New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other politicians, sportspersons, actors, business leaders to encourage maximum voter engagement in 2019 general elections in April-May. “I…
Turin (Italy), March 13 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo notched a hat trick to lead Juventus 3-0 over Atletico Madrid for a 3-2 aggregate victory in their Champions League round-of-16 tie. Atletico, whose Wanda Metropolitano stadium is…
Basel (Switzerland), March 13 (IANS) Young India shuttler Riya Mookerjee has qualified for the main draw of the Yonex Swiss Open. In her qualifying match, 19-year-old Mookerjee defeated Laura Sarosi of Hungary 21-15, 21-10 in…
Manchester, March 13 (IANS) Manchester City has humiliated Schalke 7-0 to win the Champions League knockout stage tie 10-2 on aggregate and claim a berth in the quarterfinals. Sergio “Kun” Ag?ero had a brace for…
Paris, March 13 (IANS) The reappointment of Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid’s head coach has raised fears in France’s sporting press that the national hero could seek to sign Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Kylian Mbappe…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The development at the grassroots level must be strong for any footballing nation to rise through the ranks and that is exactly what India aims at as it…
Barcelona, March 13 (IANS) Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde has said he will not put his injured French winger Ousmane Dembele at risk in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16….
Turin (Italy), March 13 (IANS) Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he did not regret leaving Spain, where he played for nine years as a Real Madrid forward. The 34-year-old left the…
Jerusalem, March 13 (IANS) Former American NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire, currently with Hapoel Jerusalem club, will receive Israeli citizenship, Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri has announced. Stoudemire submitted an application for citizenship on February 10,…
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Eight I-League clubs on Tuesday decided to withdraw from the upcoming Super Cup set to take place in Bhubaneswar this month after their plea was not heard by the All India…
Ahmedabad, March 12 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) side Chennaiyin FC are all set for the second leg of their AFC Cup qualifying play-off tie against Sri Lanka’s Colombo FC at the Arena Stadium, here…
Fatorda (Goa), March 12 (IANS) A narrow 1-0 win in the second leg was nowhere near enough for a desperate Mumbai City FC who were knocked out by FC Goa 5-2 on aggregate in the…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Even as all eyes were focused on the big names on day one of the Bengal Open Golf Championship, it was 18-year-old rookie Karan Pratap Singh of Faridabad, Haryana, who stole…
Dubai, March 12 (IANS) Lokesh Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav are the only Indians in the top 10 of the batting and bowling rankings, respectively, in the latest ICC Twenty20 International (T20I) rankings released here on…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday issued warning that an impersonator is offering in-stadia branding and ad spaces for the series against Australia by claiming…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Actor-comedian Kiku Sharda found a smart way to make a mention of Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on “The Kapil Sharma Show” when the team of the 1983 cricket World…
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Having been at the receiving end of the dew during the fourth ODI in the ongoing series between India and Australia in Mohali on Sunday, Virat Kohli…
Greater Noida, March 12 (IANS) Gaurika Bishnoi who won her first title of the 2019 season last week will start as one of the strong favourites when the sixth leg of the Hero Womens Pro…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday announced Indian sportswear brand Alcis Sports as their official multi-year knitting and merchandise partner. This announcement has come soon after the Royals disclosure that pink would…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Actor Ranveer Singh says Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the Indian film fraternity to push forward content that propagates the message of “inclusive India and unity”. “I believe my calling to…