Rio de Janeiro, July 24 (IANS) Manchester United have stepped up their attempt to sign Brazilian teenage striker Gabriel Jesus as a bidding war looms with Manchester City for the Palmeiras footballer. United have offered…
Berlin, July 24 (IANS) German football club Eintracht Frankfurt has signed Guillermo Varela on loan for a season from Manchester United. The 23-year-old defender will strengthen the “Eagles” defence after putting pen to paper on…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Wrestler Narsingh Yadav flunked a dope test for a banned steroid and his Rio Olympics accreditation has been reportedly withheld by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The Sports Ministry…
Washington, July 24 (IANS) The US will send a total of 555 athletes to the Rio Olympic Games to compete in 244 medal events over 27 sports, officials said. There are 292 women on the…
Brasilia, July 24 (IANS) The visiting head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is “confident about Brazil’s security plans for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games,” a report said on Saturday. IOC Executive Director Christophe Dubi…
Scoreboard: India vs West Indies, Day 3, First Test Antigua, July 24 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the third day of the first Test between India and West Indies at the Sir Viv…
Antigua, July 24 (IANS) Pacers Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami claimed an impressive four-wicket haul each to put India in driver’s seat at stumps on the third day of the opening Test cricket match at…
Antigua, July 24 (IANS) India picked four wickets in the session as the West Indies were struggling at 157 for seven at tea during the third day of the opening Test cricket match at the…
Antigua, July 23 (IANS) India picked two wickets as the West Indies crawled to 90 for three after the end of the morning session during the third day of the opening Test cricket match at…
London, July 23 (IANS) Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes that the English football club will be paying over the odds if they sign French midfield sensation Paul Pogba from Juventus for a proposed world…
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Saturday feted former India cricketer Gopal Bose with the Kartick Bose Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2015-2016. Bose was a right-handed batsman known…
Lisbon, July 23 (IANS) Real Madrid Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed on Saturday that he will return to training with his Spanish football club on August 10, so he will miss the UEFA Super Cup…
London, July 23 (IANS) Six-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has accused rival Justin Gatlin of “disrespect” after the Jamaican won the 200 metres at the Anniversary Games here. Bolt, 29, on Friday clocked 19.89…
Gstaad (Switzerland), July 23 (IANS) Spanish Feliciano Lopez defeated German Dustin Brown to enter the final of the Swiss Open Gstaad tennis tournament here on Saturday. The Spanish player defeated Brown 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in…
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Former cricketer Arun Lal lauded Test skipper Virat Kohli saying he has triggered a paradigm shift in cricket and raised the bar for budding cricketers. Kohli has been in terrific form…
London, July 23 (IANS) Newly-appointed England chief coach Sam Allardyce said that he wants to harness the “bitter experience” of the European Championship to motivate his footballers on the road to the 2018 FIFA World…
Rome, July 23 (IANS) Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain has reportedly undergone medical examinations in Madrid ahead of his potential switch to Italian football champions Juventus, who are willing to pay the Argentine’s buy-out clause of…
Rome, July 23 (IANS) Andrea Della Valle, president of Fiorentina, confirmed on Saturday that the Italian football club has reached an agreement with Velez Sarsfield to sign Argentine midfielder Hernan Toledo. Della Valle also expressed…
Barcelona, July 23 (IANS) Barcelona pre-season training is ongoing with three sessions coming up before the football team travels on Monday to the training camp in England. The Catalan team held a training session on…
London, July 23 (IANS) English football club Sunderland on Saturday confirmed the appointment of former Manchester United head coach David Moyes for four years. The 53-year-old Scot, who was out of work since being sacked…