmakar (20) scripted history as she clinched bronze in the vault event in the Commonwealth Games 2014 at Glasgow, Scotland, by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast and second...

July 31, 2014

Vincenzo Nibali wins 101st Tour de France

Italian Vincenzo Nibali won the 101st edition of Tour de France, becoming the first Italian in 16 years to win the championship. Nibali’s triumph comes after 2013 champion...

July 29, 2014

20th edition of Commonwealth Games begin at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland

The 2014 Commonwealth Games kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony that witnessed some enchanting performances by singers Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle and violinist Nicola Benedetti at the...

July 25, 2014

Cricket: India registers historic test victory at Lord's against England

India bagged their first Test victory at the historic Lord’s in nearly three decades as they rode on Ishant Sharma’s inspired spell of fast bowling to flatten England...

July 21, 2014

German World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm retires

Philipp Lahm, the captain of Germany’s football team, announced his retirement from international football. His retirement announcement comes just five days after Germany led by him bagged its...

July 19, 2014

Sim Bhullar: First Indian-origin player in NBA also the tallest player in NBA at present

Sim Bhullar (21) has become the first player of Indian origin to join the National Basketball Association (NBA) after he inked a summer contract with the Sacramento Kings,...

July 16, 2014

Mahela Jayawardene retires from Test cricket

The former skipper of Sri Lanka‘s cricket team Mahela Jayawardene has announced retirement from Test cricket. The right-handed batsman has played 145 tests and his 11,493 runs shares...

July 15, 2014

Novak Djokovic overcomes Roger Federer to win Wimbledon men’s title

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) in the final of 2014 men’s Wimbledon championship in a challenging contest. It was the first time since 2007 that Federer and Djokovic...

July 7, 2014

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