New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The National Welfare Fund for sports persons scheme has been reviewed and revised extensively to financially assist outstanding sportsperson living in indigent circumstances with a maximum of Rs.5 lakh, the…
Berlin, May 19 (IANS) Eintracht Frankfurt football club captain Marco Russ has been diagnosed with a tumour following a drug test he underwent after a Bundesliga match, the football club said. The German player, 30,…
Kunshan (China), May 19 (IANS) The Indian women’s badminton team was assured of a second straight bronze medal in the Uber Cup as it moved past Thailand 3-1 to enter the semi-finals here on Thursday….
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) It was a mixed day for sporting icons as Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Dipendu Biswas came through with flying colours but Bhaichung Bhutia and Jyotirmoyee Sikdar stumbled as the West Bengal…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India’s leading javelin throwers will be chasing their 2016 Olympics berth in two different qualification competitions to be held in Halle (Germany) and Warsaw (Poland) on May 21. The athletes…
Kanpur, May 19 (IANS) Gujarat Lions captain Suresh Raina won the toss and opted to field against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Thursday. Lions left out Shivil Kaushik…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma on Thursday threatened to file a case of perjury against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur. “My…
Madrid, May 19 (IANS) FC Barcelona’s Brazilian star Neymar is on the verge of signing a new six-year contract with the football club, according to reports in the Spanish press. The Barcelona based ‘El Mundo…
Michael Hussey (Photo : IANS) Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey believes that Indian run-machine Virat Kohlis recent form has put him on track to equal or even exceed the feats…
Berlin, May 19 (IANS) Werder Bremen football club’s director for Sporting Thomas Eichin was replaced with Frank Baumann on Thursday. After securing the top-flight status on the final match day of the Bundesliga football season,…
Moscow, May 19 (IANS) The Russian Football Union (RFU) plans to submit a request with Europe’s governing body UEFA asking the organisation to separate the countrys national team from the Kosovan team during the draw…
Getafe (Spain), May 19 (IANS) Getafe football club president Angel Torres announced the renewal of head coach Juan Esnaider’s contract, although the Argentine failed to avoid relegation in the last six games of La Liga….
Margao, May 19 (IANS) Salgaocar SC take on Goa Velha SC while Churchill Brothers will play against Pune FC on Friday on the opening day of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy football tournament that is being…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) He may have played 103 Tests, but star off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is still uncertain if the new concept of playing day/night Test matches using pink balls will bear fruit in…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The online ticket sales for the second qualifier and eliminator of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), to be hosted at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here, will start on Thursday…
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) The ninth edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) has reached a massive viewership of 335 million, Sony Pictures Networks India announced on Thursday. Official broadcasters of the Twenty20 cricket…
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Veteran Australian cricketer Shane Watson on Thursday batted for P&G’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility programme P&G Shiksha and emphasised the importance of education in the lives of children. P&G Shiksha has…
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Ashish Nehra has been ruled out of the remainder of the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a hamstring tendon injury, it was announced…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Hailing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli as a “legend”, Mumbai Indians off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday said his side has plans to tackle the Delhi boy’s onslaught in…
Kunshan (China), May 19 (IANS) India’s women’s badminton team was assured of a second straight bronze medal in the Uber Cup as it moved past Thailand 3-1 to enter the semi-finals here on Thursday. India,…