Rio Tinto posts rise in iron ore production
Sydney, Oct 16 (IANS) Global mining giant Rio Tinto posted a 17 percent rise in third quarter iron ore production, remaining on track to...
Rio 2016 again launches ticket sale
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 16 (IANS) Tickets for next year's Rio 2016 Olympics will be available to Brazilian residents on a first-come-first-serve basis next...
Luis Suarez eager to return to Uruguay national team
Montevideo, Oct 16 (IANS) Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez is eager to return to play for the national team even though he still has to...
Corinthians move closer to Brazilian Serie A title
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 16 (IANS) Corinthians edged closer to their sixth Brazilian Serie A title with a 3-0 home win over Goias.
In Thursday's...
Former Real Madrid player Raul to retire soon
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) Former Real Madrid player Raul is to retire next month after finishing the current North American Soccer League season, according...
Khanna to head Asian Council of Exercise and Sports Science
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) G.L. Khanna was on Thursday appointed president of the Asian Council of Exercise and Sports Science (ACESS) for a...
Shuttlers Srikanth, Manu-Sumeeth lose in Denmark Open
Odense, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and the men's doubles pair of Manu Atri and B. Sumeeth Reddy crashed out in the...
Zaheer was a great bowler: Ganguly
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly praised fast bowler Zaheer Khan, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday.
The 37-year-old...
Romario says Platini worked with FIFA mafia for many years
Paris, Oct 15 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Romario, currently a senator in his country, has said that none of the current candidates for the...
Pistorius to be released from prison to house arrest on Oct 20
Johannesburg, Oct 15 (IANS) Double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison and moved to house arrest on October 20, South Africa's...
