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…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Launching the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the country’s youth to take up sports, which he feels can be a great means…
Antigua, July 23 (IANS) West Indian legend Vivian Richards has hailed Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli’s maiden double century on day two of the first Test against the hosts as a “classy” knock. “I think…
Madrid, July 23 (IANS) Getafe announced on Saturday that Argentine defender Daniel ‘Cata’ Diaz, who played the last three years for Boca Juniors, has returned to La Liga to join the Spanish team for one…
Manheim (Pennsylvania), July 23 (IANS) India’s womens hockey team thrashed Canada 5-2 to record their second victory in their United States tour here. Vandana Katariya (ninth and 51st minutes) and Deepika (38th and 49th) scored…
Moscow, July 23 (IANS) Former Soviet president and Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev has appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to punish clean Russian athletes. “I support the struggle against banned substances in…
Segovia (Spain), July 23 (IANS) Atletico Madrid captain Gabi has stressed the importance of maintaining the basis of the capital club for the new football season, adding that signing a good scorer will make things…
London, July 23 (IANS) Sussex Sharks have suffered a heavy six-wicket defeat at the hands of Surrey in the NatWest T20 Blast cricket tournament with Bangladesh medium pacer Mustafizur Rahman remaining wicketless. The 20-year-old seamer…
London, July 23 (IANS) Kendra Harrison broke the 28-year-old 100m hurdles world record at the London Diamond League meeting but she won’t be able to run at the Rio Olympics. The United States athlete on…
Panaji, July 23 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati, who is one of the two cricketers from Goa to have played in the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Saturday joined a regional political outfit in the…
Rio de Janeiro, July 23 (IANS) It has been some time since a forward trident has stirred as much excitement in Brazil as the trio that will spearhead the country’s bid for an elusive Olympic…
London, July 23 (IANS) Jamaica’s Usain Bolt marked his return to competition by winning the 200 meters at the London Diamond League, where Spaniard Bruno Hortelano finished fourth to better his own national record. The…
Vigo (Spain) July 23 (IANS) Argentine international Facundo Roncaglia said during his presentation as new player of Celta Vigo, that he hopes to be a good addition to the club, with which he is committed…