Kigali, March 8 (IANS) Rwanda Cycling Federation president Aimable Bayingana has that the country is set to host the 2018 African Continental Road Championship. He told reporters on Monday that the central African nation’s passion…
Rio de Janeiro, March 8 (IANS) Brazilian football club Atletico Paranaense has announced the hiring of Paulo Autuori as its new head coach following the sacking of Cristovao Borges. Autuori, 59, has been without a…
Bucharest, March 8 (IANS) Around 28,000 tickets for the March 27 friendly football match between Spain and Romania were sold online in two hours, according to the Romanian Football Federation. The match will be played…
New York, March 8 (IANS) Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova on Monday admitted to failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January, an act that will get her suspended from tennis, BBC reported…
New York, March 8 (IANS) In a startling revelation Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova on Monday said she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. According to media reports, Sharapova received a letter from…
Dharamsala, March 7 (IANS) A team of security officials from Pakistan were apprehensive about the security of their country’s cricket players during the Pakistan-India match here on March 19, an Indian official said on Monday….
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) The top brass of the city police inspected the Eden Gardens ground on Monday and were “satisfied” with the security arrangements put in place for the World Twenty20 cricket tournament. Led…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) The top brass of the city police inspected the Eden Gardens ground on Monday and were “satisfied” with the security arrangements put in place for the World Twenty20 cricket tournament. Led…
London, March 7 (IANS) Serbian star Novak Djokovic maintained his dominance in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, topping it for the 87th consecutive week, according to a list released on Monday. Djokovic joins…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The growing popularity of Twenty20 cricket has thrown the future of Test cricket in doubt, but International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson said on Monday that the game’s…
Barcelona, March 7 (IANS) Spanish football champions FC Barcelona are aiming to sign rising French forward Ousmane Dembele, according to Catalonian media reports on Monday. Reports also said Barcelona officials Robert Fernandez and Urbano Ortega…
Manchester, March 7 (IANS) Hungarian boxer Alexander Horvath has made an unusual dietary choice as he prepares to take on Indian pugilist Vijender Singh at the Liverpool Echo Arena on March 12 — he is…
Monterrey (Mexico), March 7 (IANS) Britain’s Heather Watson rallied to beat Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to win the Abierto Monterrey Afirme tennis tournament here. The 30-year-old Flipkens dominated Watson in the first set,…
Osaka, March 7 (IANS) China earned a berth for the Rio Olympic women’s football event here on Monday with one game remaining in the six-team round-robin Asian Zone qualifications. After beating Vietnam 2-0, drawing North…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Former swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag said on Monday that India have a good chance of winning the World Twenty20 championship which starts on Tuesday. “India has 99 percent chances of…
Madrid, March 7 (IANS) Spanish football giants Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo is leading the race for the European Golden Shoe with 27 goals. The award is presented each season to the leading goal…
Wolfsburg (Germany), March 7 (IANS) Reigning German Cup winners VfL Wolfsburg’s duel with the Belgian side KAA Gent in the second leg of the Champions League last 16 round on Tuesday is being regarded as…
Madrid, March 7 (IANS) Real Madrid held their last training session on Monday in readiness for the second leg of the European Champions League’s knockout stage football tie against Roma on Tuesday at the Santiago…
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) The Congress in Himachal Pradesh on Monday slammed Indian cricket board secretary and BJP MP Anurag Thakur for double-speak on the issue of holding the World Twenty20 India-Pakistan match in Dharamsala,…
Rome, March 7 (IANS) Italian football club Roma has announced that defender Antonio Rudiger will be sidelined for around two weeks after suffering a thigh injury. “Rudiger underwent tests earlier which have revealed a minor…