Work progresses at Rio 2016 venues
Rio De janeiro, Oct 20 (IANS) At least 12 of 16 venues at Rio's two largest Olympic sports precincts are more than 90 percent...
Ze Roberto to play past his 42nd birthday
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 20 (IANS) Former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid midfielder Ze Roberto has signed a contract extension that will see him...
WTA Luxembourg Open results
Luxembourg, Oct 20 (IANS) Following are the results from the first day of the WTA Luxembourg Open on Monday, according to Xinhua.
First round
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni,...
Chinese yuan weakens
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened by 87 basis points to 6.3614 against...
Over 1 million killed in road accidents each year: WHO
United Nations, Oct 20 (IANS) Some 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road accidents, according to a report issued here...
Pakistan cricket fraternity condemns Sena attack
Lahore, Oct 19 (IANS) The cricket fraternity in Pakistan on Monday slammed the Shiv Sena protest against a proposed meeting between Board of Control...
ICC looking into different coloured balls for Tests
Dubai, Oct 19 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday said that it is looking into the prospect of using different coloured balls...
Cricket should be Olympic sport: ECB
London, Oct 19 (IANS) England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves has insisted that the game should be a part of the...
Golfer Chiragh regains 2016 Asian Tour card
Singapore, Oct 19 (IANS) Indian golfer Chiragh Kumar has earned his 2016 Asian Tour card after battling to a joint runner-up finish at the...
Hannover beat Cologne 1-0 in controversial fashion
Cologne, Oct 19 (IANS) German football club Hannover overcame Cologne 1-0 with Leon Andreasen's controversial goal in the ninth round of Bundesliga here.
Andreasen's clear...
