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….
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…
Madrid, Nov 15 (IANS) Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has undergone medical tests after he returned from the French national football team camp with a traumatic injury. Atletico explained on their website on Monday that…
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…
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…
Nairobi, Nov 15 (IANS) Kenya’s Stephen Kamande, a hawker selling trinkets at a local market, started his athletics career in 2005 for leisure as a way of keeping fit and quickly became a regular participant…
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…
Madrid, Nov 15 (IANS) Spanish football giants FC Barcelona have announced that a group of the club’s former players are going to help organise a day of solidarity with refugees in Greece. The event, which…
Buenos Aires, Nov 15 (IANS) Lionel Messi was one of several Argentinian players to fall ill during a flight from Buenos Aires to San Juan, according to media reports. The Barcelona forward and other unnamed…
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…
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash at the ATP World Tour Finals here for his first victory after climbing to the top of the…
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori successfully started the ATP World Tour Finals with a victory over Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 in the John McEnroe Group. The win on Monday helped…
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…
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash for his first victory after climbing to the top of the world rankings at the ATP World Tour…
Vatican City, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis greeted football world champions Germany in an audience at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a friendly match against Italy. Bayern Munich players Thomas Mueller and Mats Hummels…
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…
London, Nov 14 (IANS) English Premier League (EPL) football giants Liverpool are up there among the title favourites, feels Everton manager Ronald Koeman. “It’s still too early to say who will be the favourites, but…
Kunming (China), Nov 14 (IANS) World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi, currently in charge of China, on Monday showed his determination to win the key football World Cup qualifier against Qatar on his debut here on…
Cape Town, Nov 14 (IANS) South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been transferred from a detention centre to a correctional centre, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirmed on Monday. After a very careful consideration…
Berlin, Nov 14 (IANS) Defending champions Germany on Monday named their 18-member squad for the Junior Hockey World Cup, being held in the Indian city of Lucknow from December 8 to 18. Germany chief coach…