Новости за 28.12.2019

Fans showed their love and affection, got to know more about these athletes through their social media handles, in turn raising their followers and admirers’ numbers on these platforms.

Six-time world champion, MC Mary Kom, and her younger opponent, Nikhat Zareen, drew the battle lines on Friday, setting up a mouth-watering face-off in a women's selection trial bout here on Saturday. The winner in the 51kg category will get a ticket to represent India at the Tokyo Olympic qualifiers in Wuhan, China early next year.

Kings XI Punjab, an IPL franchise that has often flattered to deceive, will be in focus this season with former Indian skipper and coach Anil Kumble at the helm as the director of cricket operations. With the stalwart in the mix, the Mohali-based franchisee will have unmatched wisdom and experience at their disposal.

Four England cricketers who helped the side win their first ever 50-over World Cup title in July have been recognised in the annual New Year Honours list, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Friday.

Be it Russia getting banned from participating at the Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to US women's soccer captain Megan Rapinoe having a go at President Donald Trump, there were several occasions when things kept coming to a boil in the year 2019. Racist chants reared their heads from time to time, not sparing the best of international athletes, mostly footballers.

AC Milan have signed Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer until the end of the season with an option for a further year, the Serie A club announced on Friday.

Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City's faint hopes of retaining the Premier League title were in tatters as they blew a two-goal lead and had Ederson sent in a dramatic 3-2 defeat at Wolves on Friday.

The national capital on Saturday witnessed season's lowest temperature of 2.4 degree Celsius, reported news agency ANI quoting IMD. The temperature was recorded at 6.10 am. The city has been witnessing the longest December cold spell since 1997. A thick layer of fog has also engulfed the national capital.

The recent episode of Bigg Boss 13 started with Vishal Aditya Singh informing all the housemates that there is some kind of negative energy in the house. The actor says that the house is haunted because he always hears a particular sound.

A high-level inter-ministerial coordination committee has raised concern about absence of effective regulatory mechanism for gems & jewellery and real estate sectors to curb money laundering and counter terror financing ahead of India’s case coming up for review before FATF in October 2020. Countries on FATF grey list could could face restrictions from international financial system.

After gold and cash, it’s onion loot in Bihar! Six armed criminals looted around 5 tonnes of onion worth Rs3.5 lakh from a truck on the old Grand Trunk Road under Mohania police station area in Kaimur district late on Thursday night. One sack contains 50kg of onion. The price of one kg of onion in the local market varies from Rs100 to Rs120/kg.

A video showing Meerut SP (city) shouting at the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters, surfaced on Friday in which he is purportedly telling a group of agitators to leave the country and go to Pakistan.

Amid all the reports of anti-CAA violence in UP and other parts of the country, there was a brief moment of sanity and humanity. Last Friday, during protests across UP, a Muslim cleric Haji Qadir after performing his prayers at a local mosque in Firozabad district, braved the angry stone-pelters and saved an injured police constable’s life.

The iconic MiG-27, which played a key role during the 1999 Kargil war, was given an emotional farewell by the Indian Air Force as the fighter jet roared across the skies for the last time on Friday after serving IAF for over three decades. The formidable flying machine, that guarded India’s airline for four decades, was bid adieu with teary eyes at the Jodhpur Airforce Station.