Mumbai: West Indies cricket player Dwayne Bravo during the opening show of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016, in Mumbai, on March 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After creating waves with his…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos FC on Thursday signed Brazilian winger Marcelo Leite Pereira for the upcoming third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). The 29-year-old joins Dynamos from Brazilian football club…
Singapore, Aug 25 (IANS) Thai legend Thongchai Jaidee has been unanimously voted as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for July, it was announced on Thursday. Thongchai, who holds an unprecedented three Asian…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal on Thursday dropped four points to be ninth, while compatriot P.V. Sindhu remained in the 10th spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings despite getting a…
Dubai, Aug 25 (IANS) A whitewash of the West Indies in the forthcoming two-match Twenty20 International series in Florida on August 27-28 will still not help second-placed India climb to the top of the International…
Leicester (England), Aug 25 (IANS) Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater on Thursday signed a new five-year contract with the reigning English football champions. Drinkwater has agreed a deal till 2021 with Leicester, where he has…
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS) Russian Paralympic Committee chief Vladimir Lukin has said all 266 Russian para athletes could submit individual complaints to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) challenging the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC)…
London, Aug 25 (IANS) The English Football Association (FA) has announced the appointment of Greg Clarke as its new president and the successor of Greg Dyke. Clarke’s appointment took place during an FA meeting on…
Barcelona, Aug 25 (IANS) Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has jokingly turned down a move to Arsenal, but urged the English football club’s chief coach Arsene Wenger to sign “quality” stoppers. The Barcelona centre-back was conducting…
Buenos Aires, Aug 25 (IANS) South American football’s governing body Conmebol’s president Alejandro Dominguez has ordered an audit after discovering it had been run like a “personal fiefdom” and not been held accountable in the…
Dublin, Aug 25 (IANS) Ireland captain Robbie Keane has announced he will retire from international football after a friendly match with Oman on August 31 here at the Avaya Stadium. The 36-year-old Keane made his…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Basking in Olympic glory, star shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has now set her eyes on the World Superseries, the only trophy missing from her cabinet, while becoming the…
London, Aug 25 (IANS) German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has said English Premier League football side Manchester United would be his “last club in Europe”. The 33-year-old Schweinsteiger has not gained a chance to play for…
Nairobi, Aug 25 (IANS) Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Sports Hassan Wario was questioned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over irregularities during the just concluded Rio Olympics. Wario was summoned for investigations on Wednesday…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 25 (IANS) The Paralympic Games in Rio will help transform perceptions in Latin America about people with impairment, football great Romario said. The former Barcelona and Selecao striker said the September…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 25 (IANS) Former Brazil international midfielder Marcelinho Paraiba has joined local third-tier football side Ypiranga at the not-so-tender age of 41. Marcelinho signed with the Rio Grande do Sul-based side on…
Berlin, Aug 25 (IANS) Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich eye a fifth straight Bundesliga title as the 2016-17 German Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday. Bayern will host Werder Bremen in their season opener under new…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 25 (IANS) A staggering 133,000 tickets the for Rio Paralympic Games were sold on Tuesday, creating a new daily record for Olympic or Paralympic ticket sales, the organisers said. Since the…
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) US women’s football goalkeeper Hope Solo was suspended for six months from the national team following her comments about the Swedish players as “a bunch of cowards”, US Soccer announced. Solo,…
Belfast, Aug 24 (IANS) Northern Ireland on Wednesday announced a 23-member football squad for the World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic in Prague on September 4. Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich), Alan Mannus (St Johnstone),…