India 'Stay Calm' About Kraken: Experts

The Kraken COVID-19 variant accounts for almost 41 per cent of all Covid infections. IMAGE: A woman undergoes a health check up at the New Covid Hospital Prichoo in Pulwama on Tuesday, January 11,......

Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreads faster, may cause severe disease: Study

The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant is not only faster at spreading, but may also cause more severe disease, a lab study suggests. IMAGE: People wearing face masks queue at a......

Omicron overtakes Delta; less severe but not mild: WHO

Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has warned, with the global health agency......

Mixing COVID-19 vaccines gives good protection: Study

Amid the global shortage of the COVID-19 vaccines, a study conducted by Oxford University has found out that alternating doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate robust immune......

Soccer: Barca boss Xavi urges fans not to boo Dembele

IMAGE: Ousmane Dembele has not played for Barcelona since January 12 after failing to renew his contract, which is set to expire at the end of the season. Photograph: Twitter Barcelona manager......

Soccer Extras: PSG beaten again; O'Shea to retire

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.  IMAGE: Montpellier players celebrate after defeating Paris St Germain in Ligue 1, at Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France.......

Football Briefs: One pan-India league?

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: ISL players during the unveiling of the trophy in Mumbai. Mohun Bagan on Tuesday said it found the Asian Football Confederation......

Sports Shots: FIFA looks to ease the fixture burden on players

IMAGE: FIFA headquarters. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images FIFA needs to take care of the players when it plans the next international match calendar, the head of a key committee at......

Cristiano Ronaldo's five records in Euro history

Cristiano Ronaldo is a colossal figure in club football having completed a hat-trick of Champions League title victories (1 Manchester United, 2 Real Madrid). The three-time Ballon d'Or......