Women’s Super League: Manchester United make Old Trafford debut against West Ham
• 4 years agoThe last time a women's football game was played at Old Trafford was during the 2012 London Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shreeshankar Murali sets sights on competing in top-quality competitions after sealing Games quota
Fpsports • 4 years ago“Winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics is achievable, but it’s tough,” Shreeshankar told Firstpost. “There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to competing in the Olympic Games."
Badminton star Saina Nehwal joins BJP, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspires her
Fpsports • 5 years agoSaina, an Olympic bronze medallist from the 2012 London Games and a two-time World Championships medallist, credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inspiring her.
Former Chelsea, Juventus striker Eniola Aluko becomes first sporting director at Championship side Aston Villa Women
• 5 years agoAluko, who won 102 caps for her country and represented Britain at the 2012 London Olympics, retired as a player last week after leaving Serie A champions Juventus in December
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, former world record holder in men's marathon, suspended for doping violations
• 5 years agoWilson Kipsang Kiprotich, the former world record holder for the men's marathon, has been provisionally suspended for doping violations.
Former India table tennis head coach Bhawani Mukherji passes away aged 68
• 5 years agoMukherji, who was the first Dronacharya awardee in table tennis, did his schooling and graduation from Ajmer where his father was a medical practitioner.
Three-time Olympic rowing champion Pete Reed left paralysed from chest down after suffering spinal stroke
• 5 years agoA spinal stroke is a disruption in the blood supply to the spinal cord and five-time world champion Reed says doctors do not know what caused his
BWF Denmark Open 2019: Saina Nehwal loses to Sayaka Takahashi in straight games; Sameer Verma beats Kanta Tsuneyama to advance to second round
• 5 years agoSaina has been going through a tough phase with fitness issues since claiming the Indonesia Masters in January, having previously made first-round exits from China and Korea Open this year
BWF World Championships 2019: HS Prannoy stuns Lin Dan in three-game contest; B Sai Praneeth advances in straight games
• 6 years agoIn the pre quarter-finals, Prannoy will meet top seed Kento Momota of Japan whom he has never beaten in five matches
Five Russian weightlifters including 2012 Olympics silver medallist provisionally suspended after Moscow dope lab analysis
• 6 years agoFive Russian weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, have been provisionally suspended after doping tests on samples recovered from the Moscow lab, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on Tuesday.