CAS reduces FIFA ban on former World Cup bids’ inspector
Lausanne, July 15 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced the FIFA ban handed to the former leader of the team that inspected the bids for the 2018 and 2022 football World…
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FC Mainz sign Diallo from AS Monaco
Berlin, July 15 (IANS) FC Mainz have signed defender Abdou Diallo from French football league champions AS Monaco, the German club announced in a statement. Mainz have reinforced their defence with the signing of France’s…
Lille bid for Brazil U-23 midfielder Maia
Rio de Janeiro, July 15 (IANS) French top division football club Lille LOSC has submitted a formal offer for Santos midfielder Thiago Maia, according to the Brazilian club’s president Modesto Roma. “A proposal has been…
Federer sails into 11th Wimbledon final
London, July 15 (IANS) Roger Federer has reached the men’s singles final of the Wimbledon tennis championships for the 11th time after beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4. The…
Juventus star Bonucci set for shock transfer to AC Milan
Milan, July 14 (IANS) Juventus defensive stalwart Leonardo Bonucci was on Friday set to complete a shock move to AC Milan for a reported transfer fee of around $45 million due to his alleged frosty…
Cilic books place in maiden Wimbledon final
London, July 14 (IANS) Croatian Marin Cilic overpowered American Sam Querrey 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Friday to book a place in the final at Wimbledon tennis championships. Cilic, seeded No.7, needed two hours…
Didn’t know the importance of nutrition when I started playing: Sachin
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar says that he had no knowledge that how important is nutrition when he started playing and only realised when he lost a game because of lack of…
Ex-Man United, Tottenham star Sheringham named ATK head coach
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) on Friday appointed former Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur striker Teddy Sheringham as their new chief coach for the next edition….
Tottenham full-back Walker moves to Man City
Manchester, July 14 (IANS) Manchester City on Friday added more firepower to their defence signing on England right-back Kyle Walker from Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year deal for a reported transfer fee of around 50…
Jamshedpur FC sign Coppell as head coach
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Jamshedpur Football Club on Friday announced the signing of Steve Coppell as the head coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL). Jamshedpur Football Club, owned by Tata…
Bayern loan winger Gnabry to Hoffenheim for a season
Munich, July 14 (IANS) Bayern Munich reached an agreement to loan winger Serge Gnabry to Hoffenheim for one year, both German football clubs announced on Friday. Gnabry, who just joined the record Bundesliga champions from…
Ronaldinho extends association with Premier Futsal
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Having played the first season, 2002 FIFA World Cup winner and Brazilian legend Ronaldinho on Friday extended his association with Premier Futsal in India, a 5-a-side indoor version of football played…
CSK, RR make re-entry in IPL
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the most successful franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) have made a re-entry into the cash-rich Twenty20 cricket league after…
We recommended Zaheer for 150 days a year: Ganguly
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Former India captain and Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly on Friday said they had recommended former star seamer Zaheer Khan as bowling consultant for “150 days”. As per the…
SC drops contempt proceedings against ex-BCCI chief Thakur
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dropped contempt proceedings against former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur as it accepted his unqualified apology. The bench of…
FIFA U-17 World Cup ticket sales reach one lakh mark
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The FIFA Under-17 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) technical director Javier Ceppi on Friday confirmed one lakh tickets sold for the 24-nation football tournament in phase II of the…
In signing James Rodriguez, Bayern hope for return of ‘Robben effect’
Berlin, July 14 (IANS) Record German football champions Bayern Munich are hoping for the “Robben effect” after Colombian forward James Rodriguez on Thursday joined the club on loan from Real Madrid for two seasons. Like…
Government to launch portal for recognising sporting talent
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday revealed that the government was set to launch a web portal to unearth talent in various sports disciplines across India. “We have already succeeded…
Juventus winger Orsolini joins Atalanta
Turin, July 14 (IANS) Record Italian football champions Juventus on Friday announced that young Italian winger Riccardo Orsolini will join Atalanta on a two-year loan deal. The transfer of the 20-year-old includes an option to…
Golfer Vani wins eighth leg of Hero women’s Pro Tour
Hosur (Tamil Nadu), July 14 (IANS) Delhi golfer Vani Kapoor clinched her third win in four starts on the Hero WPG with a commanding and bogey free three-under 68 in the final round of the…