London, May 30 (IANS) An Islamic State sleeper cell has plans to carry out attacks targeting English and Russian football fans at Euro 2016 during a match in Marseilles, data retrieved from the main Paris…
Madrid, May 30 (IANS) Spanish basketball icon Pau Gasol has expressed fears over the threat the Zika virus poses at the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games and his surprise at the relative lack of concern in…
New York, May 30 (IANS) Veteran Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo is not disappointed after being excluded from Italy’s squad for the Euro football championship starting in France from June 10. The 2006 World Cup winner…
Augsburg (Germany), May 30 (IANS) World champions Germany suffered a 1-3 loss against Slovakia in a warm-up match ahead of the Euro 2016 football tournament. It was Germany’s third defeat in four games. They went…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) After guiding Sunrisers Hyderabad to their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) crown, bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan said he asked his bowlers to “calm down” when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) openers Chris…
Paris, May 30 (IANS) French football club Paris Saint-Germain’s player Serge Aurier has been arrested following an altercation with a policeman in central Paris, according to France Info radio station on Monday. Aurier was leaving…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor V.V.S. Laxman has said the bonding between the side’s players was a key catalyst in clinching their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday. Hyderabad defeated home…
London, May 30 (IANS) Chelsea skipper John Terry has backed newly-appointed Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho to succeed at the former English Premier League (EPL) champions, adding that the Portuguese is the “best manager” he…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) After going down to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a visibly dejected Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli credited Hyderabad’s famed bowling unit for…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The government will bear all expenses of hospitalisation and journey back home of Indian woman mountaineer Seema Goswami, who is stranded in Nepal after having climbed Mount Everest, External Affairs…
By Debdoot Das Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Even though it was Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) who pipped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to win season nine of the glitzy Indian Premier League (IPL), it was all about…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A depleted India will leave for Laos on Tuesday for their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup qualifier with at least 10 players on the treatment table. Midfielder Vinit Rai…
Fort Worth (US), May 30 (IANS) Star Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri registered his first top-10 position of the ongoing season on the PGA Tour after finishing joint sixth at the Dean & Deluca Invitational here….
Madrid, May 30 (IANS) Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has confirmed that Zinedine Zidane will remain as chief coach at the football club following Saturday’s triumph in the final of the UEFA Champions League. Zidane…
London, May 30 (IANS) Blaming the pressure of unrealistic expectations for the England football team’s poor performances in major tournaments over the years, former defender Rio Ferdinand has said that the lack of media hype…
Bern (Switzerland), May 30 (IANS) Russias men won the team final at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The Russia team, comprising Denis Abliazian, David Belyavskiy, Nikita Ignatyev, Nikolai Kuksenkov and Nikita Nagornyy, on Sunday won…
Rio de Janeiro, May 30 (IANS) A first-half header from Paulo Henrique Ganso was enough to give Sao Paulo a 1-0 home victory over local rivals Palmeiras in Brazil’s Serie A football championship. The former…
Rio de Janeiro, May 30 (IANS) It is called the a village but a city might be a more fitting name. Almost 18,000 athletes and officials will call Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic village home during…
Nuevo Laredo (Mexico), May 30 (IANS) Greek football club Olympiakos striker Alan Pulido has been kidnapped in Mexico, local law enforcement officials have said. Family members told authorities that six armed men snatched the Mexican…
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) Russia intends to host the Champions League final after 2020, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who heads the country’s football union, has said. The ast time Russia hosted the Champions League final…