Dhaka, Sep 1 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday appointed former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh as the national team’s pace bowling coach. Walsh, who boasts of a tally of 519 Test…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee has directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to hold its elections for the apex council and the Annual General Meeting…
Buenos Aires, Sep 1 (IANS) Argentina’s national football team, with the return of Lionel Messi as skipper in the starting line-up and Edgardo Bauza’s debut as coach, will welcome Uruguay on Thursday in the seventh…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) With world football governing body FIFA tweaking its rules to allow national teams the services of players for an entire week before an international friendly, Indian coach Stephen…
Berlin, Sep 1 (IANS) Riding on second-half goals from Max Meyer and Mesut Oezil, Germany gave a befitting farewell to skipper Bastian Schweinsteiger by defeating Finland 2-0 in an international football friendly tie at the…
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) American qualifier Ryan Harrison has pulled off the biggest upset so far at the ongoing US Open, stunning fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 7-5, 6-1 in second-round tennis…
Paris, Sep 1 (IANS) Italian striker Mario Balotelli has completed a permanent move from English Premier League (EPL) side Liverpool to Nice, confirmed the French Ligue 1 football club. “It is done. Balotelli is officially…
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 1 (IANS) Former Brazil midfielder Elias Mendes Trindade has rejoined his former football club Sporting Lisbon just hours before the close of the European transfer window. The Portuguese club confirmed the…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his best wishes to the athletes competing in the upcoming Paralympics Games beginning from Septemder 7 in Rio De Janeiro. “The people of…
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Danish partner Frederik Nielsen entered the second round of the men’s doubles competition at the US Open with a hard fought victory over…
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Manchester City and Stoke City reached an agreement on Wednesday regarding the loan of Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony to the English football club. Bony, 27, could not leave his mark with…
Tehran, Aug 31 (IANS) Iran’s Motorcycle and Automobile Federation has allowed Iranian women to take part in motocross races in the country, local media reported on Wednesday. Mahmoud Seydanlou, the head of the federation, said…
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Chilean left-back Cristian Cuevas on Wednesday left Chelsea to play on loan for Belgian football side Sint-Truidense. Despite participating with Chelsea during pre-season preparations and playing a few minutes in the…
Barcelona, Aug 31 (IANS) French defender Jeremy Mathieu returned on Wednesday to training sessions with Spanish football champions Barcelona after recovering from an injury. Mathieu, who sustained an injury during the first leg of the…
Geneva, Aug 31 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee has sanctioned six athletes for failing doping tests at the Beijing Games in 2008, it was announced on Wednesday. They included three Russian medallists — weighlifters Nadezda…
Greater Noida, Aug 31 (IANS) India Blue reached 285 for five when rain once again forced an early close of play on the third day of the second Duleep Trophy match against India Red at…
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has said it is “game on” in the world championship battle, while his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg is treating every race “like a cup final”….
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) DSK Shivajians FC registered a 2-1 win over Gangtok Himalayan SC in the 128th Durand Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Wednesday. A first-half double by Rohit…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday termed inspiring the feat of 100-year-old Indian Mann Kaur, who picked up a gold medal in the 100-metre race at the Americas Masters Games…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal felicitated Olympic medal winners — shuttler P.V. Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik — and handed over to them cheques of Rs 2 crore and Rs…