Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) American Gwen Jorgensen lived up to predictions by taking the Olympic gold medal in the triathlon contested on the track laid out around Copacabana beach here. The 30-year-old twice…
Seville, Aug 21 (IANS) Sevilla football club announced on Saturday that it has reached an agreement to extend the contract of Spanish midfielder Victor Machin ‘Vitolo’ until June 2020, while the 25 million euros ($28.3…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21 (IANS) Indian woman golfer Aditi Ashok finished her maiden appearance at the Olympics at the 41st spot after a five-over 76 that took her cumulative score to seven-over 291 here….
Berlin, Aug 21 (IANS) Schalke overcame sixth-division team Villingen 4-1 whereas Monchengladbach craved out a 1-0 victory to progress into the second round of the German Cup football tournament on Saturday. The “Royal Blues” eased…
Barcelona, Aug 21 (IANS) Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez led Barcelona to a comfortable 6-2 victory at home over Real Betis as the reigning La Liga champions opened their title defence with a convincing display…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) India golfer Aditi Ashok finished her maiden appearance at the Olympics with a five over 76 — taking her cumulative score to seven over 291 after 72 holes –…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) India’s Aditi Ashok, who finished 41st after the fourth round of women’s golf competition at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, encouraged kids to take up the sport as a…
Rio de Janeiro: India’s P.V. Sindhu wins silver medal in badminton women’s singles during Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 19, 2016. (Photo: Xinhua/IANS) Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Aug 20 (IANS) Telangana and Andhra…
Hyderabad, Aug 20 (IANS) A grand welcome will be accorded to Rio Olympics silver medalist P.V. Sindhu when the badminton star arrives here on Monday. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is making large-scale arrangements to…
Kolhapur, Aug 20 (IANS) Senior Max racer Ricky Donison and micro Max star Shahan Ali grabbed pole positions in the fourth and penultimate round of the 13th JK Tyre FMSCI National Rotax Max championship here…
Stoke (England), Aug 20 (IANS) Argentine striker Sergio Aguero and Spanish forward Manuel Agudo Nolito scored two goals each to guide Manchester City to a 4-1 victory over Stoke City on Saturday that took them…
Madrid, Aug 20 (IANS) Real Madrid’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to training with the Spanish football giants after picking up a knee injury in Portugal’s Euro 2016 final victory over France, manager Zinedine Zidane…
Rio De Janeiro: India’s P.V. Sindhu wins silver medal in badminton (women’s singles) at Rio 2016 Olympics games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug 19, 2016. (Photo: Seshadri Sukumar/IANS) Hyderabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Telangana…
Vijayawada, Aug 20 (IANS) Even before Telangana, the home state of India’s badminton star P. V. Sindhu, could announce a reward for her winning the silver medal at the Rio Olympics, the Andhra Pradesh government…
Madrid, Aug 20 (IANS) Spanish football club Atletico Madrid’s coach Diego Simeone has said top club coaches like Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho among others should be allowed to manage their nations alongside their day jobs….
London, Aug 20 (IANS) Belgian international striker Christian Benteke has left Liverpool to join Crystal Palace for 31.1 million euros ($35.2 million), the English football club confirmed on Saturday. The 25-year-old striker signed a contract…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Second seeded Chen Long of China defeated top seeded Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia to clinch the gold medal in the men’s singles event of the badminton competition at…
Manchester, Aug 20 (IANS) Newly-signed Manchester United’s star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said the English Premier League football giants need to develop a winning habit after masterminding a 2-0 victory over Southampton. The Swedish striker…
London, Aug 20 (IANS) Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs believes that English football club’s new signing Paul Pogba can become like Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard. The French midfielder made his debut for the English Premier…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Fourth seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark beat reigning champion Lin Dan to grab a bronze medal in the men’s singles event of the badminton competition at the ongoing Rio…