Buenos Aires, Nov 16 (IANS) River Plate captain Leonardo Ponzio will be fit to play in next week’s second leg of the Copa Libertadores final against Boca Juniors after recovering from a leg injury, coach…
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) China’s former number 1 Peng Shuai rallied to beat Swiss player and top seed Belinda Bencic 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round to reach the quarterfinals of the Houston tennis…
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 16 (IANS) Former Brazil international striker Leandro Damiao scored one goal and set up another as Internacional kept alive their Brazilian Serie A title hopes with a 2-0 victory over America…
Kowloon (Hong Kong), Nov 16 (IANS) Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth lost his men’s singles quarter-final match to bow out out of the Hong Kong Open here on Friday. The fourth seed Srikanth lost to eighth…
Brussels, Nov 16 (IANS) Michy Batshuayi had a brace to lead Belgium to a 2-0 win over Iceland in a UEFA Nations League contest. The Red Devils, who lead League A Group 2 with nine…
Lima, Nov 16 (IANS) Second-half goals from Antonio Valencia and Enner Valencia gave Ecuador a 2-0 victory over Peru in their international friendly here. Manchester United’s Antonio Valencia on Thursday fired in from close range…
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Roger Federer booked his place in the last four of the ATP Finals, tennis’ elite season-ending event, with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over big-serving South African Kevin Anderson. It was the…
Zagreb, Nov 16 (IANS) Croatia battled to the final whistle and prevailed with a 3-2 over Spain to stay alive in the UEFA Nations League. Spain, with six points from four matches, retain the lead…
London, Nov 16 (IANS) England’s national football team drubbed the US 3-0 in a football friendly match played at Wembley Stadium. England will need to beat Croatia on Sunday to move into the UEFA NL…
Berlin, Nov 16 (IANS) Germany showed signs of recovery after a horrible year and beat Russia 3-0 in a friendly match in Leipzig. The German team on Thursday only needed to complete a good first…
By Suprita Das For a country thats as cricket-crazy as India is, its amazing (read “really really unfortunate”), that the womens game, up until very recently, has got such little attention. As I understood during…
Georgetown (Guyana), Nov 16 (IANS) India rode their spinners’ good show to beat Ireland with a comfortable 52-run margin and enter the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World T20 at the Providence Stadium here on…
Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) While the epic inning of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens is what defines V.V.S. Laxman, but it is knock of 167 against the same team at Sydney which is close…
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) U Mumba ended their home leg on a happy note after they thrashed Tamil Thalaivas 36-22 in an inter-zonal clash of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the NSCI stadium…
Georgetown (Guyana), Nov 15 (IANS) Former skipper Mithali Raj once again came to India’s rescue with a fluent half century to help the women-in-blue post a below-par 145/6 against Ireland in their third match of…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Pre-tournament favourites enjoyed easy outings even as the bout between Staridsman Anja of Australia and Cordero Hernanadez of Columbia in the lightweight category turned out to be the best on…
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Son of Kumar Mangalam Birla, among the top 10 richest Indians, 21-year-old Aryaman, who plays for Madhya Pradesh in first class cricket, on Thursday said he wants to make a name…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) released Mitchell Johnson, Tom Curran, Cameron Delport and Javon Searles ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the next season, the franchise announced on…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday retained banned Australian opener David Warner for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) while releasing India’s Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha ahead of the…
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Skipper Pardeep Narwal’s stunning performance helped defending champions Patna Pirates pip Dabang Delhi 38-35 in an inter-zonal clash of the sixth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Thursday….