Chelsea may vacate Stamford Bridge for two seasons
London, June 16 (IANS) Chelsea football club, which plans to redevelop its Stamford Bridge stadium into a 60,000-seat stadium, could see it play its...
ICC announces OPPO as global partner
Dubai, Dec 10 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced a global partnership with OPPO, one of the world’s leading electronic and...
Fit-again Olympic 800m champ Rudisha eyes gold at Worlds
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha of Kenya almost quit athletics two seasons ago after a setback in his rehabilitation...
FIFA president Blatter assures cooperation in probe
Zurich, May 28 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who is contesting for the post for a fifth consecutive term, has described the arrest of...
Asian shooting meet loses Olympic qualifier status
Lausanne, Oct 30 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stripped the Asian Shooting Championship of its status as a qualifying tournament for the...
Zaheer Abbas confirmed as ICC president
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 25 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas assumed the office of International Cricket Council (ICC) president on Day 3 of the...
Thakur guides IOC hockey team to victory
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) After what could be described only as a neck-and-neck contest, defending champions Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) emerged victorious in the...
Wushu in shortlist of added events for 2020 Olympics
Tokyo, June 23 (IANS) Wushu has been included in a shortlist of sports seeking to join the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee...
Fallen FIFA VP Figueredo jailed pending trial
Montevideo, Dec 25 (IANS) Former FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo was held in jail pending trial in his native country Uruguay after being extradited...
Man United coach Van Gaal pleased by performance of new boys
Manchester, Aug 9 (IANS) Manager Louis van Gaal praised the performance of his debutants as Manchester United opened the 2015-16 English Premier League season...
