Women’s 2017 cricket World Cup venues announced
London, Feb 8 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday confirmed that Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, London and Somerset in England will be hosting...
India’s men and women shuttlers win gold at SAG
Shillong, Feb 8 (IANS) India's badminton team on Monday clinched gold in the men and women's championship of the 12th South Asian Games at...
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...
