US women’s football team seeks to extend dominance in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 22 (IANS) US women's football team playmaker Carli Lloyd has admitted that rival teams will "be coming after us" at...
Jamaican sprint star Powell brushes aside American claims over relays
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) Sprinter Asafa Powell has brushed aside reported suggestions from their American rivals that they can outrun Jamaica in the relays...
Murray, Djokovic advance in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Aug 22 (IANS) Britain's Andy Murray got all he could handle from Frenchman Richard Gasquet at the Western & Southern Open but managed...
Eritrea’s Ghebreslassie is World marathon champion
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) Ghirmay Ghebreslassie from Eritrea beat the scorching morning sun and a late chase by Ethiopia's Yemane Tsegay to win the...
Sania-Martina in semis; Paes, Bopanna out of Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, Aug 22 (IANS) Top seeded women's doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis advanced but the other Indians participating in the Cincinnati...
Ghana football sets pace for reforms
Accra, Aug 22 (IANS) Ghana football is set for speedy reforms after the Football Association's (GFA) presidential elections this week, a media report said...
Rosberg fastest in Belgian GP practice, Force India’s Hulkenberg sixth
Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Aug 21 (IANS) Mercedes' Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg beat teammate Lewis Hamilton in the second practice session at the Spa Francorchamps...
Hamilton spends summer break partying in Caribbean
Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Aug 21 (IANS) Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has said he had the best summer break of his career as he went...
Midfielder Asensio happy as Real Madrid loan him to Espanyol
Madrid, Aug 21 (IANS) Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid have reached an agreement to loan 19-year-old attacking midfielder Marco Asensio to Barcelona-based club Espanyol for...
Tendulkar lauds MRF Pace Academy
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar joined legendary Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath at the MRF Pace Foundation Academy here on Friday...
