World Cup 2026 bidding process delayed by FIFA
Zurich, June 10 (IANS) Crisis-hit FIFA has postponed the bidding process to host the 2026 World Cup football tournament.
Embroiled in a corruption scandal that...
Debutant Samson’s Kerala village on cloud nine
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 (IANS) The coastal village of Pallithura, home to cricketer Sanju Samson near here, was on cloud nine when the news flashed...
West Indies could win 2016 World T20, says Croft
Bridgetown (Barbados), Aug 9 (IANS) Former West Indies pacer Colin Croft believes the West Indies can win the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20...
Viv Richards relives World Cup triumph on 40th anniversary
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 22 (IANS) Cricket legend Vivian Richards recalled the epic day 40 years ago when he was a member of the West...
Golfer Sharmila grabs pole on Day 1
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Bengaluru's Sharmila Nicollet played a level-par round to grab the early lead in the Rs.6 lakh 16th leg of...
Ex-Brazil striker Vagner Love joins Monaco
Rio De Janeiro, Jan 8 (IANS) Former Brazil international striker Vagner Love has left Corinthians to join French Ligue 1 outfit Monaco.
Monaco agreed to...
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...
Teenager Bencic upsets Ivanovic, to face Serena in Rogers Cup semis
Toronto, Aug 15 (IANS) The 18-year-old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland beat fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 at Rogers Cup tennis...
Pharmacists’ strike on October 14 against e-pharmacy
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Opposing the central government's move to regularize sale of medicines over the internet through an e-pharmacy, over 800,000 medicine show...
Chile to face holders Uruguay in Copa quarter-finals
La Serena (Chile), June 21 (IANS) Hosts Chile will face defending champions Uruguay in Santiago in the opening quarter-final at the Copa America.
The tournament...
