Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori advanced to the last 16 of the Madrid Open on Wednesday after defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman. As he debuted in his first tournament since the quarterfinals…
Rome, May 10 (IANS) The Chinese Suning Holdings Group, owner of Italian club Inter Milan and China’s Jiangsu Suning FC on Wednesday named Italian Walter Sabatini as their new technical director. The appointment came a…
Nairobi, May 10 (IANS) Double Olympic champion David Rudisha is one of four Kenyan track elites eyeing to dominate at the Shanghai meeting on Saturday as global stars line up in the Chinese city in…
Cuttack, May 10 (IANS) DSK Shivajians FC rode on a brace by Spanish import Juan Barraso to defeat Bengaluru FC 2-0 in a Group B match of the 38th edition of the Federation Cup football…
Kanpur, May 10 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Lions in an inconsequential tie of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Green Park Stadium here…
Turin, May 10 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimilano Allegri feels the reigning Serie A champions have a very good chance of winning the UEFA Champions League title this season. Juventus overcame French football league leaders AS…
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday retired from the Madrid Open due to a problem in his shoulder, which means Spain’s David Ferrer entered directly to the round of 16. Ferrer will…
Dubai, May 10 (IANS) Back in the ICC Champions Trophy squad after a gap of 11 years, veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh hopes for a “meaningful contribution” to help India defend its title during the June…
Lisbon, May 10 (IANS) The India U-17 football team suffered a 1-2 defeat to Sporting Lisbon in the last match of their exposure trip to Europe. Tuesday night’s match, which was slated to be a…
London, May 10 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels that teams battling in Europe and domestically will find it difficult to win the coveted English Premier League (EPL) title. With the nature of the EPL…
Dubai, May 10 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar on Wednesday agreed to continue till his tenure ends in June next year, the game’s global governing body confirmed here. Manohar, who had resigned…
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Table-toppers Mumbai Indians, the first team to secure a berth in the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs, are all set to take on a confident Kings XI Punjab at the…
Paris, May 10 (IANS) Italian Serie A leaders Juventus booked their second appearance in UEFA Champions League final over the past three years with a 2-1 home win and 4-1 on aggregate over Ligue 1…
Berlin, May 10 (IANS) Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund said veteran goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller has agreed to a one-year contract extension, which will keep him with the football club until June 2018. “Roman has been an…
Berlin, May 10 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s Javi Martinez will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his left collarbone, the newly crowned Bundesliga champions announced. The 28-year-old defender will be sidelined for the two…
Paris, May 10 (IANS) Italian Serie A leaders Juventus booked their second appearance in UEFA Champions League final over the past three years with a 2-1 home win and 4-1 on aggregate over Ligue 1…
Rio de Janeiro, May 10 (IANS) Brazil U-23 midfielder Bruno Paulista is set to join Rio de Janeiro giants Vasco da Gama from Sporting Lisbon, according to media reports. Bruno has made just seven first-team…
Rio de Janeiro, May 10 (IANS) Real Madrid defender Marcelo has revealed that he wants to finish his career in Brazil with Fluminense or their Rio de Janeiro rivals Botafogo. The 28-year-old began his professional…
Milan, May 10 (IANS) Inter Milan coach Stefano Pioli was fired three games before the end of the football season, the Serie A giants announced. Pioli took over from Dutchman Frank De Boer two months…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings is looking forward to trying out the off-field lessons he has picked up from Delhi Daredevils coach and Indian cricket legend Rahul Dravid to…