Rome, May 14 (IANS) Capital football club Roma on Saturday denied media reports that Serie A champions Juventus have agreed to buy Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic. The claim emerged from Mediaset this morning, suggesting Juventus…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Rising Pune Supergiants skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at the Eden Gardens here…
Mumbai: BCCI president Shashank Manohar arrives to attend BCCI`s special general meeting in Mumbai, on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Veturi Srivatsa Whether Shashank Manohar plays chess or not, he has manoeuvred to position…
Bengaluru, May 14 (IANS) Maverick Royal Challengers batsmen Abraham de Villiers (129) and Virat Kohli (109) pummelled the Gujarat Lions bowling attack to blast electrifying centuries, powering the team to 248/3 in 20 overs at…
Shanghai, May 14 (IANS) Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic opened her World Diamond League discus season campaign with a league record win here on Saturday. The Croatian nailed the women’s discus title in her fourth throw…
Kunshan (China), May 14 (IANS) Following the historic bronze in the previous edition, Indian badminton fans will once again pin their hopes on the women’s team led by Saina Nehwal but it appears to be…
Bengaluru, May 14 (IANS) With the ninth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) peaking and the city hosting one play-off (qualifier) on May 24 and the final on May 29, frenzied fans continue to…
Berlin, May 14 (IANS) Europol director Rob Wainwright admitted on Saturday that there are “great concerns” about the Euro football championship to be held in France in June as it will be “an attractive target…
St John’s (Antigua), May 14 (IANS) Former West Indies A cricketer Roderick Estwick has replaced Curtly Ambrose as the team’s bowling consultant. Estwick will join the squad for the upcoming camp which will start on…
Mohali, May 14 (IANS) Table toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim to seal their Indian Premier League (IPL) play-off berth when they take on a rejuvenated Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Association Stadium here on…
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) Serie A giants Inter Milan launched their academy programme in Beijing on Saturday with the football club’s vice president Javier Zanetti attending the ceremony. Inter Academy will cooperate with Yihai Group…
Visakhapatnam, May 14 (IANS) Fresh from a comeback win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, a confident Delhi Daredevils will aim to seal their place in the play-offs when they take on an inconsistent Mumbai Indians in the…
Leicester, May 14 (IANS) Leicester City head coach Claudio Ranieri on Saturday said he believes guiding the football club to English Premier League (EPL) triumph has changed how people thought about him. “Now I won…
Bengaluru, May 14 (IANS) Gujarat Lions (GL) captain Brendon McCullum won the toss against Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) and elected to field in the 44th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday….
Milan, May 14 (IANS) Former AC Milan and Italy star defender Alessandro Costacurta rates Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain as the best striker in current football. Argentine Higuain, 28, has scored an astounding 33 goals in just…
Munich, May 14 (IANS) Outgoing Bayern Munich chief coach Pep Guardiola has said that he hopes the years he has spent with the Bavarian football giants have made him “a better coach and a better…
Madrid, May 14 (IANS) Spanish fooball giants Real Madrid have regretted “the terrible attack” that targeted Real Madrid supporters’ club in Iraq on Friday, claiming the lives of 16 people and wounding more than 20….
London, May 14 (IANS) Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has praised Sevilla, his rival in the Europa League final next Wednesday, but said that the English football club has “shown what we’re capable of” in…
Mexico City, May 14 (IANS) The Russian sports ministry may file a lawsuit against The New York Times, which published a story about the alleged doping abuse by Russian athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics…
Berlin, May 14 (IANS) Russia has suggested to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that a foreign specialist take the helm at the currently suspended Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said. “We have offered…