Everyone dreams of the World Cup: Uruguay’s Suarez
Everyone dreams of the World Cup: Uruguay's Suarez
Montevideo (Uruguay), June 6 (IANS) FC Barcelona's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez says that everyone, including his team,...
AIFF denies sacking of U-17 coach Nicolai Adam
AIFF denies sacking of U-17 coach Nicolai Adam
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday denied reports of sacking...
Joshna Chinappa loses in Australian Open squash
Melbourne, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian national champion Joshna Chinappa did not spring any surprise against top seed Hong Kong player Annie Au and went...
Zika not a threat to Olympics: Rio mayor
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 13 (IANS) Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes has insisted that the zika virus is not a threat to the 2016 Olympic...
Diego Costa out, Juanmi included in Spain squad
Madrid, March 24 (IANS) Spain football team coach Vicente del Bosque has called Malaga striker Juan Miguel Jimenez Lopez, better known as 'Juanmi', into...
Defender Evans joins Leicester City
Defender Evans joins Leicester City
London, June 8 (IANS) Former English Premier League champions Leicester City on Friday completed the signing of defender Jonny Evans...
Bengal’s Abul Hossain wins Kolkata Marathon
Bengal's Abul Hossain wins Kolkata Marathon
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Siliguri lad Abul Hossain won the Kolkata Full Marathon as amateur runners from north Bengal...
Kashyap, Prannoy start with wins at badminton Worlds
Jakarta, Aug 10 (IANS) Top Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap and H.S. Prannoy got off to winning starts at the World Championships with straight game...
TT umpire Sridhar to officiate at Rio Olympics
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Table tennis umpire S. Sridhar was on Wednesday selected to represent India at the 2016 Rio Olympics in August.
He had...
IOC to pay president Bach 225,000 euros a year
Geneva, April 3 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee has said it will give president Thomas Bach 225,000 euros ($243,600) a year to cover his...
