The day in sports: 25th April

‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh to get lifetime achievement award

Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, will be awarded the Bluechip CSJC lifetime achievement award here Saturday.

UCI did nothing to fight doping – USADA chief

Travis Tygart, chief executive officer of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), speaks on April 25, 2013 at the French Senate in Paris, during a hearing before an anti-doping commission. World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has contributed nothing to the fight against doping in the sport, Tygart said.

Rain ends day early at Barcelona Open

Spanish seed Nicolas Almagro reached the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday before rain wrecked more than half of the third-round programme.

Shakib, Mushfiqur steer Bangladesh to healthy score

A 123-run stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim allowed Bangladesh to put up a healthy score on day one of the second Test against Zimbabwe despite giving five wickets away cheaply.

Dortmund face fight to keep ‘Lewangoalski’

His four goals in the Champions League rout of Real Madrid and expiring contract make striker Robert Lewandowski a hot target for Europe’s top clubs but Borussia Dortmund have vowed to fight to keep their Poland star.

New Delhi to host Thomas and Uber Cup finals

New Delhi will host badminton’s two premier events — the Thomas and the Uber Cup finals — next year.

Saina Nehwal shocked at India Open

Yui Hashimoto of Japan stunned top seed Saina Nehwal 13-21, 21-12, 22-20 in the Indian Open Super Series badminton event here Thursday.

Mohammedan Sporting qualify for I-League 2013-14

Kolkata’s Mohammedan Sporting qualified for the next edition of the I-League (2013-14) when they were held to a goalless draw by Kolkata’s Bhawanipore FC in their penultimate League match of the final phase of the 2nd Division League being held in Bangalore.

IPL 6: Super Kings beat Sunrisers by five wickets

Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck an unbeaten 67 as Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.

Sharapova toils on way to Stuttgart quarters

French Open champion Maria Sharapova admitted she had dug deep to reach the quarter-finals of Stuttgart’s WTA tournament after her three-hour marathon victory over claycourt specialist Lucie Safarova on Thursday.

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