Madrid, Feb 24 (IANS) Four Spanish sides are in Europa League action on Thursday night as they try to preserve their country’s impressive record in Europe in 2016. The first leg ties of the Champions…
Madrid, Feb 24 (IANS) Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has made social media history by becoming the first athlete to reach 200 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Ronaldo has 109.7 million followers…
London, Feb 24 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is dismayed by his players’ poor tactical awareness after the Champions League defeat to Barcelona at home. Argentine star Lionel Messi scored late in the second half…
Turin (Italy), Feb 24 (IANS) Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola said he was satisfied despite seeing the German football club surrender a two-goal lead to draw against Juventus 2-2, and added that they could not…
Ho Chi Minh City, Feb 24 (IANS) Vietnam’ s Becamex Binh Duong managed a 1-1 draw with China’s Jiangsu Suning in the opening match of AFC Champions League (ACL) in the Vietnamese province of Binh…
Doha, Feb 24 (IANS) Indo-Swiss top tennis pair Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis expectedly romped home into yet another quarterfinal — their 41st successive win on the circuit — but not before getting a scare…
Turin, Feb 24 (IANS) Now we know: Football is not just a game. It is a battle, a battle of tactics, systems, passion, brilliant coaches like Massimiliano Allegri and Pep Guardiola, and their outstandingly educated…
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) on Tuesday revealed that the West Bengal government has assured it that a hockey stadium will be built inside the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Complex that…
Dubai, Feb 23 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out in the first round of their respective categories as the Indian challenge came to an end at the $2.2 million Dubai Tennis Championships here…
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Barcelona’s star striker Luis Suarez almost gave Arsenal fans a surprise gift as he left his passport at home before his team’s flight to London, ahead of the Champions League clash…
Christchurch, Feb 23 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after an exchange with umpire Ranmore Martinesz which took place…
Zurich, Feb 23 (IANS) FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein has asked for Friday’s election to be suspended in a dispute over voting procedures. The Jordanian former FIFA executive committee member had voiced concerns…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan Yadav is expected to face a tough challenge on his debut at the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) competition when he takes on Uzbekistan’s Israil…
Vientiane (Laos), Feb 23 (IANS) Coach Ashley Westwood said his team’s tryst with continental football last season will hopefully hold them in good stead as Bengaluru FC kick-start their 2016 AFC Cup campaign when they…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president C.K. Khanna was on Tuesday appointed principal advisor to the supervisory committee for the ICC World T20 matches to he held…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, star opener Rohit Sharma and middle-order specialist Yuvraj Singh are set to make their sixth successive appearance at the International Cricket Council (ICC) World…
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s cricket skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is going to be the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “national goodwill ambassador for youth”. Mortaza currently captains the country’s One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20…
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Rubel Hossain may face punishment and even be dropped from the central contract for not following injury rehabilitation guidelines. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said…
Asuncion (Paraguay), Feb 23 (IANS) An 18-year-old man was gunned down before the start of a match between Olimpia and Cerro Porteño over the weekend here, the Paraguayan National Police said, adding that 54 people…
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal has revealed that he rejected an offer from English football club Manchester United last summer in order to sign with Bayern Munich. The 28-year-old, who spent four…