I-League: Bengaluru hold Sporting to go joint top
Margao (Goa), March 6 (IANS) Bengaluru FC came back from two goals down, but couldn’t do enough to eke out a win as a 10-man Sporting Clube de Goa held on for a 2-2 draw…
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Shooter Kodhy finishes 18th in 50m Rifle three position
Bangkok, March 6 (IANS) Indian woman shooter Elizabeth Susan Koshy finished 18th in the qualification round of the 50 metres Rifle three position on the fourth day of the ISSF World Cup here on Sunday….
China crush Japan for men’s TT title
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) China routed a toothless Japanese team 3-0 to claim their eighth straight men’s title at the World Team Table Tennis Championships at the Malawati Stadium here on Sunday. Rooted for…
Rain delays start of Asia Cup final
Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 6 (IANS) Heavy rain has delayed the start of the Asia Cup final between India and Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here by more than an hour. With thunderstorms and strong…
Coach Ranieri says Leicester ready to fight for EPL title
London, March 6 (IANS) Leicester City football club’s head coach Claudio Ranieri says his side will continue to fight after a 1-0 English Premier League (EPL) win away against Watford sent them five points clear…
Pakistan sending three-member team to assess World T20 security
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) The Pakistan government has formed a three-member team to assess the security arrangements for the national cricket team during the upcoming World Twenty20 in India. The delegation, which will be headed…
Leicester coach Ranieri denies Mahrez injury concerns
London, March 6 (IANS) Leicester City head coach Claudio Ranieri has said he had no concerns over the fitness of match-winner Riyad Mahrez, despite his late withdrawal during the 1-0 win at Watford in the…
Moura says PSG “must not monitor only one” Chelsea footballer
Paris, March 6 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura has said that his compatriot Willian is currently the best footballer in Chelsea, but warned that the Ligue 1 giants cannot focus on monitoring only…
China overcomes Japan 3-0 to win 20th World TT title
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) Defending champions China won the women’s team title for the 20th time after beating Japan 3-0 in the final of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday….
ICC, Unicef launch Team Swachh clinics in Mumbai
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Building up to the World Twenty20 tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Unicef in partnership with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) launched Team Swachh clinics at…
Chinese Han takes silver in junior speed skating World Cup
Changchun (China), March 6 (IANS) Chinese Han Mei claimed the silver medal of the women’s 1,000 metres at the ISU junior speed skating World Cup here on Sunday. Han, who pocketed three silver medals at…
No goals in German “classico” but a valuable ‘test’: Bayern Munich
Berlin, March 6 (IANS) After such an outstanding football game like the German “classico” between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich (0-0) in the Bundesliga, some questions may have been answered and some others are still…
Wrestler Yogeshwar heads national squad for Olympic qualifiers
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Veteran wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Olympic qualifying tournament to be held at Astana, Kazakhstan, from March 18 to 20. The men’s squad includes…
Terry believes he still has three more seasons to play
London, March 6 (IANS) Chelsea captain John Terry believes he still has “two or three years” to perform “at the highest level,” indicating that he does not know where he will be playing next football…
Tomic says he “lost respect” for Kyrgios after Davis Cup withdrawal
Melbourne, March 6 (IANS) Australia’s top tennis player Bernard Tomic has sensationally lashed out at ill teammate Nick Kyrgios, following the country’s 1-3 loss to the United States in the Davis Cup tie here over…
Isner takes US into Davis Cup quarters with 3-1 win over Australia
Melbourne, March 6 (IANS) The United States on Sunday secured its place in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup tennis tournament with a 3-1 win against Australia, after John Isner fought off a late challenge…
Olympic champ Kenny wins sprint title at cycling worlds
London, March 6 (IANS) Olympic champion Jason Kenny won the men’s sprint title at the track cycling world championships here. Kenny, who looks to defend his individual and team sprint titles at the Olympics in…
Violators focusing on spot-fixing, not match-fixing: ICC
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ronnie Flanagan on Sunday said that the violators in the game are currently focusing on spot-fixing rather than fixing an entire match. The corrupters…
Real Madrid to host survivor of Duma arson
Ramallah, March 6 (IANS) The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) has announced that Spanish giants Real Madrid will host four-year-old child Ahmed Dawabsha in mid-March. The young boy is the only survivor of the Dawabsha family…
‘Pakistan pacer Amir made video to educate cricketers against graft’
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ronnie Flanagan on Sunday said Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, after being freed from prison for involvement in spot-fixing, made a video admitting his mistake…