Seville (Spain), May 13 (IANS) Sevilla’s Spanish forward Fernando Llorente hopes that his team can win the two finals of the UEFA Europa League and the Copa del Rey this football season. Llorente on Thursday…
Shillong, May 13 (IANS) Mohun Bagan will start as clear favourites when they take on Shillong Lajong FC in the second leg of the Federation Cup semi-finals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday…
Paris, May 13 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) were dealt a big blow as talismanic striker Zlatan Ibramhovic confirmed on Friday he will be quitting the French Ligue 1 giants after the football season. The Sweden…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday reiterated that he will not interfere in the controversy surrounding double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar’s insistence for a trial to secure a berth in…
Badajoz (Spain), May 13 (IANS) The Adalid peace, freedom and solidarity award, presented by the town of La Albuera, was bestowed this year on Spain football team coach Vicente del Bosque for his work in…
London, May 13 (IANS) Forward Radamel Falcao will return to Monaco at the beginning of next football season after Chelsea, to which he is on loan, declined to exercise their right to buy the Colombian…
London, May 13 (IANS) Former footballer and coach of Newcastle United Alan Shearer has said he would be “amazed” if Spanish Rafael Benitez stayed on the bench of the club, which has fallen from the…
Canberra, May 13 (IANS) Maligned Australians tennis player Bernard Tomic has ended speculation he might be barred from representing Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games after voluntarily withdrawing from contention overnight. The 23-year-old, worth…
Rio de Janeiro, May 13 (IANS) The Rio 2016 organizers will approach Brazil’s new interim government “when the time is right” to ensure preparations for the first Olympics in South America continue to go smoothly,…
Mexico City, May 13 (IANS) The coach of Mexico’s national soccer team, Juan Carlos Osorio, has said the 2017 Confederations Cup will be good training for the team ahead of the 2018 World Cup in…
Barcelona, May 13 (IANS) Argentina football team head coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has said that his 2012-13 season as Barcelona coach was a “complete failure”. In an interview published by Panenka magazine, Tata on Thursday…
Shanghai, May 13 (IANS) Ladies European Tour (LET) players topped the leaderboard during the opening round of the Buick Championship as England’s Melissa Reid, Wales’ Becky Morgan and South African Nicole Garcia shot rounds of…
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres says he will be delighted to return to the Spanish national team in the coming European Championships. The 32-year-old, who scored the winning goal in the…
Dubai, May 13 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday re-appointed former India skipper Anil Kumble as its cricket committee chairman while his teammate Rahul Dravid was added as a member of the panel…
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) FC Barcelona striker Luis Suarez called for mental toughness and a rapid pitch as his side go for the win which would make them BBVA Primera Liga Champions on Saturday. A…
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres expects that the UEFA Champions League final between his team and Real Madrid will be different from all other previous clashes between the Spanish capital football…
Montmelo (Spain), May 13 (IANS) Spanish McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has expressed optimism ahead of Sunday’s Spanish Formula One Grand Prix and said he was looking to build on an improved result earlier this month….
Brussels, May 13 (IANS) Belgium football team’s head coach Marc Wilmots has announced the squad for this summer’s Euro 2016 in France. The roster on Thursday included 24 players and one player will be ruled…
Kolkata: CAB chief Sourav Ganguly addresses a press conference in Kolkata, on March 9, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Former India captain and incumbent Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly…
Paris, May 13 (IANS) France coach Didier Deschamps has announced his 23-man selection for the upcoming 2016 European soccer championship on home soil with 10 players from the English Premier League, but Hatem Ben Arfa…