Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City on Tuesday announced the signing of foreigners Bruno Arias and Andre Bikey to strengthen their midfield options for the forthcoming third edition of…
Sao Paulo, July 26 (IANS) The mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped, with the abductors reportedly demanding a ransom of $36.5 million. Aparecida Schunck, mother of Ecclestoneâs wife Fabiana Flosi, was…
Madrid, July 26 (IANS) Real Madrid plans to loan Norwegian footballer Martin Odegaard after the completion of the pre-season training camp, the Spanish newspaper AS reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, Real Madrid officials…
Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) Six sportspersons from Odisha who are to represent India in Rio Olympics 2016 will get Rs 10 lakh each as a special incentive, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Tuesday. Odisha…
Dubai, July 26 (IANS) Star Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s match-winning seven-wicket haul in the first Test against the West Indies helped him regain the No.1 spot among bowlers in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC)…
Antigua, July 26 (IANS) Mali Richards has joined his father and West Indian legend Vivian Richards in hailing India skipper Virat Kohli, who blasted his maiden double ton to guide the visitors to an innings…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) After wrestler Narsingh Yadav, India’s prospects at the Rio Olympics were dealt another major blow on Tuesday when it transpired that shot-putter Inderjeet Singh has flunked a dope test. Inderjeet,…
Melbourne, July 26 (IANS) Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh on Tuesday said he wants the worldâs leading cricketers to promote Test cricket first rather than the Twenty20 format of the game. Waugh believes the popularity…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United Football Club (NEUFC) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Eduardo Manuel Martinho Braganza de Vingada, commonly known as Nelo Vingada as the new head…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) director general Naveen Agarwal on Tuesday confirmed that no other Rio-bound athlete barring wrestler Narsingh Yadav and shot putter Indejeet Singh, has tested positive for…
Melbourne, July 26 (IANS) Spain and Atletico Madrid star striker Fernando Torres believes that Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is doing a âgreat jobâ, adding that he is convinced that the club will win the…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) London Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Tuesday threw his weight behind Narsingh Yadav, who had flunked a dope test, jeopardising India’s chance of a medal in the 74kg…
Rio de Janeiro, July 26 (IANS) With the qualification of gymnast Nicolas Cordoba, Argentina will go to the Rio Olympics with 213 athletes, the same number as for London 1948, the largest delegation in their…
Rio de Janeiro, July 26 (IANS) Australia’s Olympic delegation chief has praised efforts to fix problems at the Rio 2016 athletes’ village and said the team is likely to check into the complex on Wednesday….
Moscow, July 26 (IANS) The new Russian anti-doping commission will include members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as well as senior representatives of international sports federations and media, the…
Rio de Janeiro, July 26 (IANS) Teenage Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa is close to joining Juventus for 20 million euros, according to media reports. The Italian club has offered the 19-year-old a salary of three…
Rio de Janeiro, July 26 (IANS) Corinthians have agreed to sell striker Alexandre Pato to Spain’s Villarreal, the Brazilian club’s former president has said. The three million-euro deal was all but confirmed during a meeting…
Melbourne, July 26 (IANS) The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to not ban the entire Russian team from competing at the Rio Olympics next month has been met with mixed reactions from the…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) After wrestler Narsingh Yadav, India’s prospects at the Rio Olympics were dealt another major blow on Tuesday when it transpired that shot putter Inderjeet Singh had flunked a dope test….
United Nations, July 26 (IANS) UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft urged the member states to observe the Olympic Truce ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and Paralympics, the media reported. The Olympic Truce…