London, Aug 1 (IANS) With Manchester United adding several star players to their squad along with celebrated manager Jose Mourinho, captain Wayne Rooney is confident that the former English Premier League (EPL) champions are poised…
Melbourne, Aug 1 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday announced the extension of head coach Darren Lehman’s contract till the 2019 ICC cricket World Cup to be staged in England. The 46-year-old southpaw took on…
Amsterdam, Aug 1 (IANS) Dutch football champions PSV Eindhoven defeated Cup holders Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-0 to capture the Johan Cruijff Shield, the Dutch Super Cup, in the Amsterdam Arena here. In the traditional start of…
Toronto, Aug 1 (IANS) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-5 to win his fourth $4,178,500 Rogers Cup title here. Sunday’s victory was also Djokovic’s 30th ATP Masters title,…
Villarreal (Spain) Aug 1 (IANS) Brazil’s Alexandre Pato, who plied his trade for Corinthians, will be presented as a new Villarreal player for the next four football seasons at a ceremony on Monday. The 26-year-old…
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Doping crisis and poor facilities might have shrouded Rio Olympics but it appears the inability to play artificial intelligence (AI)-based game Pokemon Go is bothering athletes the most. Hundreds of sportspersons…
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Beijing launched a worldwide campaign to seek designs for the emblems of both 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. At an event held to celebrate the first anniversary of the successful…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) Three years after being told his career was over, ace Indian shooter Prakash Nanjappa will be vying for a gold medal at the Rio Olympics, starting August 5. Nanjappa’s…
Kingston, Aug 1 (IANS) Promising opener Lokesh Rahul, whose career best 158 put India in the driver’s seat in the second Test against the West Indies, reckoned that the double paced nature of the wicket…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is ready to host “great” Summer Olympic Games despite any last-minute problems that might occur, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said. The IOC Executive…
Sevilla (Spain) Aug 1 (IANS) Germany’s Schalke 04 has announced that Sevilla FC right back Coke has successfully passed the medical tests as a preliminary step to join the Bundesliga football club. The German club…
Montreal, Aug 1 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep has clinched the Rogers Cup women’s singles title after beating American Madison Keys 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in the final here. Sunday’s win gave the 24-year-old her third title…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said the Russian doping scandal has not tarnished the image of the up coming Rio 2016 Games. The IOC has said that…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 1 (IANS) Up to 4,500 urine tests and at least 1,000 blood tests will be conducted in the Rio Olympic Games anti-doping programme, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach,…
Kingston, Aug 1 (IANS) India scored 358 at the loss of five wickets and gained a lead of 162 runs at the end of Day 2 of the second Test against West Indies at Sabina…
Kingston, July 31 (IANS) India opener Lokesh Rahul scored his third Test hundred and remained unbeaten on 107 to have his side on the driver’s seat at 185/1 at lunch of Day 2 of the…
Panaji, July 31 (IANS) A 23-year-old Dutch woman collapsed while running a marathon and subsequently died while she was being taken to a government hospital on the outskirts of Panaji, a police official said on…
Hockenheim (Germany), July 31 (IANS) Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took advantage of a good start to win the German Formula One Grand Prix and boost his overall standings lead over his team-mate Nico Rosberg to…
Gothenburg (Sweden), July 31 (IANS) Manchester United’s young sensation Marcus Rashford says he has a lot to learn from new signing and veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic scored with a bicycle kick just four minutes…
By Veturi Srivatsa Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time for the country’s sport. Apart from tweeting congratulatory messages whenever an Indian performed creditably at the international level, he made it a point to spend time…