London, July 7 (IANS) India’s tennis star Sania Mirza and her women’s doubles partner Switzerland’s Martina Hingis suffered a shock defeat in the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon tennis tournament here on Thursday. The top seeded…
Indian cricketer MS Dhoni. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India’s limited-overs cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 35th birthday on Thursday, with many of his teammates and other prominent figures wishing…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) With nearly a week to go for Vijender Singhs maiden WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight Championship title bout, his trainer Lee Beard is confident of a knockout win against WBC…
Valencia (Spain) July 7 (IANS) Portuguese player Luis Nani, who recently joined Valencia from Turkish side Fenerbahce, has become the sixth Portuguese player to join the ranks of the Spanish football club in the last…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Batting for opportunities for underprivileged children, former India Test cricketer Arun Lal on Thursday lamented the “general aversion” people display towards street children. Lal and his wife Debjani took a laundryman’s…
Lusaka, July 7 (IANS) A total of 17 foreigners have applied for the vacant coaching job of the Zambia national team, the country’s football governing body said on Thursday. Ponga Liwewe, General Secretary of the…
Madrid, July 7 (IANS) Lawyers representing FC Barcelona’s Argentine football star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge will appeal against the 21-month jail sentences (consisting of three seven month terms) handed to the pair for…
Cairo, July 7 (IANS) Chelsea has offered 75 million euros ($83 million) to sign Spanish forward Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid, according to a report by Spanish soccer newspaper Marca on Thursday. If the deal…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Kerala Blasters FC announced on Thursday the signing of striker Thongkhosiem Haokip, popularly known as Semboi, for the upcoming third edition of the tournament. The…
Rome, July 7 (IANS) Roma’s Argentine player Diego Perotti on Thursday stressed that the capital side must struggle to win the Serie A football tournament next season. After finishing his pre-season medical along with his…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Imbued with the desire to create awareness at the grassroots about children’s education, an adventure enthusiast from West Bengal plans to cycle solo 5,000 km in the Himalayas across India, Nepal…
Madrid, July 7 (IANS) World No.2 tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza says she is looking forward with excitement to the Canadian Open in Montreal and the Rio Olympics. The Spanish star wrote on her online blog…
Barcelona, July 7 (IANS) Former Spanish motorcycle racer Sito Pons will be investigated by a court for alleged tax fraud amounting to 445,000 euros ($493,000), court documents said on Thursday. A judge in a Barcelona…
Mumbai: Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar arrives at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as ‘Rawalpindi Express’,…
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) Brazil’s government has warned that it will shoot down any unidentified aircraft that violates the protected airspace around facilities of the Olympics Games here in August. “We are not…
Lyon (France), July 7 (IANS) Having taken Portugal into the final of the Euro 2016 football tournament with an excellent second-half performance against Wales, star forward Cristiano Ronaldo is determined to win this year’s title,…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Mumbai City FC on Thursday announced the signing of local footballers David Lalrinmuana, Pronay Halder, Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte and Anwar Ali for the upcoming third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL)….
St. Kitts, July 7 (IANS) The Indian cricket team arrived here on Thursday for the four-match Test rubber against hosts West Indies, with the first match starting from July 21 at Antigua. New head coach…
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) With just a month to go, Rio de Janeiro is fully occupied with the preparations for the Olympic and Paralymic Games to be held for the first time in…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India’s limited overs cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 35th birthday on Thursday, with many of his teammates and other prominent faces wishing him on social networking site, Twitter….