Geneva, July 8 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna held English GM Michael Adams to a hard-fought draw in the second round of the Geneva FIDE Grand Prix here. The World No. 22 Indian, playing…
Madrid, July 8 (IANS) Sporting Lisbon has signed defender Jeremy Mathieu from Spanish football giants Barcelona on a two-year contract. The Sporting website on Friday confirmed the player has a 60 million Euro ($68.4 million)…
Kingston (Jamaica), July 8 (IANS) Riding high after clinching the One-Day International (ODI) series, the Indian team will look to repeat their performance against West Indies in the one-off Twenty20 International (T20I) at Sabina Park…
Madrid, July 8 (IANS) Spanish top division football league outfit Athletic Club Bilbao players made a show of support for teammate Yeray Alvarez as he undergoes chemotherapy to combat the cancer he was originally diagnosed…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday flagged off the sixth Mega Slum Yuva Daud along with cricketer Ishant Sharma here. The marathon started from Hari Nagar Bus Depot and…
Manchester, July 8 (IANS) English Premier League (EPL) club Manchester United on Saturday confirmed that they had agreed on the transfer fee with Everton to sign striker Romelu Lukaku. Manchester United issued a statement on…
London, July 8 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray defeated Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 here to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon. The world number 1 needed two hours and 39 minutes…
London, July 8 (IANS) Rafael Nadal defeated big-serving Karen Khachanov in straight sets to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon here on Friday. The 10-time French Open champion fired 41 winners to beat the Russian…
Bhubaneswar, July 8 (IANS) It was a superb day for Indian athletes as they bagged four gold medals in the 400m and 1500m events in both the men’s and women’s races at the Asian Athletics…
Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday announced cash rewards for Odia athletes winning medals in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships being held at the Kalinga Stadium here. While gold medal winners will…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Delhi Gladiators beat Haryana Warriors with a margin of 12-6 on the opening day of the inaugural Super Boxing League here on Friday. In the first fight of the night,…
London, July 7 (IANS) Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja were beaten by their opponents in their respective categories and bowed out of the Wimbledon here on Friday. In the men’s doubles category,…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is breaking into a new field. He will tweak his vocal chords for a single composed by Mithoon. The song will celebrate the contribution of real life…
Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) Odia sprinter Amiya Kumar Mallick continued his disappointing performance at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday. Even as the local crowd was cheering up for the…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Despite being drawn in a tough group, India U-17 coach Luis Norton de Matos asserted on Friday that his boys will aim to create a splash at the FIFA U-17 World…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Two-time India Super League (ISL) champions Atl?tico de Kolkata (ATK) on Friday appointed former Bengaluru FC coach Ashley Westwood as their technical director for the forthcoming season. “I take this opportunity…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Praising the spirit and attitude of the Indian colts, senior national team skipper Sunil Chhetri on Friday expressed confidence that the Indian colts will give their best in the Under-17 FIFA…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Hosts India were on Friday clubbed with the United States of America, Colombia and Ghana in Group A of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, it was decided in the official draw…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Former Nigeria forward Nwankwo Kanu on Friday said the 1993 U-17 World Cup is a tournament he will always remember being part of and the youth showpiece played a big role…
London, July 7 (IANS) Seven-time champion Roger Federer and three-time winner Novak Djokovic registered straight set victories to enter the third round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament here. Federer, who turns 36 next month, won…