Madrid, Nov 8 (IANS) Slovenian Alexander Ceferin became officially the only candidate for the UEFA presidency ahead of the elections that are scheduled for February 7, 2019 in Rome, according to an online statement released…
Barcelona, Nov 8 (IANS) Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele of France did not attend Thursday’s training session held in preparation for Bar?a’s home La Liga clash against Real Betis. The 21-year-old French international missed the session,…
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Five-time former world champion Viswanathan Anand will begin his campaign against Filipino-American Wesley So in the ‘Tata Steel Chess India 2018’ starting here at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations on…
Paris, Nov 8 (IANS) The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected the annulment of an investigation into Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema for his alleged blackmailing of fellow France teammate Mathieu Valbuena. Investigators accused…
Madrid, Nov 8 (IANS) Spain national La Roja team coach Luis Enrique on Thursday called up Jordi Alba for a crucial UEFA Nations League clash against Croatia, as the Barcelona left back returned to the…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Having faced the wrath of social media users for a couple of days after publicly lashing out at a fan, India skipper Virat Kohli tried to tone down the issue…
Fuzhou (China), Nov 8 (IANS) Star Indian shuttlers P.V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth entered the quarter-finals, defeating their opponents in the China Open tournament here on Thursday. It was a cake walk for World No….
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IANS) NorthEast United FC have put up more than just a decent performance so far and they will be keen to boost their playoff probabilities when they host Mumbai City FC at…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli faced the wrath of social media users after he asked a fan to leave the country if he did not like to watch Indian cricketers in…
Barcelona, Nov 8 (IANS) Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho of Brazil will be sidelined for around two-three weeks due to a hamstring injury, the Spanish club announced on Thursday. Coutinho, 26, sustained a left leg injury…
Melbourne, Nov 8 (IANS) Australia have named a 13-member squad for the upcoming Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa and India without the experienced trio of Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh and Nathan Lyon. Pacer Peter Siddle,…
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 8 (IANS) Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei pledged on Thursday to try his best to continue his career for “the love of the sport”. Speaking at his first press conference since…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Global cab-hailing major Uber on Thursday announced its partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to support the first ever standalone ICC Women’s World T20 which is going to be…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Hockey India on Thursday named the 18-member Indian squad for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 which is scheduled to begin on November 28 at the Kalinga Stadium in…
Fuzhou (China), Nov 8 (IANS) Star Indian shuttlers P.V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the next round, defeating their opponents in the China Open here on Thursday. It was a cakewalk for World No….
Lyon (France), Nov 8 (IANS) Pavel Kaderabek scored an injury time equaliser as Hoffenheim secured a 2-2 draw away in their UEFA Champions League group F match here. Lyon’s captain and France World Cup winner,…
Plzen (Czech Republic), Nov 8 (IANS) Real Madrid thrashed Viktoria Plzen 5-0 to move into a tie on points with AS Roma for the lead in Group G of the Champions League football tournament. Karim…
Curitiba (Brazil), Nov 8 (IANS) Atletico Paranaense beat fellow Brazilians Fluminense 2-0 in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals and are now the favourites to enter the final of the continental tournament for…
Lisbon, Nov 8 (IANS) Ajax Amsterdam earned a valuable 1-1 draw against Benfica here, improving their chances of reaching the Champions League second round and leaving the Portuguese team virtually eliminated. The first goal of…
Manchester (England), Nov 8 (IANS) Manchester City are nearly through to the Champions League knockout stage after demolishing Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 here. Wednesday night’s victory leaves City atop Group F with 9 points from 4…