New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Monday asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley if he intended to bring in Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his “character witness”. “Since you are a minister…
London, May 15 (IANS) Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger on Monday did not rule out forward Alexis Sanchez from being fit to play against Sunderland in an English Premier League (EPL) game on Tuesday but…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Spanish football legend Carles Puyol on Monday handed over the first lot of tickets of the upcoming Under-17 FIFA World Cup to the grand daughter-in-law of 1911 IFA Shield winning…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the squad for the 11th ICC Women’s World Cup, to be held between June 24 and July 23. Veteran…
Kathmandu, May 15 (IANS) A team of 14 rope-fixing climbers on Monday stood atop the world’s highest peak Mount Everest — Mt Qomolangma for the Tibetans — becoming the first team of 2017 to reach…
Rotterdam, May 15 (IANS) Around 140,000 fans of Feyenoord Rotterdam on Monday celebrated the Dutch football league triumph in the centre of Rotterdam. Players and staff appeared at the balcony of the town hall at…
Rome, May 15 (IANS) Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Monday said he remains as motivated as ever to reclaim his old position at top of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, although he…
Moscow, May 15 (IANS) Indian Grand Master P. Harikrishna went down fighting to Russian GM Peter Svidler in third round to suffer his first loss in the Moscow FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament here. The…
Madrid, May 15 (IANS) German tennis player Angelique Kerber climbed to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings, released on Monday, with 7,035 points, dislodging United States icon Serena Williams. Serena, who came in…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Star West Indies batsman Chris Gayle said on Monday that India will have the edge when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in a much anticipated group match at the upcoming…
Kochi, May 15 (IANS) On the day the first deadline ended, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, one of the proposed venues for the U-17 World Cup football tournament — taking place in India for the first…
Berlin, May 15 (IANS) While the 27th Bundesliga football title is already in the bag, Bayern Munich still have a few minor aims for their final league game next weekend. After not being able to…
Madrid, May 15 (IANS) Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has heaped praise on prolific goal-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo saying the Portuguese football superstar always steps up during decisive moments. Ronaldo hit a brace in Real’s…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Disappointed after Delhi Daredevils failed to make it to the play-offs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) yet again, team mentor Rahul Dravid felt that young batsmen need to be…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Fashion and lifestyle online brand, Attiitude.com on Monday signed West Indian star batsman Chris Gayle as its global brand ambassador in a multi-million dollar deal. The 37-year-old will represent the…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) India captain Anup Kumar was among the seven players retained by U Mumba for season five of the Pro Kabaddi League, it was announced by the organisers here on Monday. Besides…
Madrid, May 15 (IANS) Briton Andy Murray continued leading the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings released on Monday, while Spanish Rafael Nadal jumped to the fourth place after beating Austrian Dominic Thiem to…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) After losing to Rising Pune Supergiant in both their home and away encounters during the league stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL), table-toppers Mumbai Indians will need to pull up…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Cricketer Suresh Raina and his wife Priyanka Chaudhary Raina on Monday announced the launch of their foundation dedicated to the aid of underprivileged mothers across the country. Both Suresh and…
Florida, May 15 (IANS) South Korean golfer Kim Si-woo became the youngest champion at the Players Championship, unofficially considered the fifth “major” of the season, after holding off England’s Ian Poulter at TPC Sawgrass here….