Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Twin fifties from Gautam Gambhir and Manish Pandey aided by a late blitz of 19-ball 39 from Andre Russell helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a challenging 183/5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Twin fifties from Gautam Gambhir and Manish Pandey aided by Andre Russell’s late blitz of 19-ball 39 helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a challenging 183/5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Monday announced a three-member women’s squad comprising Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi for the Rio Olympics after a series of selection…
Barbados, May 16 (IANS) Ahead of the gruelling Test series against India and Pakistan, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has shifted its focus to spin, as seven Test players were on Monday included in…
Dubai, May 16 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday denied claims made by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) of agreeing to reimburse it the money spent on clearing wicketkeeper Kusal Perera of doping charges….
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Japanese Kokoro Fujii and Miho Nonaka came out victorious in the mens and womens category respectively in the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup of rock climbing here. Japan…
Lahore, May 16 (IANS) The rising cost of hosting its matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has forced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to head southward to Sri Lanka for the series against the…
Moscow, May 16 (IANS) The Council of Europes convention on an integrated safety, security and service approach at football matches and other sports events will be signed by some 40 countries on July 3 in…
Vasco, May 16 (IANS) India’s U-17 football coach Nicolai Adam on Monday said his team needs to lessen on field mistakes to win against Tanzania in the AIFF Youth Cup at the Tilak Maidan here…
London, May 16 (IANS) English football club West Ham United on Monday announced the signing of Norway midfielder Havard Nordtveit on a five-year contract. “West Ham United are delighted to confirm that Norway international midfielder…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to field against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game at the Eden Gardens here…
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Olympic champion Zhang Chenglong is going to lead China’s gymnastic squad at the Rio Olympic Games as the team announced the list on Monday. Five-time Olympic medallist Zou Kai missed the…
Rome, May 16 (IANS) Italy coach Antonio Conte, who is poised to take over at Chelsea after the Euro 2016 football tournament, was on Monday acquitted of charges of sporting fraud. The former Juventus coach…
Madrid, May 16 (IANS) La Liga 2015-2016’s top scorer, Uruguayan Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona, won his second Golden Shoe award given to the top scorer in the European football leagues. The Uruguayan attacker got…
London, May 16 (IANS) Chelseas outgoing head coach Guus Hiddink believes the dominance of the top four football clubs in the English Premier League might come to an end now that Leicester City have been…
Patiala, May 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who on Monday visited the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) here to take stock of preparations for the upcoming Rio Olympics, promised to send food…
London, May 16 (IANS) England pacer Steven Finn has been urged by his team’s head coach Trevor Bayliss to use his World Twenty20 disappointment as a spur to succeed against Sri Lanka in the upcoming…
London, May 16 (IANS) English football club Everton said on Monday it had abandoned plans to build a new $439 million stadium at a park close to its home at Goodison Park. The announcement comes…
Madrid, May 16 (IANS) Serbian star Novak Djokovic held on to his place as world No.1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings released on Monday, while Scottish Andy Murray advanced to the…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking to hold trials for the 74kg class to secure a berth in the Indian wrestling squad for the upcoming…