Montevideo, March 1 (IANS) Newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino will visit Uruguay in March, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) announced on Monday. “Today it was confirmed by telephone that on (March) 29 he (Infantino) will…
Geneva, March 1 (IANS) 1,500-meter world champion Abeba Aregawi was tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended pending an investigation, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Swedish track and field…
Mirpur: Pakistani players Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal in action during the sixth match of Asia Cup 2016 between Pakistan and UAE in Mirpur of Bangladesh on Feb 29, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Mirpur, Feb…
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Hopes of Championship league club Sheffield Wednesday regaining their place in the top flight of English football were given a boost Monday. The financial fortunes of the club have increased following…
Madrid, Feb 29 (IANS) The bad news continued to pile up for Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane with the confirmation on Monday that striker Karim Benzema will be out of action for the next three…
Zurich, Feb 29 (IANS) Newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the next two World Cups will still take place in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Russia and Qatar won the right…
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 29 (IANS) India’s star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday lauded the team’s bowling unit, specially the pace duo of Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah for putting in their best efforts at the…
Barcelona, Feb 29 (IANS) Barcelona defender Gerard Pique on Monday said his love for Manchester United will not let him join crosstown rivals Manchester City. Pique, who is a product of the Barcelona academy, spent…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) These are good times for Delhi table tennis. Four of its players — Parth Virmani, Shivjit Singh Lamba, Ishita Gupta and Sristhi Gupta — were selected to represent India in…
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 29 (IANS) Buoyed by two back-to-back wins in the Asia Cup, India will aim to extend their winning streak when they take on a depleted Sri Lanka in their third Twenty20 International…
Dhaka, Feb 29 (IANS) Bangladeshi star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been out of sorts in the last couple of matches but skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza says he never had any doubt about the all-rounder….
Sentosa (Singapore), Feb 29 (IANS) Rahil Gangjee was the highest ranked Indian in the latest Asian Tour order of merit list which was released here on Monday. Gangjee, who is at the eighth spot, is…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Ace driver Armaan Ebrahim was given the Motorsports Man of the Year award at a gala ceremony organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) here. B.I….
Vasco (Goa), Feb 29 (IANS) Indian football heavyweights East Bengal will travel to Salgaocar hoping to continue their impressive form as the two teams lock horns in an I-League encounter at the Tilak Maidan here…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 29 (IANS) Indian men and women’s teams posted their second successive wins in the World Table Tennis Championships to enter the third round here on Monday. After winning their first Second Division…
Stellenbosch (South Africa), Feb 29 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team suffered their second successive defeat, but not without a fight, going down 2-3 to World No.8 Germany in their penultimate contest of the tour…
Margao, Feb 29 (IANS) A confident Mohun Bagan side will aim to strengthen their position at the top of the I-League table when they clash with Goan outfit Sporting Clube de Goa at the Fatorda…
Manchester, Feb 29 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that his side played into the hands of Manchester United during their 2-3 defeat in an English Premier League (EPL) contest at Old Trafford here. Sunday’s…
Dhaka, Feb 29 (IANS) After smashing a match-winning knock in Bangladesh’s resounding Asia Cup win against Sri Lanka, all-rounder Sabbir Rahman said that he never cares about personal achievements. Sabbir cracked a career best 80…
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident that winning the League Cup will give his team the required morale boost to reignite their sagging campaign in the English Premier League (EPL)….