Redpath, Horne start for Scotland in Six Nations clash with Italy
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"Sports Teaches You Friendship, Respect": Abhinav Bindra
Indian Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra talked about the impact of sports, saying that it teaches people friendship, respect and solidarity and can shape people while making them health conscious. Bindra, Italian shooter Niccolo Campriani and legendary Indian shuttler Pullela Gopichand shared deep insights into areas extending beyond the competitive aspect of the sport, like the Olympic Value Education Program, Refugee Project and Physical Literacy to spark the series of game-changing conversations in Trailblazers 2.0, India's biggest sports conclave.
Real Madrid boss Ancelotti 'calm' about tax fraud accusations
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was calm about accusations he avoided 1 million euros ($1.09 million) in taxes on image rights revenues while he was at the club in 2014 and 2015.
Indian Boxer Nishant Dev Makes Winning Start At Olympic Qualifier; Shiva, Ankushita Lose
World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev gave India its first win at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier, defeating Britain's Lewis Richardson by a 3-1 split decision in the men's 71kg category in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Nishant was aggressive right from the word go against the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, and won the first round of his bout 4-1 on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Indian became even more dominant in the second round using his long reach and delivered some effective right hooks to comfortably win 5-0.
Kerber advances, Badosa withdraws at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, California : Three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber beat Petra Martic 6-3 6-4 in the first round of Indian Wells on Wednesday while 2021 winner Paula Badosa withdrew ahead of her first round match with injury.
Real Madrid 'Suffer' In Leipzig Draw To Reach Champions League Quarters
Real Madrid scraped through into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1-1 second-leg draw against RB Leipzig on Wednesday, progressing 2-1 on aggregate. The record 14-time champions were far below their best but did just enough over the two legs of the last-16 clash to edge out their Bundesliga opponents. Despite Leipzig shading the game, Vinicius Junior opened the scoring in the 65th minute after being set up well by Jude Bellingham. Willi Orban quickly levelled for the visitors but they could not find a second goal to force extra-time at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Spain Prosecutors Seek Jail For Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti Over Tax
Spanish prosecutors on Wednesday called for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti to be jailed for four years and nine months, saying he had failed to declare earnings to the tax office. The Madrid state prosecutor's office accused the 64-year-old Italian of having cost Spain's treasury more than one million euros in undeclared earnings from image rights in 2014 and 2015. "Although he himself declared himself to be a tax resident in Spain and indicated that his home was in Madrid, he only declared in his tax returns the personal remuneration received from Real Madrid," the tax office said in a statement.
Martin McDonagh moves on to last 16 at Olympic qualifiers in Italy
Martin McDonagh is into the last 16 of Olympic qualifiers in Italy after an impressive win over Turkish fighter Yusuf Acik on Wednesday.