Australian navy officer’s Twitter account shut down
Canberra, Jan 6 (IANS) The official Twitter account of the Australian navy's senior advisor on Islamic affairs has been shut down, days after an...
Rio Olympics security not stepped up after Paris attacks
Rto de Janeiro, Nov 20 (IANS) Top security official of Rio de Janeiro's state government has said they have not intensified Rio Olympics' security...
Ding Junhui ranks fourth in world snooker
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) Chinese star Ding Junhui remains the only Chinese in the top 10 players of the world, according to the world...
Dhoni heaps praise on Ashwin
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) India's limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday, terming him as an asset...
ICC drops batting Powerplay, makes cricket bowler-friendly
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 27 (IANS) In a bid to make the sport more balanced between bat and ball, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced...
Questions over my future misguided: Real Madrid coach Benitez
Madrid, Jan 4 (IANS) Real Madrid head coach Rafael Benitez has described repeated questions about his future as "misguided" and praised his footballers for...
Barcelona sign Sevilla defender Vidal
Barcelona, June 8 (IANS) Newly crowned European Champions League winners FC Barcelona have signed Sevilla defender Alex Vidal on a five-year contract.
The former Mallorca...
Goalkeeping coach Staniforth conducts camp
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Former South African hockey goalkeeper Dave Staniforth is conducting a three-week camp at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium...
‘Windies cricket suffering from lack of management’
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 2 (IANS) Recently elected Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Keith Rowley believes West Indies cricket is being badly hampered...
Wolfsburg oust United from Champions League
Wolfsburg, Dec 9 (IANS) VfL Wolfsburg moved 3-2 past Manchester United to eliminate the English football giants from European Champions League's group stage at...
