Barcelona, Sep 1 (IANS) Spanish football champions FC Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez on Thursday said he is sure coach Luis Enrique will renew his contract after his current deal expires next June 2017. Fernandez…
Greater Noida, Sep 1 (IANS) The match between India Red and India Blue was called off after rain played spoilsport on the fourth and final day at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground here on…
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Delhi-based Magpie Sports Group (MSG) will approach the International Cricket Council (ICC) to organise a new cricket league — Indian Champions League (ICL) — in Dubai, on…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Australia captain David Warner has hailed his team-mates after registering a comfortable six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate One-Day International (ODI) to clinch the series. The victory…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Swiss prosecutors are investigating football legend Franz Beckenbauer as part of a corruption probe over Germany winning the rights to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Earlier in March, football’s world…
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) The Russian Paralympic Committee’s (RPC) appeal against suspension of membership from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will be considered in Switzerland’s federal court within 6-7 months. “The RPC’s main appeal will…
Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) The 12th edition of Hero MTB Himalaya, considered one of toughest in the biking races in the world, will kick start from here this month and this time it will traverse…
Oxfordshire (England), Sep 1 (IANS) Team Williams driver Felipe Massa announced on Thursday he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 35-year-old Brazilian, who made his F1 debut with team…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos FC on Thursday announed the signing of Ghanaian defender David Addy for the upcoming third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament. The 26-year-old signed for…
Kozhikode Sep 1 (IANS) Former Indian athlete and Olympian P.T.Usha is to be the chairperson of the organising committee of the BJP’s national executive meet here in September. This has caused raised eyebrows in Kerala…
Zagreb, Sep 1 (IANS) Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitic is expected to join the national team’s training camp on Thursday to prepare for the World Cup qualifier against Turkey. The match is to be held here…
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Kolkata soccer giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan face the possibility of failing the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) club licensing criteria as neither of the outfits has a pro licensed coach,…
Dhaka, Sep 1 (IANS) Newly-appointed bowling coach Courtney Walsh thinks the Bangladesh cricket team has a “talented bunch of players” and is looking forward to begin working with them. The West Indies fast bowling great…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) England midfielder Adam Lallana has said he is impressed with new national head coach Sam Allardyce and is not concerned about the latter’s reputation as a long-ball tactician. Allardyce was appointed…
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal raced away with the first seven games of the match to set up a routine straight-sets victory over Italian veteran Andreas Seppi in the second…
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) Veteran international chess arbiter V. Kameswaran was on Thursday a man with mixed emotions — both happy and sad. Kameswaran, 72, is happy for he is the first Indian to be…
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has dismissed requests from 34 Russian athletes who filed requests to be allowed to take part in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazils Rio de Janeiro,…
Manchester, Sep 1 (IANS) Raheem Sterling has said hard work is the reason for his improvement as a striker for Manchester City in the English Premier League football this season. Sterling, 21, scored twice in…
Guwahati, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) on Thursday announced the signing of Uruguayan striker Emiliano Alfaro and Brazilian attacking midfielder Fabio Neves Florentino for the upcoming edition of…
Kingston (Jamaica), Sep 1 (IANS) Sprint king Usain Bolt returned to his hometown Jamaica following his historic exploits at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which ended earlier this month. The sprint superstar made a…