Messi, father in tax fraud trial in Barcelona
Barcelona, May 31 (IANS) The trial of FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father started on Tuesday over alleged tax fraud in a hearing session here but his mother, who was supposed to attend…
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Shooter Heena Sidhu invites injured shuttler Kashyap to Rio
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Ace shooter Heena Sidhu on Tuesday consoled reigning Commonwealth Games champion shuttler Parupalli Kashyap, who will miss the upcoming Rio Olympics following a knee injury. Already out of the Indian…
Pele to auction off all his memorabilia
New Delhi: Brazilian football legend Pele arrives at Delhi Airport on Oct 14, 2015. (Photo: IANS) London, May 31 (IANS) Brazil football legend Pele is all set to auction off a vast collection of memorabilia…
All board presidents promise big things for Indian cricket
By Veturi Srivatsa All presidents of the Indian cricket board, at least in the last two-and-a-half decades, have been making tall promises, the most important of them being the redistribution of huge sums of revenues…
Coach Loew drops unfit Reus from Germany squad for Euro Cup
Munich, May 31 (IANS) Germany manager Joachim Loew on Tuesday named his final squad of 23-players for the Euro Cup in France which does not feature midfielder Marco Reus who is still recovering from an…
Delhi Dynamos invited to World Soccer Congress
Shanghai, May 31 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos has been invited to become part of the World Soccer Congress, to be held here from June 1-3. Delhi Dynamos’ president Prashant Agarwal will…
F1 world championship alive after Monaco GP win: Hamilton
London, May 31 (IANS) Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said his Monaco Grand Prix triumph meant the world championship fight is alive, after he had cut Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg’s advantage to 24 points….
Indian eves go down to New Zealand in Four Nations tourney
Darwin (Australia), May 31 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team had a disastrous start to their campaign at the Four Nations tournament, suffering a 1-4 thrashing to New Zealand here on Tuesday. Pippa Hayward (18th,…
Record 30 mn conversations on Facebook this IPL season
Kolkata: Cheerleaders perform during an IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 22, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Nearly 30 million people…
‘England coach Hodgson should make most Tottenham talent in Euros’
MANAUS, June 14, 2014 (Xinhua) — England’s coach Roy Hodgson is seen before a Group D match between England and Italy of 2014 FIFA World Cup in the Arena Amazonia Stadium in Manaus, Brazil, June…
Indian hockey team needs to work on defence: Oltmans
Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) Stressing the importance of developing , the Indian hockey team’s defence, chief coach Roelant Oltmans on Tuesday said the P.R. Sreejesh-led side stands a good chance to win a medal at…
Mourinho visits Man United’s training ground for first time
Manchester, May 31 (IANS) Newly-appointed Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho paid his first visit to the English Premier League club’s training ground at Carrington. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager was spotted at Carrington…
Honoured to be mentioned by PM, says footballer Lyngdoh
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) One of the most promising footballers in India, Eugeneson Lyngdoh said on Tuesday that he felt priviledged to be mentioned in a speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he…
Football fan? You may not be at higher stroke risk
(131102) — BERLIN, Nov. 2, 2013 (Xinhua) — Roman NeuStaedter of FC Schalke 04 vies for the ball during the German first football division Bundesliga match against Hertha BSC in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 2, 2013….
England’s Anderson vaults to career-best No.1 Test ranking
Dubai, May 31 (IANS) After guiding England to consecutive wins against Sri Lanka in the ongoing three-match Test rubber, seasoned pacer James Anderson on Tuesday vaulted to his career-best No.1 spot in the International Cricket…
Allegations against anti-doping lab false: Russian minister
Moscow, May 31 (IANS) Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has dismissed as false statements made earlier in the month by ex-head of Moscow anti-doping laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov on alleged doping abuse by Russian athletes at…
Police release PSG player Serge Aurier
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Paris police have released football club Paris Saint-Germain’s Ivoirian defender Serge Aurier after he was arrested following a street fight. Aurier, 23, was apprehended as he was leaving a night club…
Lankan pacer Shaminda Eranga reported for suspect action
Chester-le-Street (England), May 31 (IANS) Sri Lankan pacer Shaminda Eranga has been reported for suspect action during the second Test against England here. Eranga, who went wicketless in both the innings of the match which…
Deportivo La Coruna fire coach Victor Sanchez
Coruna (Spain), May 31 (IANS) Spanish football club Deportivo La Coruna has announced they have fired coach Victor Sanchez, only a few months after renewing his contract until June 2017. The club said in a…
Wanted to bring Guardiola to AC Milan: Club owner Berlusconi
Milan, May 31 (IANS) Italian football giant AC Milans owner Silvio Berlusconi has revealed he attempted to bring Pep Guardiola to his club when the Spanish coach was helming FC Barcelona. The reigning La Liga…