Hong Kong, Aug 27 (IANS) China’s Olympic medallists along with a 64-member delegation led by Minister of the General Administration of Sports Liu Peng landed in Hong Kong on Saturday for a three-day trip to…
Nairobi, Aug 27 (IANS) Visiting Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) President Issa Hiyatou has said he was confident that Kenya was capable of hosting the Africa Nations Championship in 2018. Hiyatou, who on Friday held…
Berlin, Aug 27 (IANS) German football club Bayer Leverkusen has extended the contracts with midfielder Karim Bellarabi and defender Wendell Nascimento Borges. Both footballers on Friday extended their running contracts ahead of schedule until June…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) India is still mulling the board order strategy that it will adopt at the upcoming World Chess Olympiad at the Azerbaijan capital Baku, the Indian team captain has…
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medalist P. V. Sindhu on Saturday offered thanksgiving prayers at Mahankali temple in the old city of Hyderabad. Clad in ‘half saree’ and carrying ‘bonam’ (offering) on her…
Nairobi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has summoned athletes who competed for the country to record statements on how officials mistreated them at the 31st Olympic Games in Brazil. Olympic…
Munich, Aug 27 (IANS) Reigning football champions Bayern Munich demolished Werder Bremen 6-0 in the 2016-2017 Bundesliga season opener here. The visitors found themselves trailing 0-2 just 15 minutes into Friday’s contest at the Allianz…
Athens, Aug 27 (IANS) A Syrian refugee who is living, working and training in Greece will be one of the two refugees who will compete at the Rio Paralympics in September, forming the Independent Paralympic…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 27 (IANS) Rio De Janeiro authorities will distribute free tickets for next month’s Paralympic Games to over 30,000 school children. Under a joint initiative between the state government and the Rio…
Madrid, Aug 27 (IANS) FC Barcelona’s Director of Sport, Roberto Fernandez said that the club hoped to sign Valencia’s Spain international striker Paco Alcacer before the end of the transfer window next week, but commented…
Rome, Aug 26 (IANS) Napoli confirmed on Friday the sale of Spanish midfielder David Lopez to Spanish football club Espanyol, where he trained before joining the Italian side in 2014. The Italian club confirmed the…
Madrid, Aug 26 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Friday responded to comments from Barcelona player Gerard Pique, who this week hinted that the Merengues won the last Champions League against easy rivals. “He…
Brussels, Aug 26 (IANS) Former France football star Thierry Henry has become the new assistant coach of Belgium, the national chief coach Roberto Martinez announced on Friday. “Honoured to be assistant coach @BelRedDevils. Thanks to…
Madrid, Aug 26 (IANS) Atletico Madrid chief coach Argentine Diego Simeone on Friday ruled out Tiago Mendes, Lucas Hernandez and Thomas Partey from the squad for the La Liga football match against Leganes. The list…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that a Task Force will be set up to prepare a comprehensive action plan for effective participation of Indian sportspersons in the next…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos FC on Friday announced the appointment of 2006 World Cup-winning Italian midfielder Simone Barone as its assistant coach. The club also announced the…
Johannesburg, Aug 26 (IANS) South Africa’s Twenty20 skipper Faf du Plessis on Friday urged administrators to emulate India, who are all set to play as many as 13 Tests this season in their own backyard….
Wei Fang (China), Aug 26 (IANS) The Indian Under-16 women footballers, who landed here for the forthcoming AFC Qualifiers, on Friday said they have taken inspiration from Rio Olympics medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 26 (IANS) American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been charged by Brazilian police for making a false statement claiming that he was robbed during the recent Rio Olympics. The 32-year-old has also…
Madrid, Aug 26 (IANS) Spain’s new football coach Julen Lopetegui on Friday dropped the captain of La Roja, Iker Casillas, from the squad for the friendly against Belgium on September 1 and Spain’s first World…