Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis), July 14 (IANS) India’s seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that patience will be the key for him and other bowlers on the slow tracks of the West Indies during the…
Perth, July 14 (IANS) Midfielder Aran Zalewski on Thursday replaced Tristan White in the Australian men’s Olympic hockey squad for the Rio Games after scans showed the latter has injured his posterior crucial element ligament….
Zurich, July 14 (IANS) World football governing body FIFA’s Development Committee has launched its overhauled development programme, which will allocate $5 million to each national federation in the four-year cycle. This was announced in a…
Bishkek, July 14 (IANS) Kyrgyzstan on Thursday launched the official website of the World Nomad Games which will be held in the Issyk-Kul region in September, announced the secretariat for the six-day event. Nurdin Sultambaev,…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) British track and field star Jessica Ennis-Hill, who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2012 Olympics in London, said she is aiming at retaining her medal at the…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos football club on Thursday announced its association with Dryworld industries as its kit partner for the upcoming edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). The initial two-year partnership…
London, July 14 (IANS) Manchester United are currently looking to sign Chelsea’s Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas in the upcoming football season, according to media reports. Chelsea’s new coach Antonio Conte showed interest in signing midfielders…
Brasilia, July 14 (IANS) Interim President Michel Temer met the sportspersons who will represent Brazil at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games, welcoming them to the “democratic world”. “Welcome to the democratic…
Lisbon, July 14 (IANS) FC Porto have announced the signing of Brazilian left-back Alex Telles from Turkish football club Galatasaray for the next five seasons. The Portuguese club said in a statement on Wednesday that…
Berlin, July 14 (IANS) German international Leroy Sane is about to join Manchester City football club, according to information published on Thursday by German newspaper Bild. The paper reported that there is already an agreement…
Colombo, July 14 (IANS) Ahead of their three-match Test series against hosts Sri Lanka, Australia skipper Steve Smith has confirmed the appointment of legendary Muttiah Muralitharan as a consultant to work with the young spinners….
London, July 14 (IANS) Portugal’s European Championship winning captain Cristiano Ronaldo is a “special footballer” of his generation, according to former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. The legendary coach was on hand to witness Ronaldo…
Melbourne, July 14 (IANS) Cricket Australia announced on Thursday that former Victorian fast bowler David Saker has been appointed the assistant coach of the Australian team. Currently the head coach of the Victorian Bushrangers and…
London, July 14 (IANS) Britain has announced a 80-strong athletics squad that will compete at next month’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Olympic champions Jess Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford will seek to retain their…
Melbourne, July 14 (IANS) Australia’s China-based football superstar Tim Cahill looks set to play in Australia’s premier competition, the A-League, after turning down a contract extension this week from his Chinese Super League club, Hangzhou…
Paris, July 14 (IANS) France international defender Lucas Digne joined FC Barcelona on a five-year deal from Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain, the Spanish club has confirmed. The 22-year-old left back spent last season…
Medellin (Columbia), July 14 (IANS) Colombia U-23 international striker Miguel Borja scored twice as Atletico Nacional defeated nine-man Sao Paluo 2-1 to advance to the Copa Libertadores final. Atletico Nacional, who won last week’s first…
Rio de Janeiro, July 14 (IANS) Brazil will be aiming for its best ever Olympic swimming performance when competition in the pool gets underway at the Rio 2016 Games on August 6, according to the…
Chengdu (China), July 13 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli is just a step away from winning her first Fide womens Grand Prix chess title as she retained her top spot here on Wednesday. Harika…
London, July 13 (IANS) England’s legendary all-rounder Ian Botham believes his country’s Test side is the most feared in the world and deserves to be in the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings….