Brazil set up Paraguay quarter-final, eliminate Venezuela
Santiago, June 22 (IANS) Former captain Thiago Silva helped Brazil overcome the absence of suspended skipper Neymar to book their place in the quarter-finals...
Racing Club climb to fourth spot in Argentine football league
Buenos Aires, June 1 (IANS) Racing Club beat Aldosivi 2-1 in the 14th round of the Argentine Primera division football tournament to come within...
Rahane wants to emulate Dhoni, Kohli, Dravid
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Following his appointment as India's skipper for the tour of Zimbabwe, Ajinkya Rahane said he would like to imbibe Mahendra...
Anand third in World Blitz Chess; Carlsen wins the title
Anand third in World Blitz Chess; Carlsen wins the title
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Two days after he won the World Rapid Chess Championship, Indian...
Spain’s Calderon says Olympics men’s basketball tournament wide open
Spain's Calderon says Olympics men's basketball tournament wide open
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Spanish point guard Jose Calderon has that the Rio Olympics...
WADA suspends Rio 2016 drug laboratory
WADA suspends Rio 2016 drug laboratory
Rio de Janeiro, June 25 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the license of a drug laboratory...
Indians off to positive start at shooting World Cup
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Indian shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai got off to positive starts in the men's Trap event...
Midfielder Orellana renews contract with Celta Vigo
Vigo (Spain), July 8 (IANS) Chilean footballer Fabian Orellana has extended his contract with Spanish club Celta Vigo until June 30, 2019.
Orellana was the...
Allrounder Soumya Sarkar in Bangladesh World Cup squad
Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Sunday picked all-rounder Soumya Sarkar in their 15-member squad for the 2015 One-day International (ODI) cricket World Cup.
Sarkar made...
39 more Indian athletes included in TOP scheme
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The sports ministry on Thursday selected another 39 Indian athletes who will get assistance under the Target Olympic Podium...
