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Korou Singh Named India Captain For AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Promising midfielder Korou Singh was on Tuesday named India captain for the upcoming AFC U-17 Asian Cup. The talented 16-year-old has become an influential player on the pitch in the recent past. After scoring a goal each in the SAFF U-17 Championship and the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers, the winger went on to put on a fine show in the team's training matches in Spain and Germany, against the junior teams of some of the top clubs in the world, like Atletico de Madrid, Real Madrid, VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg, and more.

Sharks sign former Springboks wing Dyantyi on completion of doping ban

South Africa's Sharks have confirmed the signing of former Springboks wing Aphiwe Dyantyi as his four-year ban for doping comes to an end later this year.

Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Make Pre Quarterfinals; Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Bow Out

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu roared back to form ousting home favourite Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in straight games in the opening round of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event in Jakarta on Tuesday. The double Olympic medallist and former world champion, who made first round exits from the last two events, took 38 minutes to prevail over her recent nemesis from Indonesia 21-19 21-15 and seal a pre-quarterfinal berth. This was also Sindhu's first win against Tunjung in her last three games as she had lost to the Indonesian in the Madrid Masters final and Malaysian Masters semifinal earlier this year.