Dhaka, July 28 (IANS) Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal on Thursday lamented the dearth of Test matches played by his country in comparison to the other Test playing nations. Bangladesh are busy with a conditioning camp…
London, July 28 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not take any risk with their injured bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman and is ready to go for surgical procedure if needed. The 20-year-old pacer will…
Seville (Spain), July 28 (IANS) Italian striker Ciro Immobile has moved to Rome-based club Lazio after a poor football season with Sevilla, where he arrived last summer from Borussia Dortmund. Immobile played 15 games with…
Mexico City, July 28 (IANS) Everything you have ever wanted to know about football lines the shelves of Futbologia (Footballogy), a Mexico City bookstore that specialises in the sport. The shop, located in the city’s…
Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) They do not have the same share of the limelight as their Olympics bound counterparts but that has not dissuaded Kenyan paralympians from setting lofty targets ahead of the Rio Games…
Buenos Aires, July 28 (IANS) Boca Juniors veteran forward Carlos Tevez has revealed he received a call from Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte offering him a place in the London football club. Tevez confirmed that…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said he expected an Olympic Games full of passion and joy. Bach, who arrived here on Wednesday, was greeted by his counterpart…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) executive director for sports Marcus Vinicius Freire is confident that the hosts will be able to enter the top 10 of the medal rankings in…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inocio Lula da Silva announced that they would not attend the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games on August…
Nairobi, July 28 (IANS) The Kenyan team for the Rio Olympics consisting of over 60 athletes will pass the anti-doping tests without any problem, the country’s Olympic boss said. Kipchoge Keino, chairman of the National…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has presented the head of Australia’s Olympic delegation, Kitty Chiller, with the keys to the city and apologised for problems at the Rio…
Algiers, July 28 (IANS) The Algerian Olympic Committee has sent 64 athletes to compete in 13 sporting disciplines in the Rio Games to be held from August 5 to 21. Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal on…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is a “vastly different city” to the one that won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2009, mayor Eduardo Paes has said. With just…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said problems facing the Rio Olympics are not unique to these Games and he is confident that Rio will solve all of…
Montevideo (Uruguay) July 28 (IANS) The decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow each federation to assess the eligibility Russian sportspersons for Rio 2016 on an individual case basis is a positive one,…
Medellin, July 28 (IANS) Colombia’s Atletico Nacional secured their second Copa Libertadores title by defeating Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle with a 2-1 aggregate victory in the final here. After a 1-1 draw in last week’s…
Toronto, July 28 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia and No.4 seed Milos Raonic of Canada were among the notable winners in the third day of Rogers Cup Main Draw tournament at Aviva Centre…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has arrived in Rio de Janeiro amid tight security ahead of next month’s Olympic Games. The 29-year-old was on Wednesday flanked by minders and…
Rio de Janeiro, July 28 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro is a vastly different city to the one that won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2009, mayor Eduardo Paes has said. With just…
Barcelona, July 27 (IANS) Newly-signed FC Barcelona midfielder André Gomes on Wednesday said that he is at the Catalan football giants to fulfil his dream, as the Portuguese completed switch from Valencia for around $55…