Madrid, Aug 26 (IANS) Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon will not play in the La Liga football game on Saturday against Celta because of a sprained ankle. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane acknowledged in a…
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City Football Club on Friday announced that the Shahaji Raje Bhosle Kreeda Sankul, popularly known as the Andheri Sports Complex will be their new home…
Paris, Aug 26 (IANS) France football coach Didier Deschamps has said he could call up out-of-favour Karim Benzema again to play with France, but admits the time is still not right for the striker to…
Amsterdam, Aug 26 (IANS) Forwards Memphis Depay and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar were the main absentees from the Netherlands football squad named on Friday for the forthcoming friendly against Greece and the World Cup 2018 qualifier against…
Paris, Aug 26 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Friday announced that Italian goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu has left for a season-long loan to Spanish football club Sevilla. At PSG, goalkeepers Kevin Trapp and Alphonse Areola are…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 26 (IANS) Brazil’s Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz da Silva has received a one kilogram gold bar from his former club as a reward for his triumph at the just…
Greater Noida, Aug 26 (IANS) An all-round effort from India Red players helped the side thrash India Green by 219 runs in the opening match of the Duleep Trophy cricket tournament at the Greater Noida…
Moscow, Aug 26 (IANS) Russian athletes banned from the Rio Games will be provided financial assistance, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said at a meeting with members the country’s Olympics team. “The foundation will transfer…
Sevilla (Spain) Aug 26 (IANS) Spanish football club Real Betis has announced the signing of Serbian midfielder Darko Brasanac, who comes from Partizan Belgrade, for five seasons. The 24-year-old joined Betis after the club failed…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) With India, a country of over 1.2 billion people, managing to win only two medals — one silver and a bronze — in the just concluded Rio de Janeiro Olympics,…
Lisbon, Aug 26 (IANS) Porto have announced the return of Spanish midfielder Oliver Torres, who arrives on loan from Atletico Madrid to play his second term in the Portuguese football club, which he also played…
Madrid, Aug 26 (IANS) Real Madrid’s attacking midfielder James Rodriguez could make his last appearance for the Spanish football giants when his side entertain Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium here on Saturday. Although…
Leverkusen (Germany), Aug 26 (IANS) Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen have agreed on the transfer of midfielder Levin Oeztunali, both Bundesliga football clubs have announced. The 20-year-old leaves Leverkusen after signing a five-year contract, which binds…
Madrid, Aug 26 (IANS) La Liga club Granada has confirmed suspending Ecuadorian player Jose Angulo after he tested positive for cocaine. The 21-year-old Angulo signed for Granada this summer from Independiente de Valle and was…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 26 (IANS) Brazil international defender Douglas Santos has played down reports linking him to Spanish football champions FC Barcelona. The Spanish club reportedly sent a scout to monitor the 22-year-old during…
Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 26 (IANS) Indian cricket team head coach Anil Kumble has said he is looking forward to working with limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni when the side takes on the West Indies in…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) The presence of World No.16 Grandmaster (GM) P. Harikrishna in the Indian chess team at next month’s World Chess Olympiad has not only boosted the morale of the…
Nairobi, Aug 26 (IANS) Kenya has disbanded the country’ s National Olympic Committee (NOCK) over claims of mismanagement and financial impropriety during the just concluded Rio Olympic Games. Cabinet Secretary for Sports Hassan Wario on…
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Newcastle’s goalkeeper Tim Krul has joined Ajax on loan until the end of the season. The 28-year-old, who signed a one-year contract extension with Newcastle on Thursday, has agreed to remain…
Winston-Salem (US), Aug 26 (IANS) Indian tennis player Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann stormed into the semi finals, defeating top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Nenad Zimonjic in straight sets of the ATP…