Berlin, Aug 24 (IANS) Bayer Leverkusen football club has completed the transfer of Austrian centre back Aleksandar Dragovic, the “Werkself” confirmed in an official statement on Tuesday. The 25-year-old defender joined from Ukrainian club FC…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 24 (IANS) Corinthians striker Luciano has joined newly promoted Spanish top-flight football club Leganes, the Brazilian outfit said. The 23-year-old will be tied to the Madrid-based side until the end of…
Madrid, Aug 24 (IANS) France and Atletico Madrid footballer Antoine Griezmann believes he deserves to win UEFA’s Best Player in Europe award ahead of Real Madrid rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. Griezmann enjoyed an…
Tokyo, Aug 24 (IANS) The Olympic flag, carried by Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, arrived in the Japanese capital, the host city of the 2020 Olympic Games on Wednesday. Koike was accompanied by a delegation of…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 24 (IANS) Uruguay’s footballers could go on strike ahead of the national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Paraguay, according to reports in the local media. According to Uruguayan…
Madrid, Aug 24 (IANS) Brazilian football star Neymar won’t be seen in a Barcelona shirt until the first round of matches following the forthcoming international break on the weekend of September 3 and 4. After…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 24 (IANS) This city received 1.17 million tourists during the Olympic Games, including 410,000 foreigners, and zero cases of Zika were reported, Rio mayor Eduardo Paes announced. Giving out figures at…
By Devanik Saha Indian marathon runner O.P. Jaisha said she fainted at the Rio Olympics on a hot, humid day because no Indian sports official provided her with water or glucose water, a reminder that…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 24 (IANS) Corinthians striker Luciano has joined newly-promoted Spanish top-flight club Leganes, the Brazilian outfit said. According to Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade, the 23-year-old will be tied to the Madrid-based…
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) AirAsia here on Wednesday announced a bonanza of free flights for life to all Asean nations’ athletes who won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 24 (IANS) Brazil’s interim government has said that it will spend public funds on the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, despite a court ruling banning the move until the event’s organising committee…
Bahadurgarh/New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik was accorded a grand welcome by people and the state government as the motorcade carrying her entered Haryana on Wednesday. Sakshi, who…
Ankara, Aug 24 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Turkey to watch a football match between Russian and Turkish teams on August 31 in Antalya city, the media reported on Wednesday. Turkish President…
Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS) Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer has called the Rio 2016 Olympic Games “an absolute success”. Temer on Tuesday thanked all those responsible for organising the event, saying the “workers, volunteers and…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik arrived here on Wednesday. Hectic preparations were underway to give Malik a rousing reception at her village in Rohtak district of Haryana….
Greater Noida, Aug 24 (IANS) Bowlers dominated with the pink ball with as many as 17 wickets falling on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy clash between India Red and India Green at the…
Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor during the fashion designer Anavila Misra`s store launch in Mumbai, on Aug 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor thinks a biopic should be made on Indian…
Bengaluru, Aug 23 (IANS) Indian woman athlete Sudha Singh, who participated in the 3000 metre steeplechase at the recent Rio Olympics, tested positive for swine flu (H1N1), a doctor said on Tuesday. “Sudha was tested…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Arunima Sinha, the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest, was felicitated by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) here on Tuesday. FLO has already offered life membership to shuttler P.V. Sindhu,…
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Aug 23 (IANS) The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has launched an investigation into why the fourth Test match between India and West Indies had to be abandoned due to…