Rome, Aug 29 (IANS) Napoli’s president Aurelio De Laurentiis has ruled out signing Paris Saint-Germain’s Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, who played for the Italian football club between 2010 and 2013. “I hold Edinson Cavani in…
Vigo (Spain), Aug 29 (IANS) La Liga club Celta Vigo on Monday announced the signing of Fiorentina’s Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi for one football season, with an option to extend for another year. Rossi will…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) After being conferred the highest sporting honour of the country, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, awardee gymnast Dipa Karmakar said that the joy has doubled as her coach Bishweshwar Nandi…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos FC on Tuesday retained the services of former French international Florent Malouda for the upcoming third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament. Malouda will be…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Rio Olympics medallists — shuttler P.V. Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik — and gymnast Dipa Karmakar along with shooter Jitu Rai were conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards…
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS) Ten more Russian Paralympians are set to send their personal requests to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) asking for permission to take part in the 2016 Paralympics, to be held next…
Yorkshire, Aug 29 (IANS) English County Cricket Club Yorkshire has confirmed that former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie will leave his position as head coach at the end of the 2016 season. “The club would like…
Berlin, Aug 29 (IANS) Julian Schieber’s late goal secured Hertha Berlin a 2-1 win over Freiburg while Leipzig held Hoffenheim to a two-all draw courtesy of Marcel Sabitzer’s equaliser in Germany’s Bundesliga football league here….
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has dismissed media reports that said chief coach Antonio Conte asked him to leave the London football club and insisted that he still has a role to…
London, Aug 29 (IANS) New England football head coach Sam Allardyce has named uncapped West Ham winger Michail Antonio in his squad for their 2018 World Cup Group F qualifier against Slovakia on September 4….
Berlin, Aug 29 (IANS) German defender Shkodran Mustafi said he consulted compatriot and Arsenal star Mesut Ozil before deciding to join the English football club from Valencia. The 24-year-old is set to sign for Arsenal…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated all sports lovers across India on the occasion of National Sports Day and expressed the hope that sports and sportsmanship will always shine…
Colombo, Aug 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday issued an apology for inadequate crowd control measures during their third One-Day International against Australia in Dambulla. Australia won a close contest by two wickets…
Colombo, Aug 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday issued an apology for inadequate crowd control measures during their third One-Day International against Australia in Dambulla. Australia won a close contest by two wickets…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 29 (IANS) Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa has insisted that his 29.5 million euros ($32.9 million) move to Italian football club Inter Milan was not motivated by money. Gabriel, who made his…
Quito, Aug 29 (IANS) Veteran defender Daniel Alves has played down the importance of Brazil’s captaincy amid continued doubts over who will lead the national football team. The position became vacant when Neymar stood down…
Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 29 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and leg-spinner Amit Mishra for putting up a “fantastic effort” to bowl out the West Indies for a low…
Bilbao (Spain), Aug 29 (IANS) Ivan Rakitic knocked in a decisive header in the first half of Barcelona’s 1-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao. Twenty minutes into play, it was Arda Turan, who perfectly centered the…
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee presents the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to PV Sindhu for Badminton in a glittering ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Aug 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/RB) New Delhi,…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) BJP MP Udit Raj on Monday clarified that he did not advocate beef consumption when he quoted Usain Bolt’s coach as advising the Jamaican sprinter to eat beef. The MP…