Rio de Janeiro, March 23 (IANS) World bicycle motocross BMX champion Stefany Hernandez has revealed a disappointing result at the London 2012 Olympics was the turning point in her career as she strives for gold…
Teresopolis (Brazil), March 23 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s Brazilian winger Douglas Costa has reiterated his admiration for coach Pep Guardiola as he prepares for Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Friday. Costa has been in…
Moscow, March 23 (IANS) A football stadium in the city of St. Petersburg may costin excess of $1 billion, Vadim Tyulpanov, head of the Russian Federation Council Committee in charge of preparations for the 2018…
Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Spain striker Pedro Rodriguez has said he was confident that he and his teammates would not be at risk during this summer’s European Football Championship in France from June 10 to…
Montevideo, March 23 (IANS) The Uruguayan football team will have a “new Luis”, forward Luis Suarez has announced three days before he will play his first match for the national squad in 21 months. The…
Buenos Aires, March 23 (IANS) Argentina coach Gerardo Martino tried out a team without forward Gonzalo Higuain in a training session ahead of Thursday’s match against Chile in the 2018 Russia World Cup South American…
Barcelona, March 23 (IANS) FC Barcelona centre back Gerard Pique said he likes to stir up the rivalry between his team and arch-rivals Real Madrid. He admitted that he likes to fire up the fans…
Zurich, March 23 (IANS) FIFAs investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee opened proceedings into Germanys bid for 2006 World Cup and six officials from the German Football Association (DFB), FIFA has said in its…
Mohali: New Zealand players celebrate fall of Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan’s wicket during a WT20 match between New Zealand and Pakistan in Mohali, on March 22, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Mohali, March 23 (IANS) New…
Mohali, March 22 (IANS) Martin Guptill led the way with some power-packed batting as New Zealand posted a challenging total of 180/5 in their World Twenty20 Group 2 match against Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket…
Dharamsala, March 22 (IANS) The Indian women’s cricket team succumbed to its second successive defeat when they went down to England by two wickets in the World Twenty20 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA)…
Manchester, March 22 (IANS) English football club Manchester United will be returning to China for a pre-season summer tour, the club said in a statement on Tuesday. More than 107 million followers makes China the…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) The inaugural edition of the Kolkata Classic Golf Championship got off to a fascinating start on Tuesday as there was a four-way tie for the first round lead at four-under 68….
Madrid, March 22 (IANS) Barcelona’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic has sustained a calf injury that might prevent him from featuring in the upcoming La Liga Clasico against Real Madrid next April 2, Spanish soccer newspaper…
London, March 22 (IANS) English football champions Chelsea’s midfielder Cesc Fabregas says it would be very difficult for him to play for his former club Spanish champions FC Barcelona again. Asked how difficult it would…
Mohali, March 22 (IANS) On the backfoot after his team’s loss to arch-rivals India in Kolkata last week, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi chose to raise an unexpected controversy – raking up Kashmir, of all things…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea filed by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) seeking permission to use the R.P. Mehra block at the…
Moscow, March 22 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Tuesday called on all Russian athletes to immediately stop taking the banned drug Meldonium. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned the cardiovascular drug since January…
Melbourne, March 22 (IANS) Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso on Tuesday praised the design of modern racing cars following his serious accident in the Australian Grand Prix. The Spaniard’s car went flying as he…
Brussels, March 22 (IANS) The Belgian football squad’s training was suspended as a result of the terrorist attacks that occurred on Tuesday morning at Brussels Airport and in the metro, killing about 28 people and…