India finish second in U-12 youth football meet
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Under-12 football team of Greenwood school, Dimapur, Nagaland, which represented India in the 2015 Asian Youth Football Festa,...
French Open: Paes wins, Bopanna loses in mixed doubles
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Indian tennis player Leander Paes, partnering Swiss Martina Hingis, entered the second round while his compatriot Rohan Bopanna, with Kazakh...
Brazil’s Swan, Albrecht grab Olympic sailing spots
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 21 (IANS) Isabel Swan and Samuel Albrecht secured the last two places in Brazil's sailing team for next year's Olympic...
Australian batsman Bailey to play for Hobart Hurricanes
Hobart, June 11 (IANS) Australia middle-order batsman George Bailey has confirmed that he has signed a two-year deal with Hobart Hurricanes in the T20...
Sports, entertainment closer than 20 years ago: Kapil Dev
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev, who has featured in cameos in Bollywood films and even made an appearance in...
Brazil football legend Zito dies
Sao Paulo, June 15 (IANS) Legendary Brazilian footballer, Jose Ely de Miranda, popularly known as Zito, has died.
Zito was a member of Brazil's World...
Golfer Chawrasia moves up to tied fifth at Manila Masters
Manila, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian golfer S.S.P. Chawrasia charged up the leaderboard with a flawless five-under 67 to be tied fifth, while Rahil Gangjee...
Porto coach under pressure after Champions League failure
Lisbon, Dec 10 (IANS) FC Porto coach Julen Lopetegui is facing harsh criticism after the Portuguese football club's defeat against Chelsea on Wednesday that...
IPL spot-fixing: Court drops charges against Sreesanth, 35 others
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A court here on Saturday dropped charges against cricketer S. Sreesanth and 35 other accused in the 2013 Indian...
Peru football captain Pizzaro rejoins German club Bremen
Bremen (Germany), Sep 7 (IANS) Peru's veteran footballer Claudio Pizzaro has joined his former club SV Werder Bremen for the third time, the German...
