Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 1 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium here on…
Kuala Lumpur, March 1 (IANS) China beat Spain 3-0 for their fourth straight win in the women’s event here on Tuesday at the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships, keeping their unbeaten record in the…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A court here has framed charges against the then 2010 Commonwealth Games organising committee officials, including T.S. Darbari, in graft cases related to a baton relay in London ahead of…
London, March 1 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger pointed out that his team is using the criticism they have received recently as motivation to fuel their English Premier League (EPL) title challenge. Several experts have…
Manchester, March 1 (IANS) Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has advised teenage striker Marcus Rashford to remain calm after scoring a brace each in his first two games for the English football giants. Rashford on…
Leicester, March 1 (IANS) Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri believes that Tottenham Hotspur are the favourites to win the English Premier League (EPL) title this season. Spurs are on 54 points from 27 games, just…
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Buoyed by her maiden professional title last week, Gursimar Badwal will start as firm favourite in the sixth leg of the Hero Womens Professional Golf Tour starting at the Oxford Golf…
Sunderland (England), March 1 (IANS) Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has called on his players to realise the grave situation facing the club as they battle to avoid relegation from the English Premier League (EPL). Sunderland…
St John’s (Antigua), March 1 (IANS) West Indies bowling coach Curtly Ambrose has insisted that his side has some of the world’s most destructive Twenty20 cricketers who can combine to clinch the upcoming World T20…
Berlin, March 1 (IANS) Former FC Bayern Munich president and German football great Uli Hoeness has been released from prison on suspension after serving half of his three-and-half-year sentence for tax evasion. The 64-year-old leaves…
London, March 1 (IANS) Still remember the warm hearted British athlete who helped injured Chinese 110 metres hurdler Liu Xiang limp off the track at the 2012 London Olympic Games? Andy Turner, the third fastest…
Madrid, March 1 (IANS) Spain national team goalkeeper Iker Casillas is dreaming of winning a third consecutive European Championship title this year, claiming it would be an “extraordinary” achievement. Spain are the only nation to…
Ho Chi Minh City, March 1 (IANS) The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) confirmed on Tuesday that former captain Nguyen Huu Thang will sign a two-year contract to be the head coach of the national squad….
Kuala Lumpur, March 1 (IANS) Seven-year-old Ylyas Allanazarov of Turkmenistan has become very noticeable at the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships here, even before his competition begins. When most of his peers are busy…
Imphal, March 1 (IANS) Some farmers in Thoubal district of Manipur are protesting against the state government’s move to acquire their land for the construction of a centrally-sponsored national sports university. Mutum Churamani, who represents…
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman has been ruled out of the Asia Cup with an injury. Left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal has returned to the fold as the 20-year-old’s replacement for the rest…
Melbourne, March 1 (IANS) Former pace great Craig McDermott on Tuesday chose not to renew his contract as assistant coach of the Australian cricket team and will finish his role following the World Twenty20 to…
Chandigarh, March 1 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab on Tuesday appointed Anand Chulani as their peak performance coach for the ninth edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 cricket tournament. Chulani has worked…
Melbourne, March 1 (IANS) Australian fast bowler James Pattinson was on Tuesday ruled out of the remainder of the domestic cricket season because of a shin injury. “James had a recurrence of his left shin…
Kuala Lumpur, March 1 (IANS) It was a setback for the Indian men who went down 0-3 to Nigeria in their Group F third round match in Second Division of the World Table Tennis Championships…