Buenos Aires, March 22 (IANS) Argentine coach Gerardo Martino has called up uncapped Lanus striker Lautaro Acosta for his team’s World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia. The 28-year-old former Sevilla player is so far…
Rio De Janeiro, March 22 (IANS) Sprinter Usain Bolt has confirmed he will retire after this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite calls to prolong his career. The six-time Olympic gold medalist suggested…
Moscow, March 22 (IANS) Four-time world champion Russian swimmer Yulia Yefimova said on Monday that she is going to challenge her suspension from competition for suspected doping. “Currently we are preparing for hearings of my…
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) Australia beat Bangladesh in the third match of the World Twenty20’s Super 10 stage on Monday at the Chinnaswami Stadium, chasing down a 157 run target with three wickets and nine…
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh piled up a score of 156/5 in 20 overs against Australia in the group stage Super 10 match at the World Twenty20 here on Monday. Mahmudullah top scored with a…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Monday picked a young squad for the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Malaysia from April 6-16, with established players like Akashdeep Singh,…
Kunshan (China), March 21 (IANS) India were placed in a relatively easy group in the women’s section but the men’s team did not prove to be as lucky at the draw for the prestigious Thomas…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Legend Imran Khan has said an India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series can help strengthen ties between the two countries. The World Cup winning captain said that a bilateral cricket series between the…
Nagpur, March 21 (IANS) New Zealand set themselves up for a place in the semi-finals of the womens World Twenty20 with a six-wicket win over three-time defending champions Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium…
Moscow, March 21 (IANS) Four-time world champion Russian swimmer Yulia Yefimova said on Monday she would challenge her suspension for suspected doping. “Currently we are preparing for hearings of my case. We intend to prove…
Paris, March 21 (IANS) French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet said on Monday that President Francois Hollande is against the exclusion of striker Karim Benzema from playing in Euro 2016. Hollande’s position in…
Gurgaon, March 21 (IANS) The three-day Bharat Kesari Dangal, a national level freestyle wrestling championship to honour revolutionary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, kicked off here on Monday with nearly 80 percent participants…
Kolkata: Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali sings the Pakistan National Anthem at a felicitation programme organised during the ICC WT20 2016 match between India and Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 19, 2016….
Indian Wells (US), March 21 (IANS) Tennis World No.1 Novak Djokovic believes that male tennis players should earn more money than their female counterparts, considering the fact that more people watch their matches. Earlier, Raymond…
London, March 21 (IANS) Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has insisted that they will battle until the end of the football season to try to collect as many points as possible in the English Premier League…
Madrid, March 21 (IANS) Capital football club Atletico Madrid announced on Monday that Uruguayan defender Jose Maria Gimenez has sustained a hamstring injury of the right thigh. Gimenez suffered his injury during Saturday’s La Liga…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Daikin Air-conditioning India Pvt. Ltd. has renewed its sponsorship deal with Delhi Daredevils for the second year in a row for the Indian Premier league (IPL), slated to be held…
Melbourne, March 21 (IANS) Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has admitted he is lucky to be alive after a high-speed crash that forced race officials to momentarily stop the Australian Grand Prix on…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Following his maiden win in the Indian Open last weekend, S.S.P. Chawrasia made a jump of 92 places to be 151st in the latest global golf rankings released on Monday….
Melbourne, March 21 (IANS) Reigning Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton of team Mercedes said he is expecting a closer fight with team Ferrari in the forthcoming season and has downplayed the significance of not winning…