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Bengaluru to be HIL’s seventh team in 2018

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Hockey India League (HIL) will have its seventh franchise in Bengaluru with the JSW Steel Group-owned outfit set to enter the fray in 2018, league chairman Narinder Batra announced on…





Bolt plans to train with Borussia Dortmund

Berlin, Nov 15 (IANS) Multiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt is expected to participate in the training of top flight German football club Borussia Dortmund where a sprinting duel is expected with striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang….


Mauresmo quits French women’s tennis team

Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo has announced that she will quit as captain of the French women’s tennis team because she is expecting her second child. The 37-year-old explained at a…



EPL has to promote English talent: Puyol

London, Nov 15 (IANS) Former Spain star Carles Puyol said that the English Premier League (EPL) needs to promote the talent of local players so that the England football team can start winning titles. In…


Uganda to camp in Dubai before AFCON 2017

Kampala (Uganda), Nov 15 (IANS) Uganda’s national men’s football team will have several build up games in Dubai ahead of their return to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after 39 years. Uganda head…



Real Madrid train children in Cuba

Havana, Nov 15 (IANS) Top Spanish football club Real Madrid has opened a training camp in Havana for Cuban children. Some 100 boys and girls selected from eight schools in Havana attended the first day…




Benin to host international tennis tournament

Cotonou (Benin), Nov 15 (IANS) Benin will hold the third edition of the international open tennis tournament from December 5 to 10 aimed at promoting the best senior players from African countries. At least 60…




Brazil handed international basketball ban

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 15 (IANS) Brazil has been banned from international basketball tournaments for “serious” rule breaches, the sport’s world governing body International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said. In a statement on Monday, FIBA said…




Lampard to leave New York City FC

New york, Nov 14 (IANS) New York City FC announced on Monday that veteran English midfielder Frank Lampard will depart when his contract expires at the end of 2016. Signed by New York City FC…