Nadal battles past Almagro at Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 19 (IANS) Spain's Rafael Nadal struggled to put away countryman Nicolas Almagro but eventually secured a 6-3, 7-5 second-round victory...
Motion-controlled video games may make you a better sports person
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Motion-controlled video games that require players to use their own bodies to control the movements of the video game's...
Garcia, Errani storm into Dubai semis
Dubai, Feb 19 (IANS) Caroline Garcia of France beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic to take on Czech veteran Barbora Strycova in the semifinals of the...
Dortmund beat FC Porto 2-0 in UEFA Europa League
Berlin, Feb 19 (IANS) Dortmund secured a 2-0 first-leg victory against FC Porto thanks to the goals by Lukasz Piszczek and Marco Reus, at...
Brazilian Monteiro pulls off shock win at Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 18 (IANS) Brazilian tennis player Thiago Monteiro, ranked 338th in the world, pulled off one of the biggest shocks of...
Nike terminates deal with boxer Pacquiao
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Leading sports manufacturer Nike has terminated its contract with eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao after the latter described homosexuals...
David Beckham’s ‘Modern Essentials’ line for H&M debuts in India
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) 'Modern Essentials' selected by David Beckham, a line especially handpicked by the English football great for Sweden-based brand H&M,...
Brazil vs Uruguay World Cup qualifier will kick off at night
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 18 (IANS) The kick-off time of a World Cup football qualifying match between Brazil and Uruguay, scheduled to be helf...
Messi scores 300th league goal as Barcelona win 3-1 in Gijon
Barcelona, Feb 18 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique enjoyed a happy return to his hometown and the club where he began his career...
Wolfsburg clinch 3-2 win over Gent in Champions League
Ghent (Belgium), Feb 18 (IANS) VFL Wolfsburg defeated hosts Gent 3-2 in the first leg of a round of 16 Champions League football tie.
Wolfsburg...
