Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has expressed his displeasure at how “spin-less” the Eden Gardens wicket has been in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The Bangladeshi left-armer…
Basel, May 17 (IANS) Sevilla coach Unai Emery is looking forward to the “huge challenge” as his side looks to make history in the Europa League football final against Liverpool on Wednesday. Sevilla travel to…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab’s Glenn Maxwell on Tuesday became the fifth Australian cricketer to be ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the swashbuckling batsman complained of a side…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle has compared team-mates Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers to fictional superheroes Batman and Superman after their scintillating stroke play in the Indian…
Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) Bengaluru FC wants to be a part of the primary league of the country if I-League and Indian Super League (ISL) are merged, the football club’s chief technical officer Mandar Tamhane…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to give a hearing to wrestler Sushil Kumar on his plea that trials for the 74kg class…
Abuja, May 17 (IANS) A camp will be opened this week for seven Olympic-bound wrestlers from Nigeria, authorities in the West African country said. President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation Daniel Igali told reporters on…
Canberra, May 17 (IANS) Australia head coach Age Postecoglou on Tuesday recalled a number of experienced footballers for his 23-man squad to face Greece in a two-match friendly series in Australia next month. Postecoglou named…
(140616) — SALVADOR, June 16, 2014 (Xinhua) — Portugal’s head coach Paulo Bento reacts prior to a Group G match between Germany and Portugal of 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Arena Fonte Nova Stadium…
(150819) — BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2015 (Xinhua) — Newly elected President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Britain’s Sebastian Coe reacts during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2015….
Moscow, May 17 (IANS) The hearing of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s doping case will not take place before June, Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev has said. Sharapova is currently suspended from competitions for…
Port of Spain (Trinidad), May 17 (IANS) A judge will rule on June 17 whether to allow the United States government to be included as an interested party in the lawsuit filed by former Caribbean…
Bremen (Germany), May 17 (IANS) Veteran Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro will renew his contract with Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, German media reports say. Bremen general manager Thomas Eichin has said that negotiations are ongoing with…
Georgetown (Guyana), May 17 (IANS) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has hailed the late renowned cricket journalist Tony Cozier, describing his illustrious career as “a running commentary and a history of the game in the region…
Kunshan (China), May 17 (IANS) India’s badminton team is virtually out of the Thomas Cup as it lost to Hong Kong 2-3, marking its second successive defeat in the group stage. India, having suffered the…
Zagreb, May 17 (IANS) Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic and Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic head the provisional list of 27 footballers that Croatian national head coach Ante Cacic has named for…
London, May 17 (IANS) Manchester United’s Spanish midfielder Juan Mata said his team-mates were “shocked” by the bomb scare in their English Premier League match at Old Trafford stadium. The Manchester United-Bournemouth game in the…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Star goal-keeper P.R. Sreejesh will lead an 18-member Indian squad for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Champions Trophy in London from June 10 to 17, Hockey India announced on Tuesday….
London, May 17 (IANS) Former FIFA presidential candidate, Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, has accused FIFA’s current president Gianni Infantino of “complete betrayal” to all members of the international football governing body. Citing an…
Kolkata: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli in action during an IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata, on May 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Virat Kohli…