Seville (Spain), June 11 (IANS) Danish defender Riza Durmisi said here that he didn’t hesitate “for even a second” when he received an offer to join Spanish football outfit Real Betis, a “great club, with…
La Coruna (Spain), June 11 (IANS) New Deportivo La Coruna coach Gaizka Garitano said here that he joins the football club with high hopes and is content to have a one-year deal. Garitano, who formerly…
Rio de Janeiro, June 11 (IANS) If he were any other athlete, Yonas Kinde would almost certainly be in the twilight of his professional career. But Kinde is not just any athlete. Just three years…
Madrid, June 11 (IANS) Former Barcelona and Spain captain Carles Puyol is optimistic that his country will atleast make it to the final of the ongoing Euro 2016 football championship. Vicente del Bosques side will…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Doubles specialist Leander Paes’ dreams of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles team…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Doubles specialist Leander Paes’ dreams of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles team…
Buenos Aires, June 11 (IANS) Legendary footballer Diego Maradona’s statements criticizing his countryman Lionel Messi’s lack of leadership has divided fans in Argentina. “He doesn’t have the personality to be a leader,” Maradona said of…
Sydney, June 11 (IANS) London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries badminton tournament here on Saturday, beating World No.2 Wang Yihan of China 21-8, 21-12 in…
Sydney, June 11 (IANS) Saina Nehwal of India stormed into the final of the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries badminton tournament on Saturday, beating Wang Yihan of China 21-8 21-12 in the semi-final here.
Sydney, June 11 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries badminton tournament here on Saturday, beating Wang Yihan of China 21-8, 21-12 in a semi-final. World No.8 Saina…
Harare, June 11 (IANS) Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field in the first One-Day International (ODI) against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club here on Saturday. The new-look…
Chicago, June 11 (IANS) Lionel Messi scored a late hat-trick as Argentina thrashed 10-man Panama 5-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the Copa America Centenario football tournament here. Coming on as a substitute in the…
Chicago, June 11 (IANS) Lionel Messi scored a late hat-trick as Argentina thrashed 10-man Panama 5-0 in a Copa America clash here on Saturday. Coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute, Messi had…
Toronto, June 11 (IANS) Canada’s hockey icon Gordie Howe has died after a lengthy illness, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 88 years old. Nicknamed as “Mr. Hockey”, Howe is considered one of the…
Louisville (Kentucky), June 11 (IANS) Thousands of people attended a farewell procession for boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky on Friday. Muhammad Ali was buried…
Paris, June 11 (IANS) Hosts France needed a stunning late strike from playmaker Dimitri Payet to secure a hard-earned 2-1 win over Romania in the opening match of Euro2016. Olivier Giroud put France ahead in…
Louisville (Kentucky), June 11 (IANS) Thousands of people attended a farewell procession for boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky on Friday. Muhammad Ali was buried…
London, June 10 (IANS) India started their Champions Trophy hockey campaign with a nail-biting 3-3 draw against defending champions Germany here on Friday. In what turned out to be a brilliant comeback from the Olympic…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) France football legend Zinedine Zidane on Friday said the present national team will give good competition to other top teams competing in the Euro championship this year. This team is very…
San Marino, June 10 (IANS) India’s men’s skeet shooters were unable to reach the final round of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup for Shotgun here on Friday. Among the three Indians in…