India reach 72/1 at lunch on Day 1 of first Test vs Windies
Antigua, July 21 (IANS) India overcame a poor start to reach 72/1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Viv Richards stadium here on Thursday….
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I am grateful to Juventus: Morata
Madrid, July 21 (IANS) Spanish striker Alvaro Morata, who has joined Real Madrid after two seasons on loan with Juventus, says he is grateful to the reigning Italian champions. Morata returned to Madrid for the…
CAS upholds ban on Russian athletes
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 21 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected the Russian Olympic Committees (ROC) appeal against the ban on its athletes from track and field competitions at the 2016…
South African prosecutors to appeal against Pistorius’ sentence
Johannesburg, July 21 (IANS) South African prosecutors said that they will appeal against Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’s six-year sentence for murder, calling it “shockingly too lenient”. The National Prosecuting Authority said the sentence was “disproportionate…
Barca coach Enrique has no doubts Messi is ready for new season
Barcelona, July 21 (IANS) Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said on Thursday he has no doubts that retired Argentine star Lionel Messi is ready for the new football season as usual, despite the legal trouble and…
Czech Olympic Committee opposes Olympic ban on Russian athletes
Prague, July 21 (IANS) The Czech Olympic Committee has described the ban on Russian athletes taking part in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as “totally unacceptable and unjust”. “The punishment for all…
Will leave Barça when I no longer have energy: coach Enrique
Barcelona, July 21 (IANS) Barcelona coach Luis Enrique on Thursday said he will only leave the football team when he no longer has the energy to continue leading the Catalan squad. “I will leave Barça…
Mohammed Shahid truly a gem of a ‘partner’
By Veturi Srivatsa Mohammed Shahid’s stickwork defied description, it was sheer enjoyment. He knew by the time he left the hockey scene that the game did not need the skills he had so well exhibited…
India win toss, elect to bat in first Test vs Windies
Antigua, July 21 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the first of the four-match Test series against the West Indies at the Sir Viv Richards stadium here on…
CAS upholds ban on Russian athletes
Lausanne (Switzerland), July 21 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected the Russian Olympic Committees appeal against the ban on its athletes from track and field competitions at the 2016 Summer…
Borussia Dortmund re-sign Mario Gotze
Berlin, July 21 (IANS) German heavyweights Borussia Dortmund on Thursday re-signed attacking midfielder Mario Götze, who had left the outfit back in 2013 to spend three football seasons at Bayern Munich. The transfer is set…
Harbhajan predicts India will win Test series against Windies
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh predicted that his compatriots will come out victorious against hosts West Indies in the all-important four-match Test series starting at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here…
Barcelona begin second double training session
Barcelona, July 21 (IANS) Barcelona football club on Thursday began their second day of two-day training session at the Sant Joan Despi sports complex outside the Catlan capital. Twelve second-team players and A-squad footballers Adriano,…
Land Rover’s AI team helps build ‘faster’ sailing boat
London, July 21 (IANS) As artificial intelligence (AI) makes deeper inroads to improve our daily life, a group of Land Rover engineers have helped the British Land Rover BAR team by building a faster boat…
Shuttler Saina seeded fifth; Sindhu, Srikanth ninth seeds for Rio
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth while P.V. Sindhu got the ninth seeding in women’s singles at the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro. In men’s singles,…
Malaga keeper Ochoa prepares for move to Granada
Malaga (Spain) July 21 (IANS) Malaga Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who has been with the club for the past two seasons, is close to moving to Granada next football season. The player did not train…
Gotze returns to Dortmund after three seasons at Bayern
Berlin, July 21 (IANS) German international Mario Gotze will return this season to Borussia Dortmund after spending three football seasons at Bayern Munich, which signed him for 37 million euros ($40.7 million), said Dortmund on…
Mourinho tips Allardyce to bring success for England
Shanghai, July 21 (IANS) Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes that Sam Allardyce is the best person to coach the England national team but must be given the right support. Currently the manager of English…
Mariano Ferreira says Ganso will help Sevilla
Sevilla (Spain) July 21 (IANS) Sevilla’s Brazilian player Mariano Ferreira thinks his compatriot Ganso, recently signed by the football club for the next five seasons, will help the team because he has a lot of…
Morata says return to Real Madrid is ‘dream come true’
Madrid, July 21 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata, who returned to the Whites after two years at Juventus football club, said it is “a dream come true”. “I can’t wait for tomorrow to arrive so…