New Zealand pacer Bracewell ruled out for second Test
Christchurch, Feb 17 (IANS) New Zealand suffered a blow ahead of the second Test against Australia with fast bowler Doug Bracewell ruled out with...
Sunderland cuts season ticket prices
London, Feb 17 (IANS) English football club AFC Sunderland has announced it will cut season-ticket prices for the 2016-17 season.
Sunderland, currently threatened by relegation...
Late goal gives Benfica 1-0 triumph over Zenit
Lisbon, Feb 17 (IANS) Portuguese football club Benfica needed a late goal from Oliveira Jonas to pull off a 1-0 victory over Zenit St....
Los Angeles publishes 2024 Olympics bid logo
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (IANS) The American city of Los Angeles has made public its logo for its bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The...
Gatlin vows to beat Bolt at Rio Olympics
New York, Feb 17 (IANS) Controversial American sprinter Justin Gatlin has vowed to defeat the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt at the Rio Olympics...
FIFA happy with DY Patil Stadium facilities for U-17 World Cup
Navi Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) A delegation led by FIFA head of events Jaime Yarza on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the facilities at the...
McCullum names Viv Richards as his favourite cricketer
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 17 (IANS) New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has named the West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards as his favourite...
TT umpire Sridhar to officiate at Rio Olympics
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Table tennis umpire S. Sridhar was on Wednesday selected to represent India at the 2016 Rio Olympics in August.
He had...
Bellucci loses in Rio Open first round
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS) Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci squandered a lead to lose to Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round of the...
Corinthians, Atletico Mineiro register Copa Libertadores squads
Rio De Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS) Atletico Mineiro and Corinthians have registered their 30-man squads ahead of their 2016 Copa Libertadores campaigns, the South...
