Sharjah, Jan 21 (IANS) Defender Takehiro Tomiyasu on Monday scored Japan’s 1-0 winner over Saudi Arabia in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup last-16 encounter held at the Sharjah Stadium here, leading his side to make…
Barcelona, Jan 21 (IANS) FC Barcelona on Monday announced that its France forward Ousmane Dembele has been diagnosed with a sprained left ankle that would sideline him for about 15 days. Dembele underwent a medical…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up the CBI and asked the probe agency to file response on wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s plea seeking to expedite investigation into his complaint…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) After his successful completion of Dakar 2019, Sherco TVS Rally Factory teams Aravind KP has already set his sights on the next edition of the rally and is gearing up…
Jakarta, Jan 21 (IANS) Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu will be the star attraction while Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will look to continue their impressive run when they start their campaign at the Indonesia…
Ludhiana, Jan 21 (IANS) All eyes will be on Sakshi Malik’s 62 kg category clash with Tayana Omelchenko of Azerbaijan when Delhi Sultans take on Haryana Hammers on Tuesday in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL)…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Former hockey Olympian Gurbux Singh on Monday expressed shock at the incident where junior players were allegedly asked to shave their heads after a loss, saying there is urgent need to…
Napier, Jan 21 (IANS) Ahead of the five-ODI rubber against India, starting here Wednesday, former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor on Monday praised touring captain Virat Kohli as the best ‘one-day player’ while cautioning his…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) After her first win over Navjot Kaur in the Pro Wrestling League Season 4 on Friday, Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik is looking to silence her…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Serena Williams of the US advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday after a hard-fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Romanian world No 1 Simona Halep. The 37-year-old…
Manchester, Jan 21 (IANS) Manchester United interim coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Marcus Rashford can emulate the efforts of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo at the club. “Definitely, he can be absolutely top class,”…
Huddersfield, Jan 21 (IANS) Premier League defending champion Manchester City rolled to a 3-0 win over last-place Huddersfield, continuing to chase leader Liverpool. Brazilian full back Danilo got the Citizens on the scoreboard 18 minutes…
Mexico City, Jan 21 (IANS) Mexican international centre-back Carlos Salcedo has left Eintracht Frankfurt to join Tigres UANL, the Liga MX club said. The move is a homecoming of sorts for the 25-year-old who spent…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Canada’s Milos Raonic, seeded 16th, defeated fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-1, 6-1, 7-6(5) in two hours at the Australian Open here on Monday. Raonic proved to be Zverev’s nemesis once…
Mexico City, Jan 21 (IANS) Former Argentine international centre-back Jonatan Maidana has joined Mexico’s Deportivo Toluca after parting ways with Copa Libertadores champions River Plate. The 33-year-old arrived in Mexico on Sunday after agreeing to…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic played her best tennis to beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-1 in an hour and move into the last eight of the Australian Open here…
Barcelona, Jan 21 (IANS) What started as the first big night for Ousmane Dembele with Barcelona turned into another shining exhibition by Leo Messi, who was only half hour in the game but time enough…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Having slowly emerged from shadow of star wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt, two-time World Championships medallist Bajarang Punia has now set his sights on the biggest…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) A three-member committee will be formed by the Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) to investigate the matter of Under-19 Bengal hockey squad players being asked to shave their heads following a defeat…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina on Monday cruised into the quarter finals of the Australian Open beating Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova (13) and Madison Keys (17) of the…