Darwin, June 3 (IANS) Promising midfielder Lilima Minz’s efforts went in vain as a late surge from Australia resulted in India going down 1-2 to the hosts in the Four-Nation Hockey Tournament here on Friday….
Los Angeles, June 3 (IANS) Winger Willian believes Brazil will need to perform as a strong collective unit if they are to win a ninth Copa America football title. The 2016 tournament starting on Friday…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Nita Ambani, founder-chairperson of Reliance Foundation, has been nominated as an independent candidate to be a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) based out of Lausanne in Switzerland, it was…
London, June 3 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced that Heather Knight will be the captain of the national women’s team across all three formats of the game. Knight’s first…
Munich, June 3 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s incoming coach Carlo Ancelotti on Friday said the club’s business for next years summer is already done. “I think our market is closed,” the former Real Madrid manager was…
Madrid, June 3 (IANS) Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas and his wife, journalist Sara Carbonero, have become parents for the second time on Friday. Casillas revealed the news on Twitter, adding that the baby was named…
Paris, June 3 (IANS) World No.1 Serena Williams emerged victorious after a difficult semi-final encounter with Kiki Bertens, saving set points to win 7-6(7), 6-4 and reach her fourth French Open final here on Friday….
Georgetown, June 3 (IANS) Australian pacer Mitchell Starc says he has got his hunger back after spending the past six months away from cricket due to injuries. The left-armer is set to return to international…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Nita Ambani, founder-chairperson of Reliance Foundation, has been nominated as an independent candidate to be a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) based out of Lausanne in Switzerland, it was…
Berlin, June 3 (IANS) German police will participate in maintaining security at their team’s Euro 2016 matches in France, Jan Schabacker, the spokesman for the German police unit responsible for operations at sports events, said…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Reigning Commonwealth Games men’s discus champion Vikas Shive Gowda has decided to cut down on his work load ahead of the Rio Olympics in August. Vikas, who will be participating…
Berlin, June 3 (IANS) German footballer Jerome Boateng has said Barcelona defender Dani Alves gave a great example of how to react to racist insults and recalled the incident when a banana was thrown at…
Jakarta, June 3 (IANS) India’s campaign at the Indonesian Open Superseries badminton ended after star shuttler Saina Nehwal went down to World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the quarter-finals of the women’s singles here…
Leicester, June 3 (IANS) English football champions Leicester City on Friday announced the signing of Hannover goalkeeper and German World Cup 2014 winner Ron-Robert Zieler on a four-year contract. “Leicester City have moved to bolster…
By S. Rajesh Paris, June 3 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna has been Indias top ranked doubles players over the last few years and had a very successful 2015 where he won four titles and reached the…
Darwin, June 3 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Friday congratulated women’s hockey team defender Deep Grace Ekka for her 100th international cap during the team’s final group stage match against Australia in the Four Nations…
Madrid, June 3 (IANS) Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has confirmed that his contract renewal for two years is almost complete with only small details left to resolve. During a publicity event on Thursday, Torres…
Dublin (Ohio), June 3 (IANS) Ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri failed to repeat his sixth place finish at the Colonial last week as he ended joint 44th after the first round of the Memorial Golf…
London, June 3 (IANS) England football team chief coach Roy Hodgson says his side looked good in their final Euro 2016 warm-up tie against Portugal despite the Three Lions needing 86 minutes to get on…
London, June 3 (IANS) The cricket committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday expressed concern over the quality of pitches prepared for Test matches, which normally favour the home team. The Anil Kumble-led…