Bratislava, Sep 5 (IANS) Slovakia’s national football team suffered a 1-0 defeat in the opening match of the World Cup 2018 qualifiers with England in Trnava. Adam Lallana scored in the fifth minute of extra…
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 5 (IANS) More than 80 percent of the 2.4 million tickets made available for the Rio Paralympics could be sold amid a late surge in demand, according to the head of…
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) French tennis player Lucas Pouille defeated 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal over five sets, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), to reach the US Open quarter-finals here. “It took…
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a criminal case against India’s limited overs cricket captain M.S. Dhoni for being depicted as Lord Vishnu on the cover of a business magazine….
By Vikas Datta Title: The Bolt Supremacy – Inside Jamaica’s Sprint Factory; Author: Richard Moore; Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press/Random House India; Pages: 330; Price: Rs 499 When Jamaica started participating in the Olympics in 1948,…
New York, Sep 5 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Ivan Dodig lost in straight sets to Barbora Krejcikova and Marin Draganja in the second round of the mixed doubles category at the US…
Greater Noida, Sep 4 (IANS) Mayank Agarwal struck a century as India Blue batsmen dominated on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy clash against India Green at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground here…
Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) West Indies pace legend Courtney Walsh on Sunday said he always dreamed of coaching a national team after leaving a glittering 17-year career behind. So, he had little to think over…
Lisbon, Sep 4 (IANS) Sporting Lisbon coach Jorge Jesus admits that he thought about resigning from his post at the Portuguese capital side barely one month after assuming charge at the helm, but says the…
London, Sep 4 (IANS) Dimitri Seluk, agent of Manchester City Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure, on Sunday said Spanish coach Pep Guardiola has “humiliated” his client by omitting him from Manchester City’s Champions League squad. Last…
Milan, Sep 4 (IANS) Following are the drivers’ and constructors’ standings in the Formula One World Championships after the Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on Sunday, according to Xinhua: Drivers: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) 250…
Milan, Sep 4 (IANS) Following are the results of the Formula One Italian Grand Prix at the Monza circuit on Sunday, according to Xinhua: Nico Rosberg (Germany/Mercedes) 1 hour 17 minutes 28.089 seconds Lewis Hamilton…
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Riding on a last-minute goal, Minerva FC beat DSK Shivajians FC 2-1 in the 128th Durand Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Sunday. The loss was DSK…
Mackay (Australia), Sep 4 (IANS) Batsman Mandeep Singh (95) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4/34) helped India A claim the Quadrangular Series cricket title for the third consecutive year, defeating Australia A by 57 runs here…
Monza (Italy), Sep 4 (IANS) Team Mercedes’ German driver Nico Rosberg on Sunday won the Italian Grand Prix, the 14th race of the 2016 Formula One World Championship. Rosberg was the first to complete 53…
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) Honda racers once again impressed by grabbing the top three positions in the CBR 250R team championship in Round 3 of the Honda One Make race in the National championship at…
Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS) The Russian city of Tyumen was on Sunday awarded the 2021 International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships. Tyumen was chosen ahead of Czech resort Nove Mesto na Morave and Slovenia’s Pokljuka…
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, the No.14 seed, was forced to withdraw from his third-round tennis match at the US Open with Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko due to a hip injury. The 21-year-old…
Paris, Sep 4 (IANS) French midfielder Blaise Matuidi has admitted that he wanted to join Italian football champions Juventus this summer, but he is not unhappy staying on at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Juventus were linked…
Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS) The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) feels it is irrelevant to raise the issue of financial compensation with the international paralympic body over the decision to bar the entire Russian Paralympian team…