Shamkir (Azerbaijan), April 29 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna played out a hard-fought draw against World No. 20 Radoslaw Wojtaszek in his seventh round encounter at the Shamkir Chess 2017 tournament here. The game…
By Veturi Srivatsa Listening to and reading what the head of the Committee of Administrators (COA) Vinod Rai has been saying on sharing of the revenues with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Indian…
Kolkata/Shillong, April 29 (IANS) Surprise league leaders Aizawl FC will need at least a draw against Shillong Lajong to script history, while former champions Mohun Bagan face a must-win home tie against Chennai City FC…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Judo Federation of India (JFI) on Saturday announced that it will open training centres in Guwahati and Aizawl in the next few days for providing best training facilities to…
Pune, April 29 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) rode on a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) to 157/3 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 tie at the Maharashtra Cricket Association…
Sydney, April 29 (IANS) Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Saturday came to India’s World Cup winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s defence, saying that the experienced wicketkeeper-batsman could have a significant role to play…
Canberra, April 29 (IANS) Australia is one of four nations which is interested in taking over the responsibility to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, after the South African city of Durban was stripped of the…
Pune, April 29 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to field against Rising Supergiant (RPS) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association…
Barcelona, April 29 (IANS) Andy Murray of Scotland advanced to the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open tennis tournament after defeating Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vi?olas in a tough three-set duel that kept both players on the court…
Mohali, April 29 (IANS) Back from four consecutive losses, Delhi Daredevils are in a do-or-die situation when they take on struggling Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 tie at the…
Villarreal (Spain), April 29 (IANS) A solid Villarreal CF beat Sporting Gijon 3-1 to sustain their hopes of finishing fifth in the Spanish football league and securing a spot in next season’s Europa League. With…
Buenos Aires, April 29 (IANS) Jorge Sampaoli is the sole candidate to take over as coach of Argentina’s national team, according to Argentine Football Association (AFA) chief Claudio Tapia. The position fell vacant by the…
Beirut, April 29 (IANS) A team comprising former star footballers of multiple European champions FC Barcelona beat ex-players of fellow Spanish giants Real Madrid 3-2 here in a game billed as the “Classico of Legends”….
Rio de Janeiro, April 29 (IANS) Udinese are eyeing a move for highly rated Brazilian full-back Joao Pedro, according to media reports. The 20-year-old has impressed the Italian Serie A club’s scouts this year during…
Angers (France), April 29 (IANS) Olympique Lyon climbed to the fourth position in the French football league with a 2-1 away victory over French Cup finalists Angers SCO at the Stade Raymond Kopa here. Lyon,…
Leverkusen (Germany), April 29 (IANS) Guido Burgstaller’s brace helped FC Schalke 04 upset Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 in their German football league match at the Bay Arena Stadium here. Schalke have now jumped from the 11th…
Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be hot favourites to do the double on defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad when the two sides lock horns in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at…
Rio de Janeiro, April 29 (IANS) Brazil football club Gremio will be without Ecuador international forward Miller Bolanos for at least three weeks due to an injury, the Porto Alegre club has said. The 26-year-old…
Barcelona, April 28 (IANS) Scotland tennis star Andy Murray advanced to the Barcelona Open semi-finals after defeating Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vi?olas 2-6, 6 -4, 7-6 (4) in a tough game that kept both players on the…
Mohali, April 28 (IANS) Openers David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan helped Sunrisers Hyderabad post a challenging 207/3 against King XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match at the I.S. Bindra Stadium here on Friday….