Barcelona, May 7 (IANS) Barcelona’s French defender Jeremy Mathieu received a medical discharge on Saturday to prepare for Sunday’s La Liga game against Espanyol in the penultimate round of the football league. The Frenchman suffered…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Intex Technologies-owned Gujarat Lions on Saturday announced the city of Kanpur as their new home ground for the remainder of the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The…
Las Vegas, May 7 (IANS) Ahead of the biggest fight of his career, British boxer Amir Khan has asserted that he wants to be the biggest name in the sport. The 29-year-old of Pakistani origin…
Istanbul, May 7 (IANS) Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik booked Rio 2016 berths in their respective categories at the second Olympic World qualifying tournament here on Saturday. Vinesh made amends for…
Turin, May 7 (IANS) Juventus head coach Massimilano Allegri on Saturday claimed that they are at par with Spanish football powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid, rubbishing calls of transfer of big names for the next…
Turin, May 7 (IANS) Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah singled out this football season’s triumph as the greatest and the “hardest” of his four consecutive Serie A titles. Juventus struggled in the initial period of the…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) The Spanish La Liga could in theory be decided on Sunday if results go the way of Catalan football giants Barcelona, while Atletico Madrid lose and Real Madrid fail to win….
Buriram (Thailand), May 7 (IANS) A knee injury delayed promising Indian racer Sarath Kumar’s debut in the second Asian Road Racing Championship here on Saturday. Sarath, who participated in the three Free Practice sessions of…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Thirteen times Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan, who have been in rampant form of late, will take on a spirited Shillong Lajong side in the first leg of the semi-final at…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Stung by three successive losses, Indian Premier League (IPL) newcomers Gujarat Lions will aim to bounce back when they meet the in-form Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens here…
Visakhapatnam, May 7 (IANS) Refreshed and relaxed after a week’s break, a formidable Mumbai Indians will be raring to go when they take on a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad in a league tie of the Indian…
London, May 7 (IANS) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt said he wanted current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp at the helm of his favourite club Manchester United instead of incumbent Louis van Gaal. United have stumbled…
Dortmund, May 7 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund have said that their German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will miss the Euro 2016 football championship because of a dislocated kneecap. Gundogan’s injury occurred on Tuesday during training with his…
Hohhot (China), May 7 (IANS) More than 1,000 sports lovers from China and Mongolia participated in a friendly sports meet that kicked off on Saturday in Erenhot, a border city in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous…
Turin, May 7 (IANS) Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has been rewarded with a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the Italian football champions until June 30, 2018. Allegri, who joined Juventus in…
Marlow, May 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team’s preparations for the Rio Olympics hit a roadblock as the Ritu Rani-led side lost their third successive match of the five-match Test series 1-2 against Britain…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Atletico Madrid midfielder Gabi said Bayern Munich had been his club’s toughest rival in this football season’s European Champions League and that the second leg of their semifinal was their most…
Munich, May 7 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s outgoing coach Pep Guardiola has complained about moles who revealed his hard altercation with the football club’s doctors and physiotherapists after being eliminated from the Champions League semi-final against…
Dortmund, May 7 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund have said that their German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will miss the Euro 2016 football championship because of a dislocated kneecap. Gundogan’s injury occurred on Tuesday during training, but Dortmund…
Rio de Janeiro, May 7 (IANS) Two-time Brazilian Serie A champions Botafogo are preparing a bid to sign former Argentina international striker Hernan Barcos, according to media reports. Barcos is currently tied to Sporting Lisbon,…