Olympic movement shows support for Rio 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 8 (IANS) With Brazil currently in recession, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Monday said stakeholders will cooperate...
West Indies beat Pakistan to cruise into U-19 World Cup semis
Dhaka, Feb 8 (IANS) Skipper Shimron Hetmyer and Tevin Imlach hit half-centuries as the West Indies beat Pakistan by five wickets to cruise into...
Neymar happy at Barcelona, says club director
Barcelona, Feb 8 (IANS) Barcelona director of football Robert Fernandez insists striker Neymar has the backing of the Catalan club and renewal of his...
Real Madrid need to improve everything: Zidane
Madrid, Feb 8 (IANS) Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane believes his team needs to "improve everything" after their late 2-1 win over Spanish football...
My goal is to qualify for Rio Olympics: Paddler Manika
Shillong, Feb 8 (IANS) India's national table tennis champion Manika Batra says she is focussed on securing a berth for the 2016 Rio Games...
Henman to coach young Indian tennis talent
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist and former British No.1 Tim Henman will host coaching clinics, workshops and a parent session here in...
Deonarine hails retired Windies legend Chanderpaul’s intellect, humility
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 8 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batsman Narsingh Deonarine has praised the recently retired Shivnarine Chanderpaul as a...
Australia to name World T20 squad on Tuesday
Auckland, Feb 8 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) will announce its squad for the World Twenty20, to be held in March-April across seven venues in...
African Nations Championship: Cote d’ Ivoire stop Guinea to finish third
Kigali (Rwanda), Feb 8 (IANS) African football giants Cote d' Ivoire finished third at the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after beating Guinea 2-1...
Narrow away wins for Barcelona, Real Madrid
Madrid, Feb 8 (IANS) Spanish football club Barcelona remain three points clear at the top of La Liga following the 23rd round of matches.
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