New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) To select and nurture talent in athletics, GAIL (India) Ltd. and National Yuva Cooperative Society (NYCS) have launched a nationwide grassroots athletics programme, naming it GAIL-Indian Speedstar. The project, a…
Hyderabad: Indian Cricketer Sreesanth during the press meet of his upcoming Telugu film `Multilingual` in Hyderabad. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru/Kochi, March 22 (IANS) Former Indian pace bowler S. Sreesanth on Tuesday said he has been offered…
Lusaka, March 22 (IANS) The head of Zambia’s football governing body Kalusha Bwalya has conceded defeat and congratulated the winner of the election. Bwalya lost to business executive Andrew Kamanga in the Football Association of…
Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza believes that small slip-ups against Australia were responsible for Bangladesh’s defeat in their crucial World Twenty20 Super 10 match. Bangladesh lost by three wickets with nine…
Tehran, March 22 (IANS) The Indian football squad which will play Iran in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at the majestic Azadi Stadium here on Thursday has been denied the match venue for training purposes….
Indian Wells, March 22 (IANS) Indian Wells tournament chief executive Raymond Moore on Tuesday resigned after his controversial comments about women’s tennis. Moore, 69, said the women’s game “rides on the coat-tails” of the men…
Nairobi, March 22 (IANS) With over a month before the London Marathon, Olympic bronze medallist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya will head back to Europe for a race, the Berlin Half Marathon on April 3. The…
Perth, March 22 (IANS) As he hones in on his 2016 Rio Olympics team, Australian women’s hockey team head coach Adam Commens on Tuesday named what he believes is their strongest squad for the Hawke’s…
Rio de Janeiro, March 22 (IANS) Renato Augusto and Gil have praised the quality of football in China, predicting more top Brazilian players will follow their footsteps by joining Chinese clubs in the near future….
Amsterdam, March 22 (IANS) Dutch football great and AFC Ajax’s head coach Frank de Boer has suffered a torn Achilles tendon in his right leg, while playing a “foot volley” game in training here. The…
Kampala, March 22 (IANS) Ugandan boxers Ronald Serugo and Kenneth Katende have qualified for the Rio Olympic Games. “We are happy that we have more athletes make it for the Olympic team,” Uganda Olympic Committee…
Buenos Aires, March 22 (IANS) Argentine coach Gerardo Martino has called up uncapped Lanus striker Lautaro Acosta for his team’s World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia. The 28-year-old former Sevilla player is so far…
Rio De Janeiro, March 22 (IANS) Sprinter Usain Bolt has confirmed he will retire after this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite calls to prolong his career. The six-time Olympic gold medalist suggested…
Moscow, March 22 (IANS) Four-time world champion Russian swimmer Yulia Yefimova said on Monday that she is going to challenge her suspension from competition for suspected doping. “Currently we are preparing for hearings of my…
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) Australia beat Bangladesh in the third match of the World Twenty20’s Super 10 stage on Monday at the Chinnaswami Stadium, chasing down a 157 run target with three wickets and nine…
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh piled up a score of 156/5 in 20 overs against Australia in the group stage Super 10 match at the World Twenty20 here on Monday. Mahmudullah top scored with a…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Monday picked a young squad for the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Malaysia from April 6-16, with established players like Akashdeep Singh,…
Kunshan (China), March 21 (IANS) India were placed in a relatively easy group in the women’s section but the men’s team did not prove to be as lucky at the draw for the prestigious Thomas…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Legend Imran Khan has said an India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series can help strengthen ties between the two countries. The World Cup winning captain said that a bilateral cricket series between the…
Nagpur, March 21 (IANS) New Zealand set themselves up for a place in the semi-finals of the womens World Twenty20 with a six-wicket win over three-time defending champions Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium…