London, Aug 30 (IANS) Chelsea on Tuesday made official the loan of English striker Patrick Bamford to newly-promoted Burnley football club until the end of the season. Bamford, 22, who has not played any official…
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) Going by Australia’s recent humbling at the hands of Sri Lanka, retired pace ace Glenn McGrath feels the former World No.1 team needs to improve a lot between now and March…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) DSK Shivajians Football Club will be aiming for back-to-back victories when they come up against Gangtok Himalayan SC in their second match in the Durand Cup football tournament at the…
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) After bagging a historic silver at the Rio Olympics, shuttler P.V. Sindhu has now set her eyes on the upcoming Superseries this year and the All England…
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS) Russias canoeists Natalya Podolskaya and Alexander Dyachenko, who missed the Rio Olympics, have been barred from all international competitions by the International Canoe Federation, the president of the All-Russia Canoe Federation…
Turin (Italy), Aug 30 (IANS) Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart travelled to Italy on Tuesday to undergo medical tests to join Italian football side Torino on loan. The Italian club reached an agreement with Man…
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Goa on Tuesday confirmed the re-signing of foreigners Gregory Arnolin, Luciano Sobrosa and Rafael Coelho for the forthcoming third edition of the football tournament. Gregory…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enthusiasm for sports, national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday said that the present government has supported the cause of sports to a large extent….
By Veturi Srivatsa The only Prime Minister who showed an apparent interest in Indian sports before Narendra Modi was Rajiv Gandhi. It was to Gandhis credit that the 1982 Asian Games could be organised out…
Amsterdam, Aug 30 (IANS) Marco van Basten is leaving his post as assistant coach of the Netherlands’ national team to join the world football governing body FIFA, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Tuesday….
Barcelona, Aug 30 (IANS) FC Barcelona on Tuesday ended their fourth striker hunt as they signed Valencia striker Paco Alc?cer for five football seasons for a transfer fee of around 30 million euros ($33.4 million)….
Lahore, Aug 30 (IANS) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar said his former team-mate and skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq played him better than any other batsman in the world. Shoaib, one of the fastest bowlers to have ever…
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) No.2 seeded Angelique Kerber started her US Open tennis campaign with a comfortable win over Polona Hercog, who retired from the match down 0-6, 0-1. “To be honest, it’s never…
Crans Montana (Switzerland), Aug 30 (IANS) Indian seasoned golfer S.S.P. Chawrasia says he is getting positive vibes as he chases a first victory on European soil at the Omega European Masters, which gets underway on…
Pune, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City on Tuesday announced the signing of Argentine midfielder Gustavo Oberman for the forthcoming third edition of the football tournament. On his first ever…
Lisbon, Aug 30 (IANS) Barcelona’s midfielder Portuguese Andre Gomes on Tuesday said compatriot and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is “a great example for all” footballers. Although Ronaldo is injured and has not been called…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The All India Tennis Association (AITA) named Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna along with Saketh Myneni in the team for the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against Spain. The…
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Premier Futsal on Tuesday announced that the second season of the football league will be played in the first quarter of 2017 with eight franchises participating across four cities. The Premier…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) No.2 seeded Angelique Kerber started her US Open tennis campaign with a comfortable win against Polona Hercog, who retired from the match down 0-6, 0-1. “To be honest, it’s never…
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS) More than 100 Russian para-athletes have filed individual appeals with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for admission to the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) said…