Serena retains top ranking after French Open victory
Madrid, June 8 (IANS) American Serena Williams continued to lead the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings, published on Monday, with 11,291 points after...
Wawrinka backs Djokovic to win French Open
Paris, June 8 (IANS) Swiss tennis ace Stanislas Wawrinka has backed World No.1 Novak Djokovic to win the French Open title one day after...
Enrique will continue coaching Barcelona: Club president
Barcelona, June 8 (IANS) Spanish football club FC Barcelona's president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Monday said coach Luis Enrique will continue to coach the...
Showed emotions for loss, not for Juventus farewell: Pirlo
Turin, June 8 (IANS) Midfield maestro Andrea Pirlo has revealed that his tears on the Olympic Stadium pitch in Berlin following the European Champions...
Copa America gives Messi, Tevez chance to click for Argentina
Santiago (Chile), June 8 (IANS) The Copa America is the world's oldest continental football competition, its first edition in 1916 predating the European Cup...
Peppering Samuels with short balls was planned: Johnson
Roseau (Dominica), June 8 (IANS) Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson has revealed that they had planned to pepper West Indies middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels...
Needed this win: Hamilton
Montreal, June 8 (IANS) After cruising to his fourth victory in seven races this season, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has said he needed...
Barcelona sign Sevilla defender Vidal
Barcelona, June 8 (IANS) Newly crowned European Champions League winners FC Barcelona have signed Sevilla defender Alex Vidal on a five-year contract.
The former Mallorca...
Indian cricket team arrives in Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 8 (IANS) The Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team arrived here on Monday morning to play a short series, comprising a Test and...
Treble-winning Barcelona still have homework to do
Berlin, June 8 (IANS) Having won the second "treble" in their history, 2015 Champions League winners FC Barcelona have again set a benchmark in...
