Jammu, May 19 (IANS) An Indian Army mountaineering team led by an officer belonging to Jammu and Kashmir Thursday scaled Mount Everest. Colonel S.D. Goswami, spokesman of army’s Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command told IANS in winter…
Bengaluru: Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrates his century during an IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on May 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru,…
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS) Peaking at the right time, hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday night set 212 target for underdogs Kings XI Punjab in 15 overs in a rain-marred truncated league tie of…
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS) Winning the toss, Kings XI Punjab skipper Murali Vijay opted to field in the rain-marred IPL-9 league tie against hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday night at the Chinnaswamy stadium…
Madrid, May 18 (IANS) Atletico Madrid defender Jesus Gamez missed the capital football club’s group training on Wednesday and exercised alone indoors due to a mild muscle sprain. However, he will be available for head…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar’s fate continued to hang in thea balance as the meeting between the grappler and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday failed to break the…
Rome, May 18 (IANS) Italy coach Antonio Conte has said he has “no problems” with champion club Juventus, despite them not releasing defender Leonardo Bonucci. Conte named a training squad this week, but omitted players…
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS) Heavy downpour on Wednesday evening has delayed a crucial league tie for hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Chinnaswamy stadium…
Kunshan, China, May 18 (IANS) It turned out to be a mixed day for India’s shuttlers as the women’s team finished second to enter the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup while it was curtains for…
Dublin, May 18 (IANS) Manchester United’s legendary former coach Alex Ferguson believes his one-time protege, Real Madrid’s star striker Cristiano Ronaldo is a more adaptable footballer than his great adversary FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. Speaking…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) City football giants Mohun Bagan will be leaving for Guwahati on Thursday to play in the Federation Cup final against Aizawl FC. The match scheduled for May 21 will kick-off at…
Lisbon, May 18 (IANS) Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches has broken the record of compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo as the youngest player to be called up for the Portugal football team to participate in an official competition….
London, May 18 (IANS) Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis has been fined 22,058 pounds ($32,200) after accepting a charge of misconduct in relation to betting, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday. Demichelis was…
Barcelona, May 18 (IANS) Catalan football giants Barcelona’s midfielder Arda Turan returned on Wednesday to workouts in preparation for the Copa del Rey final next Sunday against Sevilla in Madrid. The Turkish international, who missed…
Kunshan (China), May 18 (IANS) India’s men’s badminton team completed its pathetic Thomas Cup group stage campaign with a humiliating 0-5 loss to Indonesia here on Wednesday. India, having suffered the first loss to Thailand…
Moscow, May 18 (IANS) The Kremlin perceives with scepticism a statement by the US Department of Justice to investigate alleged doping abuse by Russian athletes during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian presidential spokesman…
Dubai, May 18 (IANS) Italian tyre giant Pirelli on Wednesday announced its association with Yas Racing school to host the annual Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Yas Marina Circuit. The deal…
Adelaide, May 18 (IANS) Cricket Australia on Wednesday revealed prices for special ‘Twilight Tickets’ for the day-night Test at the Gabba, with adult tickets starting from Australian $20 ($14.56), kids tickets from Australian $10 ($7.28),…
Moscow, May 18 (IANS) The world of sports needs a unified system of fighting against abuse of performance enhancing drugs in light of recently frequent doping scandals, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday….
Basel, May 18 (IANS) The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will hold the election for its new president on September 14 in Athens, its vice president Grigoriy Surkis said on Wednesday. “The election will…